Question : EDIBLE OIL UNDER PDS



(a) whether the Ministry has received any request/proposal from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for including visible fats such as oil and ghee under the Public Distribu- tion System in view of the findings of a workshop on `Micro- nutrients and Child Health` indicating low intake of fats in rural population; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Ministry thereto along with the time by which it is likely to be introduced?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAOSAHEB PATIL DANVE)

(a): No, Madam.

(b): Does not arise.

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