<p>Lapses in implementing the award-winning Bhoomi project, Nemmadi centres and the new computerised system of issuing ration cards drew severe criticism from the Opposition parties in the Assembly on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Janata Dal (S) floor leader H D Revanna said farmers and students had to wait in queues for hours to submit applications seeking pahani (RTC) and income certificates. Erratic power supply has rendered Nammadi centres defunct. Farmers have not been able to avail the benefits of any farm-related scheme in the absence of RTC, he said, highlighting the problems faced by farmers in drought-affected places.<br /><br />Computers at Nammadi centres are old, and the private company, which bagged the contract to run these centres, has not bothered to either repair or replace them. <br /><br />“If you cannot run these centres, scrap the Bhoomi project and reintroduce the manual system of issuing RTC. Shanbogas used to issue pahani and income certificates at people’s doorsteps by taking a small amount of ghee,” he said.<br /><br />He said when Ramakrishna Hegde and H D Deve Gowda were chief ministers, ration for the poor was distributed through the Maharma Gandhi card. A similar system should be reintroduced to put an end to dependence on computers and power supply.<br /><br />Ration card system<br /><br />Earlier, Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and other members blamed the government for messing up the ration card issuing system, triggering a heated argument between the members of the ruling and Opposition parties.<br /><br />He said the government had cancelled 30 lakh BPL cards, and questioned why distribution of BPL cards through Nemmadi Kendras had been stopped. When Yeddyurappa was the chief minister, 27 lakh new BPL cards were issued with an eye on the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Siddaramaiah said demanded a probe into the issue.<br /><br />Public Works Minister C M Udasi took exception to Revanna’s call for scrapping the Bhoomi project. It is an award-winning project which is being emulated by other States in the country, he said.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Lapses in implementing the award-winning Bhoomi project, Nemmadi centres and the new computerised system of issuing ration cards drew severe criticism from the Opposition parties in the Assembly on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Janata Dal (S) floor leader H D Revanna said farmers and students had to wait in queues for hours to submit applications seeking pahani (RTC) and income certificates. Erratic power supply has rendered Nammadi centres defunct. Farmers have not been able to avail the benefits of any farm-related scheme in the absence of RTC, he said, highlighting the problems faced by farmers in drought-affected places.<br /><br />Computers at Nammadi centres are old, and the private company, which bagged the contract to run these centres, has not bothered to either repair or replace them. <br /><br />“If you cannot run these centres, scrap the Bhoomi project and reintroduce the manual system of issuing RTC. Shanbogas used to issue pahani and income certificates at people’s doorsteps by taking a small amount of ghee,” he said.<br /><br />He said when Ramakrishna Hegde and H D Deve Gowda were chief ministers, ration for the poor was distributed through the Maharma Gandhi card. A similar system should be reintroduced to put an end to dependence on computers and power supply.<br /><br />Ration card system<br /><br />Earlier, Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and other members blamed the government for messing up the ration card issuing system, triggering a heated argument between the members of the ruling and Opposition parties.<br /><br />He said the government had cancelled 30 lakh BPL cards, and questioned why distribution of BPL cards through Nemmadi Kendras had been stopped. When Yeddyurappa was the chief minister, 27 lakh new BPL cards were issued with an eye on the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Siddaramaiah said demanded a probe into the issue.<br /><br />Public Works Minister C M Udasi took exception to Revanna’s call for scrapping the Bhoomi project. It is an award-winning project which is being emulated by other States in the country, he said.<br /><br /></p>
