NFSA to deprive over 6 lakh people of subsidized ration in JK

More than six lakh people will be deprived of subsidized ration after the implementation of National Food Security Act (NFSA) in Jammu and Kashmir. As J&K government is going to implement NFSA from February 1, five percent of population would have to buy ration from the open market. Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali told that around six lakh people– including chief minister, ministers, MLAs and MLCs– would have to buy ration from the open market after the implementation of the NFSA in the state. “Gazetted…

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