Sit-in protests inadequate provision of rice
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, February 11 2023:
While alleging distribution of NFSA and PMGKAY rice less than the specified/entitled quantity to beneficiaries of Thoubal Wangmataba Mathak Leikai by FPS agent Wangjam Kumar Singh, the aggrieved beneficiaries staged a sit-in protest at the local ground on Saturday demanding authorities .concerned to look into the matter.
Speaking on the sidelines of the protest, Nupi Chaokhat Khongthang Lup, Mathak Leikai secretary Wangjam Bembem contended that the said FPS agent has been distributing 4kg of rice to Priority Household (PHH) ration card holders instead of 5kg and 30 kg to AAY card holders instead of 35 kg since September last.
Condemning the act, a written complaint was submitted to Thoubal DC in September apart for convening a meeting with the FPS agent during which decision was taken to ensure the specified quantity of rice to the beneficiaries.
However, the agent, in violation of the resolution, continued to distribute the relief rice to the beneficiaries improperly.
There were also some months where the government-sponsored rice was not distributed at all, she alleged.
Bembem urged the authorities to look into the matter and ensure adequate provision of NFSA and PMGKAY rice to the beneficiaries.