Directs Timely Storage at Fair Price Shops, Mandatory Aadhaar e-KYC, and Continuous Supply of Seeds & Fertilizers
Published on: September 20, 2025
By: BTNI
Location: Rajnandgaon, India
Collector Dr. Sarveshwar Narendra Bhure chaired a review meeting with officials of the Food Department, District Marketing Department, and Civil Supplies Corporation at the Collectorate conference hall on Saturday. The meeting focused on strengthening public distribution, ensuring farmers’ needs are met, and streamlining government schemes.
Dr. Bhure instructed the Civil Supplies Corporation to ensure timely storage of food grains at fair price shops so that ration cardholders face no delays. Stressing transparency, he directed the Food Officer to complete the Aadhaar e-KYC of all beneficiaries without delay. Currently, 86% of ration cardholders in the district have completed the process, while efforts are underway to cover the remaining households.
On the upcoming paddy procurement season, the Collector emphasized the collection of PDS gunny bags as per past practice. He also ordered verification of khasra (land records) in three phases through the PV App, assigning duties to officials at both block and district levels to complete the field verification on time.
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Dr. Bhure further directed that farmers receive uninterrupted supply of seeds and fertilizers, assuring that sufficient urea stock is already available in the district. He instructed authorities to procure additional supplies based on demand and to ensure quality seeds at cooperative societies and procurement centers.
Highlighting farmer welfare, the Collector stressed prioritizing the issuance of Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) to enable farmers to access zero-interest loans. He also called for acceleration of KCC creation in the fisheries sector to support allied activities.
The meeting was attended by CEO of Zila Panchayat Ms. Suruchi Singh, District Food Officer Ravindra Soni, CEO of District Cooperative Central Bank Sudhir Soni, District Marketing Officer Mrs. Heena Khan, and other officials.
