PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (CONTROL) ORDER, 2001
(1) This order may be called the Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
(a) "Act" means the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955);
(b) 1[Appellate Authority" means an authority appointed as such by the State Government under paragraph 7 of the annex to this order.]
(c) " authority" means any officer not below the rank of Inspector in the State Government dealing with Food and Civil Supplies;
(d) "Above Poverty Line Families" means those families who have been issued Above Poverty Line (APL) ration cards by the State Governments for issue of foodgrains under the Public Distribution System;
(e) "Antyodaya families" means those poorest families from amongst Below Poverty Line (BPL) families identified by the State Governments and entitled to receive foodgrains under
The State Governments shall identify families living Below Poverty Line as per paragraph 1 of the Annexe to this Order.
The State Government shall issue distinctive ration cards to Above Poverty Line, Below Poverty Line and Antyodaya families and shall conduct periodical review and checking of the ration cards as per paragraph 2 of the Annexe to this Order.
The Central Government shall make available to the State Governments foodgrains for distribution under the Public Distribution System at such scales and prices as provided in paragraph 3 of the Annexe to this Order.
(1) The procedure for distribution of foodgrains by the Food Corporation of India to the State Governments or their nominated agencies, shall be as per paragraph 4 of the Annexe to this Order.
(2) Fair price shop owners shall take delivery of stocks from authorised nominees of the State Governments to ensure that essential commodities are available at the fair price shop within first week of the month for which the allotment is made.
(3) The district authority entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the Public Distribution System shall ensure that the stocks allocated to the fair price shops are physically delivered to them by the authorised nominee within the stipulated time.
(4) 2[The authority or any person authorized
(1) The procedure for issue of licenses or authorization to the fair price shops for the distribution of essential commodities under Public Distribution System and duties and responsibilities of the fair price shop owners shall be as per paragraph 5 of the Annexe to this Order.
(2) The ration card holder shall not be denied the supply as per entitlement of the essential commodities, lying in stock, by the fair price shop owner under the Public Distribution System;
(3) The fair price shop owner shall not retain ration cards after the supply of the essential commodities.
(4) 3[Any ration card holder desirous of obtaining extract from the records of a fair price shop owner may make a written request to such owner along with the deposit of fee specified by the government.
The procedure for monitoring of the Public Distribution System including the functioning of the fair price shops by the State Governments shall be as per paragraph 6 of the Annexe to this Order
If any person contravenes any provisions of this Order under clauses 3,4,6 and 7, he shall be liable to punishment under Section 7 of the Act.
(1) An authority authorised by State Government, shall be competent to inspect or summon such records or documents as may be considered by him necessary for examination and take extracts or copies of any records or documents produced before him
(2) If the said authority has 4[reason to believe on receipt of a complaint or otherwise] that there has been any contravention of the provisions of this Order or with a view to securing compliance with this Order, he may enter, inspect or search the fair price shop or any premises relevant to transactions of business of the fair price shop.
(3) The said authority may also search, seize or remove such books of accounts or stocks of essential commodities where such authority has reason to believe that these have been used or will be used in contravention of the provisions of this order.
(1) All appeals shall lie before the Appellate Authority appointed under paragraph 8 of the Annexe to this Order
(2) Any person aggrieved by an order of the designated authority denying the issue or renewal of a ration card or cancellation of the ration card may appeal to the Appellate Authority within thirty days of the date of receipt of the order
(3) 6[Any person aggrieved by an order of the designated authority denying the issue or renewal of the licence to the fair price shop owner, or cancellation of the licence may appeal to the Appellate Authority within thirty days of the date of receipt of the order and the appellate authority shall, as far as practicable, dispose the appeal within a period of sixty days.]
(4) No such appeal shall be disposed of unless the aggrieved perso
No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall He against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Order.
The Central Government may give such directions as it may deem necessary to State Government for execution of all or any of the provisions of this Order and the State Government shall comply with such directions.
The provisions of this Order shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Order made by a State Government or by an officer of such State Government before the commencement of this Order except as respects anything done, or omitted to be done thereunder before such commencement:
(See clause 8)
PROFORMA FOR REPORTING THE FUNCTIONING OF
FAIR PRICE SHOPS
MONTH:__________________ YEAR:____________________
A. Name of State:________________ State Code:_______________
B. Name of the District:____________ District Code:______________
C. Name of the Block______________ Block Code:__________________
D. Number/Name of the FPS_________ FPS Code:_________________
E. No of the Ration Cards attached to FPS :
(See clause 8)
PROFORMA FOR REPORTING THE FUNCTIONING OF FAIR PRICE SHOPS AT DISTRICT LEVEL
MONTH: YEAR:
A. Name of State:____________ State Code: __________________
B. Name of the District:________ District Code: _________________
C. Total Number of Fair Price Shops in the District at the end of the Month:
D. Details regarding FPS which received the PDS commodities during the month
S.No. Commodity No. of FPS
1. WHEAT
2. RICE
3. SUGAR
&nb
(See clause 8)
PROFORMA FOR REPORTING THE FUNCTIONING OF FAIR PRICE SHOPS AT STATE LEVEL
MONTH:__________________ YEAR:______________
A. Name of State: __________________ State Code
B. No. of Ration Cards
Antodaya
APL
BPL
OTHERS
TOTAL
v) Number of Ration Cards at the beginning of the Month
vi) Number of Ration cards issued during the month
(iii) Nu
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