Kerosene Tankers with GPS Civil Supplies Commissioner - C.V.Anad, IPS

C.V.Anand, Commissioner of Civil Supplies has convened a co-ordination meeting on 25.01.2017 with the officials of Civil Supplies Dept, Oil companies and representatives of Wholesale Kerosene dealers to  sort out delays in lifting of kerosene from ex-depot of Oil companies, supply to FP Shop dealer and to ensure that the kerosene is reached cardholders properly in the State.

C.V.Anand, Commissioner of Civil Supplies has pointed out that there is no proper co-ordination among the Oil company authorities and the wholesale dealers and is causing delay in lifting and Supply of Kerosene. The CCS, with a view to curtail diversion of Kerosene and to sortout the problems in the existing system, has instructed the NIC authorities to develop the software under which the entire allocation to Wholesale dealers and FP Shop dealers till FP Shop level should be done through online only. At present the allocation, lifting and distribution of rice, Sugar and other commodities except Kerosene is being done through online only in epds application. The CCS has instructed all the concerned officers to bring the Kerosene Oil also in ePDS application so as to ensure that as in the case of other commodities, the Kerosene should be supplied to the card holders from 1^st to 15^th of every month. He has cautioned that no one shall be lenient  in supply of Kerosene till it reaches the card holders.

 C.V.Anand, Commissioner of Civil Supplies,has informed that during the meeting held on Monday, The Hon’ble Minister for Civil Supplies., stressed the need to ground the Deepam Connections. On this the Commissioner Civil Supplies has instructed the Oil Company official that they shall also need to take Pro-active steps to ground Deepam Connections.

C.V. Anand, Commissioner of Civil Supplies, has cautioned the Wholesale Kerosene Dealers that they shall not attempt in diversion of kerosene or otherwise stringent action will be taken against the erring Whole Sale Kerosene Dealers.  He informed that about 11,500 KL of Kerosene with a subsidy of Rs.8/- per litter is being  distributed every month to the card holders and that there are several complaint on diversion of kerosene and that GPS devices are also being installed to the kerosene tankers. While concluding the meeting the CCS has informed the Oil companies officers to ensure speedy loading of kerosene and informed the Whole Sale Kerosene Dealers that their grievances any would be solved subject to condition that they do not involve in the diversion of kerosene.

-Press note