PART I] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 1, 2024 21 (17) The Distributor shall make delivery of the same stock which was received from godown in First-in-First-Out (FIFO) basis to prevent deterioration of stock on account of idle storage. (18) The Distributor shall make delivery of the stock through online generated challan only. (19) The Distributor shall be under obligation to provide door step delivery to the fair shops under another distributorship either in full or in part which may be tagged with his license additionally by the licensing authority. (20) Every Distributor shall deliver public distribution commodities to the tagged dealers without any undue delay which may lead to inconvenience to the ration card holders. 36. Working hour and leave of Distributor. – (1) The Distributor shall keep open his business on stipulated day in a week as per direction issued by the State Government from time to time. (2) (a) If the Distributor is unable to cause door step delivery of public distribution commodities due to unavoidable reasons for a limited period, he shall submit a leave application to the licensing authority stating the reason of his inability to cause door step delivery. (b) On receipt the application, the licensing authority may give him permission to go in leave for maximum period of 30 days after making temporary arrangement for supply of public distribution commodities to the fair price shop tagged with him. 37. Bar to transfer of license. – Unless otherwise provided under this order, a license of Distributor issued under this Order shall not be transferable or convertible in the name of any other person or firm. 38. Bar to shift or making alterations in godown. – (1) After the grant of a license under this Chapter, a licensee shall not be permitted to shift his godown or make alterations in godown save and except on the following grounds:– (i) It is not possible to run the business due to dilapidated condition of the existing godown; (ii) To make the location more convenient if godown is at far distance or due to some geographical difficulty; (iii) The licensee is evicted from the premises by virtue of Court order; (iv) The rent / lease agreement has expired / cancelled by the owner of the premises; (v) The location of the godown is as such, that has been causing traffic disruption in the locality. (vi) Any other grounds which appears justified and acceptable (2) A licensee desirous to shift his godown may submit an application for such shifting before the Licensing Authority after fulfilling the following condition:– (i) Proposed shifting must be within 20 kms from the existing godown but subject to requirements as stipulated in the order of the state government and other conditions which may be imposed by the state government; (ii) the size and shape of the new godown is as per the specification notified by the State Government. (3) On receipt of the application, the concerned Licensing Authority shall process the application and get the case enquired into by a competent officer or group of officers and submits the report alongwith his recommendation to the Director. (4) On receipt of the recommendation from the District Controller, Food and Supplies, the Director shall consider the recommendation and also form his own opinion regarding shifting of godown and after being fully satisfied with suitability of the godown, accord approval of shifting on payment of a shifting fee of Rs. 20,000/- . (5) The Distributor may add / remove any compartment of the godown or entire godown with prior permission of the Director. However altered godown and office shall be in accordance with the prevailing specifications and requirement. (6) The Licensee may shift the storage of the public distribution commodities without permission of the licensing authority at a place not described in the license in emergency situations (such as earthquake, flood, or other reasons like sudden damage in the building, etc.), and shall give its written information to the licensing authority within 72 hours praying for change of place of godown, and the proposed change shall be effected in accordance with sub-clauses (1) to (4).