Lok Sabha Question No. 4505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Aadhaar Seeding under ONORC
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4505

## To BE ANSWERED ON 30TH MARCH, 2022

## AADHAAR SEEDING UNDER ONORC

## SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

## 4505.

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND

PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of  eligible beneficiaries under National Food Security Act and the status of Aadhaar seeding of beneficiaries under the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) reform, in terms of percentage and in
- absolute numbers, StatelUT and district-wise in Bihar;
- (b) the details of inter-State and intra-State portability transactions,
- StatelUT and year-wise since the inception of ONORC scheme;
- (c) whether it is a fact that some States are to implement the ONORC scheme and if s0, the details and reasons for delay along with the yet
- steps taken; and
- the details of the additional   borrowing done by the States for
- (d) implementing the ONORC, State and year-wise?

## A NSWE R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a): The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides for a maximum coverage of 81.35 Crore beneficiaries- Accordingly, at present around 80 Crore beneficiaries have been identified by the States/UTs under the Act; of which nearly 91% beneficiaries are Aadhaar seeded at the national level: Further, under the technology driven One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) plan for portability of ration cards, all NFSA ration card holderslbeneficiaries in the country are equally eligible. So the ONORC is enabled in 35 States/UTs, covering about 77 Crore beneficiaries, that 96.8% of the total NFSA population in the country: A StatelUT wise statement  showing the current coverace of NFSA in percentage and in absolute number is at Annexure-I and a district wise status of the same in Bihar is at Annexure-II. far, is,

- (b): A Statement showing StatelUT-wise and month-wise inter-State and intra-State portability transactions since inception of ONORC plan in August 2019 is at Annexure-III:
- (c): So the ONORC plan is enabled in 35 States/UTs, covering about 77 Crore   beneficiaries, that 96.8% of the total NFSA population in the country: Department has done regular follow-ups with the remaining one State of Assam to rollout the ONORC plan at the earliest, by achieving the requisite technical readiness to implement the portability of ration cards: far, is,
- (d): The details of additional borrowings allowed by Ministry of Finance to the States during 2020-21 against the One Nation One Ration Card reform is as below:

(Rs: In crore)

| S.N.   | Name of the State   | Open Market Borrowing (OMB) congent allowed implementation of ONORC   | for   |
|--------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh      | 2,525.00                                                              |       |
| 2.     | Goa                 | 223.00                                                                |       |
| 3.     | Gujarat             | 4,352.00                                                              |       |
| 4.     | Haryana             | 2,146.00                                                              |       |
| 5.     | Himachal Pradesh    | 438.00                                                                |       |
|        | Karnataka           | 4,509.00                                                              |       |
| 7.     | Kerala              | 2,261.00                                                              |       |
|        | Madhya Pradesh      | 2,373.00                                                              |       |
| 9_     | Manipur             | 75.00                                                                 |       |
| 10.    | Odisha              | 1,429.00                                                              |       |
| 11.    | Punjab              | 1,516.00                                                              |       |
|        | Rajasthan           | 2,731.00                                                              |       |
| 13.    |                     | 8,813.00                                                              |       |
| 14.    | Telangana           | 2,505.00                                                              |       |
| 15.    | Tripura             | 148.00                                                                |       |
| 16.    | Uttar Pradesh       | 4,851.00                                                              |       |
| 17.    | Uttarakhand         | 702.00                                                                |       |
|        | Total               | 37,600.00                                                             |       |

ANNEXUE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4505 FOR ANSWER ON 30.03.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA\_

## Statement showing StatelUT wise percentage and absolute numbers of Aadhaar seeding with ration cards as on 24 March 2022

|    | States/UT                   | Current Coverage of Beneficiaries under NFSA (in Lakhs   | No: of Aadhaar Seeded Beneficiaries (in Lakhs)   | Percentage Aadhaar Seeded Beneficiaries   |
|----|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|    | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0.61                                                     | 0.59                                             | 96%                                       |
| 2  | Andhra Pradesh              | 268.22                                                   | 268.22                                           | 100%                                      |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh           | 8.40                                                     | 3.45                                             | 41%                                       |
| 4  | Assam                       | 251.17                                                   | 90.55                                            | 36%                                       |
| 5  | Bihar                       | 871.16                                                   | 712.04                                           | 82%                                       |
| 6  | Chandigarh                  | 2.74                                                     | 2.54                                             | 93%                                       |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh                | 200.77                                                   | 197.59                                           | 98%                                       |
| 8  | Dadra & NH and Daman Diu    | 3.02                                                     | 2.69                                             | 89%                                       |
| 9  | Delhi                       | 72.78                                                    | 72.78                                            | 100%                                      |
| 10 | Goa                         | 5.32                                                     | 5.1                                              | 96%                                       |
| 11 | Gujarat                     | 344.68                                                   | 344.19                                           | 100%                                      |
| 12 | Haryana                     | 126.49                                                   | 120.8                                            | 95%                                       |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh            | 28.64                                                    | 28.64                                            | 100%                                      |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir             | 72.41                                                    | 64.94                                            | 90%                                       |
| 15 | Jharkhand                   | 263.70                                                   | 226.19                                           | 86%                                       |
| 16 | Karnataka                   | 401.93                                                   | 401.93                                           | 100%                                      |
| 17 | Kerala                      | 154.80                                                   | 147.09                                           | 95%                                       |
| 18 | Ladakh                      | 1.44                                                     |                                                  | 83%                                       |
| 19 | Lakshadweep                 |                                                          | 0.22                                             | 100%                                      |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh              | 482.58                                                   | 482.58                                           | 100%                                      |
| 21 | Maharashtra                 | 700.17                                                   | 609.65                                           | 87%                                       |
| 22 | Manipur                     | 19.97                                                    | 19.55                                            | 98%                                       |
| 23 | Meghalaya                   | 21.46                                                    |                                                  | 11%                                       |
| 24 | Mizoram                     | 6.68                                                     | 6.08                                             | 91%                                       |
| 25 | Nagaland                    | 14.05                                                    | 9.35                                             | 67%                                       |
| 26 | Odisha                      | 324.15                                                   | 323.8                                            | 100%                                      |
| 27 | Puducherry                  | 6.24                                                     | 5.85                                             | 94%                                       |
| 28 | Punjab                      | 141.51                                                   | 141.51                                           | 100%                                      |
| 29 | Rajasthan                   | 440.01                                                   | 422.83                                           | 96%                                       |
| 30 | Sikkim                      | 3.79                                                     | 3.61                                             | 95%                                       |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu                  | 364.69                                                   |                                                  | 95%                                       |
| 32 | Telangana                   | 191.62                                                   | 191.62                                           | 100%                                      |
| 33 | Tripura                     | 24.83                                                    | 21.86                                            | 88%                                       |
| 34 | Uttarakhand                 | 61.94                                                    | 59.12                                            | 95%                                       |
| 35 | Uttar Pradesh               | 1,487.44                                                 | 1,397.97                                         | 94%                                       |
| 36 | West Bengal                 | 601.84                                                   | 488.99                                           | 81%                                       |
|    | National Summary            | 7,971.47                                                 | 7,223.36                                         | 91%                                       |

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## ANNEXUE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4505 FOR ANSWER ON 30.03.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA.

Statement showing District-wise percentage and absolite numbers of Aadhaar seeding with ration cards in Bihar aS on 24 March 2022:

| SL    | Districts (Bihar)   | Total Beneficiarics under NFSA (in Lakhe)   | No. of Aadhaar Seeded Beneficiaries   | Percentage Aadhaar Seeded Beneficiarics   |
|-------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|       | KISHANGANJ          | 15.85                                       | 13.51                                 | 85%                                       |
| 2     | MUNGER              | 9.87                                        | 8.38                                  | 85%                                       |
| 3     | VAISHALI            | 29.79                                       | 24.11                                 | 81%                                       |
| 4     | SITAMARHI           | 29.54                                       |                                       | 86%                                       |
| 5     | SUPAUL              | 21.04                                       | 16.88                                 | 80%                                       |
| 6     | ARARIA              | 27.08                                       | 22.03                                 | 81%                                       |
|       | BUXAR               | 10.72                                       | 8.91                                  | 83%                                       |
| 8     | LAKHISARAI          |                                             | 6.79                                  | 83%                                       |
| 9     | BHOJPUR             | 21.                                         | 16.86                                 | 80%                                       |
| 10    | NALANDA             | 22.58                                       | 17.60                                 | 78%                                       |
| 11    | BANKA               | 17.81                                       | 14.87                                 | 83%                                       |
| 12    | ARWAL               | 5.23                                        | 4.06                                  | 78%                                       |
| 13    | MUZAFFARPUR         | 41.94                                       | 34.92                                 | 83%                                       |
| 14    | PURNIA              | 29.68                                       | 24.33                                 | 82%/                                      |
| 15    | SHEOHAR             | 5.87                                        | 5.18                                  | 88%                                       |
| 16    | SARAN               | 28.89                                       | 23.39                                 | 81%                                       |
| 17    | KHAGARIA            | 15.74                                       | 12.95                                 | 82%/                                      |
| 18    | SAMASTIPUR          | 40.44                                       | 34.91                                 | 86%                                       |
| 19    | NAWADA              | 18.72                                       |                                       | 71%                                       |
| 20    | MADHEPURA           | 18.15                                       | 14.48                                 | 80%                                       |
| 21    | GAYA                | 33.89                                       | 26.07                                 | 77%/                                      |
| 22    | JEHANABAD           | 8.25                                        | 6.34                                  | 77%                                       |
| 23    | BHAGALPUR           | 25.84                                       | 21.04                                 | 81%                                       |
| 24    | KATIHAR             | 28.40                                       | 24.37                                 | 86%                                       |
| 25    | KAIMUR (BHABUA)     | 10.27                                       | 8.11                                  | 79%                                       |
| 26    | DARBHANGA           | 35.67                                       | 30.42                                 | 85%                                       |
| 27    | BEGUSARAI           | 26.14                                       | 22.14                                 | 85%                                       |
| 28    | GOPALGANJ           | 19.44                                       | 15.87                                 | 82%                                       |
| 29    | SHEIKHPURA          | 4.95                                        | 3.92                                  | 79%/                                      |
| 30    | ROHTAS              | 20.00                                       | 16.15                                 | 81%                                       |
| 31    | PATNA               | 42.39                                       | 31.60                                 | 75%                                       |
| 32    | PURBI CHAMPARAN     | 45.04                                       | 37.11                                 | 82%                                       |
| 33    | SIWAN               | 27.81                                       | 23.55                                 | 85%                                       |
| 34    | PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN  | 33.73                                       | 28.90                                 | 86%                                       |
| 35    | AURANGABAD          | 18.81                                       | 15.35                                 | 829                                       |
| 36    | SAHARSA             | 17.91                                       | 14.89                                 | 83%                                       |
| 37 38 | MADHUBANI           | 39.07                                       | 31.15                                 | 80%                                       |
|       | JAMUI State Summary | 15.25 871.16                                | 12.15 712.04                          | 80% 82 %                                  |

## ANNEXUE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4505 FOR ANSWER ON 30.03.2022 IN THE LOK; SABHA.

Statement showing State/UT-wise and month-wise inter-State and intra-State portability transactions since inception of ONORC plan in August 2019:

| Month & Year       | Total Intra-Statc Portability Transactions   | Total Inter-State Portability Transactions   | Total Inter-Intra Portability Transactions   |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 2019 Aug:          | 68,30,245                                    | 240.00                                       | 68,30,485                                    |
| 2019 Sep:          | 70,62,754                                    | 1,195.00                                     | 70,63,949                                    |
| Oct . 2019         | 77,21,895                                    | 1,105.00                                     | 77,23,000                                    |
| Nov. 2019          | 89,39,301                                    | 1,326.00                                     | 89,40,627                                    |
| Dec. 2019          | 98,09,686                                    | 648.00                                       | 98,10,334                                    |
| Jan: 2020          | 1,07,13,797                                  | 574.00                                       | 1,07,14,371                                  |
| Feb. 2020          | 1,09,16,174                                  | 734.00                                       | 1,09,16,908                                  |
| Mar: 2020          | 1,02,38,098                                  | 594.00                                       | 1,02,38,692                                  |
| Apr. 2020          | 1,75,21,626                                  | 351.00                                       | 1,75,21,977                                  |
| 2020 May.          |                                              | 378.00                                       | 1,73,03,722                                  |
| Jun. 2020          | 1,92,50,329                                  | 510.00                                       | 1,92,50,839                                  |
| Jul. 2020          | 2,15,29,133                                  | 1,847.00                                     | 2,15,30,980                                  |
| 2020 Aug:          | 2,32,88,723                                  | 2,358.00                                     | 2,32,91,081                                  |
| 2020 Sep:          | 2,51,82,757                                  | 3,169.00                                     | 2,51,85,926                                  |
| Oct: 2020          | 2,48,71,943                                  | 3,577.00                                     | 2,48,75,520                                  |
| Nov. 2020          | 2,33,06,484                                  | 3,464.00                                     | 2,33,09,948                                  |
| Dec. 2020          | 1,43,76,079                                  | 2,908.00                                     | 1,43,78,987                                  |
| Jan. 2021          | 1,46,94,098                                  | 3,587.00                                     | 1,46,97,685                                  |
| Feb. 2021          | 1,14,00,539                                  | 3,946.00                                     | 1,14,04,485                                  |
| Mar: 2021          | 1,29,20,535                                  | 5,617.09                                     | 1,29,26,152                                  |
| Apr: 2021          | 1,24,08,511                                  | 11,899.00                                    |                                              |
| 2021 May.          | 2,50,97,312                                  | 11,859.00                                    | 2,51,09,171                                  |
| Jun: 202 1         | 2,53,45,481                                  | 24,116.00                                    | 2,53,69,597                                  |
| Jul. 2021          | 2,77,14,065                                  | 59,998.00                                    | 2,77,71,063                                  |
| 2021 Aug:          | 2,87,96,634                                  | 1,19,578.00                                  | 2,89,16,212                                  |
| Sept: 2021         | 3,13,64,206                                  | 2,25,414.00                                  | 3,15,89,620                                  |
| Oct: 2021          | 3,24,17,833                                  | 2,71,833.00                                  | 3,26,89,666                                  |
| Nov 2021           | 3,28,65,153                                  | 2,17,638.00                                  | 3,30,82,791                                  |
| Dec 2021           | 2,68,75.518                                  |                                              | 2,72,72,696                                  |
| Jan 2022           | 3,42,52,230                                  | 4,33,713.00                                  | 3,46,85,943                                  |
| Feb 2022           | 2,60,04,556                                  | 4,14,633.00                                  |                                              |
| March 2022 * Total | 148,23,313 61,58,39,352                      | 2,39.026 24,65,013                           | 61,83,04,365                                 |