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Mufti for no-profit, no-loss scheme on ration distribution, not to implement UPA's NFSA 3/26/2015 12:21:44 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 25: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today while giving clear indications on the UPA's National Food Security Act said that the same would not be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir due to its faulty structure and non-beneficial. He told the Upper House that he has asked GOI and Food ministry for streamlining the ration needs of the state on no-profit, no-loss basis so that people of the state could be adequately covered under the scheme "Providing ration to far-flung areas and its equitable distribution to all is our priority and it is on our top agenda," said the chief minister. He also announced that the state government would take up on priority the issue of providing ration to the people as per the Census of 2011. Mufti was speaking while intervening in supplementary to a question asked in the Legislative Council, here today. "The Food Security Act passed by the previous UPA government will have no benefit to Jammu and Kashmir. Ration to all is the biggest issue for the government. Adequate provisions of ration in all rural and semi urban areas, even if on a no-profit and no-loss basis will be ensured," Chief Minister said while referring to the 'Agenda of the Alliance' of the coalition government. The Chief Minister, while assuring the House, said he would also take up the issue of streamlining ration distribution with the Union Government. He further said the demand for import of food-grains into the State has increased as the farmers prefer cultivating cash crops owing to greater income returns. Earlier, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Choudhary Zulfikar Ali informed the House that there were approximately 4,96,873 households which include 195423 from Jammu, 295032 from Kashmir and 6418 households from Ladakh were without ration cards in the state.He also said no fresh ration card gad been issued to any household after Census 2001, however, every ration card was revalidated every year. He was replying to a question by MLC Yasir Reshi. "As per 2001 Census 19.72 lakh households have been issued ration cards in the State. Presently, food ration is provided at the rate of 35 Kg per family. There is provision of providing ration at the scale of 5 kg per soul per month under National Food Security Act 2013 (NFSA) which is not yet implemented in the Jammu and Kashmir," the CAPD minister said.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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