Jammu, April 30 -- Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, IT, Transport, Youth Services & Sports, and Science & Technology, Satish Sharma, on Tuesday met Union Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, B. L. Verma, and raised a wide-ranging set of issues aimed at strengthening the Public Distribution System (PDS) and improving food security in the Union Territory.

During the meeting, Sharma strongly pushed for the removal of the cap on food grain allocation under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). He said the current restriction has made it difficult to split ration cards, especially for families that have grown over time, leaving many without adequate coverage. He urged the Centr...