Nationwide ration strike called off
The countrywide ration shops strike called by All India Fair Price Shop Dealers’ Association (AIFPSDA) from 1 January for an indefinite period was called off today.
The countrywide ration shops strike called by All India Fair Price Shop Dealers’ Association (AIFPSDA) from 1 January for an indefinite period was called off today.
The Public Distribution System (PDS) in the state as well as the rest of the country was affected after owners of ration shops across the country began their pre-announced strike from Tuesday for an indefinite period.
Public distribution system (PDS) in the state is likely to be stalled for an indefinite period from 1 January.
Mallick used to be the vital cog and mainstay in the organisational machinery of the ruling party’s North 24-Parganas leadership.
In a new twist to the PDS scam, ED investigators claimed to have found an alleged link between Chandak brothers, the alleged mastermind of fodder scam in Bihar and PDS scam in the state.
The primary goal of PDS is to distribute essential food commodities like rice, wheat and kerosene at highly subsidized rates to those below the poverty line, addressing the issue of food insecurity in the rural areas of India. Despite the criticisms of the programme and the quality of food grains distributed to the poor, its effectiveness in reducing consumption poverty cannot be denied. The reduction in destitution and the intensity of poverty will have to be attributed to the existence of PDS
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that a scheme should be named after the Centre if it has a central share in it.
Instead, the aggrieved members have decided to maintain the Public Distribution System (PDS) from their respective outlets on the day when the CM Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the outreach mission.
Under Atma Nirbhar Bharat package, Government of India has decided that food grains will be provided free of cost at the rate of 5 Kg per month for two months
The Union minister of food and public distribution system(PDS), Ram Vilas Paswan, had announced the scheme earlier and said it will be implemented in the country by 1 June 2020.
