<br/>The Assam Chief Minister, Mr Tarun Gogoi has said that he would hold talks with the Chairman of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and officials of the Railway Board to ensure availability of the essential commodities in the State.<br/><br/>The Chief Minister on Monday held a meeting in Guwahati with state Chief Secretary and officials of the Food and Civil Supplies Department, FCI, Railways, Oil India and other concerned departments to assess availability of the essential items in the State.<br/><br/>The shortage of sugar was one of the key issues for discussion and Mr Gogoi asked the officials of the FCI and Railways to take required steps to ensure availability of sugar. Shortage of rakes for transporting essentials to the state was also raised in the meeting and it was decided that the State Government would inform the Centre about the problems faced by Assam.<br/>The issue of availability of kerosene and cooking gas was also discussed in detail in the meeting.