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Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001
Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001
Sections
1. Short Title, Extent and Commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Identification of families below the Poverty Line.
Section 34. Ration Cards.
Section 45. Issue of Authorisation to Fair Price Shops and Establishment.
Section 55A. Suo Motu Review.
Section 5A6. Duplicate Authorisation.
Section 67. Supply of Scheduled Commodities by Authorised Fair Price Shop/Authorised Establishment.
Section 78. Powers to issue Supply Cards.
Section 89. Powers to make Regulations.
Section 910. Supply of documents to remain property of the State Government.
Section 1011. Replacement of defaced, lost or destroyed supply document.
Section 1112. Prohibition against transfer of supply documents.
Section 1213. Returned of Supply Document by person in unauthorised possession thereof.
Section 1314. Cancellation of Supply Card.
Section 1415. Prohibition against applying for Duplicate Supply Card etc.
Section 1516. Power to enter Premises, Inspect, Search and seize stocks of Scheduled Commodities, Ask questions require Production of Documents, etc.
Section 1617. Penalties for possessing cards, making false entries or diverting stock.
Section 1718. Surrender of Supply Documents and Obligations to furnish certain particulars.
Section 1819. Further conditions to be observed by the authorised Fair Price Shops.
Section 1920. Appeal.
Section 2021. Revision.
Section 2122. Licensing and Responsibilities/Duties of F.P. Shop Dealers.
Section 2223. Monitoring/Inspections.
Section 231. Shri
Section 12. Shri
Section 23. Shri
Section 34. Shri
Section 4
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"title": "Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001",
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"content": "(2) \"Act\" means the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 in this order unless the context otherwise requires Central Act 10 of 1955.\n(3) \"Antyodaya Families\" means those poorest families from amongst Below Poverty Line (BPL) families identified and entitled to receive foodgrains under the Antyodaya Annayojana.\n(4) \"Appointing Authority\" means District Supply Officer having jurisdiction over the area in respect of Hyderabad District, the District Supply Officer (City) having jurisdiction over the area in respect of Visakhapatnam city and the Revenue Divisional Officer or the Sub-Collector concerned in respect of other districts.\n(5) \"Authorised Establishment\" means a person incharge of an establishment authorised by or on behalf of the State Government under Clause 3 for purpose of this order.\n(6) \"Authorised Fair Price Shop\" means a retail dealer appointed or authorised or approved by or on behalf of the State Government and includes a shop set up by the State Government or a State Government Undertaking or a Corporation wholly owned by the State Government or a Co-operative Society for the benefit of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes under a Government Scheme under clause (5) for sale of all or any of the Scheduled Commodities.\n(7) \"Below Poverty Line Families\" means those families who have been identified by the Government for issue of food grains at specially subsidized rates adopting the estimates of poverty given by the Central Government.\n(8) \"Collector\" means the District Collector or the Joint Collector of the District or as the case may be the Chief Rationing Officer, Hyderabad.\n(9) \"Commissioner\" means Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Government of Andhra Pradesh and includes the \"Director\" of Civil Supplies, Government of Andhra Pradesh.\n(10) \"Eligible Applicant\" means an individual who is resident of a State and fulfills the conditions for getting a ration card as may be prescribed by the State Government.\n(11) \"Establishment\" means any catering establishment, residential establishment, manufacturing establishment. Mill, Industry, Animal establishment and any other establishment or class of establishment which the State Government or the Collector may declare on establishment for the purpose of this order.\n(12) \"Establishment Consumption\" means using upto the Scheduled Commodities by an establishment for consumption on the premises of the establishment or elsewhere.\n(13) \"Essential Commodities\" means essential commodities as defined under the Act.\n(14) \"Form\" means the Form set forth in the schedule to this order.\n(15) \"Household Consumption\" means consumption of Scheduled Commodities other than establishment consumption.\n(16) \"Scheduled Commodity\" means any commodity specified in the schedule to this Order, which is supplied by the State Government or to any authorised fair price shop or establishment for issue to the Consumers.\n(17) \"State Government\" means the Government of the State of Andhra Pradesh.\n(18) \"Supply Card\" or \"Ration Card\" means a household food grains card, or any other card permit or other document issued or made available under the provisions of this Order for obtaining supplies of all or any of the Scheduled Commodities and any card permit or other document issued by or on behalf of the State Government before the commencement of this order in any areas and on which any of the scheduled commodities were obtainable immediately before such commencement, shall be deemed to be a supply card or Ration card issued and available in that area for obtaining those scheduled commodities under the provisions of this order.\n(19) \"Supply Document\" means a supply card, authorisation or any other document issued or made available or deemed to be issued or made available under the provisions of this order for purchasing, selling or distribution of all or any of the scheduled commodities.\n(20) \"Public Distribution System\" means the system for distribution of essential commodities to the ration card holders through the fair price shops, such as rice, wheat, sugar, edible oils, kerosene and such other commodities as are notified by the Central Government under clause (a) of Section 2 of the Act.",
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"title": "5. Issue of Authorisation to Fair Price Shops and Establishment.",
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"content": "(ii) Every application, for renewal shall be made along with the authorisation.\n(iii) The authorisation may be renewed if the application for renewal is received within one month after the expiry of the period of its validity subject to payment of fee prescribed therefor. However, if an application for renewal of authorisation is not made within one month, after the expiry of its validity, the authorisation shall cease to be valid and the entire security deposit made under sub-clause (2) of clause (3) shall be forfeited.\n(iv) The authorisation is not transferable.\n(i) Every authorisation issued under this order shall be valid for a period ending by 31st March and shall be issued for a period of two years.\n(ii) The fees payable for issue of an authorisation shall be Rs.500/ - and that for the renewal of authorisation for two years shall be Rs. 250/-.",
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"title": "5A. Suo Motu Review.",
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"content": "(ii) The fee paid under this sub-clause shall not be refundable.\n(iii) In the absence of authorisation, the F.P. Shop dealer should not be allowed to take up any transaction relating to PDS Commodities.",
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"title": "7. Supply of Scheduled Commodities by Authorised Fair Price Shop/Authorised Establishment.",
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"content": "(ii) The NRs those present are also required to follow a provision existing that they should obtain authorisation as if the Fair Price Shop dealers are obtaining the authorisation.",
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"title": "8. Powers to issue Supply Cards.",
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"content": "(ii) Provided that no such card shall be delivered to persons unless such person or any adult member of his family to whom the document is tendered on his behalf signs in token of receipt of such document as required by the Officer delivering such document.\n(iii) The Government or the Collector or Mandal Revenue Officer or Assistant Supply Officer or any Officer authorized by the Government or by the Collector may, at any time whether at the request of the person to whom any supply card has been issued or suo motu, after making such enquiry as may be deemed necessary, add to, amend, vary suspend or cancel such card. Where any such card is cancelled, any person in possession of it shall forthwith delivery the same to Government, the Collector or Mandal Revenue Officer or Assistant Supply Officer or authorised Officer as the case may be.",
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"title": "9. Powers to make Regulations.",
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"content": "(ii) Any regulations made under this clause shall have effect as if they were incorporated in this regard.",
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"number": "10",
"title": "10. Supply of documents to remain property of the State Government.",
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"number": "11",
"title": "11. Replacement of defaced, lost or destroyed supply document.",
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"content": "(ii) Every person to whom a new supply document has been issued it shall, If he subsequently finds the lost document, for the return the latter document to the Collector or the authorised officer.",
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"title": "14. Cancellation of Supply Card.",
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"content": "(ii) Appellate authority: In the context of cancellation or denying the issue or renewal of a supply card by the concerned authority, the aggrieved ration cardholder in all the districts of Andhra Pradesh except twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam (Urban) may appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer of the concerned division within 30 days and in respect of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam (Urban) the concerned card holders may file an appeal before the District Supply Officers concerned within (30) thirty days.",
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"title": "15. Prohibition against applying for Duplicate Supply Card etc.",
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"content": "(a) dishonestly apply for or receive a supply card if he knows or has reason to believe that his name is already included in any other supply card issued to any household.\n(b) obtain a supply card by furnishing false information.\n(c) without lawful authority alter or destroy a supply card issued to him.",
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"title": "16. Power to enter Premises, Inspect, Search and seize stocks of Scheduled Commodities, Ask questions require Production of Documents, etc.",
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"content": "(a) enter the premises of any establishment or shop provided that in exercising the power of entry, due regard shall be paid by such officer or person to the social and religious customs of the occupants of the premises.\n(b) to summon and enquiry any person with the relevant and necessary questions.\n(c) Require the production of any document and take or cause to be taken extracts from or copies of such document: and\n(d) take or cause to be taken the weight or measure of the scheduled commodities found in the premises.\n(ii) Every person when so required by such officer or person under sub-clause (1) shall allow access to premises, answer all questions to the best of his knowledge and belief, produce the documents in his possession and allow extracts from or copies of any scheduled commodities found in the premises, to be taken.\n(iii) Such Officer, may in the course of such inspection search for and seize any commodity in respect of which he has reasons to believe that any provision made by his order has been or is being contravened.\n(iv) The provisions of Section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, relating to search and seizure shall so far as may be, apply to search and seizure under this Order.",
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"title": "17. Penalties for possessing cards, making false entries or diverting stock.",
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"content": "(a) if any fair price shop dealer is found to be in possession of supply card(s) or draws commodities by making false entries of card number(s) even though no such card holder resides in the village/municipality as the case may be. such fair price shop dealer shall be required to pay loss to Government calculated as the differences between the market rate and public distribution system rate of all commodities supposed to have been supplied or drawn on such card(s) or entries, from the date of issue of authorisation to the fair price shop dealer concerned or from the date of issue of such household supply card, whichever is later.\n(b) if any fair price shop dealer makes false entry or entries, in respect of card(s) held by person(s) residing in the village/municipality concerned, by fraudulently showing to have supplied more quantities than the quantity actually-supplied or diverts stocks to any person, but does not make any entry in the cards, with a view to making fictitious entries subsequently, or cover up the excess stocks already available with him, such dealer shall be required to pay loss to Government calculated as the difference between the market rate and Public Distribution System rate of the commodity actually delivered or covered by such false entry or entries or worked backwards from the date of issue of authorisation to the fair price shop dealer concerned or from the date of issue of such house hold supply card, whichever is later.\n(c) if any fair price shop dealer diverts stock either wholly of partly, he/ she shall be liable to pay as penalty three times the difference between the market rate and Public Distribution System rate of the commodity thus diverted, besides cancellation of authorisation given by the R.D.O/Sub-Collector.",
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"number": "18",
"title": "18. Surrender of Supply Documents and Obligations to furnish certain particulars.",
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"content": "(a) deliver to him all supply cards and other supply documents surrendered to him under or for the purpose of this order; an\n(b) furnish such particulars relating to his dealings in and stock of scheduled commodities as may be required.",
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"number": "19",
"title": "19. Further conditions to be observed by the authorised Fair Price Shops.",
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"number": "20",
"title": "20. Appeal.",
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"content": "(i) The Revenue Divisional Officer of the Sub-Collectors or the District Supply Officer (city) having jurisdiction over the area in respect of the Visakhapatnam city to the Joint Collector in the District.\n(ii) The Chief Rationing Officer in Hyderabad District.",
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"number": "21",
"title": "21. Revision.",
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"content": "(ii) Any person aggrieved by an order under clause 20(1)(ii) may within thirty days from the date of communication to him/her of such an order, prefer a revision to the Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.\n(iii) Pending disposal of the revision, the District Collector in the districts and the Commissioner of Civil Supplies in respect of Hyderabad District, may direct that the order under revision shall not have effect until the revision is disposed of.",
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"title": "22. Licensing and Responsibilities/Duties of F.P. Shop Dealers.",
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"content": "(ii) The Fair Price Shop dealer shall not retain ration cards after the supply of the essential commodities.\n(iii) The ration card holder shall not be denied the supply as per the entitlement of Essential Commodities, lying in stock by the Fair Price Shop dealer under the Public Distribution System Fair Price Shop dealer shall pas bills to the consumers on the supply of Essential Commodities.\n(iv) The scale of issue and the price of each commodity as fixed by the Government should be exhibited by the Fair Price Shop Dealer at a conspicious place in the business premises.\n(v) Display of information on a notice at a prominent place in the shop on daily basis regarding (a) list of BPL and APL, Antyodaya/Annapurna beneficiaries (b) entitlement of essential commodities, (c) scale of issue, (d) retail issue prices, (e) timings of opening and closing of the fair price shop, (0 stock of essential commodities received during the month, (g) opening and closing stock of essential commodities (h) the authority for redressal of grievances/lodging complaints with respect to quality and quantity of essential commodities under the public distribution system, (i) display of samples of food grains being supplied through Fair Price Shop/ authorisation number and reference and validity.\n(vi) Opening and closing of the Fair Price Shops as per the prescribed timings displayed on the notice board.\n(vii) Accounts of the actual distribution of Essential Commodities and balance stocks at the end of the month should be submitted by the Fair Price Shop dealer invariably to the Deputy Tahsildar. (CS)/Mandal Revenue Officer with a copy to the Gram Panchayat.",
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"number": "23",
"title": "23. Monitoring/Inspections.",
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"content": "Collector\n:\n3\nJoint Collector\n:\n5\nR.D.O/Sub-Collector\n:\n8\nM.R.O./A.S.O.\n:\n5\nD.T.(CS) (Enforcement)\n:\n10\n(a) Every 1st to 5th of every month the D.Ds. remitted by the dealers should be watched and lifting of the Essential Commodities should also be noted by the U.D.R.I. /CS R1 and reported to Deputy Tahsildar (Civil Supplies) on day-to-day basis. The Checking Inspector/ U.D. Revenue Inspector/Civil Supplies Revenue Inspector/ Deputy Tahsildar (CS) should inspect the Fair Price Shop soon after the lifting of Essential Commodities by the Fair Price Shop dealers.\n(b) The responsibility lies on the part of U.D.R.I./CS R.I for ensuring the opening of the Fair Price Shop by the Fair Price Shop dealer on time and run the shop in distributing the commodities as per the scheduled timings.\n(a) By Fair Price Shops to the District Authorities to State Government by the 7th of the month following the month for which allocation is made in Form 'A'.\n(b) By the District Authorities to State Government by the 15th of the month for which allocation is made in form 'B'.\n(c) By the State Government to the Central Government by the end of the month following the month for which allocation is made in Form 'C'.\nAnnexe To The A.P. Public Distribution System\n(Control Order), 2001\n(Control Order), 2001\n(See Clauses 3, 4, 5-16, 20, 21, 22 and 23)\n(1) The criteria for the purpose of identification of BPL families the following categories of land owning people should be taken for eligibility.\n(a) All those owning wet lands upto an extent of 1.50 acres under assured sources of irrigation.\n(b) All those owning wet lands upto 2.50 acres under all other sources of irrigation like tanks and wells.\n(c) All those owning lands upto 3 acres of dry lands which are fit for raising commercial crops like tobacco, chillies etc.\n(d) All those owning upto 5 acres of dry lands.\n(e) The annual income of a family should not exceed Rs. 11,000 per annum from all sources.\n(2) The Collectors shall get the lists of Below Poverty Line and Antyodaya families reviewed every year for the purpose of deletion of ineligible and inclusion of eligible families in the presence of the local bodies representative the Gram Sabhas.\n(3) While undertaking the exercise of identification or review of Below Poverty Line and Antyodaya families a prescribed proforma to be filled up by or on behalf of the head of the family should be obtained by the issuing authority.\n(4) The date provided in the prescribed proforma should be obtained by the designated authority. The said authority shall also certify the correctness of the information contained in the proforma.\n(5) Gram Sabhas shall finalise the list of beneficiaries belonging to below Poverty Line and Antyodaya categories drawn up by the designated authority in respect of the area under their respective jurisdiction.\n(6) Where there are no Gram Sabhas, the local representatives bodies shall finalise the list of beneficiaries belonging to BPL and Antyodaya categories within their respective jurisdiction.\n(7) The Mandal Revenue Officers and Assistant Supply Officers designated authority of the State Government or the local bodies representatives of Gram Panchayats which have been entrusted with the task of identification of beneficiaries, shall verify and certify the inforamtion in the prescribed proforma for Below Proverty Line and Antyodaya families.\n(1) It should be ensured that no eligible applicant is denied a ration cards under the Public Distribution System.\n(2) The ration card holder should be entitled to draw essential commodities from a fair price shop on weekly basis.\n(3) The Government shall issue distinctive ration cards to Above Proverty Line, Below Proverty Line and Antyodaya families.\n(4) The designated authority shall issue a ration card within one month of the date of receipt of the application after necessary checks and verification.\n(5) The applications received for making additions or alterations in the ration card shall be disposed off within (15) days from the date of redceipt of the application or the reasons therefor shall be intimated to the applicant in writing.\n(6) The Government shall conduct periodical checking of ration cards to weed out ineligible and bogus ration cards and bogus units in ration cards.\n(7) A ration card shall be valid for a specified period, a ration card shall be issued a fresh or renewed after fresh verification of antecedents and such other checks as may be prescribed by the Government in this regard.\n(8) Elimination of bogus ration cards as well as bogus units in the ration cards shall be a continuous exercise by the Government to check diversion of essential commodities.\n(9) Ration Cards shall not be used as documents of identity or the purpose other than as intended for.\n(1) Every authorise fair price shop shall;\n(a) Be held responsible for all the acts of commission and omission of his partners, agents, servants and other persons who are allowed to work in the shop.\n(b) Not sell scheduled commodities obtained from sources other than the Government godown or any agency appointed by the Collector, except under and in accordance with the conditions if any, of a special permission granted by the Collector or any office authorised by him from time to time.'\n(c) Always maintains adequate stocks of the scheduled commodities.\n(d) Take adequate measures to ensure that the scheduled commodities stored by him are maintained in good conditions and that damage to them due to ground moisture, rain, insects, rodents, birds, fire and such other causes is avoided. Suitable drainage shall be used wherever necessary to avoid damage from ground moisture.\n(e) Not hold any office in public life, with or without remuneration.\n(2) No authorised fair price shop shall, without reasonable cause stop the working of the shop abruptly or allow the shop to remain closed during working hours on any working day without the prior approval of the Appointing Authority.\n(3) Every authorised fair price shop intending to stop the business of supplying scheduled commodities shall give thirty days previous notice to the \"appointing authority to enable him to make alternative arrangements for supplying scheduled commodities to supply card holders allotted to the shop.\n(1) The Revenue Divisional Officer or the Sub-Collectors or the District Supply Officer (City) having jurisdiction over the area in respect of the Visakhapatnam city to the Joint Collector in the district.\n(2) The District Supply Officer to the Chief Rationing Officer in Hyderabad District.\n(1) Any person aggrieved by an order under clause 20( 1)(2) may, within thirty days from the date of communication to him/her of such an order, prefer a revision to the District Collector, concerned.\n(2) Any person aggrieved by an order clause 20( 1)(ii) may, within thirty days from the date of communication to him/her of such an order, prefer a revision to the Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.\n(3) Pending disposal of the revision, the District Collector in the Districts and the Commissioner of Civil Supplies in respect of Hyderabad District, may direct that the order under revision shall not have effect until the revision is disposed of.\nThe Schedule\n(See sub-clause (16) of clause 2)\n1.\nRice (including paddy)\nX\n2.\nWheat X\nWhole or broken or the flour\n3.\nJowar X\n4.\nBajra X\nproducts thereof\n5.\nMaize X\n6.\nSugar\n7.\nPulses\n8.\nEdible Oils\n9.\nKerosene\n10.\nJanatha Sets\n11.\nNationalised text books\nForm A\nForm A\n(See clause 23(6)0)]\nProforma for reporting the functioning of Fair Price Shops\nProforma for reporting the functioning of Fair Price Shops\nMonth...........................\nYear.........\nA. Name of the State......State Code..........\nB. Name of the District_____District Code_____\nC. Name of the Block________Block Code________\nD. Number /Name of the Fair Price Shop Fair Price Shop\n\t\t\t\tCode__________________\nE. No. of the Ration Cards attached to FPS\nAntyodaya\n:\nBelow Poverty Line\n:\nAbove Poverty Line Others\n:\nTotal\n:\nCommodities\nCommodities\nOpening at the beginning of the month\nOpening at the beginning of the month\nAllocation for the month\nAllocation for the month\nQuantity actually received by Fair Price Shop\nQuantity actually received by Fair Price Shop\nTotal Quantity (2+4)\nTotal Quantity (2+4)\nQuantity Distributed\nQuantity Distributed\nClosing Stoak\nClosing Stoak\n(1)\n(1)\n(2)\n(2)\n(3)\n(3)\n(4)\n(4)\n(5)\n(5)\n(6)\n(6)\n(7)\n(7)\nRICE:\nAPL:\nBPL\nAntyodaya\nWHEAT:\nAPL\nBPL\nAntyodaya\nLEVYSUGAR\nEDIBLE OIL\nKEROSENE\nForm B\nForm B\n[See clause 23(6) (iii)]\nProforma for reporting the functioning of Fair Prince Shop at District Level\nProforma for reporting the functioning of Fair Prince Shop at District Level\nA. Name of the State_____________________State Code___________________\nB. Name of the District____________________District Code_____________\nC. Total number of Fair Price Shops in the District at the end of the Month_____________________\nD. Details regarding Fair Price Shops which received the Public Distribution System commodities during the month:\nSl.No.\nSl.No.\nCommodity\nCommodity\nNo. of Fair Price shops\nNo. of Fair Price shops\n1.\nWheat\n2.\nRice\n3.\nSugar\n4.\nEdible Oil\n5.\nKerosene\nE. No. of Ration Cards:\nAntyodya\nBelow Poverty Line Above Poverty Line Others (Annapurna)\nTotal\n(i) Number of Ration Cards at the beginning of the month:\n(ii) Number of Ration Cards issued during the month:\n(iii) Number of Ration Cards cancelled during the month:\n(iv) Number of Ration Cards at the close of the month:\nF. Allocation/Distribution by the District authorities:\n(Quantity in quintals)\nCommodity\nCommodity\nOpening Stock\nOpening Stock\nTotal Monthly Allocation\nTotal Monthly Allocation\nTotal Stock\nTotal Stock\nAllocation to Fair Price Shops\nAllocation to Fair Price Shops\nLifting by Fair Price Shops\nLifting by Fair Price Shops\nQuantity distributed\nQuantity distributed\nClosing stock at the end of the month\nClosing stock at the end of the month\nNo.\nNo.\nQuantity\nQuantity\nNo.\nNo.\nQuantity\nQuantity\n(1)\n(1)\n(2)\n(2)\n(3)\n(3)\n(4)\n(4)\n(5)\n(5)\n(6)\n(6)\n(7)\n(7)\n(8)\n(8)\n(9)\n(9)\n(10)\n(10)\nRice:\nAbove Poverty Line\nBelow Poverty Line\nAntyodaya\nWHEAT:\nAbove Poverty Line\nBelow Poverty Line\nAntyodaya\nLevy Sugar\nEdible Oil\nKerosene\nG. Allocation/Distribution by the Fair Price Shops:\n(Quantity in quintals)\nCode\nCode\nCommodity\nCommodity\nOpending stock with Fair Price Shops\nOpending stock with Fair Price Shops\nQuantity allocated by Fair Price Shops\nQuantity allocated by Fair Price Shops\nQuantity received by the Fair Price Shops\nQuantity received by the Fair Price Shops\nTotal quantity with Fair Price Shops\nTotal quantity with Fair Price Shops\nQuantity distributed by the Fair Price Shops\nQuantity distributed by the Fair Price Shops\nClosing stock with Fair Price Shops\nClosing stock with Fair Price Shops\nRice:\nAbove Poverty Line\nBelow Poverty Line\nAntyodaya\nWheat:\nAbove Poverty Line\nBelow Poverty Line\nAntyodaya\nLevy Sugar\nEdible Oil\nKerosene\nForm C\nForm C\n(See clause 23(6) (iii))\nProforma for reporting the functioning of Fair Price Shops at State Level\nProforma for reporting the functioning of Fair Price Shops at State Level\nMonth:________________________________\nYear: _____________\nA. Name of the State:_____________State Code_______\nB. Number of Ration Cards:\nAntyodaya:\nBelow Poverty Line:\nAbove Poverty Line:\nOthers\nTotal\n(i) Number of Ration Cards at the beginning of the month:#\n(ii) Number of Ration Cards issued during the month:#\n(iii) Number of Ration Cards cancelled during the month:#\n(iv) Number of Ration Cards at the close of the month#\nC. Total Number of Fair Price Shops at the end of Month:#\nD. Details of Fair Price Shops which received Public Distribution System Commodities during the month:#\nS.No.\nS.No.\nCommodity\nCommodity\nNo. of Fair Price Shops\nNo. of Fair Price Shops\n1.\nWheat\n2.\nRice\n3.\nSugar\n4.\nEdible Oil\n5.\nKerosene\nE. Allocation/Distribution by the State Government\n(Quantity in quintals)\nCommodity\nCommodity\nOpening Stock at the begining of the month\nOpening Stock at the begining of the month\nTotal Monthly Allocation\nTotal Monthly Allocation\nQty. procured under decentralized procurement\n\t\t\t\tscheme\nQty. procured under decentralized procurement\n\t\t\t\tscheme\nTotal Stock\nTotal Stock\nQuantity issued to Districts\nQuantity issued to Districts\nQuantity lifted by the District\nQuantity lifted by the District\nQuantity distributed\nQuantity distributed\nClosing stock at the end of the month\nClosing stock at the end of the month\nNo.\nNo.\nQuantity\nQuantity\nNo.\nNo.\nQuantity\nQuantity\n(1)\n(1)\n(2)\n(2)\n(3)\n(3)\n(4)\n(4)\n(5)\n(5)\n(6)\n(6)\n(7)\n(7)\n(8)\n(8)\n(9)\n(9)\n(10)\n(10)\n(11)\n(11)\nRice:\nAbove Poverty Line\nBelow Poverty Line\nAntyodaya\nWheat:\nAbove Poverty Line\nBelow Poverty Line\nAntyodaya\nLevy Sugar\nEdible Oil\nKerosene\nF. Allocation/Distribution by the Fair Price Shops:\n(Quantity in quintals)\nCode\nCode\nCommodity\nCommodity\nOpending stock with Fair Price Shops\nOpending stock with Fair Price Shops\nQuantity allocated by Fair Price Shops\nQuantity allocated by Fair Price Shops\nQuantity received by the Fair Price Shops\nQuantity received by the Fair Price Shops\nTotal quantity with Fair Price Shops\nTotal quantity with Fair Price Shops\nQuantity distributed by the Fair Price Shops\nQuantity distributed by the Fair Price Shops\nClosing stock with Fair Price Shops\nClosing stock with Fair Price Shops\nRice:\nAbove Poverty Line\nBelow Poverty Line\nAntyodaya\nWHEAT:\nAbove Poverty Line\nBelow Poverty Line\nAntyodaya\nLevy Sugar\nEdible Oil\nKerosene\nForm I\nForm I\n[See Clause 5(5)]\nAndhra Pradesh State Public Distribution Control Order, 2001\nAndhra Pradesh State Public Distribution Control Order, 2001\nApplication For Issue of Authorisation To Run A Fair Price Shop\n01.\nName of the candidate (in capital letters)\n02.\nFather's Name\n03.\nAddress\n04.\nAge and date of birth (certificate to be\n\t\t\t\tenclosed)\n05.\nEducational Qualifications.\n06.\nCaste (indicate whether he is SC or ST)\n07.\nwhether he is physically handicapped\n\t\t\t\t(certificate be enclosed in case he is physically handicapped).\n08.\nWhether the applicant is connected with any\n\t\t\t\tother business run either by himself or by any member of his\n\t\t\t\tfamily and if so give details\n09.\nWhether any member of the applicant's family has\n\t\t\t\tbeen issued authorisation to run Fair Price Shop earlier and if\n\t\t\t\tso give details.\n10.\nWhether any of his blood relation is working in\n\t\t\t\tRevenue/CS Dept/CS Corpn. and if so give details.\n11.\nVillage, Location, door number, where the\n\t\t\t\tapplicant wants to run Fair Price Shop, if he is selected.\n12.\nWhether he can raise sufficient funds to run\n\t\t\t\tFair Price Shop with his own funds and if so give source or\n\t\t\t\twhether he needs institutional finance.\n13.\nWhether he was convicted earlier for any offence\n\t\t\t\tunder any Control Order issued by the State/Centre under E.C.\n\t\t\t\tAct.\n14.\nAmount, Challan Number and date through which\n\t\t\t\tfee for issue of authorisation/renewal of authorisation has been\n\t\t\t\tremitted.\n*(a) I have not previously applied for such authorisation in this district\n*(b) I applied for such authorisation in this district on and was not granted\n*(c) I hereby apply for renewal of authorisation____________and____________which is enclosed.\n* (Strike off the Clause not applicable)\nSignature of the Applicant\nForm II\nForm II\n[See clause 5(5)]\nForm of Authorisation\nGovernment of Andhra Pradesh Authorisation issued to the Authorised Fair Price Shop or Stockist under clause (5) of Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities (Regulation of Distribution by Card System) Order, 2001.\nGovernment of Andhra Pradesh Authorisation issued to the Authorised Fair Price Shop or Stockist under clause (5) of Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities (Regulation of Distribution by Card System) Order, 2001.",
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"content": "(1) The said person is hereby approved as an Authorised Fair Price Shopkeeper or stockist for the purpose of purchase, distribution and sale of Scheduled Commodities, which the State Government intends to supply or supplies to the public at the controlled prices.\n(2) The authorisation is valid for a period of two years ending 31st March.\n(3) The authorisation may be amended, suspended or cancelled during the period of its validity in accordance with the provisions of the Order.\n(4) (i) The holder of this authorisation shall maintain registers/records that may be prescribed from time to time by the Government/ Appointing Authority/ Commissioner of Civil Supplies/ Collector/Chief Rationing Officer/ Revenue Divisional Officer or the Assistant Supply Officer concerned,\n(ii) The holder of this authorisation shall complete his accounts for each day on the day to which they relate.\n(5) The Authorisation is valid for the period specified in it. The holder of the authorisation shall apply atleast one month before the expiry of the period of its validity period for renewal. It is open for the competent authority to refuse renewal of the authorisation if an application for its renewal is not made with the time allowed or after the expiry of period of validity.\n(6) The holder of this authorisation shall keep in the business premises mentioned in the authorisation all the records and books relating to the transactions of purchase, sale or storage for sale so as to make them readily available to the inspecting officers for check.\n(7) The holder of this authorisation shall sell commodities to the cardholders at the prices prescribed and supply such quantities of the commodities as may be directed by the Appointing Authority/Collector/Chief Rationing Officer/Assistant Supply Officer or the Mandal Revenue Officer or the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned.\n(8) The holder of this authorisation shall, whenever he supplies any commodity, make entries in the supply card of the consumer concerned indicating the exact quantity delivered and the date of delivery in the space provided in the supply card.\n(9) This authorisation should be displayed in a prominent place of the shop and produced for inspection when required by any authorised officer of the State Government.\n(10) This authorisation is not transferable.\n(11) The said person shall comply with any direction that may be given to him by the Appointing Authority/Collector/ Revenue Divisional Officer/Mandal Revenue Officer/Assistant Supply Officer in regard to purchase, sale of storage for sale of Scheduled Commodities and in regard to the maintenance of accounts, keeping of the registers, returns and issue of receipts and such other matters.\n(12) Notwithstanding anything contained in his order, the dealer shall not have any absolute right for renewal of the authorisation and the competent authority may for reasons to be recorded in writing refuse to renew the authorisation.\n(13) The holder of this Authorisation shall not contravene the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Commodities (Regulation of Distribution by Card System) Order, 2001 or violate any conditions of the authorisation issued under the order or any other order relating to foodstuffs, sugar or edible oils or edible oil seeds or petroleum products issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Central Act 10 of 1955) or any instructions, directions of orders issued under any such provisions.\n(14) The holder of this authorisation shall regularly repay any loan taken from any Bank for the purpose of running the fair price shop.\n(15) The holder of this authorisation shall not default any amount payable to the Government of the Andhra Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited or any other Corporation or agency appointed by the State Government towards the cost of essential commodities or charges of storage or transport of any other charges.\n(16) The holder of this authorisation shall work for a minimum period of five years unless suspended or cancelled by competent authority, Resignations etc., seeking to leave the dealership shall not be accepted within this minimum period of five years.\nDate:\nAppointing Authority.\nValidity Extended upto:\n1.\n2.\n3.\n4.",
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"Act ID": "Last Updated 26th August, 2019 [ap516]",
"Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. G.O.Ms.No. 16, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (CS-I), dated 6.4.2002",
"Enactment Date": "",
"Act Year": "2001",
"Short Title": "Andhra Pradesh State Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001",
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"Location": "Andhra Pradesh"
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