No cut in quantity of rice being distributed under Anna Bhagya scheme: Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan
Bengaluru, July 17: Food and Civil Supplies Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said that there would not be any reduction in the quantity of rice being distributed to the BPL card holders under Anna Bhagya scheme next month.
Speaking to reporters at the Vikasa Soudha here on Tuesday, he said that in the Budget, the Chief Minister had slashed the quantity of rice from 7 kg to 5 kg and promised of giving other items. But during the debate on the Budget, he had said that there would not be any changes in the quantity of rice under the scheme. After the budget, he had met the Chief Minister and urged him not to cut the quantity of rice, but it was left to his discretion to give other items like salt, sugar and Palmolive oil to the beneficiaries. Even he has noticed the confusion among people regarding the quantity of rice. If it was true, the Chief Minister would have called him and discussed it. But so far, the CM has not discussed anything about it, he clarified.
The department has 280 warehouses in the state. Opposition Leader BS Yeddyurappa had alleged that food grains were rottenning in the warehouses in the state. Now, he was getting all the details about the present condition of the warehouses in the state. Once the department Secretary returned from New Delhi, he, along with him would visit the warehouses to know their condition, the minister said.
Ration stolen: officer suspended
The Minister said that total 1165 quintal rice, 196 quintal wheat and 36 quintal tur dal was stolen from the department warehouse at Nanjangud. Following the incident, Mysuru Deputy Director Rameshwarappa was suspended. Apart from him, depot manager Mylari and computer operator Basavaraju were suspended and registered a case, he said.
Christian community leaders have met him today. Christians were in large number in Udupi, Mangaluru, Chikmagalur and Mysuru region. He would personally visit those districts on August 15 and take stock of the situation to solve their problems, he said.
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Man uses fake identity to enter premises of atomic energy dept's institute in Indore; detained
Indore, Nov 5: A suspended employee of the postal department has been detained for allegedly using a fake identity to enter the high-security premises of a premier institute of the Department of Atomic Energy in Indore, police said on Tuesday.
The man was suspended while serving as a postal assistant at the city's general post office in 2022, additional deputy commissioner of police Alok Kumar Sharma said.
The man allegedly posed as a director of the postal department to enter the post office on the premises of Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RR-CAT) on Monday, he said.
Sharma said the accused informed the staffers at the post office that he had come to conduct an audit and inspection.
"Based on a complaint by an official at the post office, the man has been detained and questioned," he said, adding that the man was speaking deceitfully during interrogation.
The official said all angles would be probed to find out why the accused entered the campus.
Another official said the police recovered fake identity cards of a 'Marcos Commando' of the Ministry of Defence and a superintendent (Investigation) of the National Intelligence Bureau, Cyber Security Cell from the accused.
The man has been booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), the official said.
