Minister reviews working of FCS&CAD, LMD,
DIPR in Poonch, Rajouri
RAJOURI,
JUNE 15: Minister for
Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Information Department,
Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today said that government has proposed to establish ten
LPG gas bottling plants and oil depots in twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri
of Pir Panchal region.
The Minister asked Deputy Commissioners to
identify and acquire the required land for the installations which have great
potential for economic uplift of the region.
The Minister was speaking at meeting held to
review the functioning of Food, Civil Services and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA),
Legal Metrology Department (LMD) and Information and Public Relation (DIPR)
department of Rajouri and Poonch districts.
The meeting was attended by District Development
Commissioner (DDC) Rajouri Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, DDC Poonch
Tariq Ahmad Zargar, Director FCS&CA, Rashid Inquilabi,
SDMs, Tehsildar of both districts Joint Controller Metrology legal
metrology, Assistant Directors FCS&CA and District Information
Officer TSOs and other officers of Legal Metrology.
The meeting was informed that in Rajouri the total population benefitting
from National Food Security Act (NFSA) is 633389 souls and the number of
priority households (PHH) is 339608 while as the number of PHH in Poonch
are 295364 .
The Minister was also informed that the
number of beneficiaries under Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme
(MMSFES) in Rajouri is nearly five lakh.
The Minister said that there is no dearth of
ration after implementation of National Food Security Act in the state
and only thing needed is efficient distribution system which could be
achieved with the coordination of local administrations.
To stream line the distribution system of ration
we had already set up district level monitoring authority (DLMA) and tehsil
level monitoring authority (TLMA) to minimize the chance of pilferage, hoarding
and profiting”” he said .
The minister stressed for proactive role
of vigilance monitoring committees and other stakeholders to promote
the concept of community participation in public distribution system.
Expressing serious concern over reports
of anti consumer practices, the Minister said consumers
rights must be protected at every cost. “This needs focused attentions
from concerned department and local administration specially in far flung
areas where the chance of black marketing and uneven profiting is more “he
added.
Reviewing the working of the department, the
Minister directed the Assistant Directors (ADs) to take up exercise of Adhaar
seeding under missionary mode and complete it within ten days. He
said it would greatly help in enforcing transparency at all levels .He further
directed the officers to hire private vehicles for lifting of food grains at a
depreciation hiring rate of 15% in case State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC)
fails to provide the requisite number of vehicles.
To check the pilferage of ration, the Minister stressed for keeping close
check on fair price shops, ration depots.
Responding to the reports of the pilferage
of kerosene oil, the Minster directed the District Development Commissioners to
constitute committees under concerned SDMs and Tehsildars who shall submit the
reports in a time bound manner for onward submission so that remedial measure
are taken for further streamlining of the system.
The Minister also underscored the need of making
the public distribution system more effective, efficient and prompt. He said
that through new fair price shops the department is embarking on the path of
privatization, digitization and automation.
While reviewing the performance of legal
metrology department, the Minister asked the officials to perform their duties
with utmost sincerity and professionalism. He sought details of revenue
realized during market checking.
Referring to upcoming Eid-ul Fitr, the Minister
directed for intensifying market checking to check overcharging and unfair
trade practices in view of surge in usages of edibles and other related things.
Meanwhile the minister asked the deputy
commissioners to prepare a detailed report for strengthening and reviving of
information department in twin districts.
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