Shivamogga: Over 3,22,468 applications for Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards are still pending across Karnataka, with the largest backlogs reported from north Karnataka districts as well as Bengaluru.

The backlog has been recorded in Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Raichur and Koppal districts. Food and Civil Supplies Minister K H Muniyappa shared district-wise data in the Legislative Council while replying to an unstarred question raised by MLC Balkhees Banu, as reported by The New India Express on Wednesday.

According to the report, the numbers show that Belagavi has the highest pendency with 39,019 applications, followed by Kalaburagi (36,037), Vijayapura (24,293), Raichur (18,111), Bengaluru (18,035), Bidar (17,671), Bagalkot (13,658), Dharwad (12,337), Koppal (11,446) and Ball

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