Port Blair, July 25: Shri. Vishal Jolly, National Executive Committee Member-BJP today met the Secretary- Civil Supplies Ms. Ranjana Deswal and raised the issue of non-receipt of ration items to those Family Identity Card (Ration Card) holders whose one or more family members haven't got their respective AADHAR card connected with their Ration Cards.

He pointed out that there are large number of civilians whose few family members have got their respective AADHAR Cards already linked with their Ration Cards, but few one Or more members are yet to get it connected, still the entire family's ration is blocked and not released for no valid reason.

He urged the Secretary Civil Supplies to release the ration items to the rest of the family members proportionately whose Family Identity Cards are linked with AADHAAR CARDS.

The Secretary (Civil Supplies) had agreed to give her positive thoughts on this issue and sort out the same at the earliest.