The Chhattisgarh government has decided to set up model fair-price shops (FPS) in each district and encourage owners to act as banking correspondents for providing financial services.
The state has around 12,300 fair-price shops across 33 districts. The state government is, however, encouraging FPS owners to provide a host of services besides acting as a banking correspondent. “The model government fair-price shops will be started in all the districts of Chhattisgarh in a phased manner,” state’s food secretary Topeshwar Verma said.
Department officials have been asked to start preparations for this. The shop will be identified in a district after