Under the public distribution system, all the ration depots of Haryana’s Panchkula district would be provided cashless facility on pilot project basis.
This was announced by Haryana Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Karan Dev Kamboj while reviewing the functioning of the Department here.
He said that later, this facility would be implemented throughout the state. Discussions are being held with Punjab National Bank, in this regard, the Minister said.
Kamboj directed the officials to ensure that no person in the state would be left without LPG gas connection by January 26.
For this, LPG gas connections would be provided to the remaining people of the state under Ujjwala scheme of the Central Government and other ongoing schemes of the state, he said.
The Minister also said that as the public distribution system is for the people belonging to poor families and any negligence in this regard would not be tolerated. The problems being faced by people in the public distribution system should be resolved on priority basis, he directed.
Kamboj added that the delivery of Custom Milled Rice (CMR) in Haryana last year was more than 99 per cent, which is now aimed at 100 per cent this year.
Those present in the meeting included Additional Chief Secretary Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Ram Niwas, Director, Food Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs, Sanjeev Verma and other senior officers.