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Himachal panchayats have turned to a novel idea to lower the burden on welfare scheme — striking off names of alcoholics from the list. (HT File)

No room for drunk revellers in Himachal’s welfare schemes, says gram sabha resolution

Panchayats in India are taking measures to reduce the burden of the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category and the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP) by striking off names of alcoholics from the list. A resolution was passed during a gram sabha meeting at the Badgaon panchayat of the Jhandutta sub-division in Bilaspur district, suggesting that any eligible person selected in two are found creating a ruckus after consuming alcohol or fail to send their children to a government school, their name will be struck off from IRDP/BPL sans notice. The panchayat also decided to make wages earned under MNREGA mandatory for families looking to register under BPL.

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