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The
Public Distribution
System (PDS) has been a
major instrument for
ensuring availability of
essential food
commodities at
affordable prices to the
citizens of the country.
It has also become an
important strategy for
poverty eradication and
has served as a ‘safety
net’ for the poor.
Public Distribution
System (PDS) has
undergone vast
improvement in the last
22 years under the
present state
government’s tenure both
in terms of pro-poor
initiatives and larger
coverage.
The department of Food & Civil Supplies,
Government of Sikkim
deals with the
procurement and
distribution of
Essential Commodities
like Rice, Sugar, Wheat
(Atta), S.K Oil and
petroleum products.
The National Food
Security Act, 2013 was
enforced in the State of
Sikkim from 1st January,
2016. The State
Government has
identified 16500 house
hold beneficiaries under
AAY (ANTYODAYA ANNA
YOJNA) and 324081
individual beneficiaries
under PHH (PRIORITY
HOUSE HOLD) to provide
the subsidized food
grains to the
beneficiaries. The
details are as under: |
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1. |
AAY (ANTYODAYA ANNA YOJNA): |
Under
this scheme, Rice is issued
to 16,500 Families at highly
subsidized rate of Rs 3.00
per kg. The beneficiaries
are entitled to 35.00
(thirty five) kgs of rice
per household per month. The
department has been issuing
this quantity from 1st
January, 2016 and the State
is allotted 577.5 MTs of
rice for this scheme every
month. |
2. |
PHH (PRIORITY
HOUSE HOLD): |
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Under this scheme, Rice is
issued to 3,24,081
individual beneficiaries at
highly subsidized rate of Rs
3 per kg. The beneficiaries
are entitled to 5 (five) kgs
of rice per person per
month. The department has
been issuing this quantity
from 1st January, 2016 and
the State is allotted
1620.405 MTs of rice for
this scheme every month. |
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3. |
OPHH (OTHER PRIORITY
HOUSEHOLD)
GENERAL/SPECIAL : |
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The state
receives 1199.584 MTs rice
under this scheme from the
Government of India as Tide
Over Allocation and the same
is being issuing to the
beneficiaries under OPHH
(OTHER PRIORITY HOUSEHOLD)
GENERAL/SPECIAL. The
beneficiaries under OPHH
(GENERAL) is the genuinely
left out beneficiaries from
the AAY and PHH Scheme and
the beneficiaries under OPHH
(SPECIAL) is the inmates of
destitute home, Orphanages,
Monastic Schools etc.. Under
this scheme the department
is issuing rice @ Rs. 11.34
per kg. The scale of rice
under this scheme is 9.381 kgs per individual per month
fixed for the month of
December, 2021. The Scale may
be changes from month to
month due to changes in the
number of individual
beneficiaries. |
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4. |
Whole Wheat |
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The
Government of India
allocates 296.151 MT of
whole wheat to the state.
For the convenience of the
public it is ground into
whole meal Atta and
distributed to ration card
holders under OPHH GENERAL &
SPECIAL categories. Under
this scheme the department
is issuing Wheat (Atta) @ Rs.
9.95 per kg and the scale is
1.984 kgs per individual per
month during the month of
December, 2021. The Scale may
be changes from month to
month due to changes in the
number of individual
beneficiaries. |
5. |
Sugar |
The
Government of India
allocates 16.5 MTs of Sugar
to the state for
distribution to the 16500
household beneficiaries
under AAY (ANTYODAYA ANNA
YOJNA) The Sugar is being
issued to only AAY (ANTYODAYA
ANNA YOJNA) beneficiaries @
1.00 kg per household per
month. The rate of Sugar is
Rs. 31.15 per kg. |
6. |
Kerosene
oil: |
Sikkim is
allotted 188 KL of kerosene
oil per month under the
Public Distribution System
through IOCL and BPCL. This
is issued through Fair Price
Shops to Ration Cards
holders of AAY and PHH at a
scale of 1.90 litres per
house hold at rates fixed
and notified by the
department from time to time
as per the distance of the
Fair Price Shops from the
SK Oil agents’ depot. The rate
ranges from Rs 31.06 to
32.79 litre.
There are six dealers under
IOCL and 2 dealers under BPCL |
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Fair Price Shops: |
The
department has issued
license to 1320 shops
including Cooperative
Societies to run as Fair
Price Shops all over the
state. The Fair Price Shops
are required to deposit a
sum of Rs 5000/-(five
thousand) as security
deposit which is refundable
on closure of Fair Price
Shops. A yearly license
renewable fee of Rs 500/ and
Rs 1000/is charged to rural
and urban Fair Price Shops
respectively. The District
wise break up Fair Price
Shops is as under up to
March, 2020: |
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South District: 351 |
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North District: 73 |
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West District: 352 |
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East District: 544 |
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Total:
1320 |
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RATION
CARD. |
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1,38,993 nos of family
ration cards have been
issued to the beneficiaries
under AAY/PHH, OPHH (SPECIAL,GENERAL)
and NPH categories as per
the data recorded for the
month of January, 2021. |
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The State Government has
introduced computerized
individual ration cards with
photographs to avoid bogus
cards in the state. An
individual above the age of
five years is entitled for a
Ration Card provided he/she
is able to submit the
following documents: |
i. |
SSC / COI /Voter ID Card /
Domicile (Any one of these
documents attested by the
competent authority) |
ii. |
Birth Certificate (If under
18 years of age attested by
the competent authority) |
iii. |
UID (Adhaar Card) of all
family members) |
iv. |
Copy of Bank Pass Book
(Front Page) |
v. |
Copy of LPG (Gas Connection)
Book (Front Page) |
vi. |
Old Ration Card (If any) |