Measures being taken to prevent diversion of PDS rice, says Nadendla Manohar

Minister for Civil Supplies Nadendla Manohar has announced that 3 interior cheque posts person been acceptable up successful Visakhapatnam Port country for continual monitoring of trucks carrying rice.

Addressing a media league astatine the Government Circuit House present connected Monday (October 13), Mr. Manohar said that the cheque posts were acceptable up astatine the Gateway CFS astatine Gajuwaka, Sravan CFS, Sheelanagar, and astatine BPL Integral CFS astatine Peda Gantyada, and they person already started functioning. The cheque posts would beryllium unfastened round-the-clock, and 33 unit members person been appointed to enactment successful 3 shifts.

The Minister said that respective reforms were introduced successful the Civil Supplies section successful the past 1 year. Quality fortified atom was being supplied to consumers, and measures were being taken to guarantee that the atom was not diverted to the achromatic market. A full of 700 accelerated kits person been launched to ascertain whether a peculiar banal of atom was PDS atom oregon otherwise. The accelerated kits would incorporate potassium thiocyanide and hydrochloric acerb bottles.

When the liquid was sprayed connected the atom samples, the colour of the atom would alteration to red, if it was fortified rice, being supplied by the government. There would beryllium nary alteration successful colour, if the atom was that being sold by section traders successful the unfastened market. He explained that successful the past, erstwhile atom was caught, the samples had to beryllium sent to the laboratory for testing, which utilized to origin undue delays and difficulties successful proving the guilt of the accused successful court. The caller accelerated kits would alteration contiguous recognition of PDS atom and seizure, if it was being smuggled.

The Minister said that determination would beryllium nary compromise successful enforcement, and those who indulge successful amerciable activities would not beryllium spared. He said that reforms successful the Civil Supplies section were being introduced successful A.P. arsenic nary wherever other successful the country. Measures were initiated against those, who had indulged successful the amerciable transport of PDS atom done the Kakinada Port successful the past, and the vehicles were seized.

Smart Rice Cards

Mr. Manohar said that Smart Rice Cards, with QR code, were distributed to 4.42 crore eligible persons successful the State. Around 89% of the cardholders were availing of PDS rice. Those having complaints regarding PDS atom proviso could dial the toll escaped no. 1967. The cardholders could get the PDS atom from immoderate of the 29,752 Fair Price shops successful A.P.

Civil Supplies Commissioner Saurabh Gaur explained astir the benefits of fortified atom successful which multivitamins and robust would beryllium mixed.

Civil Supplies Corporation MD Manzeer Jeelani, Joint Collector Mayur Ashok, District Manager (Civil Supplies) Srilatha and DSO Bhaskara Rao were among those who were present.