The population of the State as based on the ration cards is 73,35,095 as on 31/12/2020 and taking 15 Kgs. of food-grains as an average consumption per unit, the requirement of food grains comes to 110026 M.Ts. per month and 13.20 Lac M.Ts. per annum. Due to easy availability of food grains, there is no restriction on inter state movement at present. The requirement of foodgrains under the TPDS is being made by the Govt. of India to the State on historic basis, through the Food Corporation of India for which this deptt. is required to make advance financial arrangements with the F.C.I through the H.P. State Civil Supplies Corpn. Ltd. to procure the allotted and required quantity from the declared principal distribution centers of the F.C.I. The sub-allocation of food grains and the financial arrangements thereof is made as per the requirement placed by the District Officers. At present, 35 Principal Distribution Centres of F.C.I. are functioning in the State i.e. 12 at each district headquarter and the remaining 23 at Bharmour,Tisa,Baijnath,Dehra,RampurBushar,Hatkoti,Karsog,Naura-Dhar, Sarkaghat, Jaisinghpur, Killar(Pangi), Kaza, Janjehli, Banjar, Udaipur, Dodrakawar, Chopal, Narkanda, Anni, Pooh, Arki, Bara-Bhangal & Shillai.

Under the T.P.D.S. network the State Govt. is required to arrange lifting of food grains through the H.P. State Civil Supplies Corpn. Ltd. from the declared P.D.Cs of F.C.I. and arrange its transportation to its wholesale  godowns for further distribution to fair price shops as per their requirements.