Farrukhabad: Ration Black Marketing Leads to Dealer Roop Devi's Contract Cancellation
Farrukhabad district authorities have terminated dealer Roop Devi's contract following extensive irregularities and black marketing of government rations.
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Ration Black Marketing, Dealer Roop Devi's Contract Terminated
Farrukhabad | October 21, 2026 | In the village of Pilkhana, Nawabganj development block, Farrukhabad, significant irregularities in government ration distribution have come to light. The District Supply Department has taken swift action, immediately terminating the contract of fair price dealer Roop Devi.
The department has also filed a First Information Report (FIR) against dealer Roop Devi and her son Vijay Singh at the Merapur police station under Section 3/7 of the Essential Commodities Act.
Suspension and Unanswered Allegations
According to a statement issued by the District Supply Officer, Roop Devi's ration shop was suspended on July 1, 2026. She failed to provide a satisfactory explanation or present any concrete evidence in her defense regarding the allegations made during the suspension period.
Furthermore, she faces a serious accusation of not handing over the remaining food grains to the shop's associated seller, Satyapal.
Evidence of Food Grain Black Marketing and Embezzlement Found
During the departmental inquiry, it was confirmed that a total of 50.46 quintals of rice, 14 quintals of millet, and 33 kilograms of sugar, allocated under the Public Distribution System, were black marketed. The allegations of diverting these food grains elsewhere to earn undue profit were found to be true during the investigation.
This punitive action was taken after receiving approval for the administrative action from the District Magistrate on October 18, 2026.
District Administration Issues Stern Warning, Directs Monitoring of Dealers
In light of this incident, the District Supply Officer has issued clear directives to all fair price dealers in the district to ensure the distribution of free food grains to ration cardholders as per rules. Any irregularities found at any level will result in strict departmental action against such dealers.
Supply inspectors have also been instructed to continuously and closely monitor the ration distribution system in their respective areas, ensuring that no citizen faces any hindrance in this vital public welfare service.