Section 8 in Chhattisgarh Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2004
8. Number and location of fair price shop.
- The number and location of fair price shops shall be specified by the Collector, and she/he shall take care of following guidelines :(1)Normally in urban area there shall be one fair price shop for area having 1000 Ration cards (amongst minimum 400 BPL or Antyodaya ration cards). The shop in urban area shall be established in those areas that will be convenient to the beneficiaries.(2)Number & Location of shops shall be determined, whatever possible on the basis that no beneficiaries should have to walk more than 3 kilometers.(3)Normally in rural areas, shop shall be established on the basis of Gram Panchayat as unit but another shop can be established if the distance is beyond 3 kilometers from the beneficiaries. The location of ship shall be in center of these areas wherefrom the supplies of foodstuff can easily be made available to inhabitants.(4)In all rural areas, shops must be located in government buildings. They cannot be under any circumstances operate from the residence of any individual. In urban areas the shops must not operate from any place which is also used as a residence but must be a clearly identified shop.
