Commissionerate of Civil Supplies

The Civil Supplies Department discharges the important responsibilities of Public Distribution, enforcement of market discipline, and promotion of consumer awareness and protection of their interest. In the '60s and '70s, it won many accolades for its pioneering achievements in the implementation of the Universal Rationing System. The Department of Civil Supplies functions under the Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs of the Government of Kerala. The Commissioner of Civil Supplies is the Principal Head of the Department and Principal Advisor to the Minister in charge of Food & Civil Supplies. The Director of Civil Supplies is the administrative head of the Department of Civil Supplies. He exercises the statutory functions entrusted to him under the Kerala Rationing Order 1966, PDS (Control) Order, 2001, and other control orders issued by the Government of Kerala under the Essential Commodities Act.  The Civil Supplies Department discharges the important responsibilities of Public Distribution enforcement of market discipline and promotion of consumer awareness and protection of their interests. The Public Distribution System came into existence in the state with effect from 01/07/1965. A state which has a very high deficit in the production of food grains, the PDS has great relevance and importance. Keeping in view the importance and need to promote consumer awareness and protection of human rights, the Government has formed a separate wing in the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department in the secretariat to attend to the subject, Consumer Affairs. Similarly, a Consumer Affairs Cell has been formed in the Commissionerate of Civil Supplies. The functions carried out by the Department can be broadly divided into the following three categories. Control of Rationing and marketing of essential commodities In a state, that had a very high deficit in the production of food grains, the PDS has great relevance and importance. Timely lift