Despite the interim orders issued by the Honorable Supreme Court, 463,407 members of 149,604 ration card holder families in Punjab are wandering from ration depots to administrative offices in an attempt to receive free grain. However, despite all their efforts, these e-Shram ration card holders have not received the benefit of free wheat for the past 9 months. Following a reprimand from the Honorable Supreme Court, the Punjab government instructed the Food and Supply Department to issue e-Shram ration cards to nearly 150,000 laborer families across Punjab. However, all these families have been deprived of their rights for a long time and have been visiting ration depots and departmental offices for the past 9 months to receive the free wheat. Each time, these families are sent away with false assurances by depot holders and departmental officials and employees. Number of E-Shram Ration Cards in Each District:
1. Amritsar ________ 7984
2. Barnala ________ 43223 Bathinda ________ 5201
4. Faridkot ______ 3561
5. Fatehgarh Sahib __ 4499
6. Fazilka _______ 5888
7. Firozpur ______ 3764
8. Gurdaspur ______ 6979
9. Hoshiarpur _____ 12804
10. Jalandhar _______ 7288
11. Kapurthala ______ 1982
12. Ludhiana ______ 14098
13. Malerkotla _____ 2044
14. Mansa _________ 5947
15. Moga ___________ 6008
16. Pathankot _______ 4430
17. Patiala ________ 20192
18. Rupnagar __________ 5086
19. S.A.S. Nagar _____ 5151
20. Sangrur ___________ 9028
21. S.B.S. Nagar ____ 6807
22. Sri Muktsar Sahib __ 3168
23. Tarn Taran ________ 4143
