Lok Sabha Question No. 300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Automation of Ration Shops
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MTNISTRY OF GONSUMER  AFFA|RS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRTBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD A1{D PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3OO

## TO BE ANSWERED  ON 4th FEBRUARY,2O2O

## AUTOMATION  OF RATION SHOPS

## 3OO. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD AilD PUBLTC DTSTRIBUTION scsfrTdr arri, ur(t sik srftra-fi ffi{q d'+ be pteased  to stater

- (a)  whether the Government  has any details regarding number of ration shops in the country, af so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government is implementing a scheme for automation of ration shops in the country, if so, the details of the scheme including  its present status and the amount earmarked, disbursed to  the State Governments under the Scheme; and
- (c) whether the Government is implementing  a scheme called One Nation and One Ration Gard in the country, if so, the details thereof including the salient  features and the estimated cost of implementation?

## ANSWER

MTNISTER OF STATE FOR MI]{TSTRY  OF GONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

- (a) &  (b): The Department  in  association with  all  States/UTs is implementing  a scheme on  .End-to-End  Computerization of Targeted Public Distribution  System (TPDS) Operationst  including automation  of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) to bring transparency  and efficiency in the allocation  and distribution of highly subsidised foodgrains to beneficiaries  covered under ational Food Security Actn 2O13 (NFSA). So far, nearly 887o FPSs in the country have been automated by installing ePoS devices at  FPSS. A statement showing State/UT wise total number of FPSs is annexed.

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As regard financial assistance  to States/UTs,  .The  Food Security (Assistance  to State Governments)  Rules 2O{5, under I{FSA provides for reimbursement  of an additional dealer margin to States/UTs  at the rate of Rs.l7 per quintal of foodgrains  distributed  through the ePoS devices, to meet up the expenditure incurred  towards the purchasing  cost, operational/ running/ maintenance  expenses of ePoS devices and incentives for their use. Such expenditure  would be shared between Gentre and State/UT Governments  on 75:25 basis for 23 Special Gategory States/UTs and on 5O:5O  basis for {3 General Gategory States/UTs. So far, this Department has released a total of about Rs. lOO Grore to concerned States under NFSA during the current financial  year.

(c):  To sustain the reforms brought in by the scheme on  'End-to-End Gomputerization of TPDS Operations' and to introduce new reforms, the Department  in  association  with States/UTs is  implementing another scheme namely  ..lntegrated  Management of Public Distribution  System (lM. PDS)" w.e.f. April 2O{8 with a total outlay of Rs. 127 Crore. The main obiective of the scheme is to introduce nation-wide portability of ration card holders under National Food Security Act, 2O{3 (NFSA), through 'One Nation One Ration Gard'system. This system enables the migratory ration card holders/beneficiaries  to lift their entitled foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop (FPS) of their choice in the country by using their existing/same ration card issued in  their home State/UT after biometric/Aadhaar authentication on electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) devices installed at the FPSs. So far this facility is available in {2 States.

## Annexufe

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO lN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.333 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 04.02,2020  IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Status of End-to-End Computerization  of PDS Operations  Scheme as on 14.01.20.2l,

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| sr   | States/UTs                     | Total Fair Price   |
|------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1    | Andaman & Nicobar              | 479                |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh                 | 28,936             |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh              | 11943              |
| 4    | Assam                          | 381237             |
| 5    | Bihar                          | 46,8OO             |
| 6    | Ghandigarh (DBT)               | NA                 |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh                   | 12r3O4             |
| 8    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli           | 63                 |
| 9    | Daman & Diu                    | 5t                 |
| l0   | Delhi                          | 2,254              |
| 11   | Goa                            | 456                |
| 12   | Gujarat                        | 17,21O             |
| 13   | Haryana                        | 91526              |
| 14   | Himachal Pradesh               | 41934              |
| t5   | Jammu & Kashmir (inc!. Ladakh) | Gr411              |
| 16   | J harkhand                     | 25,532             |
| 17   | Karnataka                      | {9,935             |
| 18   | Kerala                         | 14,374             |
| t9   | Lakshadweep                    | 39                 |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh                 | 241732             |
| 21   | Maharashtra                    | 521532             |
| 22   | Manapur                        | 21682              |
| 23   | Meghalaya                      | 4r736              |
| 24   | Mazoram                        | 11252              |
| 25   | Nagaland                       | t,691              |
| 26   | Odisha                         | 121577             |
| 27   | Puducherry (DBT)               | NA                 |
| 2a   | Punjab                         | 17,525             |
| 29   | Rajasthan                      | 251682             |
| 30   | Sikkim                         | 1,362              |
| 3l   | Tamil Nadu                     | 34,776             |
| 32   | Telangana                      | 17r17O             |
| 33   | Tripura                        | 1,806              |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh                  | 8O,493             |
| 35   | Uttarakhand                    | 9,9O8              |
| 36   | West Bengal                    | 2O,8O6             |
|      | Summary                        | 5r39r214           |