STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali on Tuesday said that various reformative measures are being taken by the government to further enhance the efficiency in the Department.
The Minister said this after laying the foundation stone of Research and Development (R&D) Centre cum Secondary Standard Laboratory of Legal Metrology Department at Bemina being constructed at a cost of Rs 1.75 crore.
Zulfkar further said the government is giving focused attention to infrastructure upgradation in cohesion with infusion of new technology to ensure effective and efficient functioning of the Department. He said the centre would be completed and will yield fruitful results. On the occasion, he also reviewed status of availability of essential commodities in the Valley.
He was informed that there is a sufficient stock of ration including rice, LPG, Kerosene oil available in the Valley.
It was further informed that a large number of consumers have submitted their Aadhar Card and Bank Details while as computers equipped with Broadband connections are being installed at Ration Depots for online services.
Later, Zulfkar visited a LPG godown at Bypass and took stock of the LPG available in the Valley. He was informed that around 90,000 LPG cylinders are in transit and they will reach Srinagar once the traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway is allowed from Jammu to Srinagar.
Director FCS&CA Kashmir, Tasaduq Jeelani, DGM Housing Board, Joint Director FCS&CA, Assistant Directors and other officers were also present on the occasion.
