Food Section

Brief Description of Activities performed

Perform all the Food related matters viz. issue of MS/HSD Retail outlet license, Regd. Seller of HSD license, approval for the license of Baby Food both Retail and Wholesale and to take necessary action over the orders of Government. Beside this, this section have to perform the works of Annapurna Yojona, Antodaya Anna Yojona, and to approve the list of beneficiaries / families of the two schemes since identified by the concerned Gram Samsad / Ward Committee for writing Ration Cards and distribution of food grains and report returns thereof. The licenses of MS/HSD Retail outlet and Regd. Seller of HSD are also renewed from the section in the end of every calendar year. The proposal of the D.C. (F & S) / S.C. (F & S) in regard to issuance of any new M.R. Dealer or M.R. Distributors license are being approved from this section. The Work of procurement of Rice by different agencies are also monitor from the section.

Contact Details

The Officer-in-Charge
Food Section
Birbhum Collectorate,
Suri, Birbhum