Milk, eggs meant without cost districution to Andhra Pradesh children flood Odisha markets

By Express News Service

BERHAMPUR: Milk packets and eggs from Andhra Pradesh meant without cost distribution amongst poor children have flooded the markets in bordering districts of Odisha. Vendors in Gajapati, Rayagada and Kandhamal districts are brazenly promoting the milk packets for Rs 45 per litre.

Since the milk’s high quality is nice and worth much less, it has change into a favorite of native tea stall homeowners. Local merchants claimed that on a median, 1,500 packets of the free milk from Andhra Pradesh reaches markets of the three districts every day. 

The packets carry a picture of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy. It is clearly talked about within the packets that the milk isn’t on the market and meant without cost distribution to children aged between seven months to 6 years.

However, the packets, every of 180 ml, are simply obtainable in retailers of Gunupur, Rayagada, Kotgarh, Durgapanga, Bondapipili, Tumudibandha, Paralakhemundi and Kasingar. 

Similarly, eggs marked with AP brand without cost distribution amongst anganwadi children are additionally being allegedly trafficked to Odisha districts on the market. The merchants are erasing the emblem and promoting the eggs to shopkeepers for a rupee much less that the market worth.

The locals too are joyful to purchase the eggs as a result of much less worth. Sources stated the Andhra Pradesh authorities is offering 11 litre of packaged milk and 16 eggs to every child for 45 days by anganwadi employees. Some unscrupulous merchants are illegally transporting the milk packets and eggs to Odisha and promoting them within the native markets right here.

Contacted, an officer of the Child Development division of Andhra Pradesh on situation of anonymity stated the merchants concerned in smuggling the free milk and eggs are below the radar of the Andhra Pradesh authorities. Efforts are underway to bust the racket.

While the administration is but to provoke any motion towards the unlawful apply in Rayagada and Kandhamal districts, Gajapati Collector Lingaraj Panda stated he has directed the Civil Supplies officers to probe the matter. Strict motion could be taken towards the merchants concerned within the unlawful commerce, he added.