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CAPD fails to provide cheap ration, people forced to rely on open market 1/23/2015 11:10:02 PM Early Times Report RAJOURI, Jan 23: Most of the people living in for flung areas in Rajouri district have been complaining that the Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution (CAPD) department officials have failed to provide cheap ration at government shops and the poor people are left with no option than to purchase ration from open market at high prices. The majority of the population in remote areas in Kotranka and Budhal tehsils belongs to Below Poverty Line (BPL) category and facing many hardships in feeding their families in the absence of government ration which include wheat, sugar, rice, atta etc. Inhabitants of Kotranka tehsil have been holding protest demonstrations for the last few months alleging that not to say about the free ration announced by the state government for 6 months in favor of flood victims ,the authorities concerned even failed to provide them ration at regular basis on government run shops. On Thursday inhabitants of various villages/hamlets held a protest demonstration before the office of Sub Divisional Magistrate at Kotranka and raised slogans against the CAPD officials and ratio dealers. "There is no shortage of ration as for as supply of government ration is concerned but the officials at the helm of affairs at Kotranka, including Tehsil Supply Office (TSO), storekeepers and ration dealers, in nexus with local businessmen selling the ration in the black market and the poor people were left on the mercy of God" said Manzoor Hussain, sarpanch and others. MohdHiussain ,AllahaDitta and others also said that the matter has several times being taken up with the concerned officials and tehsil administration but despite hollow promises nothing has been done so for to mitigate their problems. They warned that if the authorities failed to provide them ration soon at government run shops they will be forced to take big step including closing of Rajouri-Budhal -Reasi road that connects Rajouri-Reasi districts and for any untoward incident authorities concerned would be responsible. Sukhpal Singh, SDM , Kotranka has assured the protesters about streamlining the ration supply process through government run shops and also assured action against erring dealers if found involved in corrupt practices.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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