Minister for food-civil supplies, consumer protection and labour Omprakash Dhurve said that payment to POS machine operators will be made only after verification by collector and district civil supplies officer in food grain transportation system. He said that machines should be on in entire month. They should be immediately repaired or replaced in case of any failure.
Machine operators will ensure it. Dhurve said that ten per cent of total installed machines, should be kept in reserve in districts. Minister Dhurve was reviewing PDS with food officials in Ujjain division. MlA Mohan Yadav present there.
The Minister said that constant vigil should be maintained on quality in stored food grains in warehouses. Food grain lacking quality should not reach government fair price shop. Salesman should keep in mind that poor quality material should not be supplied to consumers. Salesmen will be suspended if they don't follow it.
Dhurve said that to follow all criteria should be ensured before issuing eligibility slip from January 2017. Manual arrangement should be made if there is problem in collecting finger print of elderly people in preparing Aadhar card. Such elders should be identified and no elder will be deprived of food grain allocation.
Minister informed in the meeting that construction of fair price shop in Public Distribution System will be in uniformity. Vehicles will carry colour code and be equipped with GPS. Biometric attendance will be taken. Seal of the cooperative society which is procuring food grains on MSP will be put on sacks. Storage, weighing balance, office arrangement and shed should be made for public at fair price shop. A board mentioning telephone number of concerned SDM, district supplies officer and salesman's mobile numbers will be installed at each fair price shop. Ujjawala Yojana was also reviewed in the meeting.