The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCAF&PD) on January 16, 2024, issued the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Amendment Order, 2024, to further amend the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015. The following amendments have been stated: In clause 4, which states “Ration Cards”, in sub-clause (20), after the words and letters “the format at Annex-II”, the following shall be inserted, namely: “and the State Government shall regularly report the issuance of new ration cards, cancellation or deletion of ration cards and addition, deletion or updation of members of their ration card to the Central Government to update the same in the Central Repository.” In clause 7, which states “Lifting of food grains by States”, in sub-clause (12), for the words “in the format at” the words “through electronic mode as provided in” shall be substituted.
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