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OBJECTIVE

Since   1946, the Public Distribution  System  has  been  introduced  and  implemented in the State / District   as  per  instruction  of Government of India. In Orissa  the Department of Supplies originally known as Supply & Transport Department, was set up  on 4th February,   1943.Since then the Department has been maintaining supplies of  essential  commodities and securing their free and equitable distribution at fair  price  through at the sate.This Department declared permanent &  separate  entity  since  1957. The     responsibility    of  the   Department  among other things are as follows.
1.  Maintenance   of  supply  of  food  grains throughout the state.
2. maintenance of fair price to the producers and to the consumers.

3. Building of stocks in years of scarcity for  internal consumption and arrangement  for export of surplus stock.

4. Streamlining and distribution of essential commodities are controlled from time to time. Accordingly this PDS has been introduced for availability of essential commodities to the consumers and acts for pertaining to this came in to force from 1955.

The objective of this law bound Programme is that the essential commodities like Rice, Wheat, Levy Sugar, Kerosene Oil & Edible Oil should be available to consumers at a control price fixed by the Government from time to time in order to arrest the raising price of the open market. The Civil Supplies Office of this district is functioning since 15.05.1950.

Operation of orissa state civil supplies corporation (oscsc) LTD.

Since 1980 – 1981, an undertaking body of the State Government namely Orissa State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. is functioning under the direct control of Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department. The Chairman-Cum-Managing Director, is in-charge of the management of the Corporation of the State. All the Civil Supplies officers are in-charge of District Manager to look after the lifting of stocks from FSD of Food Corporation of India and storage, as well as distribution of essential commodities both in rural and urban areas of the district.

          For smooth management of public Distribution System in the State, the Government of Orissa in Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare Department are allotting commodities wise stocks to each district every month basing on the number of APL & BPL card holders. After receipt of such allocation order form Government order is being communicated to each Storage Agent / Executive Staff / Members of Legislative Assembly / Members of Parliament / Sub-Collectors / Block Development Officers after due approval of the Collector. The allotted stocks are being lifted by the Storage Agents from the concerned FSDs of Food Corporation of India on pre-deposit basis. The Orissa State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., on recommendation of the respective Collectors, appoints the Storage Agents. After fulfilling the terms and conditions of Orissa State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. The Storage Agents are allowed to function as per terms & conditions as laid down in the Storage Agents Agreement. As such the appointed Storage Agents are to deposit Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) towards teir Security deposit through Bank Draft and also Solvency Certificate Rs. 10 Lakhs. Besides of this they have to obtain a license for each item from the licensing authority, deposit Rs. 5000/- per each item depositing in the Treasury through Treasury Challan. The applications for appointment are invited by Orissa State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., Bhubaneswar through paper publication in beginning of every financial year. Soon after lifting & arrival of stocks at storage depot points, the area Inspector as well as other authorized officers like Block Development Officers / Tahasildar are to verify the stocks as per delivery  order issued by District Manager, Orissa State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. in favour of Storage Agents. The retailers are to lift stocks form the Storage Agents on pre-deposit basis, the stocks are being issued to retailers on proper acknowledgement as per endorsement of allotment in Tally Register by Marketing Inspectors, concerned. For supervision of lifting & distribution, Town Level Advisory Committee / Block Level Advisory Committee / Retail Level Committee on the areas have been constituted and in operation as under guidelines of government.