As freebies pour in, more TN families demand ration cards

In the land of freebies , everybody wants a ration card. There is a mad scramble for the family cards at the department of civil supplies as the government gets ready to open its bag of promised poll freebies — table fans, wet grinders and mixies. A fortnight after the EC relaxed the model code of conduct for the assembly elections, nearly 42,000 families, including 4,280 in Chennai, have applied for new ration cards.
Top Dts that applied for ration cards:

1. Chennai (4280 families)
2. Coimbatore (4090 families)
3. Cuddalore (3212 families)
4. Tirunelveli (3104 families)

The number of card-seekers in Madurai was 3,003, while, 2,687 sought the cards in Salem and 2,073 in Tirupur. Tiruvannamalai and Tiruchi districts received 1,968 and 1,804 applications during the period. 

"Many parents seek separate cards for their children. An elderly citizen even threatened to commit suicide if not issued a separate card," said a senior government official .The state has a record 1.95 crore card holders, including 22.66 lakh in Chennai.

"If I do not get a card, my family will lose out on all the freebies offered by the government . Why should I miss out?" asks the public.

Where is the Government going? Who started this freebies culture should be hanged to death. They cant give common education and health service free to all rather giving everything free... Shameless system