IMPHAL, June 19: The PDS items are not being distributed properly to the people of the state and the system is in a bad state for the Wabagai Keirak Khongnang Leikai said B Prem Sharma, Advocate at a press conference today.
Further, he said the people living in the village area are suffering more to get the PDS items which the government is not looking into properly. The government policies are violating by the agents and lead to price hike and irregularities in distributing PDS items to the public, he maintained.
He further said the people should be aware and lodge complaints to the government about the improper distribution of PDS items.
Speaking to media persons P Thambalmani of Wabagai Keirak Khongnang Leirak who holds a BPL card said the agent of her local was refusing to give her the exact allotment of rice even as other people have got the due amount.
She further said the PDS items of rice was not distributed to the locals for the earlier month and for this month the agent distributed only 12 Kg of rice.
The agent has to distribute 35 Kg to each BPL card holder but instead, one gets only 15 Kg at the most, she said.