Specially constituted enforcement teams from the Civil Supplies Department conducted raids on fair price shops of 179 areas in various districts over three months and seized large quantities of rice and paddy meant for public distribution, a press statement said.
Between February and April, the Enforcement wing had seized 3,507 quintals of PDS rice and 937 quintals of custom milled paddy, besides sugar, LPG cylinders and kerosene.
Commissioner C.V. Anand said the department had arrested illegal transportation of superfine rice and rationed rice valued at ₹ 3.16 crore. Nine criminal cases were filed against the errant, apart from 56 other cases.
The teams were formed with retired police officers and officials from Revenue, Commercial Taxes and Civil Supplies departments, the statement said.
Meanwhile, on the third day of surprise checks by the Civil Supplies and Legal Metrology departments on the petrol/diesel filling stations across the State, only two cases were registered for short filling, officials informed. In the two cases, in Ranga Reddy and Medchal districts respectively, the shortage was found to be 30 millilitres per five litres of fuel, Deputy Commissioner (Vigilance) of Legal Metrology Srinivas informed.
A total of 92 filling stations were inspected on Thursday, of which 48 were from Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts.
