Sri. C. Divakaran

Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Animal Husbandry

Soon after assuming power the LDF Government took effective steps to strengthen the public distribution system in the State. The quality and quantity of the ration articles were improved for attracting more card holders to ration shops.  In order to rectify the irregularities in ration distribution and to prevent diversion of ration articles.  Special squads to inspect ration wholesale/retail depots and open market have been working effectively. These squads inspected 258989 ration retail and wholesale centres. Licenses of 418 ration retail shops and 40 wholesale centres were cancelled. These checking squads have been constituted with the cooperation of departments like Police, Legal Metrology and Revenue under the leadership of District Collector.

The percentage of APL cardholders utilizing the ration shop is now 15 percent as against three percent at the time of UDF Government.

Consumer Price Index in Different Cities 

Consumer Price Index in Different States

Public Distribution System-Quality Ensured

Comments of Shri. Sharad Pawar, Hon'ble Union Minister about the PDS in Kerala

National Seminar on the Proposed Food Secuirty Act - proceedings

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Nipping spurt in Price-rise

Government have decided to open Christmas Metro People's Bazaars w.e.f 15.12.09 to 01.01.2010 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kozhikode. In addition to this one Super market/People bazaar/ Hyper market in each Taluk will be converted as X'mas fair with appropriate extension of sufficient counters as a concerted effort to nip possible rise in prices of essential commodities during X'mas season.  These X’mas fairs will provide all special items for the X’mas season such as cakes, candles, stars, greeting cards, decoration materials etc in addition to the normal requirements. Vegetables will also be provided in these fairs. Good quality Boiled Rice and raw rice @ Rs.13/- per Kg, will be  available in all the outlets during the period. Rice and wheat will be issued  without any restriction during the period.A special gift scheme for consumers will be offered during 15.12.2009 to 01.01.2010 on the basis of the purchase value. A control room will be functioning in the Head Office from 15.12.2009 to 01.01.2010 with working hours from 9 am to 6 pm. (Control Room Phone No. 0484 2206794, 2207925, 2207927, 2207933) Complaints regarding non-availability of Maveli stocks should be immediately brought to the notice of the Manager(Purchase) Phone: 9447975208 and non-maveli stocks to Manager (Marketing) – phone: 9446090095; and Sabari items to  Manager(T & BP) – Phone: 9447975204. Complaints regarding quality should be intimated to the Manager(QA) – Phone : 9447975200. 100 new Maveli stores will be opened shortely.   

 
Food Security made possible

Kerala is vulnerable to food scarcity and consequent sporadic price-rise as we are dependent on other states for the major part of the articles of daily use.  The LDF Government was in the know of this situation from the beginning and hence made persistent efforts to intervene in the market and stabilise prices.  No wonder, even when the centre slashed the food allocation to Kerala to one tenth of the State’s quota prices did not go beyond rates at which they were available in other states.

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