In India, most of the states have their own civil supplies department entrusted with the following responsibilities:

• Ensuring correct measures and weights of consumer goods

• Protection of the rights of consumers in conjunction with the consumer courts

• Control and management of important commodities in the times of natural disaster and scarcity

• Distribution of essential items to the economically weaker section of the community through Public Distribution Systems

For effectively carrying out these responsibilities, the civil supplies sector in each state requires effective and efficient manpower. Therefore, eligible candidates can find employment opportunities in the government organizations operating in this sector.

Government organizations in civil supplies sector:

As mentioned earlier, most of the state governments in India have their own civil supplies department. As such, candidates can find employment opportunities in the following organizations:

• Kerala Civil Supplies Department

• Andhra Pradesh Civil Supplies Department

• Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation Limited

• Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department of Government of Tamil Nadu

• Department of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Andaman & Nicobar Administration

• Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Punjab

• Food & Civil Supplies Department, Government of Assam

• Food & Civil Supplies Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh

• Nagrik Poorti Vibag, Delhi

• Department of Food & Civil Supplies, Government of Arunachal Pradesh

• Department Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department – Government of Maharashtra

• Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Department, Government of Himachal Pradesh

Recent public sector job notifications issued in civil supplies sector:

Recently, the civil supplies departments belonging to different state governments of India, called for applications from eligible candidates for the corresponding positions:

• Grade I Accountant – AP State Civil Supplies Corporation

• Grade I Technical Assistant - AP State Civil Supplies Corporation

• Clerk, Typist, Stenographer - Department of Food, Civil supplies & Consumer Affairs, Government of Punjab

• Junior Auditors - Department of Food, Civil supplies & Consumer Affairs, Government of Punjab

Role played by civil supplies sector in the development of the economy:

The civil supplies department of each state arranges to procure food grains at a minimum cost fixed by the central government. The department of each state, purchase stocks and store them in godowns till the food grains are transported to the ration shops from where they are distributed to the intended beneficiaries. By procuring the food grains from the farmers, the economic condition of farmers are improved and by selling those goods to the end-users at a cheaper rates enables the end-users to get benefitted.