26 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, AUGUST 1, 2024 [PART I CHAPTER- VIII Provisions for Maintenance of Records & Registers by FPS Dealer related with a fair price shop. 43. Maintenance of Records& Registers by FPS Dealer and procedure to obtain information related with a fair price shop. – (1) The fair price shop licensee shall preserve all the existing records and registers related to the fair price shop which are maintained under the repealed control order for at least five (5) years. (2) The fair price shop licensee shall maintain and update “Daily Stock & Sale Register” and “Inspection Book” in the prescribed format and preserve for at least five (5) years. (3) Any concerned ration card holder desirous of obtaining information related with his ration card or that of his family members or details of category wise beneficiaries tagged with a fair price shop or the stock position of fair price shop may obtain it from the departmental portal free of cost. (4) The Inspector of Food& Supplies in charge of the Block / municipality / sub-area or part thereof shall ensure that all the records related to the shop are being kept safe by the fair price shop owner in accordance with clause (1). In case of non-compliance of these provisions by the fair price shop owner, the Inspector shall report it to the licensing authority, and the legal action shall be taken by the licensing authority regarding it. (5) The fair price shop owner shall provide necessary cooperation and facilitation in inspection, inquiry, audit, etc. by providing relevant documents, records, registers, etc. in physical form or through information technology system developed by the Department. (6) The fair price shop owner shall implement public distribution system modernization, automation and reform programmes fully. Under public distribution system reforms and modernization programmes the fair price shop owner shall be responsible to actively establish and implement Information technology system, such as e-PoS, integrated weighing scale and related online management system.