Dehradun, Aug. 4 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday sent clear instructions to all District Magistrates against all those who have obtained ration cards, Aadhaar cards, voter cards, Ayushman cards and other documents in the state in an illegal manner, and against individuals involved in making such cards, a release said.

Acting on directions, District Magistrates have cancelled ineligible ration cards.

So far, a total of 961 ineligible cards have been cancelled in the Pauri district, and 5307 ration cards have been cancelled in the Bageshwar district. 3,332 cards have been cancelled in Dehradun.

CM Dhami further stated that the identification of ration card holders was necessary in order to identify people elig...