Latest Food and Civil Supplies Department News & Updates

Jaipur, March 19 (IANS) Rajasthan’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sumit Godara chaired a high-level review meeting at the State Secretariat on Thursday with departmental officials and representatives of gas companies to assess the supply and distribution of domestic LPG across the state.​ Reaffirming the State Government’s commitment under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Godara stated that LPG supply remains stable and efficient, with domestic gas cylinders being del…

Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) Public sector oil marketing companies have introduced a 25-day gap between bookings of two domestic LPG cylinders by the same consumer in Gujarat as a precautionary measure to prevent panic buying and hoarding amid tensions in West Asia, the state government said on Thursday.Officials said the Central and state governments are continuously monitoring the situation to ensure uninterrupted distribution of LPG cylinders across Gujarat as global developments in West Asia…

Ahmedabad, March 8 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday inaugurated a key civic infrastructure project and launched new government service facilities in Ahmedabad, including a major water distribution station in Ghatlodia and a sub-zonal administrative office in Bodakdev.The Chief Minister inaugurated the newly constructed water distribution station in the Ghatlodia ward of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)’s North-West Zone.Built for Rs 55.31 crore, the facility inc…

Jalandhar, Feb 12 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached five immovable properties worth Rs 1.36 crore in a money laundering case against a former official of the Punjab government’s Food and Civil Supplies department, an official said on Thursday. An official of ED’s Jalandhar Zonal Office said the seized properties are linked to Rakesh Kumar Singla — the then Deputy Director in Department of Food and Civil Supplies — and his wife Rachna Singla, the official added.The properties…

Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday inaugurated the statewide distribution of Pongal gift hampers and Rs 3,000 cash assistance for more than 2.22 crore rice ration card holders and eligible Sri Lankan Tamil families in Tamil Nadu. The Chief Minister formally launched the scheme at a fair price shop in Alandur, near Nazarathpet in Chennai, in the presence of ministers and senior officials from the Cooperation Department, Food and Civil Supplies Department, and district ad…

Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) With the harvest festival of Pongal fast approaching, the Tamil Nadu government is preparing to launch its annual gift scheme, with official sources indicating that distribution through the Public Distribution System (PDS) could begin in the first week of January. The scheme, a hallmark of the State’s festive calendar, assumes added political significance this time as it precedes the 2026 Assembly elections. Senior officials in the Food and Civil Supplies Department conf…