Make provision of exemption of electricity charges to the people Doda and Kishtwar: Saroori

By Convert Sale Outlets into Government Controlled Depots there will be vacancy of around 24,000 posts in CAPD

Jammu, April 09: - Congress MLA Inderwal, G. M. Saroori today said that Pandits should return to their ancestral properties and live under composite culture and environment.

“Only politics have been done on Pandits from ages”, Saroori said and adding that there are still hundreds of Pandits living in Valley and doing business over there. But the government should not divide people in the name of religion or security.

Saroori on the floor of the Assembly called for strengthening the Health Services in rural areas especially district Doda and Kishtwar.

He demanded immediate filling up of vacant posts of doctors in district Kishtwar and Doda beside demanded to post one Dental surgeon and Gynecologist in each PHC of rural areas where there is urgent need for that.

Saroori pressed to the government for immediate posting of medical assistant and para-medical staff for sub-centres and ISM centres so that people of rural areas won’t face any hardship in this regard.

“In order to bring optimum transparency into the functioning of CA&PD Department and to minimize the chances of complaints against the private ration dealers”, Saroori said that government should take new Initiative Policy to convert the existing Private Fair Price shops and Sale Centres working on internal adjustment basis into Government Controlled Depots.

Saroori said that opening of 3234 numbers of additional outlets in the state be on the basis of demand of 200 families if they are drawing the ration items from the depot which is having more than 3 Km distance. He demanded opening of new sale outlets in Inderwal constituency including Kither, Chingam, Passerkote, Poora Chandali, Bhata, Naidgam, Singpora, Bonda, Bhatpura, Burdhar, Sarthal, Mugalmaidan, Kuchal, Chingam, Chatroo, Sigdi, Thakrie, Thathri, Phigsoo, Kahara, Bhalessa and other areas.

“If the government will convert these Sale Outlets into Government Controlled Depots, than there will be vacancy of around 8,000 salesmen and same number of helpers on casual basis. In this way the government will be able to give employment to unemployed youth also”, Saroori suggested.

Saroori said that pending liabilities on account of food grains in District Kishtwar and Doda are around 1800 and 1900 quintals respectively and demanded early clearance of food grains liabilities in the twin districts at the earliest.

On electricity tariff charges; Saroori said charging of Rs. 360 as flat rates from electricity consumers in un-metered areas of district Doda and Kishtwar with ½ KW load is totally un-justified.

“There are thousands number of BPL families in Inderwal Constituency who are not in position to pay such huge tariff, the government should take its decision back so that thousands of BPL families won’t suffer in future time”, said Congress member G. M. Saroori.

He further demanded early electrification of 10,380 BPL Consumers in Inderwal which were identified for electrification under RGGVY and start on RGGVY Phase II work which will cover all the uncovered villages for electrification.

Saroori said that most of the far flung hilly areas have experienced of abnormal disruption of powers during the last couple of years due to natural calamities/inclement weather, so there should be any provision of exemption or any leniency to the people living in such areas in tariff charges.