# Issue of Rice cards to AP Govt Pensioners Instructions 2023

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- Published: 2023-02-23T06:42:09+05:30
- Author: Venkat

# Issue of Rice cards to AP Govt Pensioners Instructions 2023

Memo.No. FC501-FCCSOCSS(MISC)/29/2021-CS-I Dt.22.02.2023.

Sub : CA. F&CS Department – Rice cards – Retired employees – Exemption from Six 
step validation for the pensioners whose pension is below Rs.10,000/- per month –
Issue of Rice cards – Certain instructions -Issued – Reg

Ref:

1.The National Food Security Act, 2013 (No. 20 of 2013).

2.G.O.Ms No.8, C.A.F.& C.S.(CS.I) Department, dt:18.04.2017.

3.G.O.Ms.No.15,C.A.F.& C.S.(CS.I) Department, dt:17.10.2017.

4.G.O.Ms.No.12, C.A.F.& C.S.(CS.I) Department, dt.03.12.2019.

5.Govt.Memo.No.FCS01-FCCSOCSS(MISC)/17/2020-CS-1, dt.20.10.2020.

6.Ref.No.PDS.II(1)/1025/207/2020, dt.11.04.2021, 25.06.2021 and 21.10.2021.

7. From the C.E.O., CFMS email, dated.08.11.2021.

In the reference 1-st cited, Government of India has enacted the National Food Security
Act, 2013 (No.20 of 2013) with an objective to provide food security to the people
and to provide food and nutritional support in human life circle approach, by ensuring
access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live
a life with dignity.As per Sec.40 of the NFS Act, 2013 State Government have issued
the

Andhra Pradesh Food Security Rules, 2017 in the reference 2nd Rule 3 of the A.P.
Food Security Rules, 2017 emphasizes on eligibility criteria to select the priority
households for issue of ration cards. Further, Government in the references 3rd &
4th cited, have amended the said eligibility criteria.

As per the eligibility criteria, households having income up to Rs.10,000/- per 
month i.e., Rs.1.20 lakh per year in Rural area and in Urban areas up to 12,000/-
per month i.e., Rs.1.44 lakh per year from all sources income, are eligible for 
issue of Rice card. As per the eligibility criteria for issue of Rice cards under
the A.P. Food Security Rules 2017, households having any member as Government employee,
employee of the Government, should be excluded.

In the reference 5th cited, the Commissioner of Civil Supplies, A.P., Vijayawada
has been requested to furnish a detail report on the request of A.P. A.C. of Employees,
Teachers, Workers, Retired employees Association, for providing rice cards to the
Government employees and pensioners who are getting meager amount.
 The Commissioner
of Civil Supplies in the reference 6th cited, has stated that, in six step validation,
applications of Government employees/pensioners, who were paid salaries/ pensions
through Comprehensive Financial Management System (CFMS) are being rejected without
considering the income eligibility In this regard, the Commissioner of Civil Supplies,
A.P., Vijayawada has been requested the Chief Executive Officer, Comprehensive Financial
Management System (CFMS), Finance Department to furnish the details of employees
and pensioners who are getting amount less than Rs.10,000/- per month through CFMS/
APCOS. In the reference 7th cited, the CEO, CFMS, has furnished the list of 19,780
pensioners who are drawing pension below Rs.10000/- per month in August, 2021. Accordingly,
the Commissioner of Civil Supplies, A.P., Vijayawada has requested the Government
to exclude the list of 19780 pensioners who are drawing pension less than of Rs.
10,000/- per month through CFMS, from Six step validation in respect of pensioner
category to enable them to obtain Rice cards.

In the circumstances stated by the Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Government,
after careful examination of the matter, hereby order that the pensioners who are
drawing pension less than Rs.10,000/- per month through F.M.S. are exempted from
the validation of the step dealing with pensioner category to enable them to obtain
Rice cards. The eligibility criteria as far as the remaining Steps for sanction 
of Rice cards, issued under the A.P. Food Security Rules, 2017 shall be followed
while issuing Rice cards to these families and there is no exemption in respect 
of eligibility criteria as ordered in the references 2″ to 4thcited.

The Commissioner of Civil Supplies, A.P., Vijayawada shall take necessary action
in the matter.

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