The State Food Commission has unearthed large-scale irregularities in ration distribution in Edamalakkudy, the State’s first tribal panchayat. Commission Chairperson Jinu Zacharia Oommen led a team on Saturday that visited the panchayat and collected evidence following reports of a 65,000 kg rice shortage at the Devikulam Girijan Co-operative Society, the body responsible for distribution in the area.

During visits to ration shops in Societykudy and Vellavarakkudy, the commission found that no registers were maintained for the arrival or distribution of goods. The outlets were reportedly functioning without proper guidelines or record-keeping.