L- G agrees with proposal to suspend e- POS devices
Lieutenant- governor ( LG) Anil Baijal has concurred with the Delhi government’s proposal for the suspension of e- POS devices, hoping that the government has taken into account its legal, financial and administrative implications.
The L- G said, “We should not end up discarding the very technology that enabled detection of fraudulent transactions in the first place.”
A statement from the L- G House said that since chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had alleged fraudulent withdrawal of rations by misusing OTPs authentication in the ePoS system, the L- G has referred the matter to the Anti- Corruption Bureau ( ACB) in view of the seriousness of the allegations
The L- G said that within two months of introduction of e- PoS devices, as much as 98.75 per cent of ration had been distributed online through operation of e- PoS devices
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The L- G said that the introduction of e- PoS devices by the government was a step to ensure that eligible beneficiaries get ration.
“The L- G had also observed that within two months of introduction of e- PoS devices, 98.75 per cent of ration had been distributed online through e- PoS devices and operation of e- PoS devices had entered a crucial stage to weed out ineligible card holders from the system, which is going to save around 16 per cent of ration. Hence, the ration so saved could be used for those who are in queue,” a statement from Raj Niwas read.
The L- G also said that he was surprised to receive a proposal from the government to suspend the operation of e- PoS devices. “Mr Baijal said that he had requested the minister on March 20 to reconsider the decision to suspend the operation of ePoS devices. This would have met the goal of ensuring that while no eligible beneficiary is denied foodgrain, at the same time, no ineligible beneficiary is allowed to avail the benefits intended for the poor and needy. But since the proposal has been received again, the L- G concurred with it,” the statement read