Lok Sabha Question No. 3419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Blackmarketing of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3419

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th   AUGUST, 2018

## BLACKMARKETING OF FOODGRAINS

3419. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether nobody is being punished for blackmarketing of foodgrains and vegetables, if so, the action taken by the Government thereon;
- (b) the number of cases of black marketing of foodgrains and vegetables brought to light along with  the number of persons punished in this regard, State-wise; and
- (c) the  provisions  laid  down  in  regard  to  taking  action  against  black marketing of foodgrains?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (c): Under  National Food  Security Act, 2013  (NFSA), eligible households under the Act are entitled to receive foodgrains, wheat, rice & coarsegrains @ 5 kg per person per month for the Priority Households (PHH) and  35  kg  per  household  per  month  for  Antyodaya  Anna  Yojana  (AAY) households.  The vegetables are not distributed in Public Distribution System (PDS).

An offence committed in violation of the provisions of TPDS (C) Order, 2015 is liable  for  penal  action  under  the  Essential  Commodities  Act,  1955. The Order empowers State/UT Governments to take punitive action in such cases Statement showing details of action taken by the State/UT Governments under relevant clauses of the PDS/TPDS (Control) Orders from January 2017 to December, 2017 is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3419 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 07.08.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

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(Compilation of information received from States/UTs by 31.03.2018) �दनांक 31.03.2018 तक राज्/संघ राज्  �े स� पारत सत ना का संकलन

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Statement showing results of action taken by the State/UT Governments under relevant clauses of the PDS/TPDS (Control) Orders from January 2017 to December, 2017.

राज्P/संघ राज्m  �े् � ारा रन रन, 2017 स� �दसम्र, 2017 तक सा ररजनक   तरर परालन (जन्ंेर) आद�श क �  सं्ं�धत खंड् क �  अंतर्त कक ्ग कारर ाग क �  े रराण् क  दशारन�  ाला    रर

|   Sl. No. क.सं . | Name of the State/UT राज्/संघ राज् �े का नाण   |   Number of inspections जनरन र् कक संख्ाा |   Number of raids conducted णार� ्ए छाे् कक संख्ा |   Number of persons arrested/ prosecuted/ convicted �्रफतार/ णुकदा लाए ्ए/ द ा�सद ध्/िकतद्् कक संख्ा |   Number of FPS Licenses suspended/ Cancelled/ Show cause notices issued/FIR Lodged जनलं�्त/रद � त दर दुकान लागस�स/ रारन �कए ्ए कारर ्ताओं न �टस/ दरर पा्�ण�क्् कक संख्ाख् |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                1 | Assam असण                                      |                                       902 |                                               441 |                                                                                                   04 |                                                                                                                                                                         76 |
|                2 | Delhi �दललन                                    |                                       390 |                                                60 |                                                                                                   00 |                                                                                                                                                                         24 |
|                3 | Goa ्आ                                         |                                      1088 |                                                18 |                                                                                                   00 |                                                                                                                                                                        182 |
|                4 | Gujarat ्ुररात                                 |                                      5704 |                                                00 |                                                                                                   01 |                                                                                                                                                                        197 |
|                5 | Kerala क� रल                                   |                                     55781 |                                              4579 |                                                                                                   05 |                                                                                                                                                                        215 |
|                6 | Maharashtra णहाराष्                            |                                     43394 |                                                00 |                                                                                                   80 |                                                                                                                                                                        257 |
|                7 | Odisha ड़्सा                                    |                                      3230 |                                              3402 |                                                                                                   00 |                                                                                                                                                                         94 |
|                8 | Tamil Nadu त�णलनाडु                            |                                    119481 |                                             14709 |                                                                                                 6787 |                                                                                                                                                                         00 |
|                9 | Tripura �ेेुरा                                 |                                     10795 |                                               377 |                                                                                                   00 |                                                                                                                                                                        243 |
|               10 | Uttar Pradesh ततर पद�श                         |                                     29804 |                                              3141 |                                                                                                  557 |                                                                                                                                                                       2461 |
|               11 | A&N Islands अंडणान और जनक ्ार � ्े सणतह        |                                       144 |                                                00 |                                                                                                   00 |                                                                                                                                                                         01 |