Lok Sabha Question No. 301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Improvement in PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 316

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 FEBRUARY, 2019

## LEAKAGES AND DIVERSIONS OF SUBSIDISED FOODGRAINS

316. SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

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- (a) whether  there  have  been  large  scale  leakages  and  diversion  of subsidised foodgrains meant for the Public Distribution System and if so, the details of the diversion of subsidised foodgrains, State-wise; and
- (b) whether creation of the e-portal  helped  to  track  these  issues  more effectively  and  increase  transparency  in  the  system  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):  Public  Distribution  System  (PDS)  is  operated  under  the  joint responsibility  of  the  Central  and  the  State/UT  Governments,  wherein  the operational  responsibilities  within  the  State/UT  rest  with  the  respective State/UT Government. As and when  complaints are received in this Department from individuals, organizations as well as through media reports regarding any irregularities in the functioning of the PDS, including leakages &  diversion  of  subsidized  foodgrains  thus  not  reaching  to  the  intended beneficiaries, etc., they are forwarded to the concerned State/UT Government for inquiry and appropriate action at their end. Further, as part of the scheme  on  End-to-End  Computerization  of  PDS  Operations,  all States/UTs have setup transparency portals giving details of PDS operations in  public  domain,  including  ration  cards  details  and  online  facility  for  the beneficiaries to register their complaints/grievances. A State/UT-wise statement  indicating  number  of  such  complaints  received  during  the  last year 2018 is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to (b) OF  THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 316 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 5 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

## STATEMENT:   COMPLAINTS ON TPDS RECEIVED  IN THE DEPARTMENT FROM INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS & THROUGH MEDIA REPORTS ETC DURING THE LAST YEAR 2018

| S. No.   | State/UT          | 2018   |
|----------|-------------------|--------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 6      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1      |
| 3        | Assam             | 7      |
| 4        | Bihar             | 135    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 9      |
| 6        | Delhi             | 76     |
| 7        | Goa               | -      |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 8      |
| 9        | Haryana           | 35     |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 1      |
| 11       | J&K               | 5      |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 33     |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 15     |
| 14       | Kerala            | 11     |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 24     |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 34     |
| 17       | Manipur           | 2      |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | -      |
| 19       | Mizoram           | -      |
| 20       | Nagaland          | -      |
| 21       | Orissa            | 16     |
| 22       | Punjab            | 22     |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 38     |
| 24       | Sikkim            | -      |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        | 27     |
| 26       | Telangana         | 3      |
| 27       | Tripura           | -      |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 15     |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh     | 369    |
| 30       | West Bengal       | 43     |
| 31       | A&NIsland         | 1      |
| 32       | Chandigarh        | 2      |
| 33       | D&NHaveli         | -      |
| 34       | Daman &Diu        | -      |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | 1      |
| 36       | Puducherry        | 2      |
| TOTAL    |                   | 941    |