Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Secretariat here and discussed with him regarding implementation of the National Food Security Act.
Patnaik urged Paswan, who arrived here on a two-day visit, to provide more rice than wheat to the State.
later, Paswan told reporters that he would look into the State’s demand for supply of more rice. More subsidised rice would be supplied to the SC and ST hostels as per the State Government’s proposal.
Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Dasburma, Chief Secretary AP Padhi, department Secretary Madhusudan Padhi, Finance Secretary R Balakrishnan and the concerned Union Secretary were present.