Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 15: Former Minister for Public Works and MLA Amira Kadal Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari said that decision taken by the Governor-led-administration for increasing the ration scale from five to seven kilograms per soul is a much needed initiative to address the apprehensions brewed in a section of society after implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the State.
In a statement issued here, former Minister for Public Works said that Governor’s personal intervention into this sensitive issue will go a long way as the late Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was also aware of these grievances vis-à-vis NFSA and had envisioned a redressal mechanism to make adequate availability of ration at subsidized prices to the public.
He said that the late Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was so concerned about these problems that he had always enquired about the status of these issues from his death bed. “The last thing he wished was to address these public grievances expeditiously”, he added.
The former Minister for Public Works observed that with the latest decision taken by the Governor-led-administration, CAPD is now expected to expedite its systematic efforts for achieving conformity in ration card database which can result in fair and judicious distribution of food grains amongst the most deserving and deprived sections of the society.
Bukhari also added that releasing the much needed monetary relief to the flood affected people of Kashmir especially in the devastated Srinagar city will also go a long way. “The seriousness with which Governor took review of disbursement of relief for flood affected people under CM’s and PM’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) in the State is commendable and these decisions are for sure to instill some confidence among the flood devastated people in Kashmir”, he maintained.
PDP senior leader said that the floods have destroyed the economic edifice in Kashmir and the disbursement of flood relief that has been expedited would definitely provide some sort of succor to the people. “It was not the question of the revival of the shattered business community only but it is the question of survival of thousands of people especially the youth whose livelihood depends on the private business sector in the Valley,” Bukhari added.
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