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Bhubaneswar: Over 1.57 lakh households are waiting to get printed ration cards under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and the State Food Security Scheme (SFSS). By the end of November, at least two lakhs dead persons' names should be deleted," it said. He added that over 1.94 fresh applications had been received for ration cards under NFSA and SFSS in the past three months, from July to September. "The deletion process of dead persons from the list of beneficiaries should be accelerated. He said the bulk of the complaints came from three districts - Gajapati, Jajpur and Koraput He said collectors should ensure the disposal of all pending cases and applications for ration cards..