DELEGATION FROM MADHYA PRADESH FOOD CIVIL SUPPLIES & CONSUMER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT VISITS ODISHA
Bhubaneswar(28/06/2023): A delegation of Madhya Pradesh Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department led by H.S.Parmar, Joint Director, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department along with K.K.Srivastava, General Manager, Madhya Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation & Parag Pathak, IT Consultant visited Odisha to study the innovative methods adopted by the State Government to automate the paddy procurement process & Targeted Public Distribution System (TDPS) transformation.
The team visited Rice Receiving Centre-cum- Departmental Storage Centre (DSC), Mancheswar in Bhubaneswar to study its functioning and lauded the transparent Supply Chain Operations followed by the State.
They also visited Santholia Rice Mill, Balianta Block, Khordha to see the paddy milling process and were astonished to learn that Odisha is procuring paddy directly from farmers by opening Paddy Purchase Centres in all 30 districts which facilitates farmers to sell their produce almost at their doorstep.
The team proceeded to Maitree Fair Price Shop under BMC Bhubaneswar to understand the functioning of the food grain ATM installed in the FPS centre and how it has reduced manual dispensing and automated the distribution of food grains under PDS.
The delegates interacted with Food Supplies & Odisha State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd.officials to understand the modalities & workflow of P-PAS, supply chain management system, ration card management system, fair price shop automation & grievance redressal system.
H.S.Parmar lauded the steps taken by Odisha Government in the implementation of NFSA leading to becoming the number one performing state in the country & paddy procurement automation system.
