NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday stated it plans to permit retail sale of small LPG cylinders in addition to supply monetary providers by truthful value retailers as a part of its measures to boost the monetary viability of those retailers.
These points had been mentioned in a digital assembly with state governments chaired by meals secretary Sudhanshu Pandey.
Representatives from the ministries of electronics and IT; finance; and petroleum and pure gasoline additionally attended the assembly.
Officers from Indian Oil Company Restricted (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Company Restricted (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Company Restricted (HPCL) in addition to CSC e-Governance Providers India Restricted (CSC) had been additionally current.
After the assembly, the meals and shopper affairs ministry stated in an announcement: “Proactive measures to be taken to boost monetary viability of FPS. …Plan of retail promoting of small LPG cylinders by FPS within the anvil.”
Representatives from oil advertising corporations (OMCs) appreciated the proposal for retail promoting of small LPG cylinders by truthful value retailers (FPS), additionally known as ration retailers.
OMCs stated the mandatory help could be offered for a similar in coordination with state/UT governments, it added.
Within the assembly, the meals secretary burdened on the necessity for taking proactive measures for enhancing the monetary viability of FPSs.
The state governments stated the collaboration with frequent service centres (CSC) will improve the viability of FPS.
Additionally they talked about that they’d coordinate with CSC to overview feasibility based on native necessities.
On the proposal to supply monetary providers by way of FPS, representatives from the Division of Monetary Providers (DFS) knowledgeable that the mandatory help could be offered for a similar in coordination with states.
The federal government is planning to increase MUDRA loans to FPS sellers for capital augmentation, the assertion added.
The meals secretary requested states to take up these initiatives and tailor them to swimsuit their necessities.
He suggested CSC to conduct separate workshops / webinars with totally different teams of states and union territories to offer sensitisation on potential advantages, capability constructing of FPS and help them in implementation of those initiatives.
Additional, the secretary suggested the states to conduct steady consciousness and outreach campaigns concurrently to sensitise FPS sellers on the advantages of those initiatives.
In a collection of tweets, meals and shopper affairs minister Piyush Goyal stated, “Plan for retail promoting of LPG cylinders by FPS on anvil. States/UTs to sensitise the FPS sellers on the identical.”
Goyal stated his ministry requires taking proactive measures to boost the monetary viability of FPS.
There are round 5.26 lakh truthful value retailers within the nation by which subsidised foodgrains underneath the Nationwide Meals Safety Act are being distributed to the poor beneficiaries.
These points had been mentioned in a digital assembly with state governments chaired by meals secretary Sudhanshu Pandey.
Representatives from the ministries of electronics and IT; finance; and petroleum and pure gasoline additionally attended the assembly.
Officers from Indian Oil Company Restricted (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum Company Restricted (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Company Restricted (HPCL) in addition to CSC e-Governance Providers India Restricted (CSC) had been additionally current.
After the assembly, the meals and shopper affairs ministry stated in an announcement: “Proactive measures to be taken to boost monetary viability of FPS. …Plan of retail promoting of small LPG cylinders by FPS within the anvil.”
Representatives from oil advertising corporations (OMCs) appreciated the proposal for retail promoting of small LPG cylinders by truthful value retailers (FPS), additionally known as ration retailers.
OMCs stated the mandatory help could be offered for a similar in coordination with state/UT governments, it added.
Within the assembly, the meals secretary burdened on the necessity for taking proactive measures for enhancing the monetary viability of FPSs.
The state governments stated the collaboration with frequent service centres (CSC) will improve the viability of FPS.
Additionally they talked about that they’d coordinate with CSC to overview feasibility based on native necessities.
On the proposal to supply monetary providers by way of FPS, representatives from the Division of Monetary Providers (DFS) knowledgeable that the mandatory help could be offered for a similar in coordination with states.
The federal government is planning to increase MUDRA loans to FPS sellers for capital augmentation, the assertion added.
The meals secretary requested states to take up these initiatives and tailor them to swimsuit their necessities.
He suggested CSC to conduct separate workshops / webinars with totally different teams of states and union territories to offer sensitisation on potential advantages, capability constructing of FPS and help them in implementation of those initiatives.
Additional, the secretary suggested the states to conduct steady consciousness and outreach campaigns concurrently to sensitise FPS sellers on the advantages of those initiatives.
In a collection of tweets, meals and shopper affairs minister Piyush Goyal stated, “Plan for retail promoting of LPG cylinders by FPS on anvil. States/UTs to sensitise the FPS sellers on the identical.”
Goyal stated his ministry requires taking proactive measures to boost the monetary viability of FPS.
There are round 5.26 lakh truthful value retailers within the nation by which subsidised foodgrains underneath the Nationwide Meals Safety Act are being distributed to the poor beneficiaries.
Supply: Times of India