Summary:
“We can rectify the error and give him a ration card too. Very much alive, he approached the civil supplies department with an application on Wednesday seeking an explanation.Shabbir is a man with meagre means and was surprised to receive the intimation. Realising that he would need the ration card as he was poor, Shabbir rushed to the district civil supplies office with an application to seek details. “The operator at the facilitation centre erroneously selected the wrong option in the system and chose dead instead of divorced. It was a bona fide clerical error that led to the situation,” said Mishra..