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  1.   Targeted Public Distribution System                                              Food Allocation of PDS Items

Under this scheme 20 Kilograms of rice or wheat per month is issued to all eligible BPL beneficiaries of the State at a very specially subsidized rate of Rs. 6.15 per kg. The Scheme is now under operation w.e.f. 1st June, 1997. There are 88349 beneficiaries who are below poverty line families.

 

 TPDS items taken on tractor over a ferry boat
2. Function of Fair price shop

The position of PDS network in the district / State as on 31/3/2001 is indicated below :
Sl. No. District No. of FPS Total Feeding Strength Total R/Card
APL BPL APL BPL
1 Tawang 62 44640 3897 9455 3897
2 West Kameng 76 65079 5200 22492 5200
3 East Kameng 52 56881 7931 10625 7031
4 Lower Subansiri 135 135000 14130 18786 14130
5 Upper subansiri 155 78096 9786 14165 9786
6 Papumpare 110 171191 4000 30768 4000
7 West Siang 223 153197 6620 53651 6620
8 East Siang 72 96731 6152 15544 6152
9 Upper Siang 30 39254 2029 14584 2029
10 Dibang Valley 46 42897 1644 8692 1644
11 Lohit 55 102546 10987 20740 10987
12 Changlang 95 115644 4950 23296 4950
13 Tirap 74 90723 11913 30241 11913
                                Total 1185 1191879 88349 273029 88349

 

This department also deals with Petroleum Products like MS/HSD/SKO and LPG. Number of dealers / outlets in the state are as under:

 
1 POL Depots 32 Nos.
2 SKO Dealers 34 Nos.
3 LPG Agencies 22 Nos.
 

The depertment receives the following quantity of food-grains, levy sugar & SKO per month from the Govt. of India for the distribution through various outlets across the state:

 
1 Rice APL 5860 MT
BPL 1796 MT
2 Wheat APL 530 MT
BPL 180 MT
3 L/Sugar   846.3 MT
4 SKO   840 MT
5 Iodised Salt   800 MT

 

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