Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 3: BJP State Spokesperson, Prof. Virender Gupta, has expressed his concern on the functioning of ration distribution system, particularly in Jammu province and highlighted the issues those are agitating the public and asked the concerned authorities for the early resolution.
Prof. Virender Gupta while addressing a press conference along with BJP Spoeksman Balbir Ram said that the people are not getting their due ration from the concerned ration shops for the last few months and added that Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution Department has failed in its duty in supplying ration, particularly the sugar to the shops on regular basis. He also pointed out the discrimination being met to people of Jammu city and some of the other cities in Jammu province, where only 25 Kg of ration is supplied per family against 35 Kg supplied in other cities including those of Valley.
He asked the Government that instead of supplying 3.5 Kg of wheat per person, the State Government should take steps to supply wheat flour (ATTA), after getting the wheat grinded on its own level, under the new scheme NFSA, as the supply of wheat in place of Atta shall put people to great inconvenience.
Prof. Virender Gupta further added that in Jammu province hardly about 25-30 % families are identified under BPL category, whereas about 90% of the families in the Valley are placed under this category and said that this discrepancy has occurred because of the wrong survey conducted to identify the BPL families. He demanded that new survey be conducted to ascertain the left over BPL families.
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