Prime Minister criticizes CMs, blasts hopelessly outdated PDS system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 Attributing the rising prices of essential commodities to a hopelessly outdated distribution system, the Prime Minister suggested a complete overhaul of the PDS system.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 the food grains ..More news ...
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 ...
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 ...