PDS items not distributed in Tamenglong
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Daniel Kamei
Tamenglong, May 07 2015 :
The Village Authority Chairmen Council, VACC Tamenglong on Thursday made a complaint against the Deputy Commissioner Tamenglong District non- distribution of ration under AAY, BPL and APL rice from January to May 2015 .
The council has asked the Deputy Commissioner Tamenglong, M Luikham to made an inquiry into the matter.
Disclosing this to Hueiyen Lanpao, Athanbou Pamei, president of VACC Tamenglong said that the general public of Tamenglong Sub-Division have not received their share or quota of PDS rice through the authorized agents for the past 5 months without giving any explanation.
The poor villagers are severely affected as they could not afford to buy from the shop at high price, he added.
Athanbou said that during the pre-monsoon and rainy season the villagers and poor cultivators face the shortage of food grains as their granaries are depleted.
"Without receiving any share/quota of PDS rice at subsidized rate through the agent/dealer the poor villagers will surely face artificial shortage of food grain", Pamei said.
He also requested the Deputy Commissioner to arrange necessary buffer stock of rice to meet any situation arising out of natural calamities, strike and blockage.