FAIR PRICE SHOPS (FPS)

The Public Distribution System functions through a network of Fair Price Shops. The Fair Price Shops are entrusted with the responsibility of distributing PDS items to the ration card holders attached to the respective FP Shops. Care is taken to ensure opening of FP Shops at locations which would be convenient for the ration card holders. Details of district wise FP Shops in the State as on 31/03/2008 is as under : -

Sl. No.	DISTRICT	Coop.	Private	Total
1	Tawang	35	39	74
2	West Kameng	37	45	82
3	East Kameng	24	64	88
4	Papum Pare	20	148	168
5	Lower Subansiri	13	91	104
6	Kurung Kumey	3	107	110
7	Upper Subansiri	10	164	174
8	West Siang	3	191	194
9	East Siang	9	98	107
10	Upper Siang	5	57	62
11	Lower Dibang Valley	9	36	45
12	Dibang Valley	2	25	27
13	Lohit	26	32	58
14	Anjaw	8	26	34
15	Changlang	12	110	122
16	Tirap	13	26	34
	Total	229	1340	1569

DISTRICT WISE FPS MASTER DATA

1. Tawang                                 11. Upper Siang                

2. West Kameng                         12. Lower Dibang Valley

3. East Kameng                          13. Dibang Valley

4. Capital Complex                      14. Lohit

5. Papumpare                            15. Anjaw

6. Kurung Kumey                        16. Changlang

7. Lower Subansiri                      17. Tirap

8. Upper Subansiri                      18. Longding

9. West Siang

10. East Siang

ENTITLEMENT AND SELLING RATES : -

The entitlement and selling rates of PDS items are as follows : -

Sl. No.	Commodity	Entitlement
1.	Rice & Wheat	35 kg. (APL & BPL) per Ration Card per month
2.	Rice	35 kg. (AAY) per Beneficiary per month
3.	Levy Sugar	700 gm. per unit per month
4.	I/Salt	500 gm. per unit per month
5.	SKO	3.95 ltr per ration card per month.
6.	Rice	10 kg. per month per beneficiary (free of cost).

SELLING RATES

Sl. No.	Commodities	Central issue price (per qtl.)	Wholesale rate after allowing Rs. 24/- per qtl. as whole sale profit margin (per qtl.)	Retail rate after allowing Rs. 26/- per qtl. as retail profit margin (per kg)
1.	Rice APL
2.	Rice BPL	830/-	854/-	8.8
3.	Rice AAY	565/-	589/-	6.15
4.	Wheat APL	300/-	300/-	3
5.	Wheat BPL	610/-	634/-	6.6
6.	Sugar	415/-	439/-	4.65
		1350/-	1350/-	13.50 + transportation charges (as fixed by the concerned district authorities due to discontinuation of transport subsidy)