IMPHAL, Jan 28 NNN: Imphal East Deputy Commissioner has warned on Monday action will be taken against the concerned agents if complaints are received over denial of PDS items in the district.
United People’s Struggle Committee, which has been formed under the auspices of the All Manipur Democratic Women’s Front, submitted a memorandum to Imphal East district deputy Commissioner RK Dinesh on Monday claiming that people of the district had not been receiving exact ration of PDS items.
The DC, however, told the AMDWF that there was enough evidence of distributing their share of PDs items to the people of the district, members of the women organization told the media.
“Every ration was being distributed through the concerned agents of the district every month and that that was done after signatures of the local MLA and the concerned authorities were duly given,” they said quoting Dinesh as saying.
The DC said, “Utilisation certificates are being submitted on time to me. However, if complaints are received over denial of PDS items in the district, action will be taken against all the concerned agents.”
One copy each of the memorandums was also submitted to Imphal West DC and Thoubal district Additional DC by the representatives of AMDWF led by its secretary Ambrabati Leima, they said.
Thoubal district Additional DC Lukram Nabakishore commented that the distribution system for the PDS items had been affected by the current state of affairs in the state.
“If such condition is improved and at the same time if cross-check is done on regular basis by the NGOs, the system could be corrected and then the ration would be reached to the beneficiaries at the satisfactory level,” they cited the Additional DC as saying.
Accusing the state Government of not distributing PDS items in correct way the AMDWF had organised mass sit-in protest in the four districts of Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur and Thoubal from Jan 15 to Jan 16.
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