JAMMU, March 22 -- Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Satish Sharma, today informed the House that the government has issued standing orders to include left out eligible beneficiaries/households under the Public Distribution System (PDS). The Minister was replying to a question raised by Choudhary Mohammad Akram. He informed the House that norms for inclusion and exclusion have been laid down for identifying the beneficiaries which form the basis for change of group under NFSA. The Minister also informed that the government has ordered inclusion of the children born after 2011 upto 2016.
"In case the department is left with available targets, assigned by the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India...