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YSR asks officials to monitor prices

Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on Wednesday, directed joint collectors of all districts to monitor the prices of onion and tomatoes in Rythu Bazaars. He said that they could draw stocks, if necessary, from the Civil Supplies Corporation and instructed them to ensure stable prices. The State was also procuring the stocks from Maharashtra and Karnataka, he added. Reviewing the prices of essential commodities with officials of the Civil Supplies Department, Dr. Reddy said that the chief executive officer of Indira Kranthi Patham would procure 20,000 tonnes of red gram and APMarkfed another 10,000 tonnes. Markfed would also buy black gram and green gram through the market intervention scheme from the farmers. While the APOilfed would supply palmolein through Rythu Bazaars and fair price shops, Girijan Cooperative Corporation would supply tamarind stocks. The Chief Minister asked the officials to set up fresh DPL (designated photo location) centres and complete the issuance of ration cards by January 31.

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