Question

3. While going to your school in the morning you
noticed hundreds of men and women queuing up
before the ration booth of your locality. On
inquiring you were told that they were waiting to
buy 5 kg of wheat flour on their ration card
they would sell at a very high price in open market.
In anguish you decide to write an article for
publication in the newspaper, suggesting ways and
means to overcome this problem and avert its
nce in future. (Word limit: 200-250 words)​

Answer 1

Answer:

It is an everyday occurrence now to see hundreds

of men and women queuing up outside

government outlets and fair price shops for taking

a rationed 2 kgs of onion.

It is learnt that there is a scarcity of onions in the

market. Bad crops, untimely rains and the greed of

the unscrupulous stockists and hoarders have

resulted in a crisis for the common man. The

government has to respond to the situation to

save the consumers from the avaricious dealers.

While adopting stringent measures against the

offenders, supplies of essential goods have to be

maintained to restore public confidence. Those

guilty of creating an artificial scarcity must be

brought to book. The devious acts of the

miscreants should not go unpunished.

The 'onion shortage may serve as an eye opener

for those responsible for managing production

and distribution networks. At present it is in the

hands of private firms. The government

departments should enter the market as a healthy

competitor. This needs rooting out corruption

from government departments and a sense of

dedication to serve the people. An enlightened

consumer movement is essential to keep healthy

check on dishonest and fraudulent middlemen,

dealers and stockists who resort to nefarious

practices to feather their own nests.