Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Minority and Wakf B.Z. Zameer Ahmed Khan on Friday directed officials to issue LPG connections under the Anila Bhagya scheme in Dakshina Kannada by November-end.
During a review meeting at Circuit House, officials from Food and Civil Supplies Department said of the 1,586 beneficiaries identified in the district it had been planned to give LPG connections to 1,349 beneficiaries from the below poverty line category in the first phase. So far, connections were issued to 581 beneficiaries.
Mr. Khan directed officials to complete the process by the end of November.
When officials pointed to the demand for green gram as against tur dal at ration shops in the district, the Minister asked officials to make necessary changes and provide food grains that the region’s people needed.
The Minister said they are yet to finalise talks with private telecom service providers to set up systems for operation of point of sale machines in ration shops in areas in DK with poor internet connectivity.
There are about 25 areas having this problem. The Minister asked officials to act against ration shops that have deliberately not installed point of sale machines by falsely stating poor internet connection.
Mr. Khan said construction of Haj bhavan will be taken up after finalisation of land in Adyar in the outskirts of the city.