Ration Depots

16 Jul

Punjab Government Expands Public Distribution Network with 2,800 New Ration Depots to Bring Food Supplies Closer to Residents

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabCashless distribution, food security, Punjab government, Ration Depots

SAS Nagar (Gurpreet Singh): In a major step towards strengthening Punjab’s public distribution system and making essential food supplies more accessible, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday handed over licences to 2,800 new ration depot holders, ensuring that ration reaches closer to people’s homes across the state. The move will benefit nearly 5.5 lakh ration card holders, who will no longer have to travel long distances or leave work to collect their monthly ration. Marking a transparent and inclusive departure from the past, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government allotted the new depots through an interview-based selection process…

24 Jun

Expedite the Process of Opening 4,000 New Ration Depots, Minister Rajesh Nagar Directs Officials

Balwinder Singh0 CommentsHaryanaBPL Families, Haryana, Public Distribution System, Rajesh Nagar, Ration Depots

Chandigarh (Balwinder Singh): Haryana Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs, Rajesh Nagar, has directed departmental officials to significantly speed up the process of establishing 4,000 new ration depots across the state, in alignment with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini’s budget announcement. Presiding over a comprehensive review meeting with all District Food and Supplies Controllers via video conferencing on Wednesday, the Minister emphasized that the public distribution system must remain completely seamless. He ordered that whenever a depot license is suspended or cancelled, details of its attachment to the nearest alternative depot must be proactively communicated to…