Hyderabad, Oct 1 (Hydnow): The commission of the ration shop dealers has been hiked from Rs. 700 to Rs. 1400 per ton with immediate effect. The Minister for Civil Supplies, G. Kamalakar handed over the government order enhancing the hike to the dealers JAC leaders at his residence on Saturday. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao made an assurance to the dealers to this effect last month.
The commission hike will benefit some 17,000 families of the ration card dealers in the state by Rs. 303 crores of which Rs. 245 crore would be borne by the State government.
The Minister said that the government has already considered the demand for a grant of the dealership on the lines of the compassionate appointments to the heirs of 100 dealers who died while serving during the pandemic.
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The government has also assured the implementation of Rs. 5 lakh insurance for ration dealers on the lines of Rythu Bima, the insurance will bring every dealer under Arogyasri.
The establishment of a weighbridge for accurate weighing at MLS points and renewal of the dealership every 5 years were among other demands considered by the government. (Hydnow)
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