Lok Sabha Question No. 373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Leakage in PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERIMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF COilSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD At{D PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UI{STARRED QUESTIOT{ NO. 373 TO BE AilSUYERED ON {sth SEPTEMBER, 2O2O

## LEAKAGE IN PDS

## 373. SHRI SHIV,AKUMAR G. UDASI:

Will the Minister of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIoN  sqsr}fill errd, urf-a Str grffi6. fut{ur d*  be pteased  to state:

- (a)  whether there has been any move to assess the extent of leakage  ln Publac Distribution System (PDS) from the point of procurement  of grains till the point it reaches to the fair price shops;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor and if so, the percentage  of grains  actually reaching the fair price shops during the last yea4
- (c) the number of fake ration cards that have been found and cancelled as in Decembe4 2O13n State-wise;  and
- (d)  the percentage  thereof vis.i-vis  the existence  of genuine ration cards as in Decemberr  2Ol3, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD &

## PUBLIC DISTR!BUTION

(sHRl DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) & (b): Public Distribution System (PDS) is operated under the  ioint responsibitities of the centra! and state/UT Governments. The Gentra! Government through Food Gorporation of lndia (FGl) is responsible  for procurement, storage and allocation of foodgrains  to states/uTs and for transportation of foodgralns  upto the designated depots of the FGI in the states/uTs, whereas, the operational  responsibilities for allocation within the state/uT, tratlsportation  up to Fair Price shops (FPSs)r identification of eligibte beneficiaries/ households, issuance of  ration cards to  themt distribution  of foodgrains  through FPSsn  supervision & monitoring  of FPS

operations,  etc. rest with the respective State/UT Government'

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Further, this Department  for the strengthening of PDS operations  and to support the States/UTs in taking corrective actions, conducts periodic evaluation of PDS operations  in States/UTs  through multiple  independent agencies, Monitoring lnstitutions  (Ml), etc. and no major gap has been andicated by any agency or MI in this regard in any State/UT. Besides, surveys conducted  by independent  agencies like Dalberg, MicroSave, etc. in various parts of the country have shown very high level of satisfaction  of nearly 94o/o among the beneficiaries  with regatds to availability and distribution  of foodgrains  through PDS.

(c) & (d): As per details available in the Department,  a total of 46.65 Lakh ineligible/ duplicate rataon cards were cancelled  by States/UTs  in 2O{3. A State/UT wise statement showing the number of cancelled  ration cards and percentage with respect to total ration cards as in December 2Ol3 is Annexed.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO !N REpLy TO PART (C) & (D) OF THE UNSTARRED SUESION NO.373  DUE FOR ANSWER ON {5.O9.2O2O  IN THE LOK SABHA.

state/ur wise statement showing the number of cancelled ration cards and percentage  with respect to total ration cards as in December 2O13=

| sl.   | State/UT                  | No. of cancelled ration cards as in December 2O{3 (in lakhs)   | 7o of cancelled ration cards as in December 2013   |
|-------|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar lslands |                                                                |                                                    |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh            | 3.21                                                           | 1o/o                                               |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh         | o.14                                                           | Ayo                                                |
| 4     | Assam                     |                                                                |                                                    |
| 5     | Bihar                     |                                                                |                                                    |
| 6     | Ghandigarh                |                                                                |                                                    |
| 7     | Ghhattisgarh              | r.o3                                                           | 3o/o                                               |
| 8     | D&N Haveli                |                                                                |                                                    |
| 9     | Daman & lDiu              |                                                                |                                                    |
| {0    | Delhi                     |                                                                |                                                    |
| 11    | Goa                       | 0.o2                                                           | 0.s%                                               |
| 12    | Gujarat                   | o.t r                                                          | O.1o/"                                             |
| t3    | Haryana                   | 0.67                                                           | lo/o                                               |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh          | o.o3                                                           | O.2"/"                                             |
| l5    | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                                                |                                                    |
| {6    | Jharkhandl                |                                                                |                                                    |
| 17    | Kamataka                  | 8.55                                                           | 60/"                                               |
| {8    | Kerala                    | o.o{                                                           | o.o10/o                                            |
| {9    | Lakshadw,eep              |                                                                |                                                    |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh            |                                                                |                                                    |
| 21    | Maharashhra               | {.ot                                                           | o.5%                                               |
| 22    | Manipur                   |                                                                |                                                    |
| 23    | Meghalayar                |                                                                |                                                    |
| 24    | Mizoram                   | o.ol                                                           | O.3"/o                                             |
| 25    | Nagaland                  |                                                                |                                                    |
| 26    | Odisha                    |                                                                |                                                    |
| 27    | Puducherry                | 0.t9                                                           | 60/o                                               |
| 2A    | Puniab                    | o.08                                                           | O.lYo                                              |
| 29    | Raiasthan                 |                                                                |                                                    |
| 30    | Sikkim                    |                                                                |                                                    |
| 31    | Tami! Nadr.r              | 1.24                                                           | 1%                                                 |
| 32    | Tripura                   | o.06                                                           | 1o/o                                               |
| 33    | Uttar Prad,esh            | 2.76                                                           | 1Yo                                                |
| 34    | Uttarakhand               |                                                                |                                                    |
| 35    | West Bengal *             | 27,52                                                          | 15"/"                                              |
|       | Total                     | 46.65                                                          | 2"/o                                               |