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| CAPD 'foul practices' at migrant camps too | | | early times report
JAMMU, May 25: The Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department has been in the centre stage of controversies for quite some time now, thanks to authorities at the helm who have avowed not to streamline the system derailed on many counts.The general scene of public distribution across the state is pathetic and what has added further damage to the already tainted Department is now the is the swelling complaints being made by consumers in various Kashmiri Pandit camps .
As if the frequently expresses grouse by the consumers in general was not enough about the alleged mismanagement in the CAPD department, the Kashmiri Pandit Migrants settled at different Migrant camps have also been crying hoarse what they rue about non-availability and invariable delays in providing ration to them at PDS outlets. At least that is what was reflected by the consumers in one voice at Muthi Migrant Camp having more than one thousand families. Pertinently, the steep rise in inflation and mostly of daily use commodities has made it difficult for common man to buy them. The size of "Food Thali" in an average income family is reducing with each passing day. Migrants complained that the dealers providing ration to them are usually involved in ill practices. There were also allegations galore against the dealers that they provide less ration than the prescribed scale on the pretext that sufficient ration is not available in the depot. Smelling something foul, the families contend how it was possible that when ration is granted on the basis of per house hold. They are apprehensive that dealers are engaged in unfair practices of selling the ration in black market. Munshi lal Dhar-a local resident said that "We have been told that dealer sold the ration items to the people not having ration cards…..by doing so they are denying the same to genuine families", said Munshi Lal Dhar, resident in the camp. Another consumer Rajesh kachroo observed that the ration at CAPD depots costs rice at Rs 14 per Kilograms, Flour at Rs 12 per kilograms, Sugar at Rs 25 per Kilograms.
He also said that the dealers sells the commodities at higher cost from other people not having the valid ration cards, apparently for the sake of earning to more profits. Locals also demanded that there should be separate CAPD depots exclusively for the migrants, as the existing depots owned by the locals, are not sensitive about the problems being faced by the migrant population.
When contacted Minister for CAPD department Qamar Ali Akhoon stated that "we have been trying to streamline the ration distribution, if any violation is found in any area of the state, the action under law will be taken…….". Indeed a rhetorical statement loaded with 'hollow' claims and false assurances !
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