Nungba rally to ensure TPDS and ICDS benefits
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 25 2011:
Raising the demand for ensure benefits under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) to the people and initiating concrete steps to ensure food security, a public rally was taken out at Nungba today.
Organised jointly by Nungba Area PDS Forum, Zeliangrong Students' Union (Nungba Area), Nungba Women Society, Nungba Area Village Authority Association, Nungba Area Women Welfare Organisation and Indo-Global Social Service Society, Pearl Project, PESCH, a memorandum was also submitted to SDO Nungba highlighting these demands.
The memorandum pointed out that beneficiaries under TPDS and ICDS have always been deprived of their right ful share and demanded necessary probe in this connection.
It also warned of taking recourse to agitation until the rightful dema nds of the people are ensured.