Organisational Setup

The Department of Food Civil Supplies & Consumer affairs functions under the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs of the Government of Meghalaya. The Commissioner & Secretary of Civil Supplies is the Principal Head of the Department. He exercises the statutory functions entrusted with him by the Government of Meghalaya under the Essential Commodities Act.

The Director of Civil Supplies is the functional head of the Department. In each district there is a District Supply Officer functioning under the general supervision and control of the Deputy Commissioner. There are 7 (seven) Districts and 8 (eight) Sub Divisions in the state and the supervision and control of the public Distribution System are carried out in the Deputy Commissioners/Sub divisional Officers. The field functionaries of the department are Supply Inspectors working under the respective DC/SDO. With the creation of more districts/Subdivisions and increase of population in the State, the Department have expanded considerably in terms of manpower etc and has at present a total number of 300 officers /staffs excluding those at the Administrative level i.e. Secretariat.

A. ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL

B. HEAD OF DEPARTMENT LEVEL

C. DISTRICTS / SUB - DIVISIONAL LEVEL