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The Public Distribution System ( PDS) is a food security system that was established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to distribute food and non-food items to India's poor at subsidised rates. Major commodities distributed include staple food grains, such as wheat, rice, sugar and ...
The Department of Civil Supplies functions under the Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs of the Government of Kerala. The Commissioner of Civil Supplies is the department's principal head and Principal Advisor to the Minister in charge of Food and Civil Supplies Department. The administrative head of the Department of Civil ...
Antyodaya Anna Yojana is the sponsored scheme of Government of India to provide highly subsidised food to millions of the poorest families. This scheme was developed by the then Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister, N Sri Vishnu. It was launched by the NDA government on 25 December 2000 and first implemented in the Indian state of Rajasthan .
Because the PDS computer system is connected to a central server, beneficiaries can buy ration items from any PDS shop. The system is flexible and provides access and options to the public that was not seen before in PDS. The state government is preparing to replace about 1,29,00,000 ration cards with the new AP rice card.
Public sector undertakings in Kerala, [1] [2] i.e. enterprises in which majority shareholder is Government of Kerala are generally divided into Manufacturing & Non-Manufacturing. Some of the PSUs such as Kinfra, KSIDC, SIDCO etc. are promotional agencies. [3] As of 2004 there were 104 enterprises spread over 14 different sectors of Kerala economy.
In Kerala, the administrative divisions below the district are called taluks. There are 78 taluks with 1670 villages (including group villages). [1] [2] For revenue administration, a district subdivided into revenue divisions, each comprising multiple taluks within its jurisdiction. A taluk contain several revenue villages under its jurisdiction.
Kerala, India. Political party. Communist Party of India. Spouse. R. Latha Devi. Children. Adv.Devika A.L. G. R. Anil (born 30 May 1963) is an Indian politician who is serving as the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology of Kerala since 2021. [1] He is a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing ...
Party of Democratic Socialism. The Party of Democratic Socialism ( PDS) is a political party in West Bengal in India. The PDS was founded in February 2001 by former Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders Saifuddin Choudhury and Samir Putatundu. [2] The PDS was in opposition to the Left Front government in West Bengal .