Minister Bhagat cancels Delivery Order of Rice Miller
| Date :22-Jul-2019 |
Staff Reporter:
Raipur
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Amarjeet Bhagat reached a paddy procurement centre around 10 pm on Saturday for surprise inspection and expressed anger over delay in lifting paddy by rice millers
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Amarjeet Bhagat, during his visit to Balod district on Saturday, paid a surprise visit to a paddy procurement centre at Funda in Gundardehi Assembly constituency around 10 pm. The Minister expressed discontentment over delay in lifting paddy from the procurement centre for milling and directed the officials concerned to cancel the Delivery Order of the Rice Miller. The Minister made it clear, during his inspection of paddy procurement centre, that delay in lifting the paddy from the procurement centre would not be tolerated.
The Minister immediately talked to the Markfed managing director over phone and asked him to visit the paddy procurement centre of Balod district. The Minister also asked the Markfed managing director to cancel the delivery order of those rice millers who have made delay in lifting their quota of paddy and give the order to other rice millers, so that the work is completed on time.
The Minister was accompanied by Surguja Development Authority vice President Gulab Kamro and Gundardehi constituency MLA Kunwar Singh Nishad. It is to be mentioned, Minister Bhagat is the In-charge of Balod district.