PRICE : 75 PAISE

VOL. LII. No. 36 FRIDAY, 13th JANUARY, 2017/23rd PAUSA, 1938 (SAKA)

ADMINISTRATION OF THE

UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP

Kavaratti Island,

Dated : 11 -01-2017

NOTIFICATION

F.No. 17/1/2016-CS :- In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) of the

Section 40 of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (No. 20 of 2013), the Administrator,

Union Territory of Lakshadweep hereby makes the following rules to amend the Lakshadweep

Food Security Rules, 2016, namely :-

1. (i) These rules may be called the Lakshadweep Food Security (Amendment)

Rules, 2016.

(ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the official Gazette.

2. In rule 10 of the Lakshadweep Food Security Rules, 2016 the following shall be

substituted namely ;

THE LAKSHADWEEP GAZETTE

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The constitution of the State Food Commission shall be following;

(i) Chairman

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Advisor to Hon’ble Administrator (IAS)

(ii) Member Secretary

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Collector/Secretary

(iii) Members

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1. Director, Food & Civil Supplies,

Union Territory of Lakshadweep

2. Director, Medical & Health Service, Lakshadweep

3. Director, Women & Child Development, Lakshadweep

4. Smt. Fathima Augothi Bidaruge,

Vice President-cum-Counsellor-1

5. Smt. Raziya Beegum, Chairperson, Village (Dweep)

Panchayat, Kavaratti.

The term of the State Food Commission shall be for a period of One year or till further

orders whichever is earlier.

This issues with approval of the Administrator, Union Trritory of Lakshadweep.

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(Dr. TARIQ THOMAS, IAS)

Secretary Food & Civil Supplies.

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