Kupwara, Oct 26: The Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department, Kupwara, has issued a formal rebuttal to a news report published by various news portals on October 26, 2025, titled “Massive misappropriation of food grains unearthed in Kupwara; show-cause notices issued, major transfers follow.”
In a statement released by the Assistant Director, FCS&CA Kupwara, the department clarified that the report referred to a “preliminary internal assessment” of data discrepancies observed during a routine reconciliation of allocation and receipt records under the Supply Chain Management (SCM) system.
The official said the exercise was part of a “regular verification process” aimed at strengthening transparency and accountability in stock management, not an investigation into misappropriation.
“Subsequent scrutiny and reconciliation of records at the Directorate level revealed that the differences were primarily procedural and clerical in nature. No misappropriation of food grains has been found in District Kupwara,” the statement said.
The department further noted that the contents of the news item “do not reflect the present factual position and appear to have been based on incomplete information.”
Reiterating its commitment to clean governance, the department said it maintains a “zero-tolerance policy toward irregularities” and continues to ensure “transparent functioning and uninterrupted supply of ration to all designated beneficiaries, including those in snowbound and border areas.”
Greater Kashmir had carried a news report published by a local news gathering agency KNT which claimed a major case of mismanagement and suspected misappropriation of food grains had surfaced in Kupwara district.
It had quoted a preliminary report “compiled by the Assistant Director FCS&CA Kupwara” which it said had revealed large-scale discrepancies in the allocation, dispatch, and delivery of food grains meant for snowbound and border areas of the district.
