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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No. e- FCS 86 RPR 2025 (1745873) Karnataka Government Secretariat

Viksasasoudha,

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi,

Bengaluru, Dated:16.09.2025

NOTIFICATION

The draft of the following Order further to amend the Karnataka Essential

Commodities Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016, which the Government of

Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 of the National

Food Security Act, 2013 (Central Act 20 of 2013), is hereby published as required by sub-

section (5) of section 24 of the said Act for the information of all the persons likely to be

affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration

after fifteen days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government from any

person with respect to the said draft before the expiry or the period specified above will be

considered by the State Government. Objections and suggestions may be addressed to the

Secretary to Government, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, Room No.

34, Ground Floor, Vikasa Soudha, Dr B.R.Ambedkar Veedi Bangalore-560 001

DRAFT ORDER

1. Title and Commencement. (1) These order may be called the Karnataka

Essential Commodities Public Distribution System (Control) (Amendment) Order, 2025.

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(2) It shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the

official Gazette.

2. Amendment of Clause 6. In the Karnataka Essential Commodities

Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016, in clause 6, in sub-clause (1), after

item (b), and entries relating there under the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“(ba) Priority for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes area:-

(a) Registered Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Co-operative Society in

Same village or Area.

(b) Individuals.-

(i) Persons belonging to Schedule Caste Unemployed (SSLC PASS)

(ii) Persons belonging to Schedule Tribe Unemployed (SSLC PASS):

Provided that, New Fair Price Shops or Renewed Fair Price Shops shall be

sanctioned to Schedule Castes or Schedule Tribes communities on priority in fair price

shop area where the population of the Schedule Castes or Schedule Tribes communities

is more than 40%. New Fair Price Shops or Renewed Fair Price Shops shall be given to

said communities (17% for Scheduled Castes and 7% for Scheduled Tribes), as per

population norms given as above for the Fair Price Shops area (more than 40%,) till it

reaches to 24.1% of total number of Fair Price Shops in the State as per Government order

No. SWD 8 SLP 2024, dated: 25.8.2025.

This Notification has been issued pursuant to the Cabinet Decision

C.No.764/2025, dated 11.09.2025.

By Order and in the name of the

Governor of Karnataka

(Manoz Jain)

Secretary to Government

Food, Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs

and Legal Metrology Department.

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