Govind Gawai (65) a farmer from Jaipur in Motala tehsil of Buldhana district died of starvation as the Public Distribution (PDS) shop owner denied him ration, stating reasons, that his ration card was not linked with Aadhar card. According to the complaint lodged by Panchfula (61), wife of the victim farmer, they do not have farm land. “We do not have a child and the farm land. We have two goats and it is the only source of income for us. We have not been given ration since the last two months as our ration card is not linked with the Aadhar card,” complained the widow. Gawai is included in the beneficiary list of Antyoday yojna in which government distributes 35 kilograms of wheat for Rs 2 per kg rate.
— source freepressjournal.in | Oct 01, 2018