Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 26: As many as 50,000 families living below the poverty line in Jammu and Kashmir will get free LPG connections under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Minister for Consumers Affairs and Public Distribution Choudhary Zulfkar Ali informed this during his surprise visit to HPCL Bottling Plant at Bari Brahmana to inspect facilities and preparedness of supply to the customers.
The Minister said BPL families would be exempted from depositing security money for the cylinder and regulator. They would just have to pay the cost of the LPG.
Zulfkar inspected the entire LPG Bottling Plant and he was apprised about the working of the Plant. While expressing his satisfaction over the bottling process, the Minister directed to ensure that the consumer will get accurate quantity of LPG.
During his visit a mock fire drill was performed by the mock fire drill team of HPCL.
The minister was apprised about HPCL set up in J&K through an power point presentation.
The Minister also planted a plant in the premises of the HPCL Bottling Plant Bari Brahmana.
Among others, Director CAPD G. S. Chib, Joint Controller Legal Metrology Department Amar Singh, Deputy Controller Legal Metrology Department Manoj Prabhkar, other senior officers were also accompanied the Minister.
Later, the Minister also reviewed the physical and financial achievement under Legal Metrology Department in a meeting convened here today.
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