(Published as S. R. O. No. 252/2021 dt. 18/02/2021 in K. G. Ext. No. 969 dt. 25/02/2021) GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Food and Civil Supplies (B) Department NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Central Act 10 of 1955) read with Clause 9 of the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015 issued by the Government of India in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution published as G.S.R. 213 (E) in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II Section 3, sub-section (I) dated 20th March, 2015 and in supersession of the Kerala Rationing Order, 1966, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession and save as otherwise provided hereunder, the State Government hereby makes the following Order, namely:--

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S.Rule 27 Priority in allotment of fair price shop.--

S.Rule 28 Eligibility for grant of licence to individual applicants.--

S.Rule 29 Disqualifications for getting a fair price shop licence for individual applicants.--

S.Rule 30 Eligibility for grant of licence to self help groups/women activity groups/women collectives.--

S.Rule 31 Eligibility for grant of licence to co-operative societies.--

S.Rule 32 General eligibility criteria.--

S.Rule 33 Reservation.--

S.Rule 34 Procedure for issue of licence and licence fee.--

S.Rule 35 Security Deposit.--

S.Rule 36 Issue of licence provisionally.--

S.Rule 37 Licence by Nomination or Compassionate Ground or Salesman.--

S.Rule 38 Term of Licence.--

S.Rule 39 Renewal of Licence.--

S.Rule 40 Power to cancel or refuse Licence.--

S.Rule 41 Duplicate copy of a Licence.-

S.Rule 42 Duties and responsibilities of a fair price shop owner.--

S.Rule 43 Electronic Point of Sale (e-PoS) device transactions.--

S.Rule 44 Working hours.--

S.Rule 45 Change in a fair price shop's business place.--

S.Rule 46 Supply of copies of records.--

S.Rule 47 Revision of issue price.--

S.Rule 48 Inspection.--

S.Rule 49 Disciplinary Action.--

S.Rule 50 Payment of margin to the fair price shop owner.--

S.Rule 51 Viability.--

S.Rule 52 Authorised Agency.--

S.Rule 53 Lifting.--

S.Rule 54 Transportation.--

S.Rule 55 Door-step delivery.--

S.Rule 56 Intermediate godowns.--

S.Rule 57 Inspection of intermediate godowns.--

S.Rule 58 Accounts.--

S.Rule 59 Transit and storage losses.--

S.Rule 60 End to end computerisation.--

S.Rule 61 Power of entry, search and seizure.--

S.Rule 62 Appeal.--

S.Rule 63 Revision by the Government.--

S.Rule 64 Monitoring.--

S.Rule 65 Authority to certify the diversion/substitution.--

S.Rule 66 Protection of action taken under this Order in good faith.--

S.Rule 67 Power of the Government to give directions.--

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S.Rule 1 Short title and commencement.--

S.Rule 2 Definitions.--

S.Rule 3 Issuance of ration cards.--

S.Rule 4 Eligibility for ration cards.--

S.Rule 5 Taluk Supply Officer to be the designated authority.--

S.Rule 6 Application for ration card and other ration card related services.--

S.Rule 7 Time limit for issuing ration cards.--

S.Rule 8 Receipt of entitled food grains by ration card holders.--

S.Rule 9 Portability.--

S.Rule 10 Duties and responsibilities of ration card holders.--

S.Rule 11 Action against fraud by ineligible beneficiaries.--

S.Rule 12 Ration card data in the digitized database.--

S.Rule 13 Display of list of ration card holders.--

S.Rule 14 Elimination of bogus ration cards and bogus members in the ration card.--

S.Rule 15 Validity of ration card.--

S.Rule 16 Temporary ration card.--

S.Rule 17 Power to add to, amend, vary, suspend or revoke the ration card.--

S.Rule 18 Ration permits.--

S.Rule 19 Application for ration permit.--

S.Rule 20 Validity of ration permit.--

S.Rule 21 Renewal of ration permit.--

S.Rule 22 Duties and responsibilities of authorized establishment proprietor.--

S.Rule 23 Inspection.--

S.Rule 24 Power to amend, vary, suspend or revoke the ration permit.--

S.Rule 25 Special Permit.--

S.Rule 26 Licence and Licensing Authority.--