Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Dec 8: Majority of the people including flood and rains affected families from Kotranka area of district Rajouri have been denied full quota of ration by the concerned staff of the Department of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD).
Several Sarpanchs and Panchs of the area have alleged that consumers are not being provided full quota of ration while at all the ration outlets/ depots, the ration arrives in the fourth week of the month. Sugar is hardly made available once in 2-3 months while people often go high and dry. The concerned staff and salesmen often claim that ration supply has not reached from Jammu.
Sarpanch Munshi Khan from Kandi alleged that on the complaints of ration shortage, pilferage charges and not maintaining record property by Kotranka staff, the Director CAPD Jammu had personally visited Kotranka to conduct on the spot inquiry. A TSO was also attached but he managed his status with the interference of Minister concerned within one and half month. The things have again gone from bad to worst. There is no accountability and people have been left to suffer.
Khan disclosed that Government had announced free ration for six months for the rain/ flood affected people and they were supposed to get 35 kg ration per month. But in Kotranka, the people are being provided ration at the sweet will of the staff. Some are getting 20 kg a month while those who fall into arguments with salesmen are given 25 kg. For the month of September, they were not provided ration on the plea that it was not released from Rajouri store. In last three months sugar was provided only once. No entry is made on the ration cards and there is no check on the sales depots and staff there.
Romesh Kumar BJP Mandal president from Kotranka alleged that deliberately ration is provided to the consumers after 20th of every month. Till then many people are forced to purchase food stuff from open market. Wazir Mohd from Digyot demanded that Crime Branch should check the record of the TSO office hold inquiry. He alleged that even the routine consumers are not provided full quota.
Ranjit Singh from Digyot demanded an inquiry into the matter. He said that senior officers have shut their eyes while those at the helm of affairs are cheating people. One Chamel Sharma from Kotranka said that a staffer told that 10 kg per ration card is being deducted from the sanctioned quota due to order from the top but no reason is being given for it.
Assistant Director Rajouri, Mohd Sayed when contacted claimed that department was providing 35 kg ration per month. He said after flood and rains, the Government decided to provide six months free ration to the affected families and 2.10 qtl ration per family had to be given in six months. He assured to hold inquiry into the matter. On the issue of delayed supplies, he said that it takes some time in transportation from Jammu stores.
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