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Why the need for ration card to get a gas connection only in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?
Written By roopan27 - 23 March, 2011
Civic amenities Bangalore Complaint Living ration card
Any citizen of India is eligible for a subsidized gas connection for household use.I am not able to get even a single cylinder for household cooking since I do not have a ration card, nor can I transfer the cylinder I have on my name in Maharashtra to here.I have to pay more than a Rs.1000/- for a cylinder from a private vendor.
People who misuse the subsidy do so blatantly.You can always see people buying cylinders from the gas delivery men by paying them extra.But to get a connection legally is just so difficult since it is impossible to even get an application for for a new ration card.
Visit any gas cylinder agency for a new gas connection and the first thing they ask is 'Do you have a ration card?' Without that we are not eligible to get a gas connection. But this is so only in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu as far as I know. In Maharashtra and other states any other sorts of identification like passport, BSNL connection or electric connection etc is enough.
Why do people need to get a ration card just for a gas connection when they are not eligible for ration goods.Why does any other id not hold good for giving a connection only in some states? And getting a ration card is another altogether difficult process.Many have tried unsuccessfully and then have to resort to private gas.
Would like to know Praja members views on this one.
COMMENTS
murali772 - 15 November, 2011 - 13:01
Welcome to PRAJA, Ms Smart. In my post of 24th March, I had given the contact particulars of the concerned office. Why don't you contact them, raise the question, and let us all know what they have to say. Let's take on IBM, and say 'we are all smart', not just them :)))
GAS CONNECTION / PAN CARD & RANT AGREEMENT
ABDUSSUBHAN - 30 December, 2011 - 05:59
HI TO ALL...
I M ABDUSSUBHAN FROM AHMEDABAD,BUT I M LIVING IN KOLKATA, I ALSO DONT HAVE RATION CARD
BUT I GOT NEW GAS CONNECTION HERE IN KOLKATA ONLY ON BASE OF MY PANCARD (ISSUED ON MY PARMANENT ADDRESS) AND RANT AGREEMENT.....
THANKS
ABDUSSUBAHN
9674800028
Ration card correction in bangalore
baburaj50 - 19 November, 2012 - 14:18
I got a new ration card, but an unknown gas connection included in my ration card. i went to bangalore east food office, they said they cannot remove the connection now. what I need to do, where I can go for removing this. According to the updation procedure, again I went to KR puram bio matric photo center, they dont have the authorisation to updat.
no idea what to do now.
regards,
Baburaj
baburaj50 - 19 November, 2012 - 14:20
I need to remove gas connection entry from the card since it is an unknow gas connection.
Have they (Food n Civil Dept) resumed issuing ration cards?
Smart Soumya - 14 November, 2011 - 06:25
Hi All,
Have they started issuing the ration cards now in Bangalore? Because from the month of Jan 2011, they said they have stopped issuing ration cards in Bangalore, due to verfication and elimination of fake cards were in process. Is that still going on or the people in Civil and Food supplies have resumed with issuing of ration cards?
If anyone who have recently enquired about this or have visited their respective office to get their concerns addressed, please do let me know of the present status.
Thanks in advance,
Soumya.
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