Nagaland's Food & Civil Supplies Department has made self-declaration mandatory for non-indigenous residents applying under the GHH Scheme and introduced a disclaimer on ration cards.
DIMAPUR — The Department of Food & Civil Supplies (F&CS) has introduced additional mandatory documents for non-indigenous residents seeking enrolment under the General Household (GHH) Scheme under the Tide Over allocation.
According to a DIPR report, the notification has been issued in continuation of the department's earlier guidelines on implementing the National Food Security Act, 2013, and the modalities governing the GHH Scheme under the Tide Over category.
Under the revised norms, every non-indigenous applicant must submit a self-declaration in the prescribed format stating that he or she does not possess a ration card and is not availing benefits under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in his or her home state.
The department has also directed that all GHH ration cards issued to non-indigenous residents must carry the statement: "The card issued to non-indigenous residents of Nagaland is only for the purpose of issuance of food grains and not to be used/accepted as a document for proof of identity or any other purposes."
The notification said the additional requirements take immediate effect for implementation under the GHH Scheme.
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