Chandigarh, April 9 -- The Haryana cabinet on Wednesday decided to kick-in a roster basis to ensure that every third Fair Price Shops (FPS) (ration depots) licence is reserved for women. The applicants seeking FPS licence will now be required to have a Class 12 as minimum educational qualification with basic computer knowledge. An official spokesperson said that the cabinet approved amendments to further streamline the functioning of the Public Distribution System (PDS) in the state. The cabinet gave nod to the Haryana Targeted Public Distribution System (Licensing and Control) Amendment Order, 2026, which amends the existing Haryana Targeted Public Distribution System (Licensing and Control) Order, 2022. "The amendments have been introduced with the objective of enhancing transparency, improving efficiency and ensuring greater accountability in the allocation and operation of FPS across the state," the spokesperson said. "The Haryana Resident Certificate of the current year has been made mandatory for the applicants. The FPS license will now be granted as a minimum of 500 beneficiaries of ration card/PPP instead of 300 ration cards," the spokesperson said. The cabinet also rationalised the 33% reservation for women in the allocation of FPS licences. Within the women's quota, preference will be given to victims of acid attacks, women's self-help groups (at least one per block), widows and divorced, single mothers, SC/BC and general category women. The cabinet also approved amendment in the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Rules, 1964 and policy for providing passage through lands in shamlat deh for private projects. These rules will be called Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) amendment rules, 2026....