Altaf Bukhari Hails Guv’s Decisions On NFSA, Flood Relief

Former Minister Public Works and MLA Amirakadal Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has hailed the decision of His Excellency the Governor N. N Vohra for increasing the ration scale from five kgs to seven kgs per soul.
Bukhari also extended his heartfelt gratitude to the Honb’le Governor for releasing the much needed monetary relief to the flood affected people of Kashmir especially in the devastated Srinagar city.
In a statement, the former Minister for Public Works said the decision taken by the Governor-led administration was a much needed initiative to address the apprehensions brewed in a section of society after implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the State.
“I am grateful to the Honb’le Governor for his personal intervention into this sensitive issue as the Late Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was aware of these grievances vis-a-vis NFSA and had envisioned a redressal mechanism to make adequate availability of ration at subsidized prices to the public,” Bukhari remarked.
He said that the Late Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was so concerned about these problems that he would always enquire about the status of these issues from his death bed. “The last thing he wished was to address these public grievances expeditiously.”
The former Minister for Public Works observed that with the latest decision taken by the Governor led administration, CAPD is now expected to expedite its systematic efforts for achieving conformity in ration card database which can result in fair and judicious distribution of food grains amongst the most deserving and deprived sections of the society.
Bukhari also hailed the speedy disposal of pending flood relief cases especially the timely distribution of monetary relief in favour of the flood hit people across the Kashmir. “The seriousness with which Honb’le Governor took review of disbursement of relief for flood affected people under CM’s and PM’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) in the State is commendable and these decisions are for sure to instil some confidence among the flood devastated people in Kashmir.”
The PDP senior leader said that the floods have destroyed the economic edifice in Kashmir and the disbursement of flood relief that has been expedited would definitely provide some sort of succor to the people. “It was not the question of the revival of the shattered business community only but it is the question of survival of thousands of people especially the youth whose livelihood depends on the private business sector in the Valley,” Bukhari observed while appreciating the Governor led administration. (Agencies)