The office of Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs has written to the Director of Directorate of Information and Publicity, asking it to follow order given by the High Court in the case titled as Delhi Rozi-Roti Adhikar Abhiyan Vs Union of India and others.
"The GNCTD shall furthermore, widely publicise and circulate the information qua the compliance of the directions issued hereinabove, both through the print and electronic media, on a daily basis," it said in the letter.
"The GNCTD is also directed to immediately place on their official website, as well as, publicise through the print and electronic media, grievance helpline numbers, so as to enable members of the public, who may be aggrieved qua the lack of distribution of the food grains, to seek redressal of their grievances by contacting the nodal officers appointed for the said purpose, whose details shall also be placed in the public domain forthwith,” it added.
To ensure distribution of food to ‘Public Distribution System’ (PDS) and non-PDS beneficiaries and information to general public during the lockdown, following notifications, advisories, instructions, orders, circulars, guidelines etc. have been/are being relied upon by food and supplies department.