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Mortgaged ration cards returned to daily wagers in Bengal village amid lockdown: Officials

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Press Trust of India Purulia (WB)
Last Updated : Apr 17 2020 | 5:10 PM IST

The West Bengal
Talking to PTI, Jhalda BDO Rajkumar Biswas said, "Both the moneylender and the daily wager who mortgaged his card are offenders. This is illegal, how can someone mortgage government property? As soon as we came to know about the issue, we recovered the cards and returned them to their rightful owners so that they can collect rations."

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First Published: Apr 17 2020 | 5:10 PM IST

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