GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI OFFICE OF THE COMM: FOOD SUPPLIES & CONSUMER AFFAIRS K- BLO… — THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955

GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI OFFICE OF THE COMM: FOOD SUPPLIES & CONSUMER AFFAIRS K- BLOCK, VIKAS BHA WAN, LP: ESTATE. NEW DELHI-I0002 (Policy Branch) E No. F3(6VP&CIF&S/2017/680 687 Dated: 24.07,20/9 Sub: Guidelines tor Quline Renewal of _License of Fair Price Shops In continuation of the instructions regarding renewal of License/ authorization of PDS outlet issued vide no F_ 3(341/2005/F&s/P&c/1330-1430 dated 20.03.2006; the following guidelines are hereby issued on online renewal of license of Fair Price Shops: 1 The FPS License holder shall apply 'online' for renewal of License well before 30 days of expiry of license, along with mandatory information/ documents to be entered/uploaded on NFS Portal. FPS Licensee shall upload all the original documents/ receipts online 2. If the online request is not received from the FPS Licensee on AC login before 30 days of expiry of license, the Assistant Commissioner will issue Show Cause Notice immediately notifying him about penalties to be levied and consequences of delayed/ non renewal of license 3 The penalty for delay in applying for renewal of license shall be as under: If FPS Licensee applies for renewal of license in less than 30 days before the expiry of license A penalty Rs. 2, 500/- will be levied. If FPS Licensee applies for renewal of license after expiry of license but up to 30 days of expiry of license A penalty Rs. 5, 000/- will be levied. II 4 , While applying for renewal; In case of delay, the penalty order will be automatically generated online informing the FPS licensee about penalty and the amount to be paid. 5. It will be the duty of the licensee to deposit the penalty amount in the office of Zonal AC during the renewal process: Zonal AC shall ensure that the penalty amount has been de