SRINAGAR: Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) demanded to restore the full quota of food grains to the consumers in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that people have been facing severe hardship for the past several months.
KEA Co-Chairman Farooq Ahmed Dar in a statement issued to CNS said that as a result of the reduction in rice and flour quota, the consumers have become victims of mental confusion. Dar said that Jammu and Kashmir had its own quota of rice for a long time and it was desired that this quota would have been increased keeping in view the increase in the population rate, but the unfortunate point is that this quota has decreased. Dar said that the current quota of 4 kg of rice per person per month is a joke with the people. He said that the authorities are aware that the people of Jammu and Kashmir consume more rice, but 4 kg of rice is 125 grams rice at the daily rate, even one bird cannot fill its stomach.
Farooq Dar said that already after the floods, the economy of Jammu and Kashmir has reached the brink of collapse, and the purchasing power of the people has vanished and it is not wise to reduce the ration quota. He demanded the authorities to immediately reconsider their policy and increase the ration quota in Jammu and Kashmir so that people are entitled to at least meals a day. (CNS)
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