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Licences of 18 shops were permanently cancelled.
This whopping shortage in rice stocks was discovered during inspections between June 2021 and August 2025.
To improve the availability of quality rice, boiled rice will be included among the subsidised varieties
The items included in the scheme will be available for prices cheaper by up to 10 per cent than the usual discounted rates, an official communication said.
The commission for ration dealers is directly linked to their sales turnover.
10 kg of rice would be distributed to white ration cardholders (APL category/Non Priority Non Subsidy) for Rs 10.90.
Under SMART-PDS details of ration card members and transactions will be stored on centrally controlled cloud servers.
The deadline prescribed by the Centre for linking ration cards with Aadhaar ended on Sunday.
The minister had expressed his displeasure over the inadequate allocation for the department in the budget.
Of the total number of 93 lakh card owners in the State, the Centre gives subsidised rice to 41 lakh card owners belonging to the priority category.
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