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No. Puducherry Tuesday 31st December 2024
(10 Pausa 1946)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
(G.O. Ms. No. 07, Puducherry, dated 30th December 2024)
NOTIFICATION
The Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry is pleased to approve the Amendment of "The Puducherry free supply of 10 kilogram of rice and 5 kilogram of wheat every month to all Ration Card Holders Rules, 2015" namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.— (i) These rules may be called as "The Puducherry Free Supply of Rice and Supply of Edible Oil and Other Essential Food-Grains Every Month at Subsidized Prices to All Ration Card Holders (Amendment) Rules, 2024".
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(2) They shall come into force on the date of publication in the
Official Gazette.
(3) They shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of
Puducherry.
2. Amendment of Heading.— In the heading of the Scheme "Rules
for the Scheme of free supply of rice, edible oil and other essential
food-grains every month to all Ration Cardholders in the Union territory
of Puducherry", the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"Rules for the Scheme of free supply of rice and supply of edible
oil and other essential food-grains every month at subsidized prices to
all Ration Cardholders in the Union territory of Puducherry".
3. Amendment of Short Title and Commencement.— In the long
title to "The Puducherry free supply of rice, edible oil and other essential
food-grains every month to all Ration Cardholders", the following shall
be substituted, namely:-
"The Puducherry free supply of rice and supply of edible oil
and other essential food-grains every month at subsidized prices to all
Ration Cardholders".
4. Amendment of rule 2.— In the P uducherry free supply of
10 kilogram of rice and 5 kilogram of wheat every month to all Ration
Card-holders Rules, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in
rule 2, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"The object of the Scheme is to provide free rice and supply of
edible oil and other essential food-grains at subsidized prices to all
Ration Cardholders in the Union territory of Puducherry in order to
supplement their daily requirement of food".
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(2) In the said rules, in rule 3, for the existing clause (viii),
the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(viii) "Implementing Agency" means, the Puducherry State Co-Operative Consumers' Federation Limited (CONFED) for Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam regions or any other agency notified by the Government from time to time for all the regions."
6. Amendment of rule 4.— In the said rules, in rule 4, the following
shall be substituted, namely:-
"Free supply of rice and supply of edible oil and other essential food-grains at subsidized prices shall be granted to all the Ration Cardholders excluding Government Servant and Honorary Ration Cardholders in the Union territory of Puducherry who have been issued with Family Ration Card by the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Government of Puducherry".
7. Amendment of rule 5.— In the said rules, in rule 5, the following
shall be substituted, namely: -
"(1) Free rice and supply of edible oil and other essential food-grains at subsidized prices shall be supplied to each Ration Cardholders for every month at the quantity as fixed by the Government from time to time.
"(2) Initially, the Government will supply 20 Kgs. of rice every month at free of cost to all the PHH/AAY (BPL) Ration Cardholders and 10 Kgs. of rice every month at free of cost to all the Non-PHH (APL) Ration Cardholders of Union territory of Puducherry excluding Government Servant and Honorary Ration Cardholders, as fixed by the Government from time to time." "The distribution of free rice and supply of edible oil and other essential food-grains at subsidized prices under this Scheme shall be made through Fair Price Shops by the Implementing Agencies as per the official instructions, between 10th and 20th of every English calendar month or such date as may be notified by the Government".
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9. Amendment of rule 8.— In the said rules, in rule 6 of sub-rule (2),
the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(2) A Certificate in Form-II shall be submitted by M/s. CONFED, Puducherry or any other agency notified by the Government from time to time for all the regions to the Director, Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Government of Puducherry, while submitting bills for settlement."
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
D. DAYALANE, Under Secretary to Government (Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs).
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