KISHTWAR, JUNE 25: Director FCS&CA Jammu Rajesh Kumar Shavan conducted an extensive five-day field tour to gear up the field agency on public issues and monitor the supply of essential commodities, including those under the Public Distribution System (PDS). During the tour, the Director inspected food stores at Matigwarn and Mir Bazar, interacted with employees and inhabitants and visited food stores and Fair Price Shops at Warwan, holding public meetings to obtain feedback on departmental functioning.
Inhabitants expressed appreciation for the Department’s sustained efforts in ensuring regular and timely supply of quality foodgrains under the PDS in these geographically challenging areas. The public particularly acknowledged the Department’s advance dumping of foodgrains for six months (June 2026 to November 2026), carried out to ensure uninterrupted availability of essential foodgrains and to meet exigencies arising from adverse weather and disrupted road connectivity.
During interactions, the public raised demands including enhancement of the existing ration scale, transfer and verification of LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), improvement in LPG supply and allied services, and provision of subsidised kerosene oil for inhabitants of these remote areas.
At Marwah, Rajesh Kumar Shavan visited Ranie, Yourdu and Nowapachi. The public demanded repair and renovation of food stores at Inshan and Nowpachi, construction of a dedicated food store at Warwan and improvement of road connectivity to Food Store Nowpachi.
During the tour, Rajesh Kumar Shavan also visited Sukhnie, the last human settlement in the region, situated at an elevation of over 9,000 feet above mean sea level. The public presented all departmental demands, including a request for new sale depots in the vicinity.
