See how their PDS Stinks ?

We all are aware of the state of the poor in the country. It's disgusting to know that the very poor is being distributed rotten wheat, which then is supplied to Flour Mills for making Wheat Flour (Atta), to be distributed under the Public Distribution System (PDS).

The recent case id from Jaipur, Rajasthan, which was first brought into notice by a local daily newspaper Rajasthan Patrika on 30th October 2012 - Jaipur Edition

55,000 sacks of wheat are lying at a railway godown in Jaipur. Wheat that arrived yesterday in Jaipur was purchased from Punjab but remains dumped there because of lack of storage space in Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns. Based on media reports, Rajasthan governor Margaret Alva has asked for a report. Officials say, the wheat - 2500 MT, has now started emanating a bad smell and they have received complaints about the same from people in the vicinity too.

FCI staff are now doing a quality check and will differentiate the good grains from the ones gone bad. They say unfit wheat will be discarded.

However, there is a fear that the grain which is unfit for human consumption could actually be sold or given to poor families.

India, is the world's second-biggest rice and wheat producer, but is continuously grappling with storage problems due to bumper harvests in recent years.

Article Courtesy : http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/53-000-sacks-of-wheat-lie-rotting-in-jaipur-railway-godown-286463