Compliments Deptt’s role for
ensuring ration at people’s doorsteps during lockdown period
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Jammu: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan
today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of Food, Civil Supplies and
Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department here at the Civil Secretariat.
The meeting was attended by
Secretary FCS&CA, Simrandeep Singh; Director FCS&CA Jammu, Jatinder
Singh; Controller Legal Metrology Department and other concerned. While as
Director FCS&CA Kashmir and other concerned participated in the meeting
through video conferencing.
Speaking on the occasion,
Advisor Khan underscored the need to cover all the Union Territory of Jammu and
Kashmir with fair Price Shop facility so that 1000 more such shops would be
added in the existing Public Distribution System (PDS) by end of August this
year.
The Advisor impressed upon the
concerned officers to update consumers' ration card with their Aadhaar number
so that every beneficiary could be benefitted with this facility anywhere in
the country.
He directed the concerned that no dealer
should stop ration to any consumer if his/her Aadhaar number is not updated for
the months of July and August, while asking all assistant directors of the
department to ensure that their respective districts would complete updation
process by the end of August 2020.
Advisor Khan also appreciated
role of the department during ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by ensuring supply of
ration and other commodities at the doorsteps of people.
He also directed the concerned
to ensure buffer stock of food grains in snow-bound areas to a minimum 4 to 6
months in advance so that people in these areas wouldn’t face any difficulty
during closure of highway due to snowfall.
Advisor Khan emphasized for
ensuring Kerosene Oil and domestic gas (LPG) supply to far flung and remote
areas of Jammu and Kashmir like Poonch, Doda, Kishtwar, Kupwara and many other
districts.
He asked the concerned to
regularly conduct inspections in order to stop black marketing of ration and
maintain register of inspection schedule and stock available during inspection.
The Advisor was informed about
the status of food distribution under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, National Food
Security Act and JKFES during the lockdown period and that the entire allocated
ration was distributed among the beneficiaries during the lockdown period.
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