Patna: The state government is considering doorstep delivery of PDS ration for beneficiaries above 80 years of age and Food and Consumer Protection Minister Ashok Chaudhary on Tuesday directed officials to examine the feasibility of the proposal.Chairing a review meeting on departmental plans, procurement operations, Public Distribution System (PDS) and consumer protection initiatives, Ashok asked officials to prepare a proposal to start a pilot project for home delivery of food grains to older people.He said the government would consider statewide implementation based on the outcome of the pilot project.Ashok also directed the officials to complete the work of issuing new ration cards within the stipulated time limit and ensure complete transparency in the process. He directed the department to fill the vacancies in fair price shops under PDS within the stipulated time limit.The Minister asked Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation to ensure timely supply of quality food grains in prescribed quantity to the beneficiaries and warned of strict action against careless transporters.“Timely distribution of food grains to beneficiaries is the department’s top priority and negligence in this regard will not be tolerated,” Ashok said.He also asked the officials to explore construction of warehouses under public-private partnership (PPP) model to strengthen food grain storage capacity in the state.Senior officials including Secretary Abhay Kumar Singh, Special Secretary Upendra Kumar and Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Managing Director Sunil Kumar participated in the meeting and reviewed the status of ongoing departmental programs and initiatives.