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Phase-out: Govt to move SC

NEW DELHI, October 15: The Delhi Government has decided to file a plea in the Supreme Court against the immediate phasing out of 20-year-...

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NEW DELHI, October 15: The Delhi Government has decided to file a plea in the Supreme Court against the immediate phasing out of 20-year-old commercial vehicles in Delhi. The public distribution system PDS in the festival season has been badly hit by the phase-out order.

At the press briefing today, Chief Minister Sushma Swaraj said: 8220;We need at least 190 trucks to meet the daily demands of the PDS. However, only 40 trucks are available with us8221;.

Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Poornima Sethi said: 8220;We will be appealing in the SC that the PDS will completely collapse if the vehicle phase-out order is implemented. The trucks carrying the PDS should be allowed to pass, while we keep replacing them8221;.

On the issue of edible oil shortage the new CM said: 8220;People have taken to palmolien oil quite favorably so there is no shortage edible oil at the moment. We are trying to get the oil packaged in 1 kg and 5 kg polypacks8221;.

 

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