Enforcement & Vigilance Squad of CAPD to monitor distribution of ration

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Daily Excelsior
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Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 23: For monitoring proper distribution of PDS ration and keep a check on pilferage, the Directorate of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department, Jammu Division, has constituted Enforcement and Vigilance Squad.
The 15-member squad will enquire, investigate and take measures, which will help in monitoring the pilferage/loss to Government exchequer and recommend punitive action against those officials and non-officials involved in such losses. It will also monitor the movement of vehicles, used for transportation, distribution, storage and dumping of PDS material, kerosene oil and its distribution among the PDS beneficiaries.
Further, the squad will have the mandate to seize the records, goods, take samples for determination of contents, quality or any other purpose, which is in the interest of exchequer/public health and consumers at large. The squad shall devise a mechanism for receiving complaints, if any, regarding the misappropriation/leakage in PDS, if any. For this, the  helpline number of  Directorate level, i.e. 1967 as well other numbers of the Assistant Directors across Jammu division, will be widely published for general awareness and receiving timely inputs.
The squad will also take action against hoarding, black marketing and assist the consumer affairs wing of the department as and when required. It is also responsible to check the premises of any commercial establishment(s) dealing with essential commodities.
The squad team will be in proper uniform while discharging duties while additional assistance will be provided by the CA&PD officials as and when required. The squad will submit weekly reports on the issues.
The squad comprises of Mansoor Aslam Choudhary, Joint Director CAPD; A K Kotwal, Deputy Director CAPD; Ajay Salaan, Assistant Director Trade & Stores; Mohd Naseeb, Assistant Director Poonch; Athar Ameen Zargar, Asstt Director Doda; Zeeshan Tahir, Asstt Director Samba; Ghar Singh, Asstt Director Jammu Rural II; Rakesh Kumar Pargal, enforcement Wing; Ashish Goswami, TSO Udhampur Rural; Sahil Sharma, TSO Bishnah; Mohd Ashraf, TSO Reasi Abdul Wahid Giri, TSO Doda Bridge; Pawan Singh, Area Inspector Gandhi Nagar; Prithpal Singh, Enforcement & Vigilance Squad and Sandeep Singh Jamwal, enforcement & Vigilance Squad.

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