Lok Sabha Question No. 3145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Issue of TPDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, OM BIRLA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3145 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST   MARCH, 2017

## ISSUE OF TPDS

3145.

SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE: SHRI OM BIRLA:

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  the  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS)  in  the country is facing massive issues which resulted in failure in  distribution, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has recently reduced the State-wise allocation of food distribution through the Fair Price Shops, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  weak  monitoring,  lack  of  transparency  and  inadequate accountability  of  officials  implementing  the  scheme  are  reported  in    the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether price charged exceeds the official price by 10 per cent to 14 per cent, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  it  is  true  that  the  progress  of  work  of  computerization  of TPDS is progressing at very slow pace, if so, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  action  plan  to  impress upon the States/UTs to speed up the work of computerization of  TPDS on war-footing and complete the work in a time bound manner  so as to improve the over-all functioning of the TPDS operations in  the country; and
- (g) whether the pace of Aadhaar seeding with ration cards is very  slow, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the  corrective action taken thereon?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  to  (c):    National  Food  Security  Act  (NFSA)/Targeted  Public  Distribution System (TPDS) is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State/UT Governments. Central Government is responsible for procurement, allocation as per NFSA and transportation of such foodgrains upto the designated depots of the Food Corporation of India in the State/UT. The  operational  responsibilities  for  lifting  and  distribution  of  foodgrains within the States/UTs, identification of eligible beneficiaries, issuance of

ration cards to them and supervision over and monitoring of functioning of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) etc. rest with the concerned State/UT Governments. Government of India has not reduced State-wise allocation of foodgrains in contravention of provisions of NFSA.

There have been some complaints/reports from individuals and organizations as well as through press reports relating inter-alia to  untimely supply of foodgrains, leakage/diversion, inclusion/exclusion errors, bogus/ineligible ration cards being in circulation, diversion/theft of foodgrains, irregular functioning of FPS. As per provisions of NFSA, all such complaints/grievances  are  sent  to  concerned  State/UT  for  redressal.  A State/UT-wise  statement  indicating  number  of  such  complaints  received during the last three years and current year is at Annex-I.

(d): As  per  National  Food  Security  Act,  2013  (NFSA),    foodgrains  are provided  to  beneficiaries  at  highly  subsidized  prices  at    Rs.3/2/1  for  rice, wheat and coarse grains respectively.

(e) to (g): In  order  to  strengthen  and  streamline  TPDS,  the  Government has initiated implementation of 'End-to-end Computerisation of TPDS Operations' in the country on cost sharing basis. The cost is being shared on 90:10 basis with North East States and on 50:50 basis with other States/UTs. The  Scheme  to  ensure  transparency  and  check  leakages  comprises  of activities namely, digitization of ration cards/beneficiary and other databases,  computerisation  of  supply-chain  management,  setting  up  of transparency portals and grievance redressal mechanisms etc .

Initially  the  implementation  of  the  project  was  slow  and  uneven across the country due to delay in finalization of action plans by States/UTs, late  submission  of  their  proposal  for  financial  assistance  and  practical problems faced during implementation of the project. Due to vigorous efforts and constant monitoring of the project significant progress has been made. The  present  status  of  implementation  of  various  activities  of  the  project

State-wise is at Annex-II.

As on 31.12.2014, aadhaar seeding with ration cards was below 10% at National Level.  As per the reports received from States/UTs, the present Aadhaar  seeding  with  ration  cards  stands  at  76.21%  at  National  Level i.e.17.68  crore  ration  cards  against  the  total  of  23.2  crore  ration  cards. Further, Aadhar Act in PDS has been notified on 08/02/17 for completion of aadhar seeding with ration cards.

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## ANNEX-I

## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO  3145  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  21 ST     MARCH,  2017  IN  LOK SABHA.

## STATEMENT:   COMPLAINTS ON TPDS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS & THROUGH MEDIA REPORTS ETC FROM 2013 TO 2016

| S. No.   | State/UT          | 2013   | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 3      | 4      | 8      | 5      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | -      | 1      | 1      | -      |
| 3        | Assam             | -      | 5      | 34     | 32     |
| 4        | Bihar             | 32     | 55     | 106    | 81     |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 3      | 3      | 6      | 9      |
| 6        | Delhi             | 37     | 78     | 113    | 91     |
| 7        | Goa               | -      | -      | -      | 1      |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 4      | 16     | 8      | 12     |
| 9        | Haryana           | 11     | 26     | 35     | 34     |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | -      | -      | 4      | 5      |
| 11       | J&K               | -      | -      | 5      | 3      |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 8      | 16     | 32     | 29     |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 6      | 6      | 16     | 22     |
| 14       | Kerala            | 1      | 1      | 16     | 22     |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 17     | 7      | 17     | 24     |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 20     | 25     | 48     | 62     |
| 17       | Manipur           | 2      | 1      | 6      | 4      |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | 1      | 2      | 7      | 9      |
| 19       | Mizoram           | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 20       | Nagaland          | -      | 3      | -      | 2      |
| 21       | Orissa            | 3      | 8      | 22     | 43     |
| 22       | Punjab            | 6      | 5      | 10     | 7      |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 18     | 31     | 33     | 59     |
| 24       | Sikkim            | 0      | -      | -      | -      |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        | 9      | 7      | 22     | 33     |
| 26       | Telangana         | -      | -      | 10     | 1      |
| 27       | Tripura           | -      | -      | -      | 1      |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 2      | 8      | 24     | 21     |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh     | 92     | 137    | 197    | 461    |
| 30       | West Bengal       | 7      | 11     | 32     | 29     |
| 31       | A&N Island        | -      | -      | -      | 1      |
| 32       | Chandigarh        | -      | 3      | 6      | 2      |
| 33       | D&NHaveli         | -      | 1      | -      | 1      |
| 34       | Puducherry        | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL             | 282    | 460    | 818    | 1106   |

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## ANNEX-II

## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (e)  to  (g)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO  3145  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  21 ST   MARCH,  2017  IN  LOK SABHA.

## Present status of implementation of various activities of the project State-wise

(as on14.03.2017)

| Sl.   | States/UTs           | Digitization of Ration Cards   | Aadhaar Seeding in RCs   | Online Allocation of Foodgrains   | Computerization of Supply-chain Management   | Transparency Portal   | Online Grievance Redressal   | Toll Free Helpline Numbers   | Operational ePoS   |
|-------|----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 100                            | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 29,082             |
| 2     | Chandigarh           | 100                            | 100%                     | NA                                | NA                                           | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | DBT                |
| 3     | Chhattisgarh         | 100                            | 97%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | (Cash) 12,171      |
| 4     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 100                            | 9 4 %                    | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 62                 |
| 5     | Daman & Diu          | 100                            | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 51                 |
| 6     | Gujarat              | 100                            | 91%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 17,077             |
| 7     | Puducherry           | 100                            | 100%                     | NA                                | NA                                           | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | DBT                |
| 8     | Jharkhand            | 100                            | 96%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | (Cash) 20,361      |
| 9     | Karnataka            | 100                            | 98%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 3,877              |
| 10    | Madhya Pradesh       | 100                            | 87%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 22,409             |
| 11    | Rajasthan            | 100                            | 95%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 25,721             |
| 12    | Tamil Nadu           | 100                            | 99%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 34,774             |
| 13    | Telangana            | 100                            | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 1,622              |
| 14    | Andaman & Nicobar    | 100                            | 97%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 290                |
| 15    | Delhi                | 100                            | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 28                 |
| 16    | Goa                  | 100                            | 89%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 42                 |
| 17    | Haryana              | 100                            | 91%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 9,427              |
| 18    | Himachal Pradesh     | 100                            | 96%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                  |
| 19    | Maharashtra          | 100                            | 87%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 1,056              |
| 20    | Odisha               | 100                            | 86%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 564                |
| 21    | Punjab               | 100                            | 97%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                  |
| 22    | Sikkim               | 100                            | 72%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 20                 |
| 23    | Tripura              | 100                            | 92.55%                   | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | -                            | Yes                          | 25                 |
| 24    | Uttar Pradesh        | 100                            | 74%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 750                |
| 25    | Arunachal Pradesh    | 100                            | 44.50%                   | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | -                            | Yes                          | 0                  |
| 26    | Assam                | 100                            | 0                        | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                  |
| 27    | Bihar                | 100                            | 43.15%                   | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 59                 |
| 28    | Jammu and Kashmir    | 100                            | 62%                      | Upto TSO                          | -                                            | Yes                   | -                            | Yes                          | 0                  |
| 29    | Kerala               | 100                            | 98%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                  |
| 30    | Lakshadweep          | 100                            | 98%                      | -                                 | NA                                           | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                  |
| 31    | Manipur              | 100                            | 1.28%                    | Partial                           | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                  |
| 32    | Meghalaya            | 100                            | 0%                       | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                  |
| 33    | Mizoram              | 100                            | 11.86%                   | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                  |
| 34    | Nagaland             | 100                            | 6.50%                    | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                  |
| 35    | Uttarakhand          | 100                            | 90%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 8                  |
| 36    | West Bengal &        | 100                            | 61%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                  |
| Total |                      | 100%                           | 76.21%                   | 29                                | 20                                           | 36                    | 33                           | 36                           | 1,79,476           |

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