Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said the State government will continue to bolster its market intervention efforts amid demands by certain quarters to entrust ration supply with private entities. The State’s efforts in this regard has ensured that it had the lowest inflation rate in the country, he said.
He was speaking while formally inaugurating the K-Store project as well as the linkage of e-PoS machines in ration shops with weighing scales at a function held in Thrissur on Sunday. Equipped with technological tools, the K-Store network will offer a wide array of services such as bank transactions up to ₹10,000, utility payments for water and electricity, mini-LPG cylinders of 5kg, and Sabari and Milma products.
Asserting that the government does not intend to withdraw from the public distribution system, Mr. Vijayan said the State would continue to uphold its priority of ensuring greater benefits to marginalised sections, even while diversifying the civil supplies and public distribution system.
