Lok Sabha Question No. 2637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Computerization of Distribution Process
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne, Shri Dharmendra Yadav, Smt. Bharti Pardhi

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.2637 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ITH DECEMBER, 2024

## COMPUTERIZATION OF DISTRIBUTION PROCESS

2637. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU B ARNE:

SMT. BHARTI  PARDHI:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION WIt%TWig, era aM IIT+#fjq tbmr =Ht be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has computerised the entire distribution process covering;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof, State-wise, particularly in  Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) whether eKYC  of PDS beneficiaries has been completed to reduce the leakages to ineligible beneficiaries and mitigating any risk ofpilferage;
- (d) if  so, the facts thereof, State-wise, particularly in  Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh;
- (e) the number of  ration cards which have been removed from PDS system after digitalization  and Aadhaar seeding, State-wise, particularly  in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh;
- (f) whether  all  Fair  Price  Shops have been provided  ePoS devices to  enable Aadhaar authentication of  beneficiaries and if  so, the  facts thereof, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh; and
- (g) if  not, the time by which the ePoS will  be provided to all  Fair Price Shops?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a)  &  (b):  As  part  of  the technology  reforms,  Government has completely digitized distribution  process. in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. A statement showing State-wise details ofComputedzation  of PDS is at Annexure-t.
- (c)  &  (d):  At  present,  eKYC of  appox.  65%  of  PDS  beneficiaries  has been completed across the country  (including  Maharashtra and Madhya  Pradesh). This  Department has requested all  States/UTs to  expedite the  eKYC process.  A statement showing StaTe-wise eKYC of PDS beneficiary is at Annexure-IT.

(e): As  an outcome of  the use of  technology in  TPDS operations since 2013, i.e., digitization of ration cards/beneficiary  databases, Aadhaar  seeding,  de-duplication process, identification of duplicates, ineligible records, deaths, permanent migration of beneficiaries, etc. all  States/UTs (including  Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh) have been able to weed-out approx. 5.87 crore ration cards between 2013 to 2024 (till  date) in order to achieve rightful targeting. A  statement showing deleted Ration Cards is at Annexurc111

(f) &  (g): Appox. 99.63% of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) in the country (including the States of  Maharashtra and Madhya  Pradesh) have been automated by  installing  ePoS devices for the distribution  of  foodgrairls in a transparent manner (electronically)  through biometric/  Aadhaar authentication of  beneficiaries. A State-wise statement is  at Annexure-l.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) &  (b) AND (f) &  (g) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2637 FOR ANSWER ON 11.12.2024 IN THE LOK  SABHA.

## A statement showing details of Computerization of Public Distribution  System

| S.N.   | State/UT                      | Digitization of Ration Cards   | 0/6 Seeding of Ration Cards   | Online allocation of I foodgrains   | 1 Computerization of supply chain I Management   | Toll free/online Grievance Redressal   | Total Fair Price Shops   | Operational with ePOSdevices   |
|--------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
| I      | Andaman And Nicobar Islands   | 100%                           | l00%                          | Implemented I                       | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 416                      | 416                            |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 29,791                   | 29,791                         |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh             | 100%                           | 81%                           | Implemented                         |                                                  | Yes                                    | 1 ,680                   | 1,680                          |
| 4      | Assam                         | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 34,300                   | 34,286                         |
| 5      | Bihar                         | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 50,951                   | 50,951                         |
| 6      | Chandigarh                    | 100%                           | 100%                          | NA                                  | NA                                               | Yes                                    | NA                       | NA                             |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                  | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 13.675                   | 13,675                         |
| 8      | Dadar & Nagu Haveli & Daman & | 100%                           | l00%                          | I Implemented                       | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 114                      | 114                            |
| 9      | Diu Delhi                     | 100%                           | mr                            |                                     | ImDlemented                                      | Yes                                    | 1 ,993                   | 1 ,993                         |
| 10     | Goa                           | 100%                           | r                             |                                     | ImDlenm                                          | Yes                                    | 452                      | 452                            |
| 11     | Gujarat                       | 100%                           | r                             |                                     | e                                                | Yes                                    | 16,949                   | 16,949                         |
| 12     | -Harm                         | 100%                           |                               | Comptemented                        | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 9,434                    | 3,434                          |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh              | 100%                           | 100%                          | I Implemented                       | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 5,219                    | 5,155                          |
| 14     | Jammu And Kuhmir              | 100%                           | l00%                          | I Implemented                       | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 6,737                    | 6,737                          |
| 15     | Jharkhand                     | 100%                           | 99%                           | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 25,228                   | 25,228                         |
| 16     | Karnataka                     | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 20,403                   | 20,325                         |
| 17     | Kerala                        | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 13,913                   | 13,905                         |
| 18     | Ladakll                       | 100'%                          | 100%                          | tmplemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 404                      | 404                            |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                   | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | NA                                               | Yes                                    | 39                       | 39                             |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh                | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 27,377                   | 27, 127                        |
| 21     | Maharashtra                   | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 52,642                   | 52,642                         |
| 22     | Manipur                       | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         |                                                  | Yes                                    | 2,339                    | 2,339                          |
| 23     | Meghalaya                     | 100%                           | 73%                           | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 4,735                    | 41 /727                        |
| 24     | Mizoram                       | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 1,258                    | 1,258                          |
| 25     | Nagal£md                      | 100%                           | 98%                           | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 1,783                    | 1 ,774                         |
| 26     | Odisha                        | 100%                           | 99%                           | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 12,044                   | 12,044                         |
| 27     | Puducherry                    | 10096                          | 100%                          | NA                                  | NA                                               | Yes                                    | NA                       | NA                             |
| 23     | Punjab                        | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 18,150                   | 18,150                         |
| 29     | Rajasthan                     | 1 000/o                        | 100%                          | Implemented                         | llnplemented                                     | Yes                                    | 27,062                   | 25.579                         |
| 30     | Sikkim                        | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 1 ,312                   | 1,312                          |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                    | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Implemented                                      | Ycg                                    | 34,805                   | 34,805                         |
| 32     | Telangana                     | 100%                           | 100%                          | Inlplcmented                        | Implemented                                      | Yes                                    | 17,246                   | 17,246                         |
| 33     | -fripura                      | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Inlplcmented                                     | Yes                                    | 2,057                    | 2,057                          |
| 34     | Uttar3khand                   | 100%                           | 100%                          | llnplemented                        | Inrplemented                                     |                                        | 9,059                    | ''1                            |
|        | Uttar Pradesh                 | 100%                           | 100%                          | Inrplemented                        | Implemellted                                     |                                        | 79,216                   | 79,2161                        |
|        | West Bengal                   | 100%                           | 100%                          | Implemented                         | Irnplcmented                                     |                                        | 20,476                   | -T4 i-!                        |
|        | National Summar               | 100%                           | 99,8%                         | 34                                  | 31                                               | Yes                                    | 5,43,259                 | 5.41 ,345                      |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) &  (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2637 FOR ANSWER ON 11.12.2024 IN THE LOK SABIIA.

## Status of e-KYC

| S No.   | State/UT                          | Ration Cards (RC) Under NFSA   | Beneficiaries under NFSA   | Beneficiaries under NFSA whose e-KYC has been completed   |
|---------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands         | 17,081                         | 58,976                     | 55,854                                                    |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                    | 89,35,523                      | 2,68,29,998                | 2,34,27,655                                               |
| 3       | Assam                             | 66,87,238                      | 2,3 1,98,775               | 2,01 ,89,749                                              |
| 4       | Arunachal Pradesh                 | 1,86,417                       | 8,5 1,047                  | 2,22,000                                                  |
| 5       | Bihar                             | 1 ,98,36,448                   | 8.36,64,760                | 5,32,57,673                                               |
| 6       | LIa                               | 84,862                         | 3,56,177                   | 37,661                                                    |
| 7       | Chhattjsgarh                      | 54,89,377                      | 1 ,98,63,542               | 1 ,65,66,850                                              |
| 8       | Delhi                             | 17,40,840                      | 72,77,995                  | 74,216                                                    |
| 9       | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 58,852                         | 2,72,132                   | 1 ,89,971                                                 |
| 10      | Haryani                           | 49,38,155                      | 1 ,90,78,766               | 84,44,078                                                 |
| 11      | Himachal PradesT                  | 7,55,345                       | 30,03,619                  | 24,28,462                                                 |
| 12      | Goa                               | 1 ,28,967                      | 4,79, 143                  | 2,95,3 19                                                 |
| 13      | Gujarat                           | 78,36,148                      | 3,82,23,359                | 1 ,33,02,883                                              |
| 14      | a                                 | 16,63,@                        | 66.35.141                  | 55,34,453                                                 |
| 15      | Jharkdand                         | 61,08,119                      | 2,64,02, 102               | 53,04,981                                                 |
| 16      | Karnataka                         | 1,13,61,527                    | 4,01 ,97,668               | 3,91,23,880                                               |
| 17      | Kerala                            | 41 ,96,866                     | 1,53,87,1 19               | 89,36,042                                                 |
| 18      | Ladakh                            | 29,876                         | 1 ,26.233                  | 99,870                                                    |
| 19      | LakshadweeD                       | 4,648                          | 20.264                     | 14,900                                                    |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                    | 1 ,28,95.616                   | 5,51 ,07,869               | 3,70,OM                                                   |
| 21      | a                                 | 1 ,65,69,761                   | 6,84,01 ,826               | 93 ,61 ,623                                               |
| 22      | ManiDur                           | 5,74,207                       | 20,85,812                  | 16,74,813                                                 |
|         | lalay;                            | 4,21 ,783                      | 21 ,45, 103-               | 93,819                                                    |
|         | Mz irmr                           | 1,76,390-                      | 7,04,220                   | 7,01 ,682                                                 |
| 25      | Nagaland                          | 3,40,729                       | 12,13,524                  | 7,34,93§                                                  |
| 26      | Pu(ii                             | 2,06,580                       | 7,01 ,147                  |                                                           |
| 27      | Rajasthan                         | I,07,7n5                       | 4,43,83,267                | 3,66,83,717                                               |
| 28      | Sikkim                            | 97,618                         | 3,8 1 ,949                 | 3,38.73 1                                                 |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu                        | 1 ,14,24,421                   | 3,63,55,261                | 2,72,70.332                                               |
| 30      | Telangana                         | 54,67,536                      | 1 ,91 ,69,600              | 1 ,67,90,822                                              |
| 31      | mura                              | 6,07,536                       | 24.38.072                  | 15.06.579                                                 |
| 32      | Punjab                            | 40,22,478                      | 1 ,54,77,683               | 1,01 ,43,806                                              |
| 33      | Odisha                            | 93,23 ,079                     | 3,26,33,097                | 2, 12,82,097                                              |
| 34      | Uttarakhahd                       | 13,97,689                      | 60,80,620                  | 25.20.196                                                 |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh                     | 3,53,96,824                    | 15,04,83,085               | 9,24, 11.742                                              |
| 36      | West Bengal                       | 1 ,38,87, 156                  | 5,97,55,347-               | 5,32,29,266                                               |
|         | rOmA                              | 20,36,44,641                   |                            |                                                           |
|         |                                   |                                | 80,94,44,298               | 50,92.57.655                                              |

## Annexure-III ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2637 FOR ANSWER ON 11.12.2024 IN THE LOK  SABHA.

## A  statement showing  deleted Ration  Cards from  2013 to  2024 (till  date)

| SI.   | State/UT          | Total        |
|-------|-------------------|--------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 43,68, 125   |
| 2     | Andaman & Nicobar | 2, 142       |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh | 2 1 ,040     |
| 4     | Assam             | 4,08,011     |
| 5     | Bihar             | 13,81,584    |
| 6     | Chandigarh        | 3,063        |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh      | 15,16,532    |
| 8     | DNH andDaman& Diu | 15,027       |
| 9     | Delhi             | -3,27,297    |
| 10    | Goa               | 1 ,74,496    |
| 11    | Guiarat           | 8, 15,734    |
| lj    | Har\'ar;a         | 15.2 1 ,067  |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh  | 79,569       |
| 14    | Jammuand Kashmir  | 1 ,27,872    |
| 15    | Jharkhand         | 11 ,26,620   |
| 16    | Karnataka         | 3 1,32,42 1  |
| 17    | Kerala            | 2,46,791     |
| IS    | Ladakh            | 702          |
| 19    | Lakshadweep       | 1,568        |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh    | 25, 17,627   |
| 21    | Maharashtra       | 46, 12,756   |
| 22    | ManiDui           | 95.245       |
| 23    | Meghalaya         | 15,123       |
| 24    | MizFram           | 12.578       |
| 25    | Nagaland          | 51 ,952      |
| 26    | Odisha            | 7,81 ,573    |
| 21    | Puduch il         | 1 ,09,306    |
| 28    | Puniab            | 7,59,558     |
| 29    | Rajasthan         | 25,58,261    |
| 30    | Sikkim            | 29,278       |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu        | 7,89,063     |
| 32    | Telangana         | 22,33,749    |
| 33    | Tripura           | W5           |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh     | 1 ,93,54,572 |
| 35    | Uttarakhand       | 7,72,367     |
| 36    | West Bengal       | X5,59,560    |
|       | Grand Total       | 5,87,22,894  |

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