Mysore/Mysuru: Acting on a tip off that Public Distribution System (PDS) rice was being transported illegally in a truck, the City Crime Branch (CCB) Police have seized the lorry along with 12,500 kg of rice bags yesterday. The CCB Police, who stopped the truck (KA-09-D-9686) on the Service Road of Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway at Siddalingapura last…
Selling PDS grains to black marketers risks ration card cancellation: DC
November 17, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Following reports on sale of Public Distribution System (PDS) grains by Ration Card holders to black marketers, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has warned that buying and selling of PDS grains is a punishable offence and the Ration Cards of those who sell PDS grains to others will be cancelled. In a press…
Food officials visit fair price shops to check distribution
January 8, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Officials of the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, on Friday paid a surprise visit to several Fair Price Shops (FPS) in city to review the Public Distribution System (PDS). An official team of the Department checked the FPS for distribution, quantity and quality of ration, grains and other articles supplied…
Server snag affects grain distribution at ration shops
September 15, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The distribution of grains through Public Distribution System (PDS) has been affected at some fair price shops in city due to server issues that led to failed transactions via an electronic point of sale (e-POS) machines. Several beneficiaries are returning empty-handed after waiting outside ration shops for long hours. It is Dasara season and…
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