Thursday, January 14, 2016

Licences of 182 depot holders cancelled

CHANDIGARH, JANUARY 14
Taking strict action against defaulters under the Public Distribution System (PDS), the Haryana Government has cancelled licences of 182 depot holders for committing irregularities and the security amount of 456 dealers has been forfeited.
        While giving this information here today, Haryana Food and Supplies Minister, Mr Karan Dev Kamboj, said that police had registered 14 cases and arrested seven persons in this regard till November last year. He said that during this period, security amounting to over Rs 21 lakh has been forfeited, out of which Rs 1.58 lakh was forfeited in November. Apart from this, goods worth Rs 40,000 have also been seized.
          The Minister said that under PDS, kerosene oil, sugar and wheat would be made available on time. Directions to prepare a detailed action plan for this purpose have been issued to the department so that people do not face any problem in getting ration. Under this scheme, information pertaining to date of ration supply, quantity and other necessary information would be made available every month.
          Mr. Kamboj said that under the ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojana’, families are being provided 35 kg of food grains at the subsidised rate of Rs 1 to 3 per kg every month.
          Giving further details, the Minister said that the State Government had allocated 7,020 kilo litres of kerosene oil for November, 2015, under the National Food Security Act, 2013, which covers more than 1.26 crore beneficiaries. Similarly, the State Government had also allocated 3,319.7 metric tonnes of sugar for November, 2015.
ONE SUSPENDED: The Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister, Mrs. Kavita Jain, has suspended an officer and issued chargesheet against another in separate cases of irregularities.
        While giving this information here today, Mrs. Jain said that disciplinary action was taken against the former Secretaries of Barwala and Ratia Municipalities on the recommendation of Director of Urban Local Bodies, Lokayukta Haryana and Vigilance Department.
        Giving further details, the Minister said that the former Secretary of Barwala Municipality (1992-1999), Inderjit Kuldia, who is presently serving as Regional Tax Officer, Gurgaon, was suspended after the Lokayukta Haryana found him guilty in a case of illegal sale of land. She said that a chargesheet was issued against former Secretary of Ratia Municipality, Raja Ram, on the allegations of various irregularities
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