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AAP Government slammed for not complying with Food Security Act

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The Central Government has advised the AAP Government in Delhi that it’s in violation of part 12 of the National Food Security Act, 2013. The Central Government has mentioned that the Delhi Government has not operationalized the Electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) units on the truthful worth retailers.
The Union Government mentioned in its communication, “By not operationalising ePos devices at the FPSs (for transparent distribution of foodgrains), GNCTD is in violation of Section-12 of the Act. Reforms under TPDS are mandated under the Act to promote transparency and rightful targeting.”
Source: Suresh Nakhua. BJP Mumbai spokesperson
The letter continued, “In this connection, this Department has been continuously pursuing the implementation of ePoS distribution of foodgrains from all FPSs of Delhi for the last three years. More than 12 letters/DOs have been written to GNCTD from all levels in this department. However, the distribution of foodgrains in Delhi is still being done using old/manual register-based mechanisms.”
The letter by the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs additionally talked about that the non-compliance of the identical continues to be blocking the implementation of the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) coverage.
One week beforehand, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad hit again at Arvind Kejriwal, calling his scheme of doorstep supply of ration nothing however a “jumla”. In a press convention earlier Friday, Ravi Shankar Prasad tore into Arvind Kejriwal accusing his authorities in Delhi of being below the management of the ‘ration mafia’ and claimed that the proposal to ship subsidised ration to individuals’s houses is nothing greater than a publicity stunt to advertise a “scam”.
He requested that if Kejriwal is definitely involved about his individuals then why hasn’t he carried out Centre’s ‘One nation, One ration card’ scheme in Delhi. Prasad slammed the Delhi CM saying that till now, 34 state and Union territories have carried out the scheme.