Srinagar, Feb. 5 -- BK News Service

Pulwama, Fe Facing acute shortage of employees the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department in Pulwama is run on crutches as only 182 employees are running its 152 stores, office, enforcement wing and online system.The department caters to 4.76 lakh souls in the district and the employees shortage has crippled its work. Even as the department has shifted to online mode for public services, of the 182 employees, 70 percent employees of FCS and CA Pulwama don't know how to run the online system given their age and computer knowledge.Populous areas like Khrew and Pampore areas having 16 sales centre are run by only 5 store keepers, which affects distribution of ration at these centers.Contrary...