Chief Minister Raghubar Das has stressed over adopting all necessary steps to ensure timely procurement and storage of paddy from the farmers in the State. After holding a review meeting on Wednesday, the CM also hailed the Food and Civil Supplies Department for corrective measures taken in public distribution system.
The CM during the meeting also attended by Minister Saryu Roy directed to provide food grains to the beneficiaries in cashless manner and later on the money would be deducted from their bank accounts. “The food supply system should be purely cashless in nature to stop leakages. People having no bank account should get it opened with immediately. leapers and stone miners may face difficulty in getting food grain through biometric system. Hence Irish process biometric system should be managed for such people,” the CM said while reviewing PDS.
The CM also said that facilities should be increased for all the labourers working at grain warehouses that include rest rooms, drinking water etc besides group insurance schemes for them.
Saryu Roy said that modern godowns are required for storing paddy. “Kadru godown is being modernised. We are also coming up with godowns in different districts as per requirements,” said the Minister and also stressed to implement features of PDS in place at Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu. Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma, Development Commissioner Amit Khare and Secretary of the Department Vinay Kumar Choubey were also present in the meeting.
Meanwhile, holding another review meeting of the Health department, Das said that Health Minister and Welfare Minister should promote Aanganbadi Sevikas and Sahiyas through conducting district wise conference. They should be intimated about their work and people should be made aware about it. Health Department should form a cell to inform people about sevikas and sahiyas. He directed Civil Surgeons and CDPOs to attend the conference. Sevikas and sahiyas doing good job should be awarded.