Uttar Pradesh has registered 7,781 civil cases and 2,694 criminal cases of food adulteration, based on annual public laboratory testing report of law enforcement sample for fiscal year 2021-22
Published Date – Thursday 30 March 23 at 11:30pm
Hyderabad: Many BJP-ruled countries have a dubious distinction of registering civil and criminal cases of massive amounts of adulterated food at fair price stores.
Gujarat has registered 757 civil cases and 71 criminal cases, in addition to imposing fines of Rs 3.96 crore and Rs 3.27 lakh, respectively, according to the Annual Public Laboratory Test Report of Law Enforcement Sample for the financial year 2021-22. Similarly, in Uttar Pradesh, 7,781 civil cases and 2,694 criminal cases were registered.
In comparison, in Telangana, the state has registered 353 civil cases and 32 criminal cases, with a fine of Rs 8.77 lakh in civil cases. Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Union Minister Piyush Goyal shared the details in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
Responding to a question from MP Ramcharan Bohra, the union minister informed the state government to supply only good quality grain free from pests and affirmed the food safety standards under the public distribution system and other welfare schemes.
He said state governments were given ample opportunity to check stocks before taking them out of Food Corporation of India (FCI) warehouses. He said FCI and state executives will collect and seal more food samples from food stocks to issue PDSs.
PDS operates under the joint responsibility of unions and state governments.
The federal government is responsible for the procurement, distribution, and transportation of food to designated FCI warehouses, while state governments are responsible for distributing food within their boundaries, identifying eligible beneficiaries, issuing ration cards, and supervising and monitoring food supplies. Fairly priced stores, he added.
