Errors in ration, Aadhaar cards, roil TP meet

The mistakes committed in ration cards, Aadhaar cards, income and caste certificates rocked the discussion the taluk panchayat general body meeting held here on Thursday.

Raising the issue, Member Umesh Nayak said income and caste certificates distributed in schools comprise of wrongly mentioned gender, income status and caste. He said the responsibility was assigned to Vibrant Integration which is paid nearly Rs 3.8 lakh for the data entry.

There have been several mistakes committed in the entry.  Meanwhile, member Devdas Hebbar said ration cards have also plenty of mistakes, wherein majority names and relations are wrongly printed. 

He alleged that this was due to sheer negligence.  Member Bhaskar demanded that the people involved in the data entry be fined. He said entries need to be cross-verified. A resolution should be passed against irregular entries in ration cards, Aadhaar cards and income and caste certificates, he added.

Member Rama Kulal also joined other members in condemning the mistakes done in the ration cards and Aadhaar cards.

In-charge Executive Officer Rajendra Bekal said he would inform Deputy Commissioner over the irregularities.  Member Devdas Hebbar demanded clarification over the criteria on which the tax is levied. He said in Belle gram panchayat, the PDO has charged heavy and unreasonable tariff to the public.

He alleged that Rs 800 is charged for the person who is supposed to pay Rs 100, while Rs 2,000 for Rs 500. He said although he had sought clarification, he was not been able to receive one, since past one month.

The petty shop owners are also charged with hefty tariff. He accused panchayat Development Officer has gone to the extent of acting as the supreme power. He questioned the credibility of the local tier rural governance.  

Hebbar also said the census copy of 2011 comprising the details of Belle gram panchayat also has many mistakes.  It needs to be reconsidered as reservation would be decided based on the census of 2011.

The list says that there are nearly 156 people belonging to SC/ST communities in the gram panchayat.  As per the list, there are 29 people belonging to ST communities. However, there are only three people in the region. The total population of Belle  gram panchayat is 7130, he added.

EO Rajendar Bekal said he would take up the issue with the Deputy Commissioner.  
The EO also directed the concerned officials to look into the delay in the construction of the open well at Korangrapadi.

He said if the well is not complete within May 30, the contractor would be added to the black list. Member Bhaskar alleged that Padubidri PHC lacks basic infrastructural facilities, any hospital should have, he added.