Centre Must Rethink On Reducing 63 % Kerosene Oil Quota Of Punjab: Kairon

Must Evaluate Punjab’s Requirement On Data Provided By State’s Food Department

5 Dariya News

Chandigarh 09-May-2012

Adaish Partap Singh Kairon, Food and Civil Supplies Minister, PUnjab has pleaded Union Government to review the unjust cut of 63% in the quota of kerosene oil for Punjab and sought reevaluation of cut based on data provided by State Food Department. Kairon pleaded Union Government that this cut of kerosene quota would be a grave injustice to poor people of Punjab. The      Minister said that he recently took up the matter of kerosene oil quota reduction of Punjab with the central ministry and urged them to restore previously given kerosene oil quota to Punjab. Kairon said that BPL families of Punjab should be given their due and centre should rethink on this issue. He said that the basis on which central ministry has reduced kerosene oil quota of Punjab is not factful therefore central ministry and state food civil supplies department should jointly re-evaluate the facts.  Kairon said that while evaluating this issue one should also keep in mind that is reduction of kerosene oil quota percentage according to the percentage of states BPL families or not.  Kairon further added that Punjab government is committed for providing kerosene oil on low cost to the poor people of Punjab for which they will continuously put pressure on centre and reach every doorstep to restore kerosene oil quota.