Lok Sabha Question No. 632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Bogus Ration Cards
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA, RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 632

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## BOGUS RATION CARDS

632. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA: SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey regarding reduction in the number of bogus ration cards after linking it to Aadhaar, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the other steps taken by the Government towards ending the use of bogus ration cards, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  bogus  ration  cards  cancelled  so  far,  the  details thereof, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) the  amount  of  subsidy  saved  after  the  cancellation  of  bogus  ration cards;
- (e) whether the companies making ration cards during the implementation of food security scheme in the country have committed huge irregularities by making more than one ration card for the same family; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  plan  of  the  Government  to  rectify these irregularities?

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

(a) No, Madam.

(b): With aim to improve the efficiency of the public distribution System and to address various challenges such as leakages and diversion of foodgrains, elimination of fake and bogus ration cards etc., Government is implementing the scheme on 'End-to-End Computerization of PDS Operations' in association with the States/UTs. The Scheme consists of activities, namely, digitization of ration cards/beneficiaries and other databases, computerization of supplychain  management  including  online  allocation  of  foodgrains,  setting  up  of transparency portals and grievance redressal mechanisms in all States/UTs. Apart from the above, in order to identify and weed out duplicate/ineligible beneficiaries from TPDS, and to enable rightful targeting of food subsidies States/UTs  have  been  asked  to  seed  the  available  Aadhaar  numbers  of eligible beneficiaries in their ration cards/beneficiaries database. At present 81.86%  of  total  23.21  Crore  ration  cards  under  NFSA  at  the  national  level have  been  seeded  with  Aadhaar  numbers  of  at  least  one  member  of  the household.

- (c)  &  (d):  As  reported  by  States/UTs,  a  total  of  2.75  crore  bogus/  ineligible ration  cards  have  been  deleted/  cancelled  during  the  years  2013  to  2017. This  enables  'rightful  targeting'  of  food  subsidies  of  about  Rs.17,500  Crore per annum. A statement showing State/UT wise number of deleted/cancelled ration cards during years 2013 to 2017 is annexed.
- (e)  &  (f):  Public  Distribution  System  (PDS)  is  operated  under  the  joint responsibility  of  the  Central  and  State/UT  Governments.  The  operational responsibilities for identification and issuance of ration cards to the eligible beneficiaries/households,  and  supervision  and  monitoring  of  functioning  of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) rests with the concerned State/UT Governments. The scheme of End-to-End Computerization is being implemented to identify and weed out the fake/duplicate/bogus ration cards.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) to (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 632  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 06.02.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Statement showing State/UT wise total number of deleted/cancelled ration cards during the years 2013 to 2017

| Sl.   | States/UTs          | No. of Deleted Ration Cards during 2013-2017   |
|-------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      | 11,55,661                                      |
| 2     | Andaman &Nicobar    | 37                                             |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 19,561                                         |
| 4     | Assam               | 1,29,243                                       |
| 5     | Bihar               | 41,369                                         |
| 6     | Chandigarh          | -                                              |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh        | 12,38,000                                      |
| 8     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 549                                            |
| 9     | Daman &Diu          | 631                                            |
| 10    | Delhi               | 64,090                                         |
| 11    | Goa                 | 1,57,461                                       |
| 12    | Gujarat             | 1,60,685                                       |
| 13    | Haryana             | 1,88,425                                       |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh    | 3,260                                          |
| 15    | Jammu and Kashmir   | 55,344                                         |
| 16    | Jharkhand           | 4,53,958                                       |
| 17    | Karnataka           | 27,49,532                                      |
| 18    | Kerala              | -                                              |
| 19    | Lakshadweep         | 1,390                                          |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh      | 4,18,509                                       |
| 21    | Maharashtra         | 21,62,391                                      |
| 22    | Manipur             | 336                                            |
| 23    | Meghalaya           | -                                              |
| 24    | Mizoram             | 1,503                                          |
| 25    | Nagaland            | 3,247                                          |
| 26    | Odisha              | 6,86,211                                       |
| 27    | Puducherry          | 95,393                                         |
| 28    | Punjab              | 1,01,249                                       |
| 29    | Rajasthan           | 14,66,629                                      |
| 30    | Sikkim              | 12,840                                         |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu          | 4,22,746                                       |
| 32    | Telangana           | 20,97,564                                      |
| 33    | Tripura             | 1,76,986                                       |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh       | 68,80,999                                      |
| 35    | Uttarakhand         | -                                              |
| 36    | West Bengal         | 66,13,961                                      |
|       | Total               | 2,75,59,760                                    |