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Centre assures sufficient food grains supply to strife-torn Manipur
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IANS | 14 Jun, 2023
The Centre has assured strife-torn Manipur of complete support in
ensuring that there are sufficient stocks of foodgrains in different
parts of the state at all times and the National Food Security Act
(NFSA) beneficiaries are able to receive regular supply of the entitled
quantities, an official said on Wednesday.
Food
Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Wednesday visited Imphal and reviewed the
functioning of NFSA in the wake of the recent law and order breakdown in
Manipur.
He met the state's consumer affairs minister and the chief secretary.
Official
sources said that the Centre has allocated an additional quantity of
30,000 MT of rice to the violence-hit state in view of the current law
and order situation prevailing there, for a period of three months (June
2023 to August 2023) to non-NFSA beneficiaries.
Currently, the
stock position at nine depots is 30,600 MT which is adequate against the
total monthly allocation of 12,000 MT under NFSA and 6,500 MT under
non-NFSA.
Besides, the department is exploring additional routes
to ensure smooth and seamless supply of foodgrains through various
routes, like from Dimapur, Silchar and Bairabi to Manipur and inducting a
total of 25,500 MT of rice in the state by the end of this month.
The estimated stock position will be sufficient to meet the requirement in the coming month, sources said.
Regular
inflow of stocks will be maintained to ensure that there is no scarcity
of foodgrains in any part of the state, they added.
Manipur has
witnessed devastating ethnic violence since May 3, killing over 120
people and injuring more than 350, besides destroying thousands of
houses, large numbers of private and government vehicles and properties.
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