The Department has been receiving large number of complaints regarding diversion of PDS Rice & other commodities from MLS points and Fair Price Shops either to Rice Mills / their agents or open market.
Stage-II transport contractors play important role in the diversion of PDS Rice and other Commodities while transporting them from MLS Points to Fair Price Shops.
Fair Price Shop Dealers take advantage of Bogus card holders and there is a huge gap between total allowed / allotted quantity and quantity required for distribution. At times, genuine card holders do not consume the poor quality rice and also other commodities provided under Amma Hastham Scheme, as they are of poor quality.
In view of complaints received by the Department, under the instruction of Director General (Vigilance & Enforcement), a special drive was conducted on April 3 & 4, 2014 to inspect MLS Points & Fair Price Shops by the Vigilance & Enforcement Department Officials in the Districts of Chittoor, Mahabubnagar, Warangal, Ranga Reddy, Kurnool, Nellore, Anantapur, Nalgonda, Hyderabad City, West Godavari, YSR, Guntur, Karimnagar, Prakasam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Krishna & Medak (20 Districts).
During the special drive, 65 Number of MLS points & 260 Number of Fair Price Shops were inspected. Total 93 cases have been booked under 6 (A) of EC Act.
The following Quantity of various commodities have been seized from Fair Price Shops on account of irregularities- Rice – 4142.25 Quintals; Red Gram Dal – 2602 Kg; Wheat – 2437 Kg; Atta – 4645 kg; Sugar 9180.23 packets (500 grams); Salt – 2026 Kilograms; Chilly Powder 325 packets (250 grams); Tamarind – 77 packets (500 grams); Turmeric-23 packets (100 grams); Palm Oil -9544 litres & Kerosene Oil -2817 litres. Director General(Vigil & Enft.) Department said. (INN)