An 11-member delegation led by Haryana Food and Supplies Minister, Karan Dev Kamboj would visit Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh from February 16 to 20 to study the Public Distribution System (PDS) and technique to construct modern godowns in the State.
Kamboj said that the delegation would include MlA Gharaunda, Harvinder Singh Kalyan, MlA Nilokheri Bhagwan Das Kabirpanthi and MlA Thanesar Subhash Sudha. The visit would help in implementing modern techniques of storage and further improve distribution system of ration and would benefit about 83 lakh ration card holder families.
The Minister said that the godowns in the state were built using old methods, whereas latest technology has been used in Madhya Pradesh for storage of grains under which Silo godowns have been constructed there.
He said that grains could be stored safely in these godowns for a longer period of time. The delegation would study these Silo godowns and would also meet senior officers of Food and Supplies Department of Madhya Pradesh.
While appreciating the PDS system in Chhatisgarh, Kamboj said that under this system, ration is made available on time to all consumers.
He said that the members of the delegation would also see for themselves the fair price shops in Chhattisgarh and study the management system adopted there. In this regard, a meeting with senior officers of Food and Supplies Department of Chhattisgarh would be held to understand the complete system. The visit to both states would help in implementation of these systems in Haryana, he added.