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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | PDS doesn’t reach 20 lakh people in Valley-Mudasir Yaqoob

PDS doesn’t reach 20 lakh people in Valley-Mudasir Yaqoob

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published Published on Apr 27, 2014   modified Modified on Apr 27, 2014
-GreaterKashmir.com
 

 

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government is uanble to provide ration to around twenty lakh people in Valley as the foodgrains to Valley under Public Distribution System continue to be supplied as per the 2000 population census. 

At a time when government is gloating over widening the reach of PDS, 40000 families in Valley are without ration cards, forcing them to buy rice in private at exorbitant rates.

Various families among them who are living from hand to mouth fall asleep empty stomach in absence of required money to buy it on higher rates in market.

Reliable sources told Greater Kashmir, Valley including Leh and Kargil is getting three lakh quintals rice for a month which is much lesser than what is really required. "The main reason for increasing demand of ration was that the supply received by the state government from government of India is "grossly inadequate. State government has failed to impress the federal government to allocate supply as per current population need," said sources.

"The supply is being received as per the 2000 census on the national norms. It has created difficulties for the government to distribute the ration at the notified scale in all areas," they added.

Sources said that around 9 lakh ration cards have been issued to consumers while in unofficial figure suggests that more 40000 ration cards are in demand.

In an effort to provide an interim relief, centre allocated state to identify poorest among poors under ‘Uncovered BPL'. "Around 95000 people were identified who are being supplied rice and wheat on BPL rates. The scheme ends in April. However, Government of India (GoI) has accorded sanction for the scheme to extent it further for the months of May and June 2014," informed sources.

Various aggrieved families who applied for ration cards could not get it, despite being J&K Service Guarantee Act in force.

"The issuance of ration card under scheme is not possible as fresh ration cards cannot be issued till GoI adopts new census of population. Under the Act, only name change and duplicate ration cards, in case of loss, can be done within stipulated time under the act," said sources.

Admitting the facts, Bashir Ahmad Khan, Director Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) said that efforts are on to resolve the issue.

He said that any applicant is free to apply for new ration card under the Public Service Gaurantee Act."But we are forced to write back that there is no allocation for new cards," he said. "Left-out families cannot be issued ration cards till centre government adopts our latest population figures".

 


GreaterKashmir.com, 27 April, 2014, http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Apr/27/pds-doesn-t-reach-20-lakh-people-in-valley-46.asp


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