Haryana Food and Supplies Minister Karan Dev Kamboj on Thursday said that biometric attendance devices would be installed in all circle offices, offices of District Food and Supplies Officers, PR Centres and DClM Offices of the Department from March 1, 2016.
Presiding over a review meeting of the Department here, he said
that the installation of the devices would help ensure that all officers and officials of the Department reach office on time.
Kamboj said that beneficiaries of Public Distribution System are being linked to Aadhaar. He said that 67 per cent Aadhaar Cards in the state have so far been linked. The ration cards found to be fake have been cancelled.
He said that a total of 2,618 complaints have been received by the Food and Supplies Department through CM Window. Of these, 1,958 complaints have been disposed of, action taken reports on 333 complaints have been sent and action is being taken on 157 complaints.
It was informed during the meeting that under the National Food Security Act 2013, as many as 9,368 ration depots were functioning in the state till December, 2015. The Department lifted 4,934 metric tonnes (MT) of Bajra and out of it distributed 4,744 MT in January, 2016. Similarly, 1,999 MT sugar and 6,408 Kilolitre of Kerosene were lifted.