a) PROFILE
The Civil Supplies Department was originally only a regulatory Department. Subsequently, its activities have been diversified to include Vigilance and Monitoring PPC Centres for CMR distribution of essential commodities viz. Rice, Wheat, Sugar, Palmolive Oil and Red gram dal through Fair Price Shops under the Public Distribution System at subsidized rates through ePoS cum Electronic weighing machines to the computerized BPL Ration cards (i.e. White, AAY and Annapurna), consumer affairs, monitoring of prices of essential commodities, distribution of LPG connections to BPL women (Deepam Scheme) through LPG Agencies.