Jammu, Dec 21: As a part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations and in consonance with the ongoing ‘Sushasan Saptah’, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Avny Lavasa on Wednesday inspected Fair Price Shops at Panchayat Dhok Wazirian and Panchayat Khanpur in tehsil Nagrota.
During her visit, the DC assessed the technological interventions introduced by the department in PDS to bring transparency to the system and for the enhanced beneficiary experience. She thoroughly checked the method of ration distribution to beneficiaries through Aadhaar-based Point of Sale (PoS) machines.
A migrant laborer received a ration under the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ from the Fair Price Shops during the DC’s visit. Lavasa took a detailed stock of the various parameters governing Fair Price Shop like infrastructure, quality of food grains, rate and scale of food grains, grievances redressal mechanism, availability of basic facilities for beneficiaries, and awareness among the people about the schemes of the department. She appreciated the efforts made by the department in the transformation of FPS on the ground level.
