FACILITIES FOR INSPECTION OF FOODGRAINS
BEFORE LIFTING
RAJYA SABHA
Ample opportunities
are provided to the officials of the State Governemnts/UT Administrations
to inspect the stocks prior to lifting from the FCI godowns.
The officers of the
State Governments and the Ministry pay surprise checks of the
FPSs, to oversee the quality of foodgrains being distributed through
TPDS. The officers of the Department designed as ‘Area Officers’
for monitoring the TPDS work in the respective State also undertake
visits to the storage depots and the FPSs, during their visit
to the State to check the quality of foodgrains being issued.
Only Fair Average
Quality (FAQ) foodgrains conforming to PFA standards and free
from insect infestation are issued to State Governments/UTs or
their authorised nominees from the FCI depots for the distribution
under TPDS.
Instructions have
been issued to all the State Governments/UT Administrations that
an officer not below the rank of Inspector be deputed to check
the quality of foodgrains before lifting from the FCI godowns.
This information
was given in the Rajya Sabha today by Shri Subhash Maharia, Minister
of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in
a written reply.
