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Minister criticizes CMs, blasts hopelessly outdated PDS system
February 6, 2010
NETV Bureau, New Delhi
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday slammed the state
government for their failure to lift the food grains released
by the Centre to contain the inflation. Attributing the rising
prices of essential commodities to a hopelessly outdated distribution
system, the Prime Minister suggested a complete overhaul of
the PDS system. He also urged the chief ministers to use their
best officers in the agriculture department to increase productivity.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday held a meeting with
the state Chief Ministers in an attempt to devise ways to
fight the rising food prices. During this meeting he assured
the nation that the government was taking all necessary steps
to curb the price rise and said that food prices would stabilize
soon. He also mentioned that food prices have soared earlier
as well. In this context, he severely criticized the various
state government for their failure to lift the 30 lakh tones
of food grains released by the Centre under the Open Market
Sale Scheme. He asked the state government to ensure that
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Assam agriculture dept. full of corrupt political
appointees
February 6, 2010
NETV Bureau, Guwahati
Prime Minister Dr manmohan Singh on Saturday urged all chief
ministers to put their best officers in the agriculture department
to enhance production. However, in case of Assam, the picture
is quite contrasting. Here, corrupt and ineligible officers
are appointed in the agriculture department. In the meet with
chief ministers on price rise held on Saturday, Prime Minister
Dr Manmohan Singh urged all the states to let their best officers
to man the agriculture department. He made special reference
to the assistant agriculture commissioners in this regard.
However, a contrasting picture could be seen in Assam. In
this state, the agriculture department is full of political
appointees. And they are being protected by none else than
the department’s boss herself-agriculture minister Pramilarani
Brahma. Prashanta Kalita, who had just retired as agriculture
director is one such officer. During his stint, ..More
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Assam agriculture
dept. full of corrupt political appointees
February 6, 2010
NETV Bureau, Guwahati
Prime Minister Dr manmohan Singh on Saturday urged all chief
ministers to put their best officers in the agriculture department
to enhance production. However, in case of Assam, the picture
is quite contrasting. Here, corrupt and ineligible officers
are appointed in the agriculture department. In the meet with
chief ministers on price rise held on Saturday, Prime Minister
Dr Manmohan Singh urged all the states to let their best officers
to man the agriculture department. He made special reference
to the assistant agriculture commissioners in this regard.
However, a contrasting picture could be seen in Assam. In
this state, the agriculture department is full of political
appointees. And they are being protected by none else than
the department’s boss herself-agriculture minister Pramilarani
Brahma. Prashanta Kalita, who had just retired as agriculture
director is one such officer. During his stint, ..More
news ...
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