Lok Sabha Question No. 5235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: PDS Shops
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5235 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2018 PDS SHOPS

## 5235.   SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

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  a  number  of  Public  Distribution  System  (PDS)  Shops  are functioning in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and district-wise;
- (c) the names of the food items being made available by the Government to poor beneficiaries at lower costs through public distribution system shops;
- (d) whether  the  poor  quality  foodgrains  are  being  distributed  to  the people by these public distribution system shops; and
- (e) whether recently the Government has received complaints regarding distribution of poor quality foodgrains to the people and if so, action taken by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b):  There are 5.27 lakhs Fair Price Shops (FPSs) operational across the country. A Statewise statement showing the number of Fair Price Shops is Annexed.
- (c): The eligible households are entitled to receive subsidised foodgrains i.e.  rice,  wheat,  coarsegrains  or  any  combination  thereof  under  TPDS.  The Central issue price for Rice, Wheat and Coarsegrains is Rs 3/-, Rs. 2/- and Rs. 1/- per kg respectively.

(d)  &  (e):  Public  Distribution  System  (PDS)  is  operated  under  the  joint responsibility  of  the  Central  and  State/UT  Governments.  Central  Govt.  is responsible for procurement, allocation and transportation of foodgrains upto the designated depots of the FCI. The operational responsibility for allocation and distribution of foodgrains within the States/UTs, identification of eligible beneficiaries/families, issuance of ration cards to them and supervision and monitoring of functioning of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) rest with the concerned State/UT Government. Instructions have been issued to States/UTs and Food Corporation of India (FCI) to ensure supply of good quality foodgrains under PDS.  Therefore,  as  and  when  complaints  are  received  by  the  Government from individuals and organizations as well as through press reports, they are sent to State/UT Governments concerned for inquiry and appropriate action.

An offence committed in violation of the provisions of TPDS (C) Order, 2015 is liable  for  penal  action  under  the  Essential  Commodities  Act,  1955. Thus,  the  Order  empower  State/UT  Governments  to  take  punitive  action  in case of contravention of relevant provisions of these Orders.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5235  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Statement indicating State-wise total No. of Fair Price Shops   ( उ�चत दर दुकान� क े राज् mवार क� क ु ल संख्ाl को दशारने वाला  ववरर )

(Compilation of information received from States/UTs by 09.01.2018)

( �दनांक 09.01.2018 तक राज् / संघ राज्  �े स� सा त सापना का संककन )

| Sl. क . सं .   | States/UTs राज्/ संघ राज्              | Total No. of Fair Price Shops उ�चत दर दुकान� क� कु ल संख्ा c   |
|----------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1              | A&N Island अंडमान और �नकोबार द्वी समाू | 482                                                            |
| 2              | Andhra Pradesh आंध सद�्                | 28,663                                                         |
| 3              | Arunachal Pradesh अरुापक सद�्          | 1,731                                                          |
| 4              | Assam असम                              | 38,238                                                         |
| 5              | Bihar �बूार                            | 41,483                                                         |
| 6              | Chandigarh पंडवगढ़                      | 0                                                              |
| 7              | Chhattisgarh छततवसगढ़                   | 12,308                                                         |
| 8              | D & N Haveli दा . ए्ं न . ू्�क�        | 62                                                             |
| 9              | Daman & Diu दमु ए्ं द�्                | 51                                                             |
| 10             | Delhi �दलक�                            | 2,254                                                          |
| 11             | Goa गोआ                                | 446                                                            |
| 12             | Gujarat गुजरात                         | 17,210                                                         |
| 13             | Haryana ू�र्ाुा                        | 9,491                                                          |
| 14             | Himachal Pradesh �ूमापक सद�्           | 4,924                                                          |
| 15             | Jammu & Kashmir जममा - कशमवर           | 5,970                                                          |
| 16             | Jharkhand झारखंड                       | 23,356                                                         |
| 17             | Karnataka कनार्क                       | 20,335                                                         |
| 18             | Kerala क� रक                           | 14,335                                                         |
| 19             | Lakshadweep क द्वी                     | 39                                                             |
| 20             | Madhya Pradesh मध्सद�्                 | 22,469                                                         |
| 21             | Maharashtra मूाराष्                    | 52,505                                                         |
| 22             | Manipur म�ुीुर                         | 2,154                                                          |
| 23             | Meghalaya म�घाक्                       | 4,651                                                          |
| 24             | Mizoram �मजोरम                         | 1,247                                                          |
| 25             | Nagaland नागाक�ड                       | 1,691                                                          |
| 26             | Odisha ओड़व्ा                           | 13,306                                                         |
| 27             | Pudducherry ीुडड प�र�                  | 0                                                              |
| 28             | Punjab ींजाब                           | 16,657                                                         |
| 29             | Rajasthan राजस्ान                      | 26,207                                                         |
| 30             | Sikkim �सिककम                          | 1,421                                                          |
| 31             | Tamil Nadu त�मकनाडु                    | 34,773                                                         |
| 32             | Telangana त�कंगाना                     | 17,457                                                         |
| 33             | Tripura �ेीुरा                         | 1,807                                                          |
| 34             | Uttar Pradesh उततर सद�्                | 80,772                                                         |
| 35             | Uttrakhand उततराखंड                    | 9,212                                                          |
| 36             | West Bengal ी . बंगाक                  | 20,278                                                         |
| Total जोड़      | Total जोड़                              | 5,27,985                                                       |