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CIVIL SUPPLIES

The Civil Supplies Department discharges the important responsibilities of enforcement of Public Distribution system, ensuring the discipline at markets as well as promotion of consumer awareness and protection of their interests. The Public Distribution System came into existence in the State, with effect from 01/07/1965. Keeping in view the importance and need of promotion of consumer awareness and protection of their rights, Government have formed a separate wing at the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department in the State Secretariat to attend the subject, Consumer Affairs. The District Supply Office functioning at the Civil Station, Ayyanthole,Thrissur.There are 6 Taluk Supply Offices under the District Supply Office.There are 1,196 ration shops in 28 Furkas comprised in these Taluks.One NSFA depot in each Taluk for enabling ‘door to door’ delivery of ration commodities to all ration shops (ARD), came into be in June, 2017 in accordance with the National Food Security Act, 2013.The ‘e-Pose’ machine was introduced to all ration shops on 01.04.2010 for ration distribution to customers.Complaints regarding distribution of LPG can be given at the District and Taluk Supply Offices.The compliants of consumers can be filed before the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum(CDRF), functioning near the Court Complex, Ayyanthole.

Mission and Vision


The primary function of the Civil Supplies Department is to run the Public Distribution System efficiently and to ensure distribution of rationed articles to the people at the price fixed by the Government. The department is also entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring availability of essential commodities in the market at reasonable price and prevention of hoarding, black-marketing and artificial price hike.

Functions


  1. Control of Rationing and marketing of essential commodities
  2. Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (CDRC) and Fora (CDRFs)
  3. Consumer Affairs
PHONE NUMBERS
D S O C D R F Thrissur Taluk Chavakkad Taluk Thalappally Taluk Mukundapuram Taluk Chalakkudy Taluk Kodungaloor Taluk
0487-2360046 0487-2361160 0487-2331031 0487-2502525 04884-232257 0480-2825321 0480-2704300 0480-2802374