Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Feb 4: MLA designate, Darhal, Choudhary Zulfikar Ali has raised serious allegations against Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department, Rajouri seeking a thorough probe by State Vigilance Organisation and also urged upon the Governor to initiate action against erring CAPD officials.
The MLA maintained that ration worth crores of rupees meant for flood affected families has been mis-appropriated by the department. In most of the cases, the affected and deserving families have been deprived of the free ration announced by the Government for a period of 6 months while influential unaffected families have been included in the list in sheer violation of Government order. The MLA also alleged that even in cases where ration is being provided the quantity has been reduced by more than half of what is fixed by Government.
Raising further alarm regarding the deep rooted corruption in the department the MLA Darhal has alleged that every year crores of rupees are allocated as carriage charges for ensuring distribution of ration at depots in villages of remote areas however, in blatant violation of guidelines, the state exchequer is being looted. The ration is distributed at road head and people are forced to carry ration at their own from there.
He appealed the Secretary CAPD to hold a thorough probe into the matter and take serious action against officials involved in the scam. He also cited an example that despite repeated complaints at highest level and proven cases the CAPD officials have remained scot free.
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