Lok Sabha Question No. 1351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Irregularities in PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1351

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 DECEMBER, 2018

## IRREGULARITIES IN PDS

1351. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

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- (a) whether the incidents of blackmarketing/irregularities in the functioning of Public Distribution System (PDS) have increased during the last three years and the current year  despite  the  fact  that  the Union  Government  has  issued  advisories to  State Governments and held meetings, conferences etc. with them;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  such complaints forwarded by the Union Government to the State  Governments  and the action taken/being taken by the concerned State Government on such complaints during the said period, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government has  received  requests/proposals  from  the State Governments for additional/higher allocation  of  foodgrains  under  PDS  during the  said period; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the action taken/being taken by the Union Government on such requests/proposals so far?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a)  &  (b):  There  have  been  complaints  about  irregularities  in  the  functioning  of  the Public Distribution System (PDS) including leakage/diversion of foodgrains, foodgrains not reaching the intended beneficiaries, issuance of ration cards to ineligible persons, etc. in some  States/regions in the country. PDS  is operated under the joint responsibility  of  the  Central  and  the  State/Union  Territory  (UT)  Governments  wherein the operational responsibilities for implementation of PDS within the State/UT rest with the State/UT Governments concerned. 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 PDS (Control) Order, 2015 is liable for penal action under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Thus, the Order empowers State/UT  Governments  to  take  punitive  action  in  case  of  contravention  of  relevant provisions  of  these  Orders.    A    State/UT-wise  statement  indicating  number  of  such complaints received during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure- I.
- (c)  &  (d):  Demand  for  additional/higher    allocation  of  foodgrains  is  received  in  this Department  from  time  to  time  and  the  allocation  as  per  guidelines  for  following purposes i.e. floods, droughts,  for tea plantation and during various festival etc. The State/UT-wise details of additional/higher  allocation of foodgrains during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS ( a )&( b ) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1351 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 18.12.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA

## STATEMENT:   COMPLAINTS ON TPDS RECEIVED  IN THE DEPARTMENT

## FROM INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS & THROUGH MEDIA REPORTS ETC FROM 2015 TO 2018 (upto 10.12.2018)

| S. No.   | State/UT          | 2015   | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 8      | 5      | 10     | 6      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1      | -      | -      | 1      |
| 3        | Assam             | 34     | 32     | 17     | 7      |
| 4        | Bihar             | 106    | 81     | 169    | 120    |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 6      | 9      | 9      | 9      |
| 6        | Delhi             | 113    | 91     | 98     | 73     |
| 7        | Goa               | -      | 1      | 2      | -      |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 8      | 12     | 9      | 8      |
| 9        | Haryana           | 35     | 34     | 47     | 34     |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 4      | 5      | 6      | -      |
| 11       | J&K               | 5      | 3      | 4      | 5      |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 32     | 29     | 35     | 32     |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 16     | 22     | 28     | 14     |
| 14       | Kerala            | 16     | 22     | 13     | 10     |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 17     | 24     | 21     | 24     |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 48     | 62     | 77     | 30     |
| 17       | Manipur           | 6      | 4      | 2      | 2      |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | 7      | 9      | -      | -      |
| 19       | Mizoram           | -      | -      | 2      | -      |
| 20       | Nagaland          | -      | 2      | 2      | -      |
| 21       | Orissa            | 22     | 43     | 22     | 15     |
| 22       | Punjab            | 10     | 7      | 5      | 20     |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 33     | 59     | 82     | 35     |
| 24       | Sikkim            | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        | 22     | 33     | 31     | 27     |
| 26       | Telangana         | 10     | 1      | 4      | 3      |
| 27       | Tripura           | -      | 1      | 1      | -      |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 24     | 21     | 22     | 14     |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh     | 197    | 461    | 445    | 344    |
| 30       | West Bengal       | 32     | 29     | 49     | 40     |
| 31       | A&NIsland         | -      | 1      | -      | 1      |
| 32       | Chandigarh        | 6      | 2      | -      | 2      |
| 33       | D&NHaveli         | -      | 1      | -      | -      |
| 34       | Daman &Diu        | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       | -      | -      | -      | 1      |
| 36       | Puducherry        | -      | -      | 1      | 2      |
|          | TOTAL             | 818    | 1106   | 1213   | 879    |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  ( c )&( d )  OF  THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1351 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 18.12.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Additional allocation for festival,flood etc. during 2015-16

(in thousand tons)

| State       | Rice    |   Wheat |    Total | Remarks                                        |
|-------------|---------|---------|----------|------------------------------------------------|
| Assam       | 35.000  |   0     |   35     | Flood allocation                               |
| Assam       | 30.360  |  20     |   50.36  | Tea Plantation Allo.                           |
| Bihar       | 150.00  | 150     |  300     | Flood allocation                               |
| Bihar       | 0.00    |  25     |   25     | Shatabdi kalash yojana                         |
| J&K         | 0.100   |   0.03  |    0.13  | Amarnath Yatra                                 |
| Maharashtra | 1.400   |   2.1   |    3.5   | For singhastha kumbh                           |
| Maharashtra | 4.400   |   6.6   |   11     | Add.                                           |
| Maharashtra | 4.400   |   6.6   |   11     | Add.                                           |
| Maharashtra | 9.200   |  13.8   |   23     | Add.                                           |
| Maharashtra | 13.600  |  20.4   |   34     | Add.                                           |
| Maharashtra | 13.600  |  20.4   |   34     | Add.                                           |
| Maharashtra | 163.000 | 244     |  407     | drought relief                                 |
| Manipur     | 120.000 |   0     |  120     | flood relief from sept 15 to feb 16            |
| Mizoram     | 7.523   |   0     |    7.523 | for Bru families from june 15 for 2 yrs        |
| 0.000       |         |   1.7   |    1.7   | Nagaland christmas n local festivals           |
|             | 3.193   |   0     |    3.193 | for Bru Reang families from april15 to sept 15 |
| Tripura     | 3.193   |   0     |    3.193 | for Bru Reang families from oct 15 to march,16 |
| Tamil nadu  | 30.000  |   0     |   30     | Flood relief                                   |
| Uttarakhand | 0.660   |   0.78  |    1.44  | for chardham yatra                             |
| Uttarakhand | 47.958  |   6.282 |   54.24  | add.                                           |
| Uttarakhand | 4.000   |  10     |   14     | ardh kumbha mela                               |
| Lakshadweep | 0.500   |   0     |    0.5   | add.                                           |
| Total       | 642.088 | 527.692 | 1169.78  |                                                |

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## ANNEXURE- II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS ( c )&( d ) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1351 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 18.12.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Additional allocation for drought and other requirements of the States made during 2016- 17

(in thousand tons)

|    State |     Rice |    Wheat | Total                                                                     | Remarks        |
|----------|----------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|  102.312 |    0     |  102.312 | Drought (June-Sept,2016)                                                  | Andhra Pradesh |
|   91.08  |   60     |  151.08  | Tea Plantation Allo. Given in Dec, 2015. Will remain valid during 2016-17 | Assam          |
|   20     |    0     |   20     | Flood allocation                                                          | Bihar          |
|   82     |    0     |   82     | Drought (June-Sept,2016)                                                  | Chattisgarh    |
|    8     |   48     |   56     | Drought (May-Aug,2016)                                                    | Gujarat        |
|    0.154 |    0.065 |    0.219 | Amarnath Yatra ( July, 2016)                                              | Jammu&         |
|  192.946 |    0     |  192.946 | Drought (June-Sept,2016) Qty. revised                                     | Jharkhand      |
|    2.577 |    2.556 |    5.133 | Drought (one month)                                                       | Karnataka      |
|    4.5   |   10.5   |   15     | Simhastha Mela -2016                                                      |                |
|   22     |   66     |   88     | Drought (May, 2016- March, 2017)- 11 months                               | Madhya Pradesh |
|   22.486 |   35.884 |   58.37  | Drought (Feb 2017 - March 2017)- 2 months                                 | Maharashtra    |
|   22.6   |    0     |   22.6   | Add. alloc.(Aug-Sept,2016)                                                | Mizoram        |
|    1.38  |    0     |    1.38  | Festival allocation                                                       | Nagaland       |
|    0     | 1138.2   | 1138.2   | Drought (June-Nov,2016)                                                   | Rajasthan      |
|  250.292 |    0     |  250.292 | Drought (July - Oct., 2016)                                               | Telangana      |
|    6.105 |    0     |    6.105 | Bru Migrants ( April to March, 2017)                                      | Tripura        |
|    0.07  |    0.075 |    0.145 | Chardham Yatra                                                            | Uttarakhand    |
|   28.073 |   22.961 |   51.034 | Drought (June-Sept,2016)                                                  |                |
|  260.093 |  448.053 |  708.146 | Drought (Aug- Nov,2016)                                                   | Uttar Pradesh  |
| 1116.67  | 1832.29  | 2948.96  |                                                                           | Total          |

## ANNEXURE- II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  ( c )&( d )  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1351 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 18.12.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Additional allocation for drought and other requirements of the States made during  201718

(in thousand tons)

| State          | Rice    |   Wheat |   Total | Remarks                                                   |
|----------------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Assam          | 91.080  |  60     | 151.08  | Tea Plantation Allo. Given in Dec, 2015.                  |
| Assam          | 10.000  |   0     |  10     | Rolling reserve for upcoming Flood                        |
| Bihar          | 14.760  |   0     |  14.76  | Flood relief( 13 affected districts )                     |
| Bihar          | 1.500   |   0     |   1.5   | Flood relief( 4 affected districts )                      |
| Bihar          | 11.263  |   0     |  11.263 | Flood relief( 14 affected districts )                     |
| Goa            | 0.343   |   0     |   0.343 | Christmas Festival                                        |
| Gujarat        | 0.053   |   0.123 |   0.176 | Drought ( April 2017 - June 2017)                         |
| J&K            | 15.931  |   9.163 |  25.094 | Mufti Mohammed Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme( June-2017) |
| Kerala         | 3.555   |   0     |   3.555 | Additional Allocation ( cyclone ockhi relief )            |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2.000   |   6     |   8     | Drought (April 2017)                                      |
| 44.972         |         |  71.768 | 116.74  | Maharashtra Drought ( April 2017 - July 2017)             |
|                | 55.800  |  89.09  | 144.89  | Maharashtra Drought (Aug,2017- Dec,2017 )                 |
|                | 10.424  |  17.818 |  28.242 | Maharashtra Additional Allocation( Jan,2018- June,2018)   |
|                | 0.000   |   4.199 |   4.199 | Manipur Additional Allocation                             |
| 14.000         |         |   6     |  20     | Manipur Flood relief                                      |
|                | 56.000  |   0     |  56     | Mizoram Additional Allocation( Aug,2017- Mar,2018)        |
| 2.571          |         |   0     |   2.571 | Nagaland Flood relief                                     |
| Nagaland       | 1.380   |   0     |   1.38  | Hornbill Festival                                         |
| Tripura        | 3.052   |   0     |   3.052 | Bru Migrants (April - Sept 2017)                          |
| Total          | 338.684 | 264.161 | 602.845 |                                                           |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS ( c )&( d )  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1351 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 18.12.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Additional allocation for drought and other requirements of the States made during 2018-19

(in thousand tons)

| State   | Rice          | Wheat   | Total                                                                      | Remarks       |
|---------|---------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| Assam   | 91.080 60.000 |         | 151.080 Tea Plantation Allo. Given in                                      |               |
| 15.000  | 0.000         |         | 15.000 Flood relief (3 months)                                             | Assam         |
| 89.540  |               | 0.000   | 89.540 Additional Allocation ( Flood                                       | Kerala        |
| 60.804  | 106.908       | 167.712 | Additional Allocation for APL (July,2018- Dec,2018)                        | Maharashtra   |
| 0.100   | 0.050         | 0.150   | Additional Allocation( heavy                                               | Maharashtra   |
| 29.235  | 50.826        | 80.061  | Additional Allocation for APL months                                       | Maharashtra   |
| 2.000   | 0.000         |         | 2.000 Flood relief                                                         | Manipur       |
| 0.000   | 2.690         |         | 2.690 Additional Allocation                                                | Manipur       |
| 60.000  | 0.000         |         | 60.000 Additional Allocation for financial                                 | Mizoram       |
| 12.286  | 0.000         |         | 12.286 Additional Allocation for 2 years Migrants repatriated from Tripura | Mizoram       |
| 4.581   | 0.000         |         | 4.581 Bru Migrants (April - December                                       | Tripura       |
| 5.384   |               | 7.834   | 13.218 Additional ( For Kumbh Mela,2019                                    | Uttar Pradesh |
| Total   | 370.010       | 228.308 | 598.318                                                                    |               |