No decision yet on wheat sale in PDS

KOCHI: Making it clear that the Centre had not taken any decision to stop the supply of wheat through the ration shops in the state, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Prof K V Thomas Sunday said it had only given permission to convert the surplus wheat into atta. Clarifying his stand on the issue, he told reporters here that the decision and approval by the centre given to the state government was based on their request allowing them to convert surplus wheat into atta and distribute though civil supplies corporation outlets.


'The centre had received a request from the state government that it could not be possible for them to distribute all the wheat allotted to Kerala through Public Distribution System, and sought the centre's permission to convert the surplus wheat into atta,' he said adding that the centre did not take any decision to stop supply wheat through PDS and it was granted approval to the state government's request in this regard.