Government of West Bengal

Food and Supplies Department

11/A,Mirza Ghalib Street, Kolkata-700087
No:- 1786 -FS/O/Sectt/IT-12/2014 Dated: 17 .06.2021

ORDER

Linking of Andhar & Mobile No and its validation with Digital Ration cards has become the top
priority of this Department for ensuring authenticated automated transactions in Fair Price Shops.

Recently. Webel Technology limited has been assigned the responsibility of doing this work by
conducting house to house visits with biometric devices followed by micro camps at strategic locations.
1he same work has also been planned from all Bangla Sahayata Kendras throughout the state.

To complete the Aadhar seeding of all let out beneficiaries in a time bound manner it has also been
docided that special incentive will be given to the FPS for doing Mobile seeding and Aadhar seeding8
through e PoS in their shops.

With this backdrop. the Governor is plensed to allow the following charges in favour of the FPS
owners as detailed below with etllect from 01.06.2021.

Type of work Rate

Rs. 0.50/RC
Aadhar seeding
Mobile seeding Rs. 0.25/RC

The payment will be made only after validation of seeded Aadhar number from UIDAI and mobile verified
with OTP. Dealers are requested to undertake this exercise during 2" to 4" week and on the other days
when there is less crowd so that other beneficiaries are not compelled to wait.

All concerned are being informed accordingly.

This is issued with the concurrence of Finance Department vide UO No. Group-A-ll/2021-2022/0009
dated 12.06.2021.

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Joint Secretary

No:- 1786 /1(8) -FS/O/Sectt/1T-12/2014 Dated: 17 .06.2021

Copy forwarded for information and taking necessary action to:

1. The Director, DDPS
2. The Director of Rationing
3. Director of Finance
4. DCFS (all)
5. DDR (all)
6. PS to Hon'ble MIC, Food & Supplies Department.
7. PS to Hon'ble MOs, Food & Supplies Department.
8. PS to Secretary, Food & Suppliles Department.

Joint Secqetaty