The Assistant Director, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Kupwara, has strongly rebutted a news item published in a local English daily on October 26, 2025, titled “Massive misappropriation of food grains unearthed in Kupwara; show-cause notices issued, major transfers follow.”
In this connection, AD FCS&CA Kupwara has clarified that the report referred in the said news item, pertained to a preliminary internal assessment of data discrepancies noticed during routine reconciliation of allocation and receipt records under the Supply Chain Management (SCM) system.
The said exercise was part of a regular verification process to strengthen transparency and accountability in stock management.
Subsequent scrutiny and reconciliation of records at Directorate level revealed that the differences were primarily procedural and clerical in nature, and that no misappropriation of foodgrains was found out in District kupwara.
The contents of the news item, therefore, do not reflect the present factual position and appear to have been based on incomplete information.
He affirmed that the department maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward irregularities and remains fully committed to transparent functioning and uninterrupted supply of ration to all entitled beneficiaries, including those in snowbound and border areas.
