Provide ration cards to e-Shram registrants as per Supreme Court directions: CS

Srinagar, Aug 08: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo Thursday called for providing ration cards to e-Shram registrants as per the Supreme Court’s directions.

Chairing a joint meeting of the Labour and Employment Department; and Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs regarding providing ration cards to all e-Shram registrants, the Chief Secretary stressed upon the direction passed by the Supreme Court of India vide order dated April 20, 2023, in Misc Application No 94/2022 in SMW (C) No 6/2020 wherein the state and union territory governments are directed to issue ration cards to the left out registrants of the e-Shram portal.

Recapturing this direction from the apex court, Dulloo impressed upon the concerned authorities to undertake the exercise to issue ration cards to the left-out registrants on the e-Shram portal by giving wide publicity and approaching e-Shram registrants through the offices of concerned Deputy Commissioners (DCs).

The chief secretary also advised the DCs to personally supervise and ensure coordination of the officers and officials of the Labour Department and the Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs in their respective districts to achieve the desired results within the shortest possible time.

He also enjoined the concerned administrative heads to monitor the progress of the issuance of ration cards in favour of left-out e-Shram registrants on a daily basis so that the SC directions were complied with in letter and spirit in J&K.

Commissioner Secretary, FCS&CA; Secretary, Labour and Employment; Secretary, Law; DCs; Labour Commissioner; Director, FCS&CA, Kashmir and Jammu also attended the meeting.