Lok Sabha Question No. 954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Salient Features of PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Richard Hay, PARESH RAWAL, ANIL SHIROLE, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, George Baker

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 954 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JULY, 2018

## SALIENT FEATURES OF PDS

954.  PROF. RICHARD HAY:

SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI GEORGE BAKER:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Public Distribution System (PDS) Scheme and the details of the Government's plan to digitise it;
- (b) the number of PDS shops which are computerised across the country, State/UT-wise including Kerala, Gujarat, West Bengal and Maharashtra;
- (c) whether any time limit has been fixed for completion of computerisation    of  PDS  across  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State/UT-wise including Kerala, Gujarat, West Bengal and Maharashtra;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to link Ration Card with Aadhaar Card  across  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor along with the response of all the States/UTs; and
- (e) whether the Government has received any proposal from some of the States to include more products under PDS and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) to (d): Public Distribution System (PDS) is operated under the provisions of National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013. The Act provides for coverage  of  upto  75%  of  the  rural  population  and  upto  50%  of  the  urban population  for  receiving  foodgrains  (rice,  wheat  &  coarse  grains)  at  highly subsidized rates i.e. Rs. 3/2/1  per kg respectively.  Under the Act, eligible families comprise of Priority Households (PHH) and Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) families. As per the provisions of NFSA, 2013, this Department is also

implementing a scheme on 'End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations' during  XII  Five  Year  Plan  (2012-17)  in  collaboration  with  all  States/UTs  on cost sharing basis. The scheme comprises digitization of ration cards/beneficiary other database, online allocation, computerization of supply chain management, setting up of transparency portal and grievance redressal mechanisms. Further, to identify and weed out duplicate/ineligible beneficiaries and to enable rightful targeting of food subsidies, all States/UTs have been requested to seed Aadhaar numbers in RC data base. Since some of the States/UTs could not completed all  activities under the scheme within the time lines of plan period, the validity of the scheme has been extended upto 31.3.2019 without any escalation of the project cost. The present status of implementation of the scheme i.e. digitization of ration cards/beneficiary database, Aadhaar seeding and FPS automation (State/UT-wise) etc. is given at Annexure.

- (e): No such proposal is received in this Department.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 954 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 24.07.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Status of End-to-End Computerization of PDS Operations

| Sl.   | States/UTs        | Digitization of Ration Cards   | Aadhaar Seeding in RCs   | Online Allocation of Foodgrains   | Computerization of Supply Chain Management   | Transparency Portal   | Online Grievance Redressal   | Toll Free Helpline Numbers   | Total No. of Fair Price Shops   | No. of FPSs with Operational ePoS   |
|-------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 100%                           | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 28,663                          | 28,663                              |
| 2     | A &NIslands       | 100%                           | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 482                             | 401                                 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | 100%                           | 45%                      | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | -                            | Yes                          | 1,731                           | 0                                   |
| 4     | Assam             | 100%                           | 0%                       | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 38,236                          | 109                                 |
| 5     | Bihar             | 100%                           | 83%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 41,483                          | 62                                  |
| 6     | Chandigarh        | 100%                           | 100%                     | NA                                | NA                                           | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                               | 0                                   |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh      | 100%                           | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 12,294                          | 11,914                              |
| 8     | D &NHaveli        | 100%                           | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 62                              | 62                                  |
| 9     | Daman &Diu        | 100%                           | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 51                              | 51                                  |
| 10    | Delhi             | 100%                           | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 2,254                           | 0                                   |
| 11    | Goa               | 100%                           | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 446                             | 42                                  |
| 12    | Gujarat           | 100%                           | 98%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 17,210                          | 17,210                              |
| 13    | Haryana           | 100%                           | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 9,399                           | 9,399                               |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh  | 100%                           | 94%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 4,934                           | 4,933                               |
| 15    | Jammu& Kashmir    | 100%                           | 59%                      | Up to TSOs*                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 6,583                           | 6,392                               |
| 16    | Jharkhand         | 100%                           | 97%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 23,356                          | 23,356                              |
| 17    | Karnataka         | 100%                           | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 20,114                          | 18,849                              |
| 18    | Kerala            | 100%                           | 98%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 14,335                          | 14,334                              |
| 19    | Lakshadweep       | 100%                           | 98%                      | -                                 | NA                                           | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 39                              | 39                                  |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh    | 100%                           | 92%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 23,661                          | 23,661                              |
| 21    | Maharashtra       | 100%                           | 96%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 52,532                          | 52,532                              |
| 22    | Manipur           | 100%                           | 30.57%                   | Partial*                          | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 2,154                           | 0                                   |
| 23    | Meghalaya         | 100%                           | 0%                       | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 4,651                           | 10                                  |
| 24    | Mizoram           | 100%                           | 86%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 1,250                           | 0                                   |
| 25    | Nagaland          | 100%                           | 57%                      | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 1,691                           | 0                                   |
| 26    | Odisha            | 100%                           | 92%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 12,577                          | 12,577                              |
| 27    | Puducherry        | 100%                           | 100%                     | NA                                | NA                                           | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 0                               | 0                                   |
| 28    | Punjab            | 100%                           | 98%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 16,657                          | 16,000                              |
| 29    | Rajasthan         | 100%                           | 96%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 26,361                          | 26,225                              |
| 30    | Sikkim            | 100%                           | 87%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 1,421                           | 109                                 |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu        | 100%                           | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 34,774                          | 34,774                              |
| 32    | Telangana         | 100%                           | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 17,170                          | 17,170                              |
| 33    | Tripura           | 100%                           | 98%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 1,806                           | 1,806                               |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh     | 100%                           | 92%                      | Implemented                       | implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 81,137                          | 13,202                              |
| 35    | Uttarakhand       | 100%                           | 90%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 9,212                           | 8                                   |
| 36    | West Bengal       | 100%                           | 63%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 20,278                          | 0                                   |
|       |                   | 100%                           | 83.53%                   | 30                                | 21                                           | 36                    | 35                           | 36                           | 5,29,004                        | 3,33,890                            |