The Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s doorstep ration delivery scheme was set aside by the Delhi High Court on May 19, four years after the scheme was first proposed. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh ruled that the Delhi government was free to introduce another doorstep delivery scheme, but it could not use grains provided by the Centre.The scheme, described by the Arvind Kejriwal government as “revolutionary,” was developed with the aim of countering the “ration mafia.” It had been in the making since 2015, with the first proposal being approved by the Delhi Cabinet in 2018. (Read More)
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