Traders warned against illegal hike in sugar prices

Commissioner for Civil Supplies C.V. Anand warned sugar traders against hiking the price by creating scarcity by stock holding of sugar illegally and practicing of speculative activities.

“Licensed Dealer / Trader should not sell sugar more than the price decided by Central government or state government. Raids should be conducted to check if any trader is doing business without license. A person engaged in the business of purchase sale and storage for sale of sugar n quantities of five quintals is considered as sugar dealer.

Wholesale should get license from concerned district Civil Supplies officer, Tahasildar, if he fail to have license action will be taken under Civil Supplies Act,” Anand said on Wednesday.

The Government of India extended the notification which imposed stock holding and turnover limits on dealers of sugar till 28th October, 2017. It also authorized the state governments and union territory administrations to enforce this order.

The Civil Supplies Commissioner conducted a meeting with wholesale sugar dealers’ association representatives to discuss the regulations issued by Central government on sugar prices.

Tight vigil on PDS rice smugglers

444 raids conducted, 97 cases registered, says Civil Supplies Commissioner

The Civil Supplies Department has intensified its vigil against those indulging in illegal transportation of rice meant for distribution through public distribution system.

The enforcement and task force personnel, on the instructions of Civil Supplies Commissioner C.V. Anand conducted 444 raids in the past six months and 97 cases were registered under Section 6A and 26 criminal cases had been registered so far.

-> PD Act

Of these, two cases were registered under the provisions of the Preventive Detention Act.According to an official release, cases were registered under PD Act against Chandrasekhar of Deverakonda mandal of Nalgonda district for illegal transportation of ration rice. The accused was known for illegal transportation of rice and had been booked more than once previously. But he was still continuing the fraudulent business.

Mr. Anand asserted that the searches on those indulging in illegal transportation of rice would continue. “Even after taking so many steps to curb illegal transportation of the PDS rice, it is still continuing in some places,” he said.

-> Close watch

Traders were collecting PDS rice from dealers, cardholders and other businessmen and transporting it to other States.

The enforcement and task force personnel were keeping a close watch on these fraudsters tracking their movements and booking cases under appropriate sections.

He asserted that hunt was still on to track these traders and transporters and more fraudsters would be taken into custody in the coming days.

The Civil Supplies Department would soon arrest the kingpin behind the racket, he said adding action was initiated against three rice traders who were booked under the PD Act. “Tight vigil by these teams has saved ₹25 crore to the Government,” he said.

Anand in a conversation

Anand attributes award to team work

Civil Supplies Commissioner C.V. Anand, who received State Excellence Award from Chief Minister on Independence Day attributed it to the collective effort of all employees in the department. Speaking to the employees of Civil Supplies and Legal Metrology and rice millers association representatives who congratulated him on winning the award here on Wednesday, Mr. Anand said that anything was possible to achieve if one worked with honesty and commitment.

He said that the award had only increased the responsibility of the department. The Department gained good reputation and recognition from the Government as the employees worked honestly. Transparency, accountability, getting immediate results using technology and reforms and austerity and efforts of employees got the appreciation.

Exemplary Performance

Mr.C.V.Anand.,IPS, Commissioner of Civil Supplies, receiving Telangana state excellence Award from the Telagana Chief Minister

C.V.Anand gets top police medal, Telangana Excellence Award

Mr C.V. Anand, the commissioner of the civil supplies department, received two pieces of good news on Monday.He was selected by the Centre as a recipient of the coveted President's Police Medal for distinguished service, and by the state government as a recipient of the TS Excellence Award for improving the efficiency of the public distribution system.

FP shop dealers drop strike plan

The fair price shop dealers have decided to withdraw their proposed indefinite strike from Tuesday.

According to an official press release, a delegation of dealers headed by Telangana Fair Price Shop Dealers Welfare Association president B. Ramesh announced a decision in this regard after meeting Civil Supplies Commissioner C.V. Anand here on Monday. The dealers urged the Civil Supplies Commissioner to come to their rescue explaining him about the hardships they were facing with the nominal commissions being paid.

They said the dealers had decided to withdraw the strike pinning hopes on positive action from Mr. Anand and Civil Supplies Minister Eatala Rajender soon. Expressing confidence that the government would announce measures for their welfare on the lines of RTC, anganwadi workers and home guards, they sought more time for payment of deposits as the e-Seva servers were down due to technical problems.

Mr. Anand requested the members of Telangana Civil Supplies Hamali Union to call off their strike assuring that the government would positively consider their problems. The hamali union had launched an indefinite strike since July 25 and the civil supplies commissioner held discussions with the representatives of the union.

He said the government would positively consider the demand for extension of ESI facility to hamalis and minimum wages to sweepers even as the union representatives asked the official to consider payment of old age pension to hamalis after crossing an age limit.