The Chhattisgarh Government has fixed the commission rates of those who are operating ration shops under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in the entire State, a Government statement said on Monday.
The Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution Directorate has issued circulars to all the District Collectors.
As per the National Food Security Act 2013, the commission will be Rs 70 per quintal on rice. An amount of Rs 10 per quintal will be paid to ration shop operators if they allocate rice through electronic system.
The Government’s circular states that the State Civil Supplies Corporation will open the bank accounts of the operators of ration shops and posted on web sites to make it more transparent. They will be informed by sms as well.