Union Secretary hails e-transformation of JK’s Public Distribution System
Visits Fair Price Shop at Panchayat Dhok; Concludes 2-day J&K visit
to transform FPSs. These include signing of MoU between the Department of FCS&CA, J&K and CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd to leverage ePoS devices to deliver CSC services and a hike in FPS Commission has also been ordered.
He said proper implementation of Supply Chain Management has remained the area of focus and the Department has been able to achieve implementation of 98% of SCM, despite difficult terrains, internet issues, peculiar situation, lack of requisite IT infrastructure & electricity issues.
Commissioner Secretary said that J&K has been following all the reforms based on technology interventions, to make the system transparent, dependable and credible.
Earlier at the beginning of his 2-day visit to J&K, the Union Secretary visited Fair Price Shop at Panchayat Dhok Wazirian in tehsil Nagrota on 2nd April, 2023. He was accompanied by Commissioner Secretary FCS&CA, Director, FCS&CA Jammu, General Manager, FCI and other officials of the Department.
During the visit to PFS, Union Secretary assessed the various technological interventions introduced by the Department in PDS in order to bring transparency in the system and for enhanced beneficiary experience.
Union Secretary carefully checked the method of ration distribution to beneficiaries through Aadhar based Point of Sale (PoS) machines. He interacted with the beneficiaries in detail and also witnessed one person hailing from Bihar receiving ration under ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ Scheme from the Fair Price Shop during the visit.
He also took stock of the various parameters governing Fair Price Shop like infrastructure, quality of foodgrains, rate and scale of food grains, grievance redressal mechanism, and awareness among the beneficiaries about the schemes of the Department.
Union Secretary appreciated the efforts made by the department in transformation of FPS at ground level. He emphasized on significantly enhancing the viability of FPS.
