STATE TIMES NEWS
NEW DELHI: Member Parliament Rajya Sabha, Shamsher Singh Manhas met Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan and projected various demands of ration and sugar.
Manhas said after the launch of NFSA in Jammu and Kashmir down trodden, deprived people are getting benefit of this scheme as per the required norms. He said topography of Jammu province is different from Kashmir region and major part is hilly terrain. It’s difficult for the authorities to provide ration on time to these far flung areas. He asked the Union Minister to release the ration quota of state on time so that it can be distributed timely.
Manhas also discussed the issue of fair price shops and highlighted the difficulties being faced by the city fair price shop ration dealers.
“The ration dealers are facing hardship due to nominal commission prescribed by the FCA and CA Department of the J and K State and their families facing threat to survival under present conditions,” he mentioned.
He said government sale depot employees are being provided with salary, rent of the shop, electricity charges and all measures for weight etc. and the sale depot are getting free ration from the department and deposit the money after sales where these fair price show owners deposit in advance.
As NFSA is implemented in the State in February 2016 they have not received commission of the same till date.
He said timely supply of ration should be provided in the interest of registered consumers so that we are not humiliated at the hands of consumers.