Non-supply of rice concerns SACA
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 03 2013:
The Sapor-maina Area Chiefs' Associat- ion (SACA) has drawn the attention of the authority concerned over the alleged non-supply of monthly rice under PDS for the last nine months.
Against the Govt rate of AAY rice at Rs 3.50 per kilogram and BPL rice at Rs 6.50 per kg, the card holders are still buying rice at the rate of Rs 15 per kg in the market, said a statement issued by SACA president Thangtinseh Kipgen and VP Lhunkholal.
Rice supply under Anapu-rna scheme is still nill, the statement said while adding that although it appears that the rice are withdrawn from FCS godown in Imphal, the transport contractors never reached the block headquarters, Gam-nom Sapormaina which is only 31 kms from Imphal.
The rice has never reached the agents nor the card holders, it pointed out while adding that a coterie, with the blessing of a law maker through coercive means, is responsible for it.