Srinagar, Mar 31 (KNO): To ensure uninterrupted availability of essential commodities across the Kashmir Valley, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, on Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting to assess stock positions and streamline supply mechanisms.
The meeting emphasized enhancing public interface systems to enable more efficient monitoring and assessment of demand and supply trends.
Deputy Commissioners from across the Valley, the Additional Commissioner Kashmir, Assistant Commissioner Central, representatives from medical institutions, universities, Agriculture Department, and sales officers from oil marketing companies—including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)—attended the meeting.
During the review, the Divisional Commissioner assessed the availability of petroleum products and LPG across districts and company depots.
On the occasion, the Joint Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), informed that the combined stock position of oil companies for Motor Spirit (MS) is 6,919 KL, sufficient for approximately 13.6 days, High-Speed Diesel (HSD) is 12,980 KL, sufficient for approximately 18.5 days and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is 4,371 MT, sufficient for approximately 15.6 days.
Regarding foodgrain reserves at Food Corporation of India (FCI) depots, it was informed that the stocks are sufficient for 65 days.
On the status of eKYC verification for LPG consumers, it was reported that 1,107,947 verifications have been completed, while 8,77,145 cases remain pending.
The Divisional Commissioner directed concerned agencies to expedite the completion of pending eKYC processes within a stipulated timeframe while availing the services of CSCs.
He also instructed oil companies to ensure home delivery of LPG cylinders and take strict action against unauthorized spot deliveries. Additionally, he directed the operation of the Pampore HPCL plant on Sundays to meet peak demand requirements.
To improve inventory accuracy, the Divisional Commissioner called for immediate reconciliation of discrepancies between physical stock at distribution agencies and system records maintained by oil marketing companies. He further urged Deputy Commissioners to ensure adequate supply of commercial LPG to industries and institutions like SKIMS, GMC, Hospitals, SKUAST-K, KU, CUK and other educational institutions.
The Joint Director Agriculture also briefed the meeting on fertilizer availability, stating that sufficient stocks are in place for the upcoming Kharif season and are being regularly replenished.
Meanwhile, the Divisional Commissioner stressed the need to safeguard the interests of workers in industrial and service sectors, directing authorities to ensure that labourers are neither laid off nor deprived of timely wages.
He also instructed FCS&CA officials to compile and analyze supply and demand data from the past 15 days to identify consumption trends and support informed decision-making—(KNO)