Adhar card must not be made compulsory: Mamata

November 01, 2013 15:22

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that the Adhar card must not be made compulsory to receive LPG gas subsidy and called for immediate review of the Oil Ministry's move.

"Adhar Card must not be made compulsory. Only 15 to 20 per cent of the people have received the card," Banerjee told reporters at the state secretariat.

"I am told that there is a verdict of the Supreme Court that it cannot be made compulsory by the government for obtaining benefits and subsidies," she said.

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