Initiative to end Black Marketing

        For population living under poverty line Government of India runs scores of schemes but sometimes lack of proper monitoring, it often misuse by concerned officers /authorities /persons and it not reached at its full capacity to its target peoples of the country. In Punjab State one of Government policy which is for weaker section of society to give kerosene at subsidies rates under Public Distribution System at Ration Depot shops. In the open market rates of Kerosene is 30 rupees per liter but government is providing kerosene at ration depot shops at 12 rupees pre liter mean subsidies of sixty percent and Central Government has announced that it will not deregulate Kerosene and Gas cylinder because kerosene is used by weaker section of society. To control depot holder sold kerosene in the open market government almost one and half decade ago change the colour of kerosene from white to blue so that it can easily be traced but despite this depot holder sold kerosene to the big traders especially this practice is continue in the remote villages, and government is giving subsidies of rupees 225 on to each domestic gas cylinder and consider that it will keep on bearing subsidies cost as removing subsidies can put heavy burden on to the budget of mediocre section of society but yes amount of subsidies can be reduce little bit in future.
     In Punjab State families who have gas cylinder are not allowed to get kerosene from the public distribution system (ration depot shops).Food Supply department of Punjab State has recently issued new orders which give problems to the families who have gas cylinders. In the past when consumer took new gas connection then it was mandatory for the consumers to have stamp from Food Supply Department on to their ration card but as per new directive of food supply department at the time of taking delivery of refill gas cylinder then consumer has to get department stamp on to the ration card and without having department stamp by no mean customer will be able to get gas cylinder. It will help government to kill two birds with one stone because with this move drilling starts to end black marketing of domestic gas cylinder but also it won’t be easy to do black of kerosene. In first instance it appears that government’s main target is to clip the wings of allotted kota of depot holder. State Government has already started this system in some district as pilot project and under this Punjab State’s Food Supply Department will collect the consumer data, main reason of collecting records is that through this government will get information about customers who have gas cylinders but still pulling the share of weaker section by getting kerosene Under this whole process it is consideration to get list of consumers at district level and Food supply department will supervise. Two months back it was started and now it is almost completed and it is seriously considering the alternative ways to get stamp at the time of getting delivery of gas cylinder and as per speculations Food Supply Department will make some arrangements at gas agency dealers itself. It will help department to end black marketing of Gas cylinder and kerosene and will give relief to the families who deserve to get kerosene oil from Depot at subsidies rates.