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18. To understand the situation preciously, the preamble of West Bengal Targeted Public Distribution system (maintenance and control order) 2024 itself elaborately specified the purpose as follows-

No 3139-FS/Sectt/Food/4P-09/2012 (Part) Dated 1 August, 2024 WHEREAS the Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affiars, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution), in exercise of power conferred by section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1953 (Central Act 10 of 1955) has issued Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015, by GSR 213 (E) dated 20 March, 2015 as subsequently amended AND WHEREAS, in pursuance of clauses 4, 9, 10. 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015, the State Government is empowered to issue order under section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 for regulating the ration cards, licensing and regulation of fair price shops, operation of fair price shops, monitoring, ensuring transparency and accountability, penalty, powers of inspection, search and seizure and appeal, and the matter connected therewith and incidental thereto, NOW, THEREFORE, the Governor is in exercise of power conferred by section 3 and section 5 of the Expential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food Distribution (Department of Food and Public Distribution) Order No. GSR 211 (E), dated 20 March, 2015, pleased hereby to make the following Orders