Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 30: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today called for effective implementation of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme (MMSFES). He said the progress of implementation of the scheme would be reviewed periodically and the officials found lax would be taken to task.
Speaking during a meeting convened to review the progress of implementation of MMSFES in the State, the Minister said the scheme was initiated in the name of the late leader with the objective of providing food cushion to the people of State. He said the present Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti is emotionally connected with the scheme and its implementation has to be undertaken with that spirit.
The Minister said stern action would be taken against errant officers found guilty of any kind of lapse in the implementation of the scheme.
Zulfkar Ali said the department has to evolve the system first on scientific lines so that things are done with ease. Giving an example of Food Corporation of India, the Minister said if the Corporation can do it with ease, FCS&CA should ideally try to replicate the same mechanism to ensure things get done in similar fashion here in State also.
Stressing the need for putting words into action, the Minister said that review meetings alone would not serve any purpose unless the directives given in these meetings are put into practice.
The meeting was informed that under MMSFES scheme around 60,000 metric tons of rice was distributed in Kashmir province from July this year till date.
Secretary, FCS&CA, Shafiq Raina, Director FCS&CA Jammu, RS Chib, Director FCS&CA Kashmir, Tassaduq Jeelani, concerned Deputy Directors, and other officers attended the meeting.
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