SRINAGAR, JULY 17: The meeting of Departmental Related Standing Committee-II on the functioning of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department (CA&PD) of the State Legislative Council was heldhere today under the Chairmanship of MLC Mr. Vijay Bakaya. The Committee discussed threadbare,supply and distribution system of essential commodities in the State. Legislators Mr. Jehangir Ahmad Mir and Mr. Ravinder Kumar Sharma, Secretary CA&PD Mr. Mohammad Abbas Dar, Director CA&PD Kashmir Mir Mushtaq Ahmed, Special SecretaryCA&PD, besides Special Secretary Legislative Assembly Mr. Mohammad Maqbool and senior officers of CA&PD attended the meeting. The legislatorsgave their valuable suggestions for streamlining the distribution system of essential commodities. Discussing the supply and distribution of LPG in the State, the meeting was informed that 110 Gas agencies are functional in the state out of which 64 are in Jammu division while as 46 in Kashmir division. The meeting was informed that on persuasion of the State Government, the Oil India Companies hailed setting up of additional 65 Gas agencies on various locations in Jammu and Kashmir. After completing all codal formalities envisaged under norms of OIC, 14 agencies have been established at various places. The meeting was informed that the department has in total recommended 172 locations which includes all rural blocks headquarters and additional in Urban areas. It was given out in the meeting that the cooking gas is being distributed to the consumers through Home Delivery System from March 31 this year onwards and the facility is beingensured in the major towns besides providing refills to the other rural consumers through point delivery. The meeting was informed that the department is holding fortnightly meetings with the LPG dealers and the representativesof Oil marketing companies for removing bottlenecks, if any in the smooth distribution of LPG. It was also given out in the meeting that the enforcement squadsof the CA&PD has been instructed to keep strict vigil on LPG dealers operating in their jurisdiction for ensuring smooth delivery to the consumers and compliance report aresought regularly. The meeting was informed that ration is being provided to 18.02 lakhfamilies of the state as per the projected population of 2000 census on the average rational norms of 5.52souls per family. The State is receiving 63067 mts food grains monthly from Government of India which is being distributed through 5130 number of sale outlets which includes 1523 Government Depots, 3587 Fair Price Shops and 20 Cooperative Societies, the meeting was informed. Mr. Bakaya stressed upon the authorities to ensure stocking and supply of rice, sugar, atta besides sufficient quantity of LPG and K. Oil inview of holy month of Ramadan. He also enjoined upon them to intensify the market checking to curb the menace of hoarding, profiteering andblack-marketingand ensure that the innocent people are not cheated.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:06:02 +0000
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