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Zulfkar discusses emulating idea of opening of multi-utility stores in JK 10/30/2015 12:18:21 AM Agenices Mumbai, Oct 29: Minister for Consumer Affairs, Public Distribution Department and Tribal Affairs Department, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali met Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Minister for Civil Supplies, Consumer Protection, Food and Drugs Administration & Parliamentary Affairs of Maharashtra Government here last evening and discussed various issues pertaining to the public distribution system in the state. The Minister visited Maharashtra Mantralya (Secretariat) and met his Maharastrian counterpart to know about the public distribution system in vogue in the state. He also enquired about the challenges faced by Maharashtra Government while implementing the National Food Security Act (NFSA). The Minister also discussed various issues pertaining to distribution, procurement system, transportation, mechanism of running of sale centres and commission paid to the fair price shop owners. Minister said that Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had stated in the Monsoon session of the State Assembly that Food Stores will be made multi-utility stores and as a Minister of the department, he wants to translate the words of Chief Minister into action. He said that following Chief Minister’s direction, he started work on opening multi-utility stores and soon the state will have multi-utility stores in every corner of the state. The Minister said that Maharashtra is appropriate model to follow with regard to opening of multi-utility stores for distribution of various edible items. Zulfkar said these stores will be opened for the convenience of the people and MUS will be kept available in every corner of the store so that everybody can use this service for purchase of essential commodity like pulses, mustard oil, ghee, salt etc. Minister has issued directions to the Director CAPD Jammu GS Chib and Director CAPD Kashmir AR War to work-out the idea.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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