Deputy Commissioner B. Susheela has constituted a four-member committee to inspect rice stock and also the godown premises of Karnataka Agricultural Produce Cooperative and Marketing Society from where 6,000 quintals of rice meant for supply through the public distribution system were found missing during audit by officials of the Food and Civil Supplies Department and the Tahsildar of Shahapur.
In an order, Dr. Susheela said that the committee has been constituted as per instructions issued by the Commissioner of Food and Civil Supplies Department. The committee has been directed to submit a report in two days, she added.
Assistant Commissioner of Yadgir Sub-division Hampanna Sajjan, Chief Accounts Officer of Zilla Panchayat Venkatesh, Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies B.S. Manturu and Assistant Director of APMC Mahadevappa Chabnur are on the newly constituted committee.