Zulfkar for technological intervention to ensure transparency, accountability

Minister for FCS&CA, Ch. Zulfkar Ali inaugurating 'Command & Control Centre' at Jammu on Saturday.
Minister for FCS&CA, Ch. Zulfkar Ali inaugurating 'Command & Control Centre' at Jammu on Saturday.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 22: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Information Choudhary Zulfkar Ali today inaugurated ‘Command and Control Centre’ at Directorate of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs at Channi Himmat.
Commissioner Secretary Food, Civil, Supplies & Consumers Affairs Shafiq Ahmed Raina, Director Food, Civil, Supplies & Consumers R  A Inqlabi, Joint Director Information, Manisha Sarin, Joint Director FCS&CA,  Mansoor Aslam Choudhary, other senior officers from FCS&CA and Information Departments, members of Jammu Chamber of Industries and Commerce,  members of the civil society, teachers and students of Government Middle School, Channi Himmat were also present on the occasion.
The Minister also inspected the monitoring mechanism   established for online contact of the Directorate FCS&CA with the food godowns and fair price shops in Jammu division, enabling round the clock surveillance.
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Speaking after inauguration, the Minister said that the department is exploring suitable technology to digitize the food grain distribution system in the State, adding that the first of its kind ‘Command and Control Centre’ is the first step in this direction.  He said need for  digitization and scientific monitoring of food distribution  has been felt to enforce accountability and transparency in the system.
“The Government, in its persistent efforts to check the pilferage and diversion of food grains, has adopted the latest ICT solutions to ensure that benefits reach to the genuine beneficiaries”, he asserted, adding “Command and Control Centre will provide 24X7 surveillance of the stored food grains and the Aadhaar linked PDS will authenticate the soul based distribution aspect of the public distribution channel.”
While listing other measures in the pipeline, Zulfkar Ali informed that the department is considering installation of GPRS tracking system in all carriage vehicles used in the transportation of food grains to keep tab on the trajectory and halts. This will help to check diversion of subsidized food grains, he added.
While felicitating the students from Government Middle School, Channi Himmat for their academic performance, the Minister appreciated the Directorate of FCS&CA for adopting the school to fulfill its social responsibility and provide better education facilities in the school.

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