The Latest Breaking News from Food and Civil Supplies

Lok Sabha election: Congress should have set up core committee to decide candidates, says Muniyappa

Senior leader of the Congress and Minister for Food and Civil Supplies K.H. Muniyappa said that instead of fielding candidates from outside in Kolar and Bagalkot constituencies, the party should have set up a core committee for discussing the pros and the cons of each candidate before announcing the list…

The Hindu · Apr 1, 2024

Government to disburse paddy procurement price within 15 days: G.R. Anil

Entire paddy produced by farmers in the State would be procured, for which existing rules would be relaxed, Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister said.

The Hindu · Mar 4, 2024

State seeks more time for mustering ration cards

The Centre was yet to respond to the State’s request to extend the deadline, says Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil.

The Hindu · Mar 2, 2024

Transportation contractors’ stir has no impact on ration supply, claims minister; ration dealers differ

Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil said 75% of the ration allocation for January has already been delivered to ration outlets. However, a section of ration dealers have claimed that several ration outlets have witnessed disruption in supply of ration commodities.

The Hindu · Jan 13, 2024

Civil Supplies dept. mulling expert panel report on Supplyco

The Food and Civil Supplies department is mulling a report by a committee chaired by State Planning Board member K. Ravi Raman to study the problems faced by Supplyco.

The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024

Panel submits report on incident involving misuse of 6,077 quintals of rice in Shahapur

A panel headed by Assistant Commissioner of Yadgir Sub Division Hampanna Sajjan, to conduct enquiry on misuse of 6,077 quintals of rice worth of ₹2 crore stored to distribute through the public distribution system, from Taluk Agriculture Produce Cooperative and Marketing Society (TAPCMS) godown in Shahapur a few days back…

The Hindu · Dec 2, 2023

Panels to monitor prices of essential commodities, recommend steps to overhaul Supplyco

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.

The Hindu · Nov 27, 2023

Ration supply comes to a halt

Public distribution system in Kerala halted due to tech snag caused by power outage in data centre. Ration card holders had to return after waiting for hours at fair price shops. Food & Civil Supplies Dept declared holiday for ration outlets. Glitch attributed to power outage in Kerala State IT…

The Hindu · Nov 10, 2023

Onam bonuses finalised for Supplyco staff

Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil chaired a meeting to finalise bonus for Supplyco employees. Permanent staff earning up to ₹24,000/month get 8.33% bonus; others on deputation get ₹2,750 festival allowance. Daily wage/contract workers get ₹3,750 bonus if they worked 180 days; lesser period gets proportionate bonus. All…

The Hindu · Aug 21, 2023

Financial hardships will not impact Supplyco’s functioning: Minister

The financial hardships faced by the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) will have no impact on the government’s market intervention efforts planned for the Onam season, Food and Civil Supplies Minister G.R. Anil has said

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2023