{"id":134519,"date":"1999-03-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1999-03-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/need-to-check-the-supply-of-substandard-and-damaged-foodgrains-to-the-on-9-march-1999"},"modified":"2018-08-03T20:56:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T15:26:19","slug":"need-to-check-the-supply-of-substandard-and-damaged-foodgrains-to-the-on-9-march-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/need-to-check-the-supply-of-substandard-and-damaged-foodgrains-to-the-on-9-march-1999","title":{"rendered":"Need To Check The Supply Of Substandard And Damaged Foodgrains To The &#8230; on 9 March, 1999"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Lok Sabha Debates<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Need To Check The Supply Of Substandard And Damaged Foodgrains To The &#8230; on 9 March, 1999<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>                                          NT&gt;<br \/>\nTitle: Need to  check the supply of substandard and damaged foodgrains to the Kerala by the Food  Corporation of India, meant for the Public Distribution  System. <\/p>\n<p>PROF. A.K. PREMAJAM (BADAGARA): Mr. Deputy-Speaker, Sir, I  would like to draw the attention of this august House to a very serious matter.  The Food Corporation of India is transporting substandard and damaged foodgrains  to Kerala which are not actually having the required quality. It is substandard  and it is not fit for human consumption.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sir, it is a matter of common knowledge that foodgrains had been damaged in  large quantity in Andhra Pradesh and Punjab due to natural calamities. These  foodgrains are being procured by the Food Corporation of India and deported to  Kerala and from last January onwards, the damaged rice, which is not fit for  human consumption, is allotted to Kerala for the Public Distribution System.  This is done at a time when the Government of India has increased the issue  price of foodgrains meant for distribution through the Public Distribution  System. The ration dealers in Kerala are not actually taking delivery of this  type of foodgrains, because they are afraid that the people of Kerala, who are  very much aware of their consumer rights, will not buy it. The supply of such  foodgrains has not been stopped and it is still continuing.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sir, I also apprehend that on this ground there will be a cut down in the  demand of foodgrains in the Public Distribution System which will be reckoned by  the Government of India for reduction in the allotment of foodgrains. So, I  would request the Government of India to look into the matter and I would also  request that a Half-an-Hour Discussion should be allowed on this matter.\n<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=%3ESHRI%20S.%20AJAYA%20KUMAR%20\">&gt;SHRI S. AJAYA KUMAR <\/a>(<a class=\"marker_ref\" href=\"\/search\/?formInput=OTTAPALAM\">OTTAPALAM<\/a>): Mr. Deputy-Speaker, Sir, I also  support the demands raised by Prof. A.K. Premajam. I demand an inquiry into the  whole problem of PDS in Kerala.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lok Sabha Debates Need To Check The Supply Of Substandard And Damaged Foodgrains To The &#8230; on 9 March, 1999 NT&gt; Title: Need to check the supply of substandard and damaged foodgrains to the Kerala by the Food Corporation of India, meant for the Public Distribution System. PROF. A.K. 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