The Food and Civil Supplies department has issued orders to constitute committees to monitor the prices of essential commodities and make recommendations to overhaul the functioning of the cash-strapped Supplyco.
A State-level committee chaired by the Chief Secretary has been constituted to review the price rise of essential commodities every four months. The panel also comprises the secretaries of Food and Civil Supplies, Finance, Local Self-Governments, Agriculture, and Revenue departments. The Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs is the convener.
District-level committees comprising District Collectors and the district officials of Food and Civil Supplies, and Agriculture departments will also meet every month and submit recommendations to the Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs for market intervention.
