PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY — THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 504, CUTTACK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016/ FALGUNA 26, 1937 FOOD SUPPLIES & CONSUMER WELFARE DEPARTMENT THE ODISHA PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (CONTROL) ORDER, 2016 NOTIFICATION The 16th March, 2016 No. 5761–09-17-15-18/2016/FS&CW.— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section-3 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), read with Clause 9 of the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015, and in supersession of the Odisha Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2008 and as amended, except as respects thing done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the State Government do hereby make the following Order, namely:— Chapter-I (Preliminary) Short title and Commencement .— This Order may be called the Odisha Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016. They shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Odisha Gazette . 2. Definition .— In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires.— (a) "Act" means the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955); (b) "Acceptance Note" means the document used for acceptance of stock by DSC in-charge or RRC-cum-DSC in-charge or FPS dealer; (c) "Allocation Month" means the month for which food grains are allocated by the Central Government and the State Government for distribution under the Public Distribution System; (d) "Auto-inclusion Criteria" means the criteria as specified in sub-clause (3) of clause 25 for automatic inclusion of priority household and as notified by the State Government from time to time; (e) " Appellate Authority " " mean such officers as may be appointed by the State Government to exercise the power of the Appellate Authority under this Order; (f) "Corporation" means Food Corporation of India constituted under the