In order to provide ration to the beneficiaries, the State Planning Minister Dinesh Aggarwal instructed district food and civil supply officials to improve public distribution system.
Reviewing PDS on Wednesday,Aggarwal expressed disappointment at district’s report regarding execution of PDS. As per report, beneficiaries are not being given ration under PDS as per Government’s guidelines in the district. APl ration card holders are given seven kg food grains (rice and wheat) in place of 10 kg.
He directed the DSO Shyam Arya to take action against PDS dealers who fail to provide ration to the beneficiaries as per Government’s guidelines. Additional food grains will be provided to the district through different means for providing 10 kg food grains to the card holders.
Aggarwal said that gas agency should provide cooking gas to their customers through home delivery. The district officer was directed to conduct raids in the agency occasionally to improve delivery of cooking gas in the district. He instructed the DSO to take action against agency that fails to improve delivery of cooking gas to the customers.