The Government of Karnataka on November 14, 2025, issued the Karnataka Essential Commodities Public Distribution System (Control) (Amendment) Order, 2025, to further amend the Karnataka Essential Commodities Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2016.
It shall come into force from November 14, 2025.
It states that in clause 6 (1), after item (b), and entries relating, the following shall be inserted, namely:- “
• (b a) Priority for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes area:-
o (a) Registered Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Co-operative Society in Same village or Area.
• (b) Individuals.-
o (i) Persons belonging to Schedule Caste Unemployed (SSLC PASS).
o (ii) Persons belonging to Schedule Tribe Unemployed (SSLC PASS).
Provided that, New Fair Price Shops or Renewed Fair Price Shops shall be sanctioned to Schedule Castes or Schedule Tribes communities on priority in fair price shop area where the population of the Schedule Castes or Schedule Tribes communities is more than 40%. New Fair Price Shops or Renewed Fair Price Shops shall be given to said communities (17% for Scheduled Castes and 7% for Scheduled Tribes), as per population norms given as above for the Fair Price Shops area (more than 40%,) till it reaches to 24.1% of total number of Fair Price Shops in the State as per Government order No. SWD 8 SLP 2024, dated: 25.8.2025.”
[Notification no. - e-FCS 86 RPR 2025 (1745873)]
