Library equipped with research material about National Food Security Act, Constitutional Provisions, Judicial Decisions, Agriculture, Nutrition & Public Welfare schemes
Chandigarh, January 8:
In a historical initiative, the new library of the Punjab State Food Commission was today inaugurated jointly by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian here at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA) in Sector 26.
On the occasion, Mr. Kultar Singh Sandhwan while appreciating the path breaking measure said that such libraries go a long way in strengthening the constitutional institutions and give right direction in the matters pertaining to the welfare of the people.
In his address, Mr. Gurmeet Singh Khuddian expressed confidence that this library would prove to be extremely helpful in ensuring the welfare of farmers and people hailing from poor sections of the society.
The Chairman of the Commission Mr. Bal Mukand Sharma said that Punjab State Food Commission has become the first food Commission in the country to formally set up such a library. This achievement would act as an inspiration for the other States too.
The Members of the Commission namely Vijay Dutt, Chetan Parkash Dhaliwal and Jasvir Singh Sekhon divulged that the library contains the ample research material about the National Food Security Act, Constitutional Provisions, Judicial Decisions, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Public Welfare Schemes. This step would further finetune the functioning of the Commission.
On the occasion, Path of Sri Sukhmani Sahib and Shabad Kirtan was also organized by the Commission.
The Chairman and all the Members expressed gratitude to all those present on the occasion.
