Hyderabad, Feb. 8 -- The Telangana civil supplies department has announced that it has not given directions for accepting new applications for ration cards through the MeeSeva centres.

Clarifying on the news reports which have stated that despite the state government ordering Mee Seva centres to accept new applications, they were not being accepted, the department has stated that it has given orders only to upload those applications which had come through Praja Palana programme.

The officials noted that applications for additions and modifications were still being done through MeeSeva centres presently.

There were also media reports which had stated earlier that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has stalled the issuance of ration ...