The Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry is pleased to
approve "the scheme for free supply of 10 kilogram of rice and 5 kilogram
of wheat every month to all ration card-holders" of Union territory of
Puducherry and for the said purpose hereby makes the 'Puducherry free supply of
10 kilogram of rice and 5 kilogram of wheat every month to all ration
card-holders Rules, 2015 as appended to this order. 2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance
Department, vide their U.O. No. 1271/F4/2015, dated 22-5-2015. (i) These
rules may be called as "The Puducherry free supply of 10 kilogram of rice
and 5 kilogram of wheat every month to all ration card-holders Rules,
2015". (ii) They shall
extend to the whole of the Union territory of Puducherry. (iii) They shall
come into force from May 2015. The object of the scheme is to provide 10 kilogram of
rice and 5 kilogram of wheat at free of cost every month to all ration
card-holders in all the regions of Union territory of Puducherry in order to
supplement their daily requirement of food. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, (i) "Director"
means the Director of the Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Puducherry. (ii) "Department"
means the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. (iii) "Family"
includes the spouse and the dependent children of the ration card-holder. (iv) "Government"
means the Administrator of the Union territory of Puducherry appointed by the
President under Article 239 of the Constitution. (v) "Ration
card-holder" means the head of the family, who has been issued with the
Family Ration Card by the Directorate of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs,
Government of Puducherry. (vi) "Rice"
means the rice procured by the implementing agency. (vii) "Wheat"
means the wheat procured by the implementing agency. (viii) "Implementing
agency" means the Puducherry Agro Products Food and Civil Supplies
Corporation Limited (PAPSCO) for Puducherry, Karaikal and Mahe regions and the
Yanam Co-operative Society Limited for Yanam region. Free supply of rice and wheat shall be granted under this
scheme to all families in the Union territory of Puducherry who have been
issued with Family Ration Card by the Directorate of Civil Supplies and
Consumer Affairs, Government of Puducherry. Each family under the scheme shall be supplied with 10
kilogram of rice and 5 kilogram of wheat at free of cost every month per ration
card. The distribution of free rice and wheat to the
beneficiaries under this scheme shall be made through the Fair Price Shops by
the implementing agencies as per the official instructions, between the 10th
and 20th of every English calendar month or on such date as may be notified by
the Government. The officers of the Department of Civil Supplies and
Consumer Affairs, Puducherry/Karaikal/Mahe/Yanam shall carry out frequent
inspection of the Fair Price Shops in their respective regions to ensure proper
implementation of this scheme. (1) A register
in Form-I shall be maintained in the concerned Fair Price Shops/implementing
agencies. A monthly report on free distribution of rice and wheat along with
the acknowledgment obtained from the beneficiaries shall be submitted to the
Director, Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Puducherry by the
implementing agency on or before the 5th day of every succeeding month after
the distribution. (2) A
certificate in Form-II shall be submitted by M/s. PAPSCO, Puducherry/M/s. Yanam
Co-operative Stores, Yanam to the Director, Department of Civil Supplies and
Consumer Affairs, while submitting the bills for settlement. In the implementation of the scheme, if any doubt arises
in regard to the interpretation of any of the provisions of these rules or if
any point requires clarification, the matter shall be referred to the
Government and the decision of the Government shall be final.PUDUCHERRY FREE SUPPLY OF 10 KILOGRAM OF RICE AND 5 KILOGRAM
OF WHEAT EVERY MONTH TO ALL RATION CARD-HOLDERS RULES, 2015
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