Chhattisgarh minister for food and civil supplies Amarjeet Bhagat on Thursday met union minister for food and civil supplies Ram Vilas Paswan and apprised him about the pledge of Bhupesh Baghel government to eradicate malnutrition from the state.
Bhagat urged the Union minister to provide help in this regard.
Secretary Food, Kamalpreet, Managing Director Marketing Federation (MARKFED) and senior officials of civil supplies corporation were also present during the meeting.
Official sources informed that Bhagat also raised the issues of kerosene quota for the state which was curtained considerably as LPG connections were given under the Ujjawala Yojana.
He also brought to the knowledge of Union minister about Centre’s withdrawal of quota of food grains provided to government aided institutions and Ashrams in the state. Citing the problem, he demanded of the Union minister to take necessary action in this regard.