Asserting that the public distribution system remained unaffected by the ration transportation contractors’ strike that got underway on Saturday, Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil has cautioned stringent measures against the agitators.
The State-wide strike called by the Kerala Transporting Contractors Association (National Food Security Act) in protest against the non-payment of dues has had minimal effect on ration supply, Mr. Anil said.
In a statement, the Minister said 75% of the ration allocation for the month of January has already been delivered to ration outlets. Besides, nearly 2.20 lakh ration card holders collected their ration allocations till 5 p.m. on Saturday. With this, close to 33 lakh ration card holders have been provided their allocations for the month.
