11 yrs old girl died of starvation,who fails to link Aadhar

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Oct 17, 2017, 07:46 PM

11 yrs old girl died of starvation,who fails to link Aadhar

Jharkhand, Oct 17: Here is a gruesome incident has unveiled while An 11-year-old girl allegedly died of starvation in Jharkhand's Simdega District recently, as her family's ration card was not linked to the Aadhaar.

The incident took place after the girl from Jharkhand's Simdega district didn't receive ration under PDS due to non-linking of Aadhaar.

Aadhaar is the 12 digit unique-identity number issued to all Indian residents based on their biometric and demographic data.

The girl died on September 28 after her mother was unable to feed her. The family was struck off from government welfare rolls for not linking their ration card with the Aadhaar card.

"I went to get rice, but I was told that no ration will be given to me. My daughter died saying 'Bhat-bhat' (rice)," said the girl's mother, Koyli Devi, on Monday.

"I have clearly instructed, along with the copy of Supreme Court's order, that those who do not have the Aadhaar card will also get rations. Those who do not have the Aadhaar card, they will be given food supplies after identification," Jharkhand Food and Supply Minister Saryu Rai said.

"If the card has been struck off and someone has died due to it, then authorities must take action against this," he added.