ADM sells subsidised food items to citizens

Abu Dhabi - The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has launched a new service for citizens offering subsidised food items on sale through the Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society in the context of mutual cooperation between the public and private sectors.

This service is available through some branches of the Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society - Sabar Al Shamkha (Makani Mall), Al Mina (premises of Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society), Abu Dhabi Mall, and Al Muroor.
Musabbah Mubarak Al Murar, Acting General Manager, Abu Dhabi City Municipality, said: "Citizens will be able to obtain their allocated subsidised commodities from certain branches of Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society in the first stage, which will save them the hassles of visiting to specific food items distribution centres in Abu Dhabi and Musaffah," he said.
One counter for serving citizens in each branch of the cooperative society where the service is provided, such that beneficiaries can be served and take delivery of their items bought at high-level service standards advocated by the municipal system.
Owida Al Qubaisi, Acting Executive Director of Support Services Sector, said: "The municipality is continuing with the provision of sales service through the website, self-service kiosks or service centres of ADM via the existing municipal centers. The Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society has to deliver food items to citizens who buy their items through the existing customer service centres available at its various branches.
Branches of the Society are supplied with all items sold to citizens through the municipal centres. The rice, branded Najm Suhail, in a 20-kg bag at a price of Dh145 has been added to the list of subsidised food items.
"The issuance and renewal of food items issue cards will be handled by ADM's customer service centres. Citizens buying such commodities online have to receive items purchased from the distribution centres affiliated to ADM. The same applies to food items purchased through self-service kiosks... until the completion of the setting up of software and e-services structures. Items purchased through the branches of the Abu Dhabi Cooperative Society will be directly and immediately delivered to customers through the same branch of the Society," explained Al Qubaisi.
It is noteworthy that the number of Emirati families receiving the food items issue cards has almost reached 48,000 families, according to statistics made in 2014. The list of food items and commodities allocated is continuously on the rise to meet the needs of citizen.
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