DC & Labour Comm lead joint effort to expedite Ration Card Issuance for e-Shram Registrants at Kupwara

KUPWARA: In a joint meeting held today at Kupwara, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ayushi Sudan and Labour Commissioner, S Charandeep Singh, reviewed the progress of providing ration cards to all eligible e-Shram registrants. The meeting, which brought together the Labour & Employment Department and the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, focused on ensuring that no eligible registrant is left out.

The DC emphasized the need for concerned officers to actively reach out to all eligible e-Shram registrants and expedite the issuance of ration cards to those who have yet to receive them. She directed officials to take the help of Numberdars, Ex-PRIs, and AWWs to visit registrants' homes and complete the process within two days.

Labour Commissioner J&K highlighted the Supreme Court of India’s directive for State/UT Governments to issue ration cards to left-out registrants of the e-Shram Portal. He called for coordinated efforts among all stakeholders to achieve the goal in the shortest possible time. He also urged e-Shram registrants without ration cards to contact their nearest Tehsil Supply Offices (TSOs) to ensure prompt issuance.

The left out e-Shram registrants have been requested to bring the requisite documents viz. Aadhaar card, Domicile certificate, Income proof and e-Shram card along with them for on the spot issuance of ration cards in their favour by the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs. Furthermore, all the e-Shram registrants who have not completed their eKYC with the Department have also been requested to complete the same on urgent basis.

Meeting was attended by ADC Kupwara, Mohammad Rouf Rehman, DY. Director CAPD, ALC Kupwara, AD Food, TSOs, representatives of traders’ federation and transport Kupwara.