1Qa6o7 POTTS GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Food and Civil Supplies (B) Department NOTIFICATION G.O(P) No.2 /2016/F&CSD. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram 20 m January, 2016. 6” MAKARAM 1191. The following draft of the rules which the Government of Kerala propose to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 40 of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (Central Act 20 of 2013) is hereby published for general information, as required by sub-section (1) of the said section. Notice is hereby given that the said draft rules will be taken up for consideration on or after thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette and that any objections or suggestions which may be received from any person on or before the time limit specified above in respect of the said draft rules will be considered by the Government. Objections and suggestions, if any, shall be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Food and Civil Supplies (B) Department, Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram — 695 001.DRAFT RULES CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Kerala Food Security Rules, 2016. (2) They shall come into force at once. 2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) “Act” means the National Food Security Act, 2013 (Central Act 20 of 2013); (b) “Antyodaya Anna Yojana” means the scheme by the said name launched by the Central Government on the 25" day of December, 2000, as may be modified from time to time; (c) “Antyodaya Anna Yojana Household” means a household identified by the State Government to receive food grains under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana; (d) “Fair Price Shop Licensee” means an Authorized retail distributor as defined under the Kerala Rationing Order 1966. (e) “Asraya Scheme” means destitute identification rehabilitation and monitoring project of the Kerala State Poverty Eradication Mission, for the rehabilitation of destitute families; (f) “Commission” means the State Food Commission constituted as per Section 16 of the Act (g) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the State Food Commission constituted under section 16 of the Act; (h) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Civil Supplies and includes the Director of Civil Supplies;(i) “District Grievance Redressal Officer” means an officer appointed as such by the State Government under sub-section (1) of section 15 of the Act; (ij) “essential commodities” means the essential commodities as defined under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Central Act 10 of 1955); (k) “family” means a household consisting of individuals living in the same premises related either by blood or by marriage and sharing meals from a common kitchen; (I) "Government " means the Government of Kerala; (m) “head of household” means a person referred to as such in section 13 of the Act, for the purpose of issue of rationcards; (n) “household” means a domestic unit consisting of the members of a family with one or more persons living in the same dwelling and who share meals from a common kitchen and having a common living accommodation: Provided that a single dwelling will be considered to contain multiple households if meals of living space are.not shared; (0) “Local authority” means the local self governments excluding Block and District Panchayats (p) “Nodal Officer” means an officer appointed under rule 13 of these rules; (q) “ration document” includes a ration card or a smart card or any ration coupon or any declaration issued or order made under or in pursuance of the provisions of the Kerala Rationing Order, 1966 and these rules. (rt) “State Commission” means the State Food Commission constituted as per Section 16 of the Act (s) “Taluk Supply Officer” means any officer appointed as such by the Commissioner and includes a City Rationing Officer;“ (t) “Verification Committee” means a committee constituted as per rule 7 of these rules. (2) The words and expressions not defined in these rules, but defined in the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 or the National Food Security Act, 2013 or the Kerala Rationing Order, 1966 or any other relevant Act or Rules shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in those Acts, Rules or Orders. CHAPTER II IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS 3. Identification of priority households.- (1)The percentage coverage of eligible population coming within the priority households for subsidized food grains from the Central Government for public distribution under the Targeted Public Distribution System shall be as per the coverage specified in sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Act. (2)For the purpose of allocation of subsidized food grains under Targeted Public Distribution System by the Central Government, there shall be no increase in the State-wise number of persons belonging to the Priority Households under the Targeted Public Distribution System till the Central Government increases the number. (3)The priority households will be identified on rural and urban area as specified by the Central Government from time to time and will include all Antyodaya Anna Yojana families as a separate category which will be eligible to get 35 kilograms of foodgrains per month. 4. Antyodaya Anna Yojana.- All Antyodaya Anna Yojana families will be continued in Antyodaya Anna Yojana category: “4Provided that a family which falls within any of the following categories shall be excluded from the Antyodaya Anna Yojana category, namely:- (a) A family with a niember who is,- (i) a Central or State Government employee or a teacher of Government/ Government aided educational institution or a Public Sector employee or a quasi government sector employee or an employee in a Co- operative sector or a bank employee or a Service Pensioner of a Central or State Government or Quasi Government or Public Sector undertaking or Co- operative sector; : (i) an Income Tax Payer; or (b) family, other than scheduled tribes, which own land more 0.40 hectare; or : (c) family having a four wheel vehicle with a capacity of more than 600 CC; or (d) family having house or flat having an area of 1000 square feet or more: or (e) family having a gross monthly income of Rupees 25,000 and above. 5. Identification of families other than Antyodaya Anna Yojana.- Families other than Antyodaya Anna Yojana Household, having member of any of the following categories shall be eligible for being included in the list of priority households, provided they come within the list of households entitled on the basis of the various poverty parameters laid down by the Government to identify the priority households:- (i) beneficiary under the Asraya scheme; (ii) physically and mentally handicapped; (iii) a person having autism autism; 5.(iv) widow having no source of income; (v) AIDS or cancer patient or person undergoing dialysis; (vi) person with major illness who is unable to live without depending on others; (vii) Scheduled Tribe family; or Provided that the families, having any of the following will not be eligible for being included in the category of priority households, namely:- (a) Afamily with a member who is,- (i) a Central or State Government employee or a teacher of Government/ Government aided educational institution or a Public Sector employee or a quasi government sector employee or an employee in the Co- operative sector or a bank employee or a Service Pensioner of a Central or State Government or Quasi Government or public sector undertaking or Co- operative sector; (ii) an Income Tax Payer; or (f) families other than scheduled tribes which own land of more than 0.40 hectare; or (g) families having-a four wheel vehicle with a capacity of more than 600 CC; or (h) families having house or flat having an area of 1000 square feet or more; or (i) families having a gross monthly income of Rupees 25,000 and above. 6. Preparation of list of priority households.- (1) The Government shall update the list of priority households every five year: Provided that a family can be excluded or included at any time due to the change of the priority status of its members as per rules 4 and 5. 6.(2) The State Government shall, for the purpose of identification or review of priority families, prescribe a suitable proforma to be filled up by the head of a family confirming that he comes under the norms prescribed by the Government for inclusion in the priority household. (3) False declaration for the purposes of this rule shall entail prosecution under the provisions of Indian Penal Code and shall entail debarring the family from inclusion in the list for a specified period or permanently and shall be liable for recovery of the loss sustained by the Government, calculated as the difference in prices between the economic price of food grains as may be decided by the State or Central Government and the rate at which ration articles were received. (4) Any false declaration filed by a Government employee shall be deemed to be a serious violation: of the code of conduct liable for departmental disciplinary action also. (5) Based on the proforma applications collected and after such enquiry as the Taluk Supply Officer may deem fit, he shall, strictly on the basis of rank, prepare a Taluk wise draft list of priority households and a draft rank list of other households and publish in public domain and in the notice boards of Taluk Supply Office, local authorities and Village offices. (6) Any person aggrieved by the draft list published under sub - rule (5) may file claims and objections before the Taluk Supply Officer within ten days from the date of publication’ of the draft list. (7). The Taluk supply officer shall within three days of receipt of each claim or objection, place those before the Verification Committee with a list of households belonging to the area within the jurisdiction of the verification Committee showing the weightage given to each and the rank assigned . -7-7. Verification Committee.- (1) There shall be a Verification Committee arid the claims and objections regarding the draft list shall be verified by the Verification Committee consisting of the following members, namely :- (i) Secretary of the local authority concerned or an officer not below the rank of a Junior Superintendent nominated by him who shall be the chairman; (ii) The Rationing Inspector, who shall be the Convener; (ii) The Village Officer concerned; (iv) Supervisor of Integrated Child Development Scheme: Provided that any defect in the constitution of the Verification Committee or the absence of any member shall not affect the proceedings of the Committee. Provided further that the Taluk Supply Officer may, in consultation with the Secretary of a local authority, constitute more than one Committee within the jurisdiction of that local authority, for a ward or a group of wards based on the number of objections. (2) The Convenor and any two members shall constitute the quorum. (3) In the absence of the Chairman of the Verification Committee at any meeting, the members present shall select one among them to preside over the meeting. (4) The report of verification with recommendations, if any, on the changes in the list shall be finalised by the Verification Committee, after hearing the affected parties and submitted to the Taluk Supply Officer by the Convener within twenty one days from the date of receipt of the list under sub rule 7 of Rule 6. : (5) On the basis of the reports from the verification committees the Taluk Supply Officer shall finalise the Taluk wise list of priority households and rank list of all households and publish it in public domain and on the State web portal and in the notice boards of the Taluk Supply Office, Village Office and Offices of -8-the local authority concerned. 8. Appeal.- Any person aggrieved by the exclusion of any household from, or inclusions of any household in the list of priority households under rule 7, may appeal before the District Collector within fifteen days from the date of its publication. 9. General Households.- Families other than Antyodaya Anna Yojana and priority households shall comne-under the category of géneral households. 10, Issuing of Ration Cards: The Taluk Supply Officer shall immediately on publication of the list under Sub Rule 5 of Rule 7 arrange the printing and distribution of Ration Cards. CHAPTER IIL GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM 11. Call Centre and Help lines .- (1) The Government shall set up an exclusive call centre under the direct supervision of the Commissioner for receiving complaints relating to Targeted Public Distribution System from any part of the State of Kerala and shall ensure all infrastructure facilities for its proper functioning. (2) The Call centre shall function round the clock on all days of the year and shall operate with a toll free helpline number for receiving complaints and shall also have facilities for receiving complaints by e-mail and for effective redressal of the complaints in matters relating to distribution of entitled food grains or meals under Chapter Il of the Act and for enforcing the entitlement under the Act. -9-(3)The call centre shall use appropriate software for proper monitoring of the complaints received. 12. Nodal Officer.- (1) The Commissioner shall appoint an officer not below the rank of a Taluk Supply Officer to be a Nodal Officer with sufficient staff deployed from the establishment of the Civil Supplies Department at his discretion, for the proper management and control of the call centre and help lines. (2) The Nodal officer shall see that all complaints received are properly registered in the format in Form I and forwarded to the officers concerned for redressal, (3) The Nodal Officer shall inform the complainant about the transfer of the complaint to the officer concerned. (4) The officer who receives the complaint transferred from the call centre shall take immediate steps for redressal of the grievance within seven days of its receipt. (5) If the grievance cannot be redressed within seven days, he shall inform the complainant, under intimation to the Nodal Officer of the Call Centre, explaining the reasons thereto. (6) The officer in receipt of the complaint shall send monthly statement regarding disposal of the complaints to the Nodal Officer. (7) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the officer under sub-rule (6) may approach the District Grievance Redressal Officer. (8) The Nodal Officer shall inform the Commissioner and the District Grievance Redressal Officer about the delay of redressal of any complaint forwarded by him to the appropriate authority for such further action as they deem fit.(9) The Commissioner may suo motu or on application by an aggrieved person, initiate or recommend to the disciplinary authority concerned to initiate, disciplinary action against the officer concerned if in his opinion the petition is not properly attended to or there is any willful or negligent delay of more than thirty days on the part of any officer in disposing the complaint of the aggrieved person. 13. District Grievance Redressal Officers.- (1) The Government shall appoint a District Grievance Redressal Officer in the following Districts and clusters of Districts in the State for the expeditious and effective redressal of grievances of the aggrieved persons in matters relating to distribution of entitled food grains or meals under Chapter II of the Act or to enforce the entitlements under the Act: si Name(s) of District/ No. cluster of Districts eet eeathe 1. Kasaragod and Kannur Kannur 2. Kozhikode and Wayanad Kozhikode 3, Malappuram Malappuram 4. Palakkad Palakkad 5. Thrissur Thrissur 6. Ernakulam Kochi 7. Kottayam and Idukki Kottayam 8. Alappuzha Alappuzha 9. Kollam and Pathanamthitta Kollam 10. Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram “le» (2) Any officer of the Civil Supplies Department not below the rank of a District Supply Officer shall be eligible to be appointed as the District Grievance Redressal Officer. (3) The District Grievance Redressal Officer shall hold office for a term of five years or up to the age of retirement, whichever is earlier: Provided that an officer appointed as District Grievance Redressal Officer on promotion to a higher post or grade may be allowed to continue as District Grievance Redressal Officer. (4)The Government shall provide supporting staff to the District Grievance Redressal Officers . (5) The District Grievance Redressal Officers shall be under the administrative control and supervision of the Chairperson of the State Food Commission. 14. Powers and functions of the District Grievance Redressal Officers.~ (1) The District Grievance Redressal Officer shall ensure effective redressal of the complaints received directly or through call centres and helpline. (2) The District Grievance Redressal Officer shall dispose of the complaints regarding non distribution of entitled food grains or meals and any matter relating thereto within the local limits of his jurisdiction, after making such summary enquiry and hearing the parties, if necessary, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of the complaint: Provided that a complaint shall not be rejected under this sub-section unless an opportunity of being heard has been given to the complainant. (3) The District Grievance Redressal Officer may recommend to the authority concerned to take action against any person who violates the provisions of the Act, Kerala Rationing Order, 1966, the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and of these rules. -12-_ (4) The District Grievance Redressal Officer may call for any record and take appropriate steps for redressal of the grievance and may recommend to the Commissioner for taking appropriate action against the lapses of officers, if any. (5) The District Grievance Redressal Officer shall have, while enquiring into the complaint regarding the violations of the entitlement under Chapter-II of the Act, the powers of summoning witness, taking evidence on oaths and calling for records from any office or authority as provided under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. (6) The District Grievance Redressal Officer may issue directions to the Rationing Inspector, Assistant Taluk Supply Officer or Taluk Supply Officer concerned to initiate proceedings under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 before appropriate Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum and such directions shall be binding on such officers. 15. Appeal to the State Food Commission .- (1) Any person aggrieved by an order made by the District Grievance Redressal Officer may prefer an appeal against such order to the State Food Commission in Form - Il appended to these rules, within a period of thirty days from the date of the order: Provided that the Commission may entertain an appeal after the expiry of the said period of thirty days, but not later than ninety days, if it is satisfied that there was sufficient cause for not filing the appeal within that period. 16. Working days and office hours.- The working days and office hours of the office of a District Grievance Redressal Officer shall be the same as that of the office of State Government in the locality. -13-& , CHAPTER IV STATE FOOD COMMISSION 17. Functions of the State Food Commission .- (1) The functions of the Commission shall be as provided in sub-section (6) of section 16 of the Act. (2) The Commission may besides- (a) transfer any complaint filed before it to the concerned District Grievance Redressal Officer (b) transfer a complaint from one District Grievance Redressal Officer to another (c) withdraw a complaint from one or more District Redressal Officers, ‘on the application of the complainant or on its own motion, in the interest of justice. (3) The Chairman of the State Food Commission may issue such directions as he deems fit to the District Grievance Redressal as regards the tedressal of grievances under the Act and these Rules and those shall be binding on them. (4) The jurisdiction, Powers and authority of the Commission may be exercised by Benches thereof constituted by the Chairperson with at least two Members in each Bench. Provided that the Chairperson may, as he deems fit, constitute Benches with more than two persons. (5) If the Members of a Bench differ in opinion on any point, that shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority, if there is a majority, but if the Members are equally divided, they shall state the point or points on which they differ and make a reference to the Chairperson who shall either hear the point or points himself and take a decision or refer the case to another Bench consisting -14-of more Members than the Bench the decision of which is under dispute for hearing on such point or points and shall be decided according to the opinion of the majority of the members of the new Bench 18. Appointment of Chairperson and Members in the State Food Commission.- (1) The Chairperson and Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Government. (2) The Government Department dealing with Food and Civil Supplies shall invite, giving wide publicity, applications for appointment of Chairperson and Members of the State Food Commission. (3) The applications received as per sub-rule (2) shall be scrutinized by the Government Department that invited applications and all the applications of eligible candidates, with all relevant documents shall be placed before the Selection Committee constituted under sub-rule (4), which shall by adopting such methods for selection, of suitable candidates as it deems fit, assess the qualifications and other matters specified in sub-section (3) of section 16 of the Act and furnish a panel of candidates not exceeding five for each vacancy, to the Government for appointment of Chairperson or Members, as the case may be. (4) The Selection Committee shall consist of.- (i) President, Kerala State Consumer - Chairman Disputes Redressal Commission (ii) Secretary to Government in charge of - Convener Food and Civil Supplies (iii) Commissioner of Civil Supplies - Member -15-: (5} The Selection Committee may meet at any place as decided by the Chairman. (6) The quorum for a meeting of the Selection Committee shall be two. (7) In the absence of the Chairman of the Selection Committee at any meeting, the members present shall select one among them to preside over the meeting. 19. Resignation.- (1)The Chairperson or any Member of the Commission may, by writing under his hand and addressed to the Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies Department, resign his office at any time after giving one month's notice and the Government shall in such case make necessary charge arrangements. : (2)The resignation of Chairperson and Members shall be effective from the date of acceptance of the resignation by the Government, provided that the Government shall have the power to waive the notice period or refuse to accept the resignation. 20. Head of office.- The Chairperson of the State Food Commission shall be the Head of the Office and have administrative control over the staff of the Commission. 21. Location, working days and office hours.- (1) The office of the State Food Commission shall be located at Thiruvananthapuram. (2)The working days and office hours of the office of the © Commission shall be the same as of an office of the State Government in the locality. 22, Seal and emblem:- The seal and the emblem of the State Food Commission shall be such as the Commission may specify. -16-23. Meeting of the Commission. (1) The State Food Commission shall ordinarily meet at the Head Quarters of the State Food Commission: Provided that the Chairperson of the Commission may decide to have its meeting at any place based on the number of cases pending related to that particular place. (2) The quorum for a meeting of the State Commission shall be two (3) The Member - Secretary of the State Commission shall assist the State Commission in matters relating to administration of the State Commission and act as its Registrar and discharge such other duties and functions as may be entrusted by the Chairperson. 24. Staff of the State Food Commission.- (1) The State Food Commission shall be provided with the service of a Senior Superintendent, one Junior Superintendent, two field officers not below the rank of a Rationing Inspector, five senior or junior clerks, two Confidential Assistants, two Office Attendants, two Drivers and a Sweeper for its initial functioning and with such other staff as may be requested by the Commission. (2) Pending finalization of the Special Rules governing the staff of the State Food Commission, the posts detailed in sub-rule (1) shall be treated as temporary addition to the corresponding cadres of the Civil Supplies Department. (3) The State Food Commission may seek technical Assistance of the staff of other Departments and outside agencies, wherever and whenever necessary, such as Nutritional experts, Health Advisors, Quality Assurance Officers ete. 25. Salary, honorarium, other allowances and the conditions of service of the Chairperson and Members of the State Food Commission.- -17-(1) The Chairperson of the State Food Commission shall be entitled to salary and allowances as equivalent to those of a Secretary to Government. (2) A Member of the State Food Commission drawn from the service of the Government shall be entitled to protection of his pay and allowance he had been enjoying in the service of the Government but for his assignment in the Commission, and the other Members shall be entitled to Rs 50,000 (Rupees fifty thousand only) per month as consolidated emoluments. (3) In the case of Members who have retired from Government service, the appointment shall be treated as re-employment for the purpose fixing their emoluments.. (4) The Chairperson and Members shall be entitled to travelling allowance for the official tour undertaken by them at the same rates as admissible to a Class | officer of the Government. (5) The Chairperson or any Member who ceases to hold office as such shall not hold any appointment in or connected with the management or administration of any organization which has been the subject of any proceedings under the Act during his tenure, for a further period of five years from the date on which he ceases to hold such office, without prior permission of the Government. (6) The terms and conditions of service of the Members of the State Commission shall not be varied to their disadvantage during their tenure of office. (7) The salary or honorarium, as the case may be, and other allowances of the Chairperson and the other Members of the State Commission shall be defrayed out of the Consolidated Fund of the State. (8) The Chairperson and Members of the State Commission shall be eligible for casual leave of twenty days in a calendar year and one day’s earned -18-+ leave for every twenty two days on duty, with salary and allowances. 26. Salary and allowance for the staff.- Salary and allowances of the staff of the State Commission shall be equivalent to those of the officers of same cadre in the Civil Supplies Department. 27. Oath of office and secrecy.- Every person appointed to be the Chairperson or a Member shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe an oath of office and secrecy before the Secretary to Government in charge of the Food and Civil Supplies Department, in Form Number IIT -19-# CHAPTER V VIGILANCE COMMITTEES 28. State Level Vigilance Committee.- (1) The Government shall, by notification in the Gazette, constitute a State Level Vigilance Committee consisting of the following members, namely: () The Minister in charge of Food and Civil Supplies Department (i) _ The Secretary to Government in charge of Food and Civil Supplies Department (ii) The Director of Civil Supplies {iv) The Commissioner of Civil Supplies (v) One Member of Legislative Assembly from each District, nominated by the Government (vi) Five Members of Parliament from the State, nominated by the Government (vil) | The Secretary to Government, Social justice Department (viii) ‘The Managing Director, Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (ix) Chairperson of the State Commission (x) A Member of the State Commission, nominated by the Government (xi) A Member of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission nominated by the Government (xii) Three Fair price shop licensees, nominated by the Government (xiii) One member from Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe category, nominated by the Government (xiv) One woman of repute engaged in social activities, nominated by the Government -20- - Chairman - Convenor - Member - Member ~ Members: - Members - Member - Member - Member - Member - Member - Members - Member - Member(xf) One representative of each political party having representation in - Members the Legislative Assembly, nominated by the Government, (xvi) General Manager of the Food Corporation of India - Member (xvii) One President of a District Consumer Dispute Redressal - Member Forum, nominated by the Government (xviii) One District Grievance Redressal Officer, - Member nominated by the Government (2) The State Level Vigilance Committee shall meet at least twice a year and as often as it is found necessary. (3) The quorum for a meeting of the State Level Vigilance Committee shall be nine. ‘| (4) In the absence of the Chairman of the State Level Vigilance Committee at any meeting, the members present shall select one among them to preside over the meeting. 29. District Level Vigilance Committee.- (1) There shall be a District Level Vigilance Committee in each District with the following composition, namely:- (a) _ District Collector = Chairman. (b) Members of Parliament representing the District - Members (c) Three Members of Legislative Assembly in the - Members District nominated by the Government (4) District Panchayat President - Member (c) _ One representative from each political party having representation - Members in the Legislative Assembly, nominated by the Government (f) Two persons representing Consumer Protection Organizations in - Members the District, nominated by the District Collector -21-(g) District Grievance Redressal Officer - Member (hf Two persons representing Fair price shop licensees, - Members nominated by the District Collector. (i) Ten representatives from student/youthiwomen/ - Members labour organizations, nominated by the District Collector () District Level Officer of Police/Legal Metrology/Health Service/. - Members Social Justice! Rural Development/ Motor vehicle department and all Taluk Supply Officers in the District (k) Assistant Manager of the District Head Quarters of Kerala State - Member Civil Supplies Corporation (l) District Manager of Food Corporation of India - Member (m) All Revenue Divisional Officers in the District - Members (n) Three persons representing Hotel and Restaurants - Members: Associations, nominated by the District Collector (0) One person representing Scheduled Castes, nominated - Member by the District Collector (p) One person representing Scheduled Tribes, nominated - Member by the District Collector. (q) The District Supply Officer shall be the Convenor of the District Level Vigilance Committee. (2) The District Level Vigilance Committee shall meet once in three months and as often as found necessary and shall monitor the implementation of the Act in the District. (3) The quorum for a meeting of a District Level Vigilance Committee shall be ten. -22-(4) In the absence of the Chairman of the District Level Vigilance Committee at any meeting, the members present shall select one among them to preside over the meeting. 30. Block Level Vigilance Committee.- (1) There shall be Block Level Vigilance Committees in éach Block in a District, consisting of the following members, namely:- (a) Revenue Divisional Officer - Chairman (b) Taluk Supply Officer - Convenor (c) Representative of Member(s) of Legislative Assembly from the Legislative Assembly - Member(s) Constituencies in the Taluk, (d) One representative of each political party having representation in the Legislative Assembly, nominated - Members by the District Collector. (e) Taluk Level Officer of Legal Metrology - Member (f) Food Inspector - Member (g) One representative from Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe, nominated by the District - Member Collector. (h) One woman representative, nominated by the - Member District Collector. (i) One representative from Voluntary consumer - Member organization, nominated by the District Collector. () One Taluk level leader of Fair price shop -Member organization, nominated by the District Collector. -3B-(2) The Block Level Vigilance Committee shall meet at least once in two ménths and shall monitor the functioning under the Act. (3) The quorum for a meeting of a Block Level Vigilance Committee shall be five. ; (4) In the absence of the Chairman of the Block Level Vigilance Committee at any meeting, the members present shall select one among them to preside over the meeting. 31. Fair Price Shop level Vigilance Committee. - (1) There shall be Fair Price Shop Level Vigilance Committees at the fair price shop levels consisting of the following members, namely:- (a) The Panchayat’ Member or Municipal or Corporation Councilor of the Ward in which fair price shop is situated ~ Chairman (b) Rationing Inspector - Convenor (c) One representative of each political party having representation in the local authority, _ Members nominated by the President/ Chairman of the local authority concerned (d) Licensee of the Fair price shop concerned - Member (e) Three representatives of the - Members Cardholders, nominated by the Chairman (f) Village Officer - Member (g) Junior Health Inspector of the Ward. - Member (h) One representative from Member Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe nominated by the Chairman (i) One woman representative nominated by the - Member Chairman + 224-~ @) One representative from voluntary - Member consumer organization, nominated by the Chairman (2) The Fair Price Shop Level Vigilance Committee shall meet atleast once in two months and monitor the performance of the Fair Price Shop. (3) The quorum for a meeting of the Fair Price Shop Level Vigilance committee shall be five. (4) In the absence of the Chairman of the Fair Price Shop Level Vigilance Committee at any meeting the members present shall select one among them to preside over the meeting. 7 CHAPTER VI TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY 32. Disclosure of records of Targeted Public Distribution System.- All targeted public distribution system related records such as the list of beneficiaries, the entitlements, scale and rate of such entitlement and the records relating to the distribution shall be placed in the public domain and kept open for inspection to the public and any member of the various level vigilance committees at the normal working hours of the fair price shops. 33. Social Audit.- (1) The Vigilance Committees constituted as per rules 27 to 30 or any independent agency as may be authorised by the Government or Commissioner of Civil Supplies shall have the power to conduct or cause to conduct periodical social audit on the functioning of the targeted public distribution system and other welfare schemes within the ambit of the Act, to publicise its findings and to forward its recommendations for necessary -25-corrective measures to the District Collector, District Supply Officer and Taluk Supply Officer having jurisdiction over of the area, in such manner as may be directed by the Government from time to time. (2) For the purpose of sub-rule (1), the Committee or agency specified therein may visit any office or institution within their jurisdiction responsible for implementation of various welfare measures and public distribution system and inspect the record, stock and premises after giving atleast three days notice. (3) The authority that receives the recommendations of the Vigilance Committees or agency specified in sub-rule (1) shall take appropriate corrective measures and report the action taken there in to the Committee within thirty days.District wise details of complaints registered in call centres during the month .... FORM I DETAILS OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED AND DISPOSED OF (See rule 11(2) of the Kerala Food Security Rules, 2016) so DOe SI] District | Address of | Against Nature of | Date of [Date of | Nature of No the whom the the Complaint Disposal Disposal/ Complaina | complaint | Complaint Remarks nt was registered -27- Nodal OfficerFORM II FORM OF APPEAL BEFORE THE STATE FOOD COMMISSION (See rule 14 of the Kerala Food Security Rules, 2016) APPEAL BEFORE THE STATE FOOD COMMISSION In the matter of appeal under sub-section (6) of Section 16 of the” National Food Security Act, 2013 (20 of 2013) AND In the matter of appeal against the report dated ... Grievance Redressal Officer (DGRO) .. from the District 1. Particulars of the Appellant (i) Name of the Appellant: (li) Address of the Appellant: (iii) Address for service of all notices (iv) Telephone /Fax No. (v) E mail address, if any 2. Particulars of the Respondent. 41. Number and date of the report of the DGRO against which the appeal is being preferred, 2. Brief details of the facts and the grounds on which the report is being challenged 3. Relief being claimed Signature of the AppellantFORM UI FORM OF OATH OF THE OFFICE FOR THE CHAIR PERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE STATE FOOD COMMISSION. (See rule 26 of the Kerala Food Security Rules, 2016) , having been appointed as the Chairperson’ Member do solemnly affirm/swear in the name of God, that | will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as the Chairperson/Member of the Kerala State Food Commission to the best of my ability, knowledge and judgment without fear or favour, affection or il-will (Name of Chair person/Member) Kerala State Food Commission -29-