EDIBLE OIL, PULSES UNDER PDS SOON: SECRETARY Friday, 27 June 2014 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR | in Bhubaneswar

EDIBLE OIL, PULSES UNDER PDS SOON: SECRETARY

Friday, 27 June 2014 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR | in Bhubaneswar

The State Government is mulling to provide edible oil and pulses to the people through the public distribution system (PDS) soon.

Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Secretary Madhusudan Padhi said this while speaking at an inception workshop of a European Union supported project titled ‘Improving People’s Access to Information on Public Schemes and Services in Koraput and Sundargarh’ held here on Wednesday.

The four-year project is being supported by the European Union and Implemented by DanChurchAid in partnership with Spread, Disha and the Office of the State Advisor to Commissioners of the Supreme Court on Food Rights.

Former State Information Commissioner Prof Radhamohan, retired bureaucrat Aurobindo Behera, senior journalist Sampad Mohapatra, State Nodal Officer Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Gangadhar Sahu participated in the workshop and highlighted the role of NGO in ensuring better implementation of various welfare schemes in grassroots level.

The project would aim to increase awareness amongst and participation of target communities in governance of the schemes/services like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), PDS, Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) and MDM etc in Koraput and Sundargarh districts, stated Santosh K Padhy of the DanChurchAid.

Speaking on the occasion Prof Radhamohan stated that such a project would bear the yielded results only when the people’s organisations and the implementing development organisations ensure continuous engagement and dialoguing with the various tiers of the Government on the challenges faced by people while accessing the schemes and services.

Rajkishor Mishra, State Advisor to Commissioners of the Supreme Court on Food Rights, delivered vote of thanks.

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CONG MOVES SEC OVER RETIREMENT AGE HIKE
Saturday, 28 June 2014 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR | in Bhubaneswar

The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) on Friday moved the State Election Commission (SEC) demanding legal action against the State Government for allegedly violating the model code of conduct enforced for the July 1 Balangir and Titlagarh municipality elections by announcing hike in the retirement age of its employees from 58 years to 60 in public.

“Undoubtedly, the decision on the retirement age of Government employees is appreciable. But the way the Government announced it was not appropriate so far as the existing model code of conduct for the municipal elections and the ongoing session of the Assembly are concerned,” said PCCs Vice-President Sibananda Ray.

Submitting a memorandum to the SEC, the party demanded immediate legal action against the Government.