Duare Ration scheme case: Justice Rao, in the judgement passed on June 16, observed that as per provisions of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, it is the obligation of the state government to ensure actual delivery or supply of the foodgrains to the entitled persons at prices specified.
The Mamata Banerjee government had devised unique projects like - Duare Sarkar (Government at the Doorstep) and Duare Ration (Ration at the Doorstep) bringing the government projects and the ration at the doorsteps of the people.Following .
According to a senior official of the state government, though the daily rate of infection is high, it is not alarming. "There is no pressure on the hospitals and there is no report of Oxygen shortage in the state. Naturally, the government is trying to keep a close watch on the development and will impose restrictions when needed," the official said.
According to a senior official of the state government, though the daily rate of infection is high, it is not alarming. "There is no pressure on the hospitals and there is no report of Oxygen shortage in the state. Naturally, the government is trying to keep a close watch on the development and will impose restrictions when needed," the official said.
Though the daily Covid infection rate is increasing leaps and bounds in West Bengal with the most infected in the capital city, the state government is likely to impose curbs in phases and is unlikely to go for a total lockdown.