Question

Ration shops pric on differennt
products

Answer 1

NASHIK: The regular fair price shops can now sell regular grocery and beneficiaries under the 

Food Security Act


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"The shopkeepers have now got the permission to stock and sell foodgrains and other items at their will. They will have to continue to stock foodgrains given through the PDS to the beneficiaries," a senior officer from the district supply office said.


Earlier, the PDS shops were allowed to sell foodgrains, pulses, cereals, kerosene and even other goods, but the practice was stopped for past few years. "Today, only wheat, rice, sugar and sometimes oil can be sold over the counter and the shop owners sit idle for long period. The new policy is an attempt by the government to give some respite to the shopkeepers," the officer said.