Shillong, Nov 1: Food and Civil Supplies Minister Comingone Ymbon held a meeting on Wednesday 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 P. Bakshi, Commissioner & Secretary, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, DC of East Khasi Hills and Sub Divisional Officer of Pynursla.
The minister also reviewed the progress of lifting of foodgrains from FCI Godown, Mawlai and FCI Godown, Sohryngkham so as to streamline the overall delivery mechanism in the state. Route optimisation efforts were discussed for reducing the distance between FCI godowns to fair price shops. The exercise is to achieve efficiency and reduce carbon footprint.
The minister said 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 so as to achieve food security in the state.
