Hussain, on Thursday, visited five Fair Price Shops (FPS) in the area to check if they were complying with the guidelines and norms that have to be followed by FPS dealers when they deliver Specified Food Articles (SFAs) to ration card holders. “During the inspection of Circle Offices at Rohtash Nagar, Seelampur and Babarpur, no Food & Supply Officer (FSO) and Food & Supply Inspector (FSI) were found in the Circle Offices. An official said that ration shops were required to remain open from 9 am to 1 pm and 3 pm daily with a weekly off, in accordance with the existing orders of the government. “Out of five fair price shops (FPS) (ration shops), one was found closed during the minister’s inspection. Also, a number of ration cards were found returned undelivered in circle offices,” the statement stated.

Source: dna November 24, 2017 01:37 UTC