Rice Day experiment to improve Public Distribution System in Jharkhand

Radhu Rai from Dhanbad in Jharkhand is telling us that Public Distribution System in the district was in bad shape for a long time and poor were suffering. Now administration has decided to observe Rice Day twice in each month when officials from all the departments will be monitoring the PDS distribution to check the irregularity. He says in one such day on 26th Nov 90% Below Poverty Line families availed the facility and were happy. For more Radhu Ji can be reached at 08292376273

Posted on: Nov 29, 2012. Tags: Radhu Rai

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