On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court stated that there was no unlawfulness with the Duare Ration Scheme. In 37 page judgment of Justice Krishna Rao stated that Section 24(2)(b) National Food Security Act, 2013 puts a question on the State Government to make sure the delivery or supply of the food grains to the authorized persons.
And the State Government has maintained all its instructions and the decision to Duare Ration scheme, food delivery grains at the doorsteps of the recipients which cannot be violated by any services of the NFSA.
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Justice Rao even further added by saying that NFSA obligates the State Government to make sure that the actual delivery of supply of food grains to the authorized persons at the specified prices
Therefore, the State Government desires to deliver food grains fby traveling extra miles to the doorstep of the recipient, such an aspiration cannot be said to fall under any unfair means of provisions of NFSA. High Court further stated that NFSA sanctions the central government or the state governments to prepare other welfare schemes that are food-based. The additional benefits must be carried out by the state as directed by the High Court.
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