Unaware of Bhatti’s clarification on lack of deadline, some people thronged MeeSevas
Hyderabad:The state government’s decision to issue new ration cards after a long gap of nine years, got thousands of poor and middle people rush to MeeSeva Centres to submit their applications.
The extortion of innocent people, however, continued on the second day as people throng MeeSeva to submit their applications.
On the first day of the ration application timeline, a long queues, especially of women, were witnessed at a number of the government and private Mee Seva centres.
In an attempt to address people’s anxiety to secure a ration card and control the situation at MeeSeva centres, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu said new ration cards will be issued throughout the year and the applications will also be received throughout the year.
While the rush at most Mee Seva centres had drastically reduced on the second day, some centres at Yakutpura, Dabirpura, Moghalpura among others continued to see rush as all people were not aware of extended time to receive the applications.
Girija, a housewife, who came along with her children to submit the application for new food security card, was asked to pay `20 instead of `10 for application form and another `100 to fill it up at a private MeeSeva centre at Saleemnagar
Aaliyah and Zaheerunnisa, residents of Teegalguda, said that they have paid `200 for ration card application, filling it up, photocopying documents, and submission.
