Since independence, the Government of India has been implementing various schemes focusing on the poor for their upliftment. The government at the center as well as in the state has introduced various schemes whereby enabling the poor to at least two square meals in a day. Development would lose its meaning to a hungry man. Mahatma Gandhi once said that “A  STARVING MAN COULD ONLY UNDERSTAND GOD IN THE FORM OF BREAD”. The Food & Civil Supplies Department is entrusted with the  task of implementing the Public Distribution System that envisages providing quality food grains, at subsidized rates and to ensure equitable distribution. The department has the dual duty of procuring and distributing food grains and petroleum products as well as monitoring and enforcing regulatory orders of the government.

Functions:

The main functions of Food & Civil Supplies Department are:

1. Procurement of food-grains  covered under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) from Food Corporation of India as per allotment.

2. Transportation, storage and distribution of food-grains and other essential commodities in the state through a chain of Government Food Grain Godowns, Identified Fair Price Shops/Retail Shops, MPCS and Consumer Co-operative Societies (CCS).

3. Ensure regular availability of food grains and other essential food commodities.

4. Provide ration cards to the residents of the state.