The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs is one of the oldest Departments in J&K and is entrusted with the responsibility of implementing one of the prime social sector programme of providing "Food Security" to one and all in general and to the vulnerable sections of the society in particular by way of providing foodgrains like rice, wheat, flour and other essential commodities like Sugar & kerosene oil at subsidized & affordable prices besides, protecting the consumer rights.
The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has been performing following important roles:
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1) Making all out efforts for ensuring food security to all the genuine beneficiaries across J&K, and simultaneously working to make the system more transparent and accountable by bringing in technology interventions including Biometrics and PoS machines. It has also worked hard to promote reforms through the web portals and make these portals user friendly.
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2) Providing subsidized and affordable food grains (Rice/Wheat /Flour/Sugar under all approved categories of AAY/PHH/NPHH/JKFES/PMGKAY/ONORC).
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3) Fixing reasonable rates/prices of all essential commodities including vegetables fruits/ bakery/mutton/poultry/Milk/Milk products etc.
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4) Ensuring enforcement and implementation of schemes and laws relating to essential commodities in the markets so that the citizens/consumers do not get fleeced and deceived by the trading establishments dealing with essential commodities.
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5) Securing stocking/supply of LPG/Petrol/diesel and K-oil through Oil Marketing Companies.
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6) Providing immediate redressal of any type of grievances/complaints for which the Department has an inbuilt system to redress the same, as expeditiously as possible.
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7) Ensuring transparency in the transactions using commercial weights & measures.