Patna, July 9 -- Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary today directed officials to expedite the issuance of one crore new ration cards, stressing that no eligible beneficiary should face any difficulty in accessing foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS).
The directive came during a high-level review meeting on departmental schemes and the Public Distribution System (PDS), held here. union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi also attended the meeting.
The review focused on making the state''s food security system more efficient, transparent and technology-driven.
Choudhary instructed officials to prepare a comprehensive and updated database of all beneficiaries under the department''s w...