74.13 lakh souls covered under NFSA
STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD), Chodhary Zulfkar Ali on Saturday directed all the Deputy Commissioners to ensure that the ration for the coming month is distributed in next ten days.
The minister issued the directions during a review meeting through video conferencing that was attended by Minister for Revenue, Syed Basharat Bukhari, Secretary CAPD Shafiq Raina, Director CAPD, Kashmir Peerzada Mushtaq Ahmad, and others.
Zulfkar said that there is no reason why people should not get their due share in advance if there is sufficient stock lying in stores. “People should be given advance ration for the coming months of June and July in next ten days,” directed the Minister. He asked the DCs to submit the accuracy certificate to the Department by coming Wednesday adding that the certificates should be issued on the basis of factual report submitted by the committee members.
Speaking during the meeting, Syed Basharat Bukhari directed the DCs to fix the responsibility if someone is trying to dodge them and take action against the person.
Minister for CAPD, Ch. Zulfkar Ali informed that 74.13 lakh population of the State is being provided food grains at a highly subsidised rate of Rs. 3 and Rs. 2 for rice and wheat respectively. He said that approximately 95 per cent of the entire population of the State as per census 2011 comprising of 119.13 lakh souls are covered under NFSA. The minister was replying to a question by Ali Mohammad Sagar the Legislative Assembly. He said that a uniform scale of 5 kg of food grains per soul is being provided. He said there is even distribution of ration @ scale 5 kg person per month instead of earlier uneven distribution irrespective to number of members in the family. He said that the State was receiving 7.51 lakh MTs of food grains before implementation of NFSA and after migrating to the NFSA regime the state government shall receive the same quantity of ration.
