Question : DISTRIBUTION UNDER PDS

(a) whether authorised ration shops under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in the rural areas of Orissa are not distributing ration to the poor;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Union Government has held any discussion/consultation with the Government of Orissa in this regard; and

(d) if so, the details and the outcome of the talks?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION(PROF. K.V. THOMAS)

(a) to (d): No such report has come to the notice of the Government.

In view of the above, no discussion/consultation has been held with the State Government of Orissa.