NSFA Consumer Welfare Forum (NFSA-CWF)
Source: The Sangai Express
Tamenglong, July 30 2016 :
NSFA Consumer Welfare Forum(NFSA-
CWF), Tamenglong has extended gratitude to
the people of Tamenglong particularly women
for attending the awareness programme on pro-
visions and entitlement under NFSA cum
consultative meeting on anomalies on imple-
mentation of NSFA and the arbitrarily fixing
of foodgrains price and quantity by the Fair
Price Shop Agent Association, Tamenglong.
The meeting resolved to urge the agents
to distribute SFA rice as per the subsidised
price failing of which the card holders shall
claim for the food security allowance as per
NSFA Section 8.
It also resolved to boycott all fair price
shops or centres if the agents violate the
rights of the card holders.
The meeting further resolved to organise
awareness programmes for the service pro-
vider and beneficiaries for transparent
implementation of NSFA.
Violation of the Act shall be reported to all the authorities
concerned.
NFSA-CWF also urged the officials con-
cerned to look into the adopted resolutions
and initiate corrective measures.