The NHRC has despatched notices to the centre and states over the alleged denial of benefits to beneficiaries of varied public schemes during the coronavirus pandemic
The NHRC has despatched notices to the centre and states over the alleged denial of benefits to beneficiaries of varied public schemes during the coronavirus pandemic due to “non-completion of biometric authentication,” officers mentioned.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in a press release mentioned, it has taken cognisance of a grievance alleging “denial of benefits to the people during the Covid pandenic, under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna (PMGKAY) and other schemes under the integral management of public distribution system (IMPDS), due to non-completion of biometric authentication of the beneficiaries”.
Accordingly, it has issued notices to the Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and the chief secretaries, directors of all of the states and Union Territories, it mentioned.
The reviews have been sought from them inside 4 weeks on the motion taken, concerning the problem of problematic biometric authentication or “end-to-end computerisation of Public Distribution System (PDS) operations”.
The fee has additionally particularly directed the chief secretary of Mizoram to submit motion taken report inside one week on the alleged denial of benefits to Chakma villagers of Vasei and Damdep Godown of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC), District-Lawngtlai, regardless of having Aadhaar playing cards, ration playing cards under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna, it added.
The report ought to clearly specify the steps taken by the district administration to mitigate the hardships of the villagers, the fee mentioned.
It additionally directed its DIG (Investigation) to acquire information inside three days, concerning the alleged denial of proper to meals to Chakma villagers, the assertion mentioned.
The fee has noticed that the computerisation of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is aimed toward guaranteeing meals safety to the folks, specifically the poor and weak sections, by eliminating shortcomings.
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