Raises issue of acute problems of ration in J&K
Delhi: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mebooba Mufti,Tuesday called on Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Minister of Food & Civil Supplies, at New Delhi. According to a statement issued to KNS, Mehbooba, who was accompanied by Tariq Hameed Karra, Member of Parliament, brought to his notice the acute problems of the ration in the state. The leaders told the minister that due to scaling down of ration quota to consumers in Jammu & Kashmir numerous families have been pushed to starvation in many areas. “Non-agriculture families in villages and in the cities have been hard hit by the non-availability of food grains in Public Distribution System (PDS),” the leaders informed Paswan.
They also told Paswan that PDS in the state is unable to cater to even 50% needs of the people. They also told the minister about the scarcity of sugar in J&K. The leaders urged him to intervene and help the state in tiding over the problems. The minister informed the PDP leaders that he would seek a report from the state government and initiate action after that.