PRESS RELEASE A function was held to present appointment orders for the post of Computer Manager to 9 persons selected for the post in the Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, by the Hon'ble Tamil Nadu Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, Thiru R. Sengottaiyan. To carry out the work of printing and issuing family cards, to undertake technology-related work connected with family cards, and to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of the computerised services of this department, an allotment order was issued for candidates selected through the Combined Technical Services Examination conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, in order to fill 9 vacant posts of Computer Manager. Appointment orders were presented to the 9 persons so allotted at a function held on 31.07.2026 at the office of the Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Ezhilagam, by the Hon'ble Minister for Food and Civil Supplies. Further, the Hon'ble Minister for Food stated that ration card holders and farmers may contact the following telephone numbers for complaints regarding paddy procurement and distribution of essential commodities: • To lodge complaints regarding Direct Purchase Centres, contact the toll-free number 1800-599-3540. • To lodge complaints regarding distribution of essential commodities, contact the toll-free numbers 1967 or 1800-425-5901. Complaints may also be registered through the website www.tnpds.gov.in. • To know the stock details of essential commodities available at the Fair Price Shop, use code PDS 101; to know the status of the Fair Price Shop, use PDS 106; and for complaints regarding bogus billing/charges for essential commodities, use PDS 107 — these codes may be sent as an SMS to 8939922990 / 9773904050 from the registered mobile number. • For state-level services, contact 044-28592828. • To lodge complaints regarding smuggling/pilferage of essential commodities, contact 1800-599-5950 / 96777 36557. Special eKYC Camp The Hon'ble Minister stated that a special camp will be held on 02.08.2026 at all Fair Price Shops across the state for family card holders who have not yet completed biometric (eKYC) registration, that an SMS regarding this will be sent to the registered mobile numbers of all family card holders, and urged family card holders to make use of this opportunity. Released by: Director, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Chennai-9