Lok Sabha Question No. 387 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Installation of E-PoS Devices in Ration Shops
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Talari Rangaiah, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Kotagiri Sridhar

## MtNtsTRy oF coNsumER AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtc  DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLTG DISTRTBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 387

## TO BE ANSWERED  ON lsth SEPTEMBER, 2O2O

## INST'TLLATION  OF E.POS DEVTCES !N RATION SHOPS

SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU  REDDY:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRI TALAR! RANGAIAH:

SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA  DEVARAYALU:

SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA  REDDY:

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIR!:

387.

Will the DISTRIBUTION state! Minister of f,qtT}+'dl ,Trqt, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC sr6-q 3it{ sr6-dfr*,  fufl{ur ri* be pteased  to

- (a)  whether the Government has given directions to State Governments to
- install  E-PoS devices in ration shops across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof  and the States that have partially  or fully implemented the program;
- (c)  whether the Gentra! Government plans to reimburse Rs. l3O crores for already purchased E-Pos devices by Andhra Pradesh which is pending with Government  of lndia; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereon?

AI{SUYER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MtNtSTRy OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &

PUBLIG DISTRIBUT!ON (sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) & (b): Yes sir. This Department in l{ovember 2tJ14 had lssued the implementation  guidelines to all States/UTs for automatlon of Fair Price Shops (FPS) by installing electronic  Point of Sale (ePoS) devices  to bring transparency and efficiency  in the distribution of subsidlsed foodgrains to beneficiaries  covered under the Natlonal Food Security Act, 2O{3 (NFSA). So far, about 9oo/o of total 5.4 Lakh FPSs in the country at present are having ePoS devices. A State/UT wise statement showing status of implementation is annexed.

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(c) & (d): Proposal/claim  amounting  to Rs.l3{.72 crore was received  from State Government of Andhra Pradesh for release of Central assistance towards intra-State  movement & handling of foodgrains fair price dealers, margin (Basic + Additional) for the financial year 2O{5-16 to 2O{8-19  under National food Security  Act, 2O{3. The same was examaned and an amount of Rs.62.52 crore has been released after adjustment  of advance paid for previous years.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO lN REPLY To  pARTs  (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.387 DUE FOR ANSWER ON {5.O9.2O2O IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Statement showing status of ePoS installation FPS automation in States/UTs:

| st   | State/UT                             | Total Fair Price Shops   | 70 lnstallation of ePoS devices   |
|------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1    | Andaman anrC Nicobar tsland          | 464                      | 96yo                              |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh                       | 28,936                   | lOOo/o                            |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh                    | I,943                    | 1Yo                               |
| 4    | Assam                                | 38,237                   | Oo/o                              |
| 5    | Bihar                                | 48,113                   | 980/"                             |
| 6    | Ghandigarh (under DBT)               | NA                       | NA                                |
| 7    | Chhatisgarh                          | 12,304                   | 9Ayo                              |
| 8    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 114                      | lOOo/o                            |
| 9    | Delhi                                | 2,O18                    | Oo/o                              |
| lo   | Goa                                  | 456                      | lOOo/o                            |
| 11   | Guiarat                              | 172rO                    | lOOo/o                            |
| 12   | Haryana                              | 9,526                    | 100yo                             |
| {3   | Himachal Pradesh                     | 4p34                     | IOOYI                             |
| 14   | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 6,002                    | lOOo/o                            |
| 15   | Jharkhand                            | 25,532                   | lOOo/o                            |
| 16   | Kamataka                             | 19,935                   | 99"/"                             |
| 17   | Kerala                               | 14,189                   | lOOo/o                            |
| t8   | Ladakh                               | 409                      | lOOo/o                            |
| l9   | Lakshadweep                          | 39                       | IOOYo                             |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh                       | 25,149                   | lOOo/o                            |
| 21   | Maharashtra                          | 52t532                   | lOOo/o                            |
| 22   | Manipur                              | 3,063                    | 7Oo/o                             |
| 23   | Meghalaya                            | 4,736                    | Oo/o                              |
| 24   | M izoram                             | 1,248                    | 99%                               |
| 25   | Nagaland                             | {,69{                    | 96%                               |
| 26   | Odisha                               | 12F77                    | 1fJf)yo                           |
| 27   | Puducherry (under DBT)               | NA                       | NA                                |
| 28   | Punjab                               | 17,525                   | 100yo                             |
| 29   | Raiasthan                            | 25,682                   | lOOo/o                            |
| 30   | Sikkim                               | 1,362                    | 99o/"                             |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu                           | 34,776                   | 1OO"/"                            |
| 32   | Telangana                            | 17,17O                   | 1000/"                            |
| 33   | Tripura                              | {,806                    | 100%                              |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh                        | 8O,493                   | 1000/0                            |
| 35   | Uttarakhand                          | 9,908                    | 77o/o                             |
| 36   | West Bengal                          | 20,261                   | ,loo"/"                           |
|      | Total                                | 5,4O,34O                 | 90%                               |

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