On the scheme to reboot PDS supplies, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said his government saved Rs. The state earlier ranked fifth in PDS distribution after Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Maharashtra. The small Northeastern state is also a member of a five-state apex national body to discuss and formulate policies on public distribution. We shall start collecting things from ration shops again”, Samarendra Chandra Deb, a retired government servant from Agartala told this correspondent. Ranajit Ghosh, a fair price shop dealer at Joynagar area of Agartala, said the renewed PDS supplies are a good step.

Source: Indian Express June 12, 2019 15:33 UTC