Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, June 4: Deputy Chairman LAHDC Tsering Sandup convened a meeting of Director Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department Ladakh Anil Kaul here today.
The meeting was conveyed to review the planning of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department Ladakh in implementation of One Nation, One Ration Card in Leh district and progress of major schemes/ projects under SDP, State Sector and Capex Budget 2020-21 in Leh district.
The meeting was attended by AD FCS&CA Department, Leh Sherap Gyalson, Chief Inspector FCS&CA Department Leh Lamchung Jigmet and TSO Leh Rinchen Tundup.
Director FCS&CA Ladakh while briefing about the One Nation, One Ration Card scheme said that GoI has announced for inclusion of all the States and Union Territories under One Nation, One Raton Card in the scheme on Integrated Management of Public Distribution System in phased manner.
Under this system, nation-wide portability of the benefits under National Food Security Act (NFSA) through One Nation, One Ration Card plan is implemented to enable the NFSA ration card holders to lift their entitled quota of subsidized food grains from any e-PoS enabled Fair Price Shop of their choice anywhere in the country. They can lift ration by using the existing and same ration card after Aadhaar authentication. By 31st March 2021 all states will be added to One Nation, One Ration Card scheme.
Deputy Chairman stressed on proper issuance and verification of BPL ration cards in the district so that deserving poor families could get the benefits of BPL ration cards.
He directed AD FCS&CA Department to ensure continues exercise in correction in ration cards including updation of shifted and deceased cases by mobilizing their storekeepers and concerned staff so that all relevant data could be kept ready for Central Repository Data at national level for implementation of One Nation, One Ration Cards in Leh district.
Regarding timely stocking of kerosene oil in the district, Sandup directed AD FCS&CA Department, Leh to give detail requisition to Director FCS&CA. Ladakh at the earliest. He also directed Director FCS&CA Ladakh to keep a provision of supply of sugar from Government ration stores on market rate especially in rural areas where people are facing difficulties due to non-availability of sugar.
The meeting was informed that under Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Ann Yojna (PMGKAY), 4731 quintals of rice was distributed at 5 kg per soul to about 45459 Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Priority Household category (PHH) beneficiaries in last three months. Likewise, 140 quintals of pulses at 1 kg per household was distributed to about 4695 AAY and PHH families in Leh district.
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