New Delhi Sep 28 PTI Delhi Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain conducted a surprise inspection of fair price shops in the Kondli assembly constituency on Tuesday and checked the quality and stock of food grains according to an official statement The minister directed officials to ensure timely and uninterrupted delivery of food grains from Food Corporation of India FCI godowns to fair price shops Delhi is among one of the topmost states in ration distribution to the migrants under ONORC One Nation One Ration Card scheme Due to the smooth and orderly distribution of free ration under the ONORC scheme Delhi has become a benchmark in the country Hussain said in the statement He also checked the distribution of free ration through e-PoS devices under the National Food Security Act NFSA 2013 and the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojna PMGKAY During the visit the minister also interacted with beneficiaries Hussain directed officials to take strict action against erring ration dealers who do not open shop regularly distribute less than stipulated quantity of ration or indulge in any malpractices such as diversion of food grains and hoarding The minister said that the Delhi government has notified the movement of food grains for public distribution system from other states and from godowns to fair price shops within the city as an essential service for hassle-free transportation the statement added PTI AKM SMN SMN

New Delhi Sep 23 PTI The minimum temperature in the national capital on Thursday settled at 247 degrees Celsius a notch above the seasons average and the weatherman has forecast light rain later in the day According to the India Meteorological Department IMD the relative humidity in the morning was recorded at 87 per cent The weather office predicted light rain for the day The city will see generally cloudy sky with with light rain and thundershowers an IMD official said According to IMD officials the rainfall at Safdarjung observatory of the city was nil in the 24 hours till 830 am on Thursday However 08 mm rain was recorded at the Palam observatory the weather office said Maximum temperature of the day is likely to hover around 32 degree Celsius the weather office said The maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded at 318 degrees Celsius two notches below the seasons average while the minimum temperature stood at 26 degrees Celsius a notch above the average an IMD official said PTI AKM SMN SMN