Excelsior Correspondent
DODA, Aug 3: Secretary Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), P K Pole today convened a meeting of officials to review the functioning of the department in Doda and Kishtwar.
DC Doda Dr Sagar D Doifode, Director FCS&CA, Jatinder Singh; Assistant Directors FCS&CA Doda and Kishtwar, TSOs and various other officials attended the meeting.
Secretary was briefed about the public distribution mechanism of food grains including allocation, availability and distribution. He was also informed through a multimedia presentation about the status of ration cards, sale centres and godowns in the district.
While reviewing the Adhaar seeding of beneficiaries and ration cards, Secretary took serious note of poor performance and progress in respect of both the areas and asked for expediting the process. He also warned of strict disciplinary action against the poor performing employees.
He asked the Director to fix the monthly targets at TSO level and TSO’s will further fix the target at fair price shops level which needs to be monitored and reviewed after every two weeks.
He told the participants if any dealer is not extending their support in achieving the 100% achievement, start disciplinary process against him immediately.
Pole directed the concerned to print pamphlets and display at each FPS for information of those beneficiaries who have not yet provided their adhaar number to get seeded, otherwise their ration supply will be put on hold immediately.
The Secretary stressed for Aadhaar enrolment of every consumer and directed for completion of Aadhaar seeding of ration cards by October ending. He also instructed the officials to lay stress on POS based authentication and Aadhaar authentication transactions.
Moreover, he directed the concerned authorities to maintain the record of all the public grievances and their disposal besides maintaining a separate record of all the grievances coming from DGRO, DC of the respective district, and action taken report of those grievances shall be submitted to his office on monthly basis.
Further, he asked the DC to frame a committee at district level to review the actual position of the spoiled stock and report shall be submitted to his office within the stipulated time.
He also directed the concerned officials to ensure adequate supply of commodities at every sale centre for the public convenience.