(a) whether the NCCF make purchases from suppliers on the basis of authority letters from the distributors and not the manufacturers; and
(b) if so, the steps initiated by Union Government to immediately discard this system
and to direct the NCCF to make purchases only from the manufacturers?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRASAD)
(a) : The NCCF is an autonomous cooperative organization registered under
the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 1984. The business and other administrative
matters of the NCCF are managed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the
provisions of its bye-laws. The NCCF have revised their procedure for sourcing
of major branded items w.e.f. 1.7.2001, and all major branded items are sourced
from the manufacturers or agencies nominated by them. Only the low value items
are sourced from the distributors/manufacturers.
(b) : In view of the reply at (a) above, does not arise.