Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 30: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Satish Sharma took maiden review of the department in which he was apprised about holistic transformation and streamlining of the Public Distribution System, brought through introduction of reforms and technology.
Minister for Rural Development, Javid Ahmad Dar was also present in the meeting.
At the outset, Commissioner Secretary Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Zubair Ahmad presented an overview of the functioning of the Department with stress on reforms and new initiatives.
While commending the efforts made by the department to make the Public Distribution System more transparent and people friendly, Satish Sharma stressed to take all possible steps in coordination with GoI for further augmenting food requirements of people, particularly the vulnerable sections and make the system more convenient and hassle-free for the beneficiaries.
The Minister further impressed that the department shall take every possible step for ensuring that every deserving beneficiary shall be covered under the PDS.
Satish Sharma said the present Government is committed to ensure that all citizen of J&K get all benefits under the Public Distribution System and no deserving soul is left out.
The meeting was attended by Anuradha Gupta, Controller Legal Metrology, Abdul Rashid War, Director, FCS&CA, Kashmir, Rifat Kohli, Director, FCS&CA, Jammu, Anjani Kumar, State Level Coordinator Oil Industry, J&K, State Informatics Officer NIC J&K and other senior officers of the concerned Department.
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