For women, Haryana introduces 33% reservation in ration depots

Launching the portal, the Chautala said, “A provision for 33 per cent reservation for women in ration depots has now been implemented. To clear the backlog of women in already operational ration depots, a provision has been made in the allocation of new licenses. Out of the total 3,224 ration depots, 2,382 would be allocated to women. This is a huge step towards state government’s commitment of women empowerment.”

“The allocation of these new ration depots would be made under the PDS Control Order 2022, which came into effect from August 1, 2022. As per the order, one fair price government shop (Ration Depot) will be established for every 300 beneficiary ration cards. Apart from this, 33 per cent reservation for women in ration depots has been introduced. This is the first time that the application and selection process for ration depots is being conducted through an online portal,” Chautala added.

Explaining the procedure and criteria for allotment of ration depot, he added, “The applications received on the Antyodaya Saral portal by August 7 would be scrutinised and selected at the district level in the month of August. The list of new depot holders would be released on September 1, 2023. The entire process of allotment of ration depots would be carried out in a transparent manner. The applicant should be a resident of the respective ward or village and his/her age should be between 21 and 45 years. Besides, the application must possess a qualification of 12th standard. The basic knowledge of computer is a mandatory requirement”.