Lok Sabha Question No. 384 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Digitization of Ration Cards
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 384 TO BE ANSWERED ON 0 , 2019 DIGITIZATION OF RATION CARDS

## 384. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  has  taken  up  digitization  of  ration card  system  of  the  world's  largest  programme  to  distribute  subsidised  food,  the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the target set for the completion of digitization of ration card through out the country;
- (c) the details of the current status of digitization of ration cards, State-wise and district-wise;
- (d) the  time  by  which  the  Government  will  take  steps  to  speed  up  the  said digitization programme, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of the funds allocated by the Government for the said programme;
- and
- (f) programme?
- the details of the fund ratio of both the State and Union Governments for this

## A N S W E R

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

- (a)  to  (f):  Yes  Madam.  The  Department  of  Food  and  Public  Distribution  is implementing a Scheme on 'End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations' on cost sharing basis with all States/UTs. The costs are being shared on 90:10 basis in respect of North Eastern States and on 50:50 basis with  other  States/UTs.  Total  cost  approved  for  the  project  is  Rs.  884.07 Crore, which includes Government of India's share of Rs. 489.37 Crore and States/UTs share of Rs. 394.70 Crore. So far, financial assistance of about

Rs. 411 Crore has been released to States/UTs/ NIC, etc.

The  scheme  comprises  of  activities  namely  digitization  of  ration cards/beneficiaries and other data bases, online allocation, computerization of  supply  chain  management,  setting  up  of  transparency  portals  and ration cards/beneficiaries database has been completed in all States/UTs and the digitised  details  are  available  on  the  transparency  portals  of  respective State/UT.  Statement  showing  State/UT  wise  number  of  ration  cards  is  at grievance redressal mechanisms etc. The digitization of Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTs  (a)  to  (f)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO  384  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  05 TH FEBRUARY, 2019 IN LOK SABHA.

| SI.No.   | States/Uts          | Total Beneficiaries under NFSA   | Digitization %age   |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar    | 14,805                           | 100%                |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      | 91,94,873                        | 100%                |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1,76,342                         | 100%                |
| 4        | Assam               | 57,83,003                        | 100%                |
| 5        | Bihar               | 1,54,01,000                      | 100%                |
| 6        | Chandigarh (DBT)    | 64,649                           | 100%                |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh        | 52,91,425                        | 100%                |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 44,705                           | 100%                |
| 9        | Daman &Diu          | 19,967                           | 100%                |
| 10       | Delhi               | 19,42,289                        | 100%                |
| 11       | Goa                 | 1,41,168                         | 100%                |
| 12       | Gujarat             | 66,41,601                        | 100%                |
| 13       | Haryana             | 26,61,656                        | 100%                |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh    | 6,83,208                         | 100%                |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 16,72,296                        | 100%                |
| 16       | Jharkhand           | 57,02,152                        | 100%                |
| 17       | Karnataka           | 1,24,25,361                      | 100%                |
| 18       | Kerala              | 36,02,970                        | 100%                |
| 19       | Lakshadweep         | 5,163                            | 100%                |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh      | 1,17,42,807                      | 100%                |
| 21       | Maharashtra         | 1,43,71,037                      | 100%                |
| 22       | Manipur             | 5,74,507                         | 100%                |
| 23       | Meghalaya           | 4,21,574                         | 100%                |
| 24       | Mizoram             | 1,46,913                         | 100%                |
| 25       | Nagaland            | 2,84,934                         | 100%                |
| 26       | Odisha              | 86,89,614                        | 100%                |
| 27       | Puducherry (DBT)    | 1,71,609                         | 100%                |
| 28       | Punjab              | 35,27,038                        | 100%                |
| 29       | Rajasthan           | 1,05,09,501                      | 100%                |
| 30       | Sikkim              | 95,347                           | 100%                |
| 31       | Tamil Nadu          | 1,00,34,318                      | 100%                |
| 32       | Telangana           | 50,47,824                        | 100%                |
| 33       | Tripura             | 5,78,727                         | 100%                |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh       | 3,55,45,490                      | 100%                |
| 35       | Uttarakhand         | 13,21,736                        | 100%                |
| 36       | West Bengal         | 5,63,46,311                      | 100%                |
|          | Total               | 23,08,77,920                     | 100%                |