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Thursday, Feb 03, 2005

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Renewal of family cards

By Our Staff Reporter

COIMBATORE, FEB. 2. Application forms for renewing family cards for 2005-09 are being distributed from Tuesday and the same would be available till February 27 during the working hours of the Public Distribution System (PDS) outlets, according to a release from the Collector, S. Kosalaraman.

Either the head of the family whose photograph is there on the card or the member of the family whose name figures in the card (above 18 years of age) alone would be able to get the forms.

Only one form would be issued for a PDS card. The computer would scan the forms.

Hence, the applicants are advised to fill the same in Tamil with a black ink pen without any corrections or scoring out. The head of the family should duly sign the forms.

All filled-in forms without omitting any clause alone would be accepted. Torn, mutilated, soiled and crushed applications would be rejected summarily.

Photographs in stipulated size

On no account, there would be replacement for a torn, mutilated or misplaced application forms. Photographs in stipulated size (5 cm x 3.5 cm) should be affixed in the space meant for the same using an adhesive and on no account it should be pinned or stapled.

The application form should contain all relevant and genuine details about the family, in terms of the members of the family, present residential address, profession, availability of LPG connection and so on.

Filled in application forms should be handed over to the designated counters either by the head of the family or a member whose name figures in the card (above 18 years of age). An acknowledgement form in lieu of the form submitted should be obtained. The dates for handing over are February 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27 between 10 a.m. and 5.45 p.m.

Penal action

Any attempt to include the names of people who are not part of the family or trying to get a family card for a fictitious address or providing false information in the application would attract punishment under the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act of 1955, the Collector warned.

Application forms are being issued free of cost by the Government and there was no need to remit any fee for the same, the release added.

New cards

Mr. Kosalaraman on Wednesday told presspersons that all the 11, 39, 117 old family cards have been provided with inner papers and they would get new cards.

Out of the over 3,67,714 applications received for new cards, as many 2,79,650 applications were favourably recommended. 88,064 applications were rejected on various grounds. 22,141 applicants filed an appeal contesting the grounds of rejection.

Of the 2,74,015 new cards received by the administration from Chennai, 2,05,662 cards have been distributed so far.

The administration chose to delete as many as 80,709 cards because of the failure of the cardholders to appear for removing the "H" seal, failure to get inner sheets last year for the extended period of validity and also for having failed to turn up for a longer period for availing commodities.

The Government was actively considering a proposal to device ways and means to provide cards to those eligible persons out of the 80,709 cardholders whose cards have been invalidated.

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