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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Ensure distribution of food grains rather than let it rot: SC

Ensure distribution of food grains rather than let it rot: SC

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published Published on Aug 12, 2010   modified Modified on Aug 12, 2010


The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to ensure free distribution of food grains to the hungry poor of the country instead of allowing it to rot in the FCI godowns. "Give it to the hungry poor instead of it (grains) going down the drain," a bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma said in an order.

The bench further asked the Centre to ensure construction of a big godown in each of the states besides separate godowns in different districts and divisions within the states.

The apex court also asked the government to ensure that fair price shops are kept open throughout the month.

The bench passed the direction while dealing with a PIL filed by the PUCL on the rampant corruption in public distribution system (PDS) besides rotting of food grains in FCI godowns even though thousands are going without food in the country.

At the last hearing, the apex court had asked the government to consider the suggestions for disbanding PDS supply to Above Poverty Line (APL) families and restrict the benefit only to BPL families and Antodya Anna Yojana (AAY) Scheme beneficiaries.

However, the Centre in an affidavit on Thursday said that it was extending the PDS supply to APL families only after meeting the requirements of the BPL/AAY beneficiaries.


The Times of India, 12 August, 2010, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ensure-distribution-of-food-grains-rather-than-let-it-rot-SC/articleshow/6299126.cms


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