PDS opinion
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 07 2013:
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (CAF&PD) Department has sought opinions of all Deputy Commissioners regarding its initiative to deliver PDS goods at the doorsteps of beneficiaries and selection of transporters through open tender.
All the DCs were asked to comment on the department's new initiative during a meeting held today at the conference hall of Old Secretariat with Additional Chief Secretary B Ameising Luikham.
It was also proposed that vehicles engaged for transporting PDS goods to distribution centres and sub-distribution centres would be fitted with GPS gadgets.
On their part, the DCs expressed desire for enhancing their roles and authority , and also to rope in village authority representatives in disbursing PDS goods.