Lok Sabha Question No. 6046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: PoS Devices in Fair Price Shops
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY, KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6046 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  APRIL, 2017

## POS DEVICES IN FAIR PRICE SHOPS

## 6046. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

## SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  install  Point  of  Sale  (PoS) devices in Fair Price Shops (FPS), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of fair price shops in each State including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the  number  of  FCI  storehouses  in  each  State  including  Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) whether the Government plans to more fair price shops and FCI centres in the country in the coming years and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) & (b): This  Department  has  prepared  guidelines  for  Fair  Price  Shop (FPS) automation, which have been shared with all States/UTs. FPS automation  involves,  installation  of  Point  of  Sale  (PoS)  devices  at  FPS  for authentication  of  beneficiaries,  recording  of  sales  to  beneficiaries  at  the FPS; and uploading of transaction data in central server. There are 5.26 lakh Fair  Price  Shops  in  the  country  out  of  which  1.86  lakh  FPSs  have  been automated so far installing ePoS devices/mobile terminals across 22 States/UTs. A statement showing  the total number  of FPSs  in each States/UTs  including  Andhra  Pradesh  and  automation  of  FPSs  is  given  at Annexure-I.
- (c): The  total  no.  of  Godowns  with  FCI  (as  on  28.02.2017)  are  1784 (Owned - 540, Hired - 1244).  The State-wise detail including Andhra Pradesh is given at Annexure-II.

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- (d): Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS)  is  operated  under  the joint responsibility of the  Central  and  State/UT  Governments  wherein operational  responsibilities  including  the  issuance  of  licenses  to  the  Fair Price  Shops  (FPSs)  rest  with  the  concerned  State/UT  Governments.  As regards  setting  up  of  more  FCI  centers,  sufficient  storage  facilities  are available for storage of central pool foodgrains stock.  The storage capacity available  with  FCI  and  State  agencies  for  storage  of  central  pool  stock  is 776.25  Lakh  MT  (Covered  -  626.08  Lakh  MT  and  CAP  -  150.17  Lakh  MT) against  the  stock  of  298.36  Lakh  MT  as  on  28.02.2017. However,  the following steps are being taken by Government in order to augment covered storage capacity in the country for strengthening foodgrain storage system:-
- (i) Government of India has formulated a scheme called Private Entrepreneurs  Guarantee  (PEG)  Scheme  for  construction  of  covered storage capacity.  Under this Scheme, storage capacity is created by private parties, CWC, SWCs and other State Agencies for guaranteed hiring  by  FCI.  Under  PEG  scheme,  a  capacity  of  150.89  lakh  MT  has been  sanctioned/  allotted  to  private  investors,  CWC  and SWCs.  A capacity  of  136.03  lakh  MT  has  already  been  completed  as  on 28.02.2017.
- (ii)   In addition, Under 12th Five Year Plan, Government has approved augmentation  of  storage  capacity  by  2,92,730  MT  in  the  States  of North  Eastern  Region  and  by  76,220  MT  in  States  other  than  North East.  As  on  28th  February,  2017  a  total  capacity  of  1,37,680  MT capacity has been completed.

(iii)  Government  has  approved  action  plan  for  construction  of  steel silos in the country to the tune of 100 Lakh MT in the next four years in 3 phases, as per details below:

| Year    | Selection of Silo Operator (Lakh MT)   | Silo Completion (Lakh MT)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 36.25 Lakh MT (Phase - 1)              | 5 Lakh MT                   |
| 2017-18 | 29.00 Lakh MT (Phase - 2)              | 15 Lakh MT                  |
| 2018-19 | 34.75 Lakh MT (Phase - 3)              | 30 Lakh MT                  |
| 2019-20 |                                        | 50 Lakh MT                  |
| Total   | 100 Lakh MT                            | 100 Lakh MT                 |

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  6046  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  11 TH   APRIL,  2017  IN  LOK SABHA.

## Status of Operational e-PoS

| SI.   | State/UT            | Total No. of FPSs   | Operational e-PoS   |
|-------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      | 28546               | 28,546              |
| 2     | Andaman &Nicobar    | 509                 | 290                 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1731                | 0                   |
| 4     | Assam               | 38794               | 0                   |
| 5     | Bihar               | 42117               | 59                  |
| 6     | Chandigarh          | DBT (Cash)          |                     |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh        | 12350               | 12,176              |
| 8     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 62                  | 62                  |
| 9     | Daman &Diu          | 51                  | 51                  |
| 10    | Delhi               | 2254                | 28                  |
| 11    | Goa                 | 447                 | 42                  |
| 12    | Gujarat             | 17237               | 17,077              |
| 13    | Haryana             | 9631                | 9,395               |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh    | 4877                | 0                   |
| 15    | Jammu and Kashmir   | 5970                | 0                   |
| 16    | Jharkhand           | 23379               | 20,361              |
| 17    | Karnataka           | 20497               | 3,877               |
| 18    | Kerala              | 14335               | 0                   |
| 19    | Lakshadweep         | 39                  | 0                   |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh      | 22401               | 22,401              |
| 21    | Maharashtra         | 51259               | 8,392               |
| 22    | Manipur             | 2052                | 0                   |
| 23    | Meghalaya           | 4651                | 0                   |
| 24    | Mizoram             | 1268                | 0                   |
| 25    | Nagaland            | 1691                | 0                   |
| 26    | Odisha              | 13844               | 1086                |
| 27    | Puducherry          | DBT (Cash)          |                     |
| 28    | Punjab              | 16657               | 0                   |
| 29    | Rajasthan           | 25685               | 25,685              |
| 30    | Sikkim              | 1421                | 20                  |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu          | 34773               | 34,773              |
| 32    | Telangana           | 17159               | 1,622               |
| 33    | Tripura             | 1798                | 25                  |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh       | 79402               | 750                 |
| 35    | Uttarakhand         | 9212                | 8                   |
| 36    | West Bengal         | 20278               | 0                   |
|       | Total               | 5,26,377            | 1,86,726            |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  6046  TO  BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  APRIL, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

## Food Corporation of India

## State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on February, 2017.

| SL. NO.   | REGION/U.T.                 | COVERED   | COVERED     | COVERED   | COVERED   | COVERED   | COVERED   | COVERED         | COVERED     | COVERED       |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-------------|---------------|
|           |                             | FCI       | HIRED       | HIRED     | HIRED     | HIRED     | HIRED     | HIRED           | HIRED       | TOTAL COVERED |
|           |                             | OWNED     | STATE GOVT. | CWC       | SWC       | PEG       | PWS 2010  | PRIVATE PARTIES | TOTAL HIRED |               |
| 1         | BIHAR                       | 13        | 1           | 9         | 19        | 4         | 1         | 6               | 40          | 53            |
| 2         | JHARKHAND                   | 6         | 0           | 2         | 9         | 14        | 0         | 1               | 26          | 32            |
| 3         | ORISSA                      | 23        | 0           | 10        | 24        | 0         | 0         | 0               | 34          | 57            |
| 4         | WEST BENGAL                 | 23        | 0           | 2         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 6               | 8           | 31            |
| 5         | ARUNACHAL                   | 5         | 3           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 5               | 8           | 13            |
| 6         | ASSAM                       | 20        | 2           | 3         | 4         | 0         | 0         | 10              | 19          | 39            |
| 7         | MANIPUR                     | 4         | 1           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0               | 1           | 5             |
| 8         | NAGALAND                    | 4         | 0           | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0               | 1           | 5             |
| 9         | MEGHALAYA, MIZORAM, TRIPURA | 14        | 4           | 0         | 2         | 0         | 0         | 0               | 6           | 20            |
| 10        | DELHI                       | 6         | 0           | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0               | 0           | 6             |
| 11        | HARYANA                     | 33        | 15          | 12        | 25        | 131       | 0         | 0               | 183         | 216           |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PD.                | 6         | 6           | 3         | 0         | 3         | 0         | 0               | 12          | 18            |
| 13        | J & K                       | 16        | 1           | 0         | 0         | 7         | 0         | 6               | 14          | 30            |
| 14        | PUNJAB                      | 118       | 0           | 24        | 182       | 189       | 0         | 9               | 404         | 522           |
| 15        | RAJASTHAN                   | 37        | 0           | 22        | 73        | 13        | 0         | 5               | 113         | 150           |
| 16        | UTTAR PRADESH               | 46        | 0           | 17        | 78        | 52        | 1         | 0               | 148         | 194           |
| 17        | UTTRANCHAL                  | 4         | 3           | 5         | 6         | 0         | 0         | 0               | 14          | 18            |
| 18        | ANDHRAPRADESH               | 25        | 0           | 2         | 6         | 4         | 1         | 1               | 14          | 39            |
| 19        | KARNATAKA                   | 22        | 0           | 4         | 18        | 7         | 0         | 0               | 29          | 51            |
| 20        | KERALA                      | 23        | 0           | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0               | 1           | 24            |
| 21        | TAMIL NADU                  | 14        | 0           | 11        | 15        | 13        | 0         | 0               | 39          | 53            |
| 22        | TELANGANA                   | 11        | 0           | 3         | 0         | 4         | 0         | 0               | 7           | 18            |
| 23        | CHHATTISGARH                | 20        | 0           | 7         | 20        | 6         | 0         | 0               | 33          | 53            |
| 24        | GUJARAT                     | 14        | 2           | 10        | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1               | 13          | 27            |
| 25        | MADHYA PRADESH              | 21        | 0           | 2         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0               | 2           | 23            |
| 26        | MAHARASHTRA                 | 12        | 0           | 9         | 29        | 34        | 2         | 1               | 75          | 87            |
| 27        | COUNTRY TOTAL               | 540       | 38          | 158       | 510       | 482       | 5         | 51              | 1244        | 1784          |