Action has been taken to suspend two government fair price shops operating under development block Bastar for not depositing gunny bags as per the target given for paddy purchase. The government fair price shops of Rotma and Jharratrai have been suspended by Bastar Sub-Divisional Magistrate Shri Gokool Rawate with immediate effect. It is noteworthy that Chhattisgarh government is doing paddy procurement from registered farmers from December 01, for which new and old gunny bags are being used. As per the instructions of Collector Shri Rajat Bansal, to ensure continuous supply of gunny bags of Public Distribution System, the operators and sellers of government fair price shops have been directed in the past and instructed to deposit 100 percent gunny bags as per the allocation from April. went. Rotma and Jharatarai government has been temporarily attached to the Primitive Caste Service Cooperative Society till the next order, suspending with immediate effect the non-deposit of gunny bags by the fair price shops operators. Bastar subdivisional magistrate informed that so far over 2.15 lakhs of gunny bags have been collected in the development block Bastar through Markfed and the committee, from which paddy is being procured uninterruptedly. He said that any negligence related to paddy procurement will not be tolerated and if the government fair price shops do not deposit gunny bags as per the target, the suspension proceedings will continue further.