Amendment to targeted Public Distribution System Control order

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-16012024-251374 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 37] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024/PAUSHA 26, 1945 MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (Department of Food and Public Distribution) ORDER New Delhi, the 15th January, 2024 G.S.R. 43(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015, namely :- 1. Short title and commencement.-(1) This Order may be called the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Amendment Order, 2024. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the said Order), in clause 1, in sub-clause (2), the proviso shall be omitted. 3. Throughout the said Order, for the words "fair price shop owner", wherever they occur, the words "fair price shop dealer" shall be substituted. 4. In the said Order, in clause 2, after sub-clause (l), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(1a) "One Nation One Ration Card plan" means the plan for nation-wide portability of ration cards issued to eligible beneficiaries under the Food Security Act;". 5. In the said Order, in clause 4, in sub-clause (20), after the words and letters "the format at Annex-II", the following shall be inserted, namely:- "and the State Government shall regularly report the issuance of new ration cards, cancellation or deletion of ration cards and addition, deletion or updationof members of their ration card to the Central Government to update the same in the Central Repository.". 6. In the said Order, in clause 4, after sub-clause (20), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(21) All eligible beneficiaries of ration cards issued under the Food Security Act may avail their entitled foodgrains across the country from any fair price shop after biometric authentication under One Nation One Ration Card plan.". 7. In the said Order, in clause 7, in sub-clause (12), for the words "in the format at" the words "through electronic mode as provided in" shall be substituted. 8. In the said Order, in clause 10, after sub-clause (10), the following sub-clause shall be inserted, namely:- "(11) The State Government shall ensure- (a) that inter-State and intra-State portability under One Nation One Ration Card plan is available to all beneficiaries under the Food Security Act, who have migrated to that State, after biometric authentication through electronic point of sale devices at fair price shops; (b) that availability of sufficient quantity of additional foodgrains at fair price shop for distribution to such migrant beneficiaries under One Nation One Ration Card plan; (c) that the electronic recording of receipt of foodgrains at fair price shop and also automatic calculation of closing balance of fair price shop based on the opening balance and distribution quantity of foodgrains and forward the said information to the Central Government in electronic mode; (d) that the electronic device at fair price shops shall furnish all the requisite information including closing balance, opening balance, current stock, sale register, Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Priority Household beneficiaries of fair price shop of Targeted Public Distribution System under the Food Security Act, so as to decide current allocation and the closing balance of the previous month; (e) that no fair price shop dealer shall deny distribution of foodgrains under One Nation One Ration card plan to such eligible migrant beneficiaries under the Food Security Act.". 9. In the said Order, in clause 11, - (a) for sub-clause (6), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(6) The State Government shall send a report half-yearly to the Central Government on the functioning of vigilance committees through electronic mode as provided inAnnex-VI.”; (b) for sub-clause (12), for the words "in the format at" the words "through electronic mode as provided in" shall be substituted; (c) for sub-clauses (14) and (15), the following sub-clauses shall be substituted, namely:- "(14) The State Government shall prescribe a system of periodic reporting, the functioning of fair price shops through electronic platform at various levels within the State and ensure regular reporting of fair price shop operations on the Central System of the Central Government. (15) The State Government shall ensure monitoring of the end-to-end operations of the Targeted Public Distribution System through the electronic platform and ensure regular electronic reporting of end-to-end operations of Targeted Public Distribution System on the Central System of the Central Government.". 10. In the said Order, for Annex-III, the following Annex shall be substituted, namely:- [F. No. 2-1/2023-PD-II] ANITA KARN, Jt. Secy. "Annex-III Statement on door-step delivery to the fair price shops for the quarter ending June or Septemberor Decemberor March [see sub-clause (12) of clause 7] Total number of districts in the Stateor Union territory: Total number of fair price shops in the Stateor Union territory: +---------------+----------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Serial number | Name of agency | Type of agency*| Number of districts covered under door-step delivery by the agencies| Total number of fair price shops covered by the agency under door-step delivery| Total number of fair price shops where door-step delivery was not made with justified reason | +===============+================+================+=============================================================+=====================================================+=======================================================================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | +---------------+----------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1. | | | | | | | 2. | | | | | | | 3. | | | | | | | 4. | | | | | | +---------------+----------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Total | | | | | | +---------------+----------------+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ *As regards the type of agency, please indicate whether State Civil Supplies Corporation or other apex body, Cooperative Societies, Private Agency e.g. wholesalers, Large Area Multi-purpose Cooperative Societies, Primary Agricultural Credit Societies or any other agency. In case more than one agency is making door-step delivery in a district, same may also be indicated. Note: The information shall be furnished within two weeks after the end of every quarter.”. Note: The Principal order was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 213 (E), dated the 20th March, 2015 and was last amended videnumber G.S.R. 814 (Ε), dated the 28th October, 2015. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.