Acting on a complaint filed by the Right to Food Campaign, Odisha convenor Pradip Pradhan on illegal dumping of wheat meant for children of Anganwadi centres (AWCs) in the Bhawanipatna block premise in September this year, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Kalahandi district Collector to take appropriate action against the responsible persons within eight weeks.
The complainant, basing on reports in newspapers had filed a petition at the NHRC on September 7 alleging that quintals of subsidised wheat meant for the children of AWCs was dumped in the premises of Bhawanipatna block.
“This deprives thousands of the beneficiaries of their rights to access wheat under the public distribution system or the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS),” the complainant alleged. The NHRC had issued notice to the Kalahandi Collector to take appropriate action within eight weeks.