Aadhaar not must to get ration in Jharkhand: Minister

Local activists had alleged that the girl died of starvation on September 28 after her family was denied ration for the want of an Aadhar-linked ration card. “Aadhaar card is not mandatory. 

Any card, including a driver’s license and voter ID card or any specified card, is permissible for procuring foodgrains,” the state’s food minister Saryu Roy said. 

A toll free number —1800 212 55 12 —had been set up to lodge complaints regarding ration distribution, Roy said, adding that grain banks would also be set up in every block. 

Meanwhile, a fresh probe announced by chief minister Raghubar Das on October 17 had found that the girl died of malaria, officials said. The first probe by a three-member team, which was constituted on October 6, also examined the case and found the girl died of malaria, they said.