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Posts Tagged ‘ PDS ’


Central team in State to scan PDS

Sep 26th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Manipur

Imphal, September 25, 2009: A team of central Vigilance Committee arrived at Imphal today on a three day visit to the state during which the panel members would oversee the Public Distribution System mechanism.



PDS revamp Arunachal Govt’s top priority

Jun 12th, 2009 | By khmonish | Category: Arunachal

ITANAGAR, June 11, 2009 – As per his pledge for revamping the public distribution system (PDS) on the very first day of assuming the office of Chief Minister on April 9, 2007, ‘reformist’ Dorjee Khandu has ordered immediate discontinuation of head load carriage system for supply of ration items under public distribution system (PDS) to [...]



New FCI regional office in Itanagar

Jun 5th, 2009 | By khmonish | Category: Arunachal

ITANAGAR, June 4, 2009 – A new FCI regional office was inaugurated here recently fulfilling a long-pending demand of the people of Arunachal Pradesh.



FCS Minister cracks down on rice cartel

Feb 13th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Manipur

Imphal, February 12, 2009: FCS Ministei Y Erabol today stopped six trucks from unloading 900 quintal of Super fine Grade-A rice that had been transported from FCI godown, Sangaiprou on the sly at a private godown in Mantripukhri area.



Consumer Forum penalizes FPS agent

Feb 13th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Manipur

Imphal, February 12 2009: In a judgment, the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Imphal has directed a Fair Price Shop agent to refund the excess amount which he had charged to his consumers and penalized the agent by holding him responsible for “unfair trade practice” and ‘charging excess price’ apart from directing the DC of [...]



Gross anomalies in PDS unearthed

Jan 24th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Meghalaya

SHILLONG, January 24, 2009: The Right to Food Campaign (RFC) a conglomeration of seven NGOs has exposed several anomalies in the management of the Targeted Public Distribution System (TDPS) in the State.



APL, BPL, AAY rice released

Jan 16th, 2009 | By neitham | Category: Meghalaya

SHILLONG, Jan 13, 2009: East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner Supply has informed that the APL, BPL and AAY rice quota for December 2008 has been released to different fair price shops. Non-supply or overcharging of rice should be informed to the DC Supply for necessary action, a release said.



Moreh residents not satisfied with PDS

Nov 19th, 2008 | By neitham | Category: Manipur

P Bishwajit
Imphal, November 18, 2008: IN THE border town Moreh of Chandel district, the public distribution system is implementing only for the name sack as a card holder could get only 12 kgs of rice in a year.



FCI buffer stock of rice runs out

Nov 7th, 2008 | By neitham | Category: Manipur

Imphal, November 06, 2008: Owing to several factors that impeded transportation of the State’s quota of rice from Dimapur FCI godown, there is no buffer stock of rice in Sangaiprou FCS godown.



Lay hands off PDS items: ZEPADA

Nov 5th, 2008 | By neitham | Category: Manipur

S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, November 04, 2008: Saying any percentage cut or demanding quotas from essential commodities such as the PDS at a time when the majority of the people in Churachandpur district have little or nothing to harvest, Zomi Economic Planning and Development Agency (ZEPADA) today asked the insurgents to lay their hands off PDS [...]