Raphael Warjri

Shillong:  Shri Comingone Ymbon, Hon’ble Minister, I/c of Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, today held a meeting with key officials of Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Supply Officials from Districts and Subdivisions. The purpose of the meeting was to review and streamline the lifting of PDS foodgrains in the State. The meeting was also attended by Shri P. Bakshi, IAS, Commissioner & Secretary, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, including the DC of East Khasi Hills and Subdivisional Officer of Pynursla.

The Hon’ble Minister also reviewed the progress of lifting of foodgrains from FCI Godown, Mawlai, and FCI Godown, Sohryngkham to streamline the overall delivery mechanism in the State. Route optimization efforts were discussed to reduce the distance between FCI godowns and Fair Price Shops. The exercise is to achieve efficiency and reduce carbon footprint.

The Hon’ble Minister mentioned that such review meetings are necessary since the initiatives undertaken by the Department would go a long way to ensure that foodgrains reach the beneficiaries in the least amount of time to achieve food security in the State.