NHRC asks UP to link BPL cards with NREG

26th May 2008,

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in India has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to evolve a system to provide linkages between the BPL and Anthyodaya cardholders and the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) scheme.

Speaking at the open court on the problem of food scarcity in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh (UP), the NHRC Chairperson Justice S Rajendra Babu stressed that the process of identification of eligible persons for issue of these cards should be made transparent. He also said that only the deserving persons should be given the benefits of such cards.

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