JOB CHART OF TALUK SHIRESTEDARs / I GRADE & II GRADE FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES INSPECTORS

  1. Ensuring the proper distribution of foodgrains, sugar and Kerosene oil & all such rationed articles to the cardholders through Fair Price Depots.
  2. Shall ensure display of Name boards, stock Details, pricelist, working hours, Holidays and scale of Issue by all Fair price Depots / wholesale Points and open market dealers of Essential Commodities.
  3. Collection of closing balance as at the end of every month from wholesale points & Fair price Depots including kerosene and report the same to Range Officers/Deputy Directors/Assistant Directors.
  4. Inspection of applications received for issue of new cards and other purposes including changes in address, change in the name of the house holder, updating of the particulars with regard to the family members, etc., and noting the disposal of such receipts properly in the prescribed Register. He should submit a monthly abstract showing the receipts and disposals, balance to the Range Officer/Assistant Director/Deputy Director Food & Civil supplies.
  5. Conducting morning inspections to monitor the distribution of kerosene oil.
  6. Inspection of the counter foils of kerosene coupons pasted to the Register to show the daily sales maintained by the kerosene retailers.
  7. Inspections of Fair Price Depots, Retailers/Hawkers of Kerosene.
    1. Cursory – 30-40 Fair price Depots per month.
    2. Detailed – 5 Fair price Depots per month
    3. Intensive Inspection – 1 Fair Price Depot per month
  8. Detailed inspection reports shall be submitted to the concerned Deputy Directors/Range Officers/Assistant Directors with a copy to Joint Directors (PDS) / Deputy Commissioners as the case may be; Inspection Notebook kept at the Fair price Depots should be signed in all cases.
  9. Cursory: – All Wholesale point within their jurisdiction every month.
  10. Detailed: – Once in a month and report shall be submitted to the concerned Deputy Director/Range Officer/Assistant Director.
  11. While conducting the detailed inspection atleast 10 ration cards shall be collected from the people buying rations from the shop inspected and compared with the daily sales register, & bill books maintained by the Depot.
  12. Ensure display of sealed Joint samples by all the Fair Price Depots and wholesale points to verify the quality of the Essential Commodities distributed.
  13. Keeping constant touch with the vigilance Committees constituted to each Fair Price depot.
  14. Checking and prevention of over charging and under measurement of weights in the distribution of Public Distribution system items.
  15. To verify the weights and measures being used by the Fair Price Depots, kerosene oil dealers and wholesale points.
  16. To attend to the complaints from public regarding distribution of PDS items.
  17. Spot verifications of applications filed for issue of New ration cards, change of names of the Head of the House Hold in the card for issue of the Duplicate card etc., and submit the reports.
  18. Detection of bogus cards and bogus units.
  19. Detection of unauthorised persons who are running Fair Price Depots, retail licences/hawkers of kerosene oil, on behalf of the original licence-holders.
  20. Regular visits to slums and weaker section localities to verify the distribution of public distribution system items.
  21. Submitting monthly diary to Range Officer/Deputy Director showing the duties performed.
  22. Supervise the maintenance of Assignment Register by Fair price Depots. 34. Collection of levy as per the target given by the Deputy Commissioner.
  23. Any other work entrusted by the superior Officers of the Department.