Deputy Commissioner, Ranchi, Chhavi Ranjan on Tuesday said that it is the officials' responsibility to deliver food grains to the needy during the corona period. All Block Supply Officers should work seriously; take special care that the benefit of the scheme reaches to those who are eligible. The Deputy Commissioner warned of strict action for negligence in work.
After a week, the DC again reviewed various schemes related to food supply here on Tuesday. District Supply Officer Shabbir Ahmed, all Assistant District Supply Officers, Marketing Officers and Block Supply Officers were present in the review meeting .
During the meeting, Ranjan reviewed the distribution of food grains allotted under the National Food Security Act and Jharkhand State Food Security Scheme. He took information about block-wise lifting and distribution of food grains under the scheme in the month of June from all the BSOs. He directed the concerned MO/BSO to show cause on less food distribution in Kanke block and Ranchi division area. Under the National Food Security Act and Jharkhand State Food Security Scheme, the Deputy Commissioner ordered to ensure cent per cent distribution of food grains allotted in the month of June.
While reviewing the lifting and distribution of food grains for the month of June under the National Food Security Act and Jharkhand State Food Security Scheme, the DC directed all the marketing officers/Block Supply Officers to conduct show cause to those performing below average. He gave necessary directions to the District Supply Officer Shabbir Ahmed in this regard.
The DC also reviewed the pending applications for red and green ration cards during the meeting. He himself checked online during the meeting, what is the status of applications in all the blocks. Expressing displeasure over the pending applications at the BSO level, the Deputy Commissioner asked the District Supply Officer to seek clarification from the concerned BSO. He said that all the eligible beneficiaries should be made ration cards at the earliest. The DC directed to ensure the execution of pending cases at DSO/BSO level by next month. Along with this, on July 8 and 9, special camps were directed to be organized in all the blocks of rural areas and all the zonal offices of Ranchi urban area for receipt of green card applications.
While reviewing the progress of Aadhar seeding in the meeting, the DC directed the concerned officials to expedite the work for 100 per cent Aadhar seeding. He said that those who do not have an Aadhar card and their name is registered in the ration card, how are the food grains being lifted. He directed the District Supply Officer to form a team in this regard and get it investigated so that it can be found that fake cards were not made in the name of such people. The DC said that those who do not have an Aadhar card should be identified and their Aadhar card should be made.
Meanwhile, Deputy Development Commissioner, Ranchi Vishal Sagar reviewed various schemes under MGNREGA and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Director DRDA Seema Singh, all Block Development Officers, Block Project Officers and Block Coordinator JSLPS were present during the meeting.
In the meeting, the work being done under the MGNREGA scheme was reviewed in detail by the Deputy Development Commissioner. In the course of review, the BDOs of the blocks making relatively little progress were directed by the Deputy Development Commissioner to expedite the work.