Lok Sabha Question No. 5260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-02
Subject: Disparity in Commission Structure under PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Kishori Lal

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5260

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND APRIL, 2025

## DISPARITY IN COMMISSION STRUCTURE UNDER PDS

## 5260. SHRI KISHORI LAL:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to  state:

- (a) the  details of  State-wise variations in  the  commission paid  to  Public  Distribution System (PDS) centres across the country and the reasons for such disparities;
- (b) the total number of PDS centres currently operational in the country including Statewise details of fair price shops and other distribution  outlets;
- (c) whether the  Government has any proposals to  address regional disparities in  the commission structure and ensure uniformity  across States under the PDS system;
- (d) the details  of  foodgrains  and pulses released to the  State of  Uttar  Pradesh since the last five  years; and
- (e) whether the Government has any proposal to set up new godown of Food Corporation of India at Amethi  of Uttar Pradesh and if  so, the details thereoF

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a) to  (c):  The Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is  operated under the joint responsibility of  the Central and the State/UT Governments. The operational responsibility including  issuance of licenses to Fair Price Shops (FPSs), supervision and monitoring  of the functioning of  Fair Price Shops etc., rest with  the concerned State/UT Government. As per sub-clause (7) of clause 9 of the TPDS (Control) Order, 2015, the State Government shall fix an amount as the fair  price shop owner's margin, which  shall be periodically  reviewed for ensuring sustained viability of the fair price  shop operations.

The Central Government has limited role in  determining the actual rate of  fair  price shop dealers' margin/ commission/ honorarium etc. The Central Government only provides the assistance to States/UTs for meeting the expenditure towards intra-State movement & handling of  foodgrai'ns and fair  price shop dealers' margin under the NFS A,  in  accordance with  the provisions of Food Security (Assistance to  State Governments) Rules, 2015, which  inter-alia provides for norms of expenditure and pattern of central sharing. In order to ensure viability  of Fair Price Shops, the norms of FPS Dealers margin were enhanced w.e.f. April,  2022 as per the details given below:

| Category of States/UTs   | Component of FPS dealers' margin   | Pre-revised norms (Rate in rupee per quintal)   |   Revised norms (Rate in rupee per quintal) | Central share (in percentage)   |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| General Category         | a                                  |                                                 |                                          90 |                                 |
| General Category         | ,dditional margin                  |                                                 |                                          21 |                                 |
| Special category         | -aslc margIn                       |                                                 |                                         180 |                                 |
| Special category         | .dditional margin                  |                                                 |                                          26 |                                 |

However, State Governments are free to fix  the actual rates, which  can be higher than the norms specified in the rules. Central assistance will  be limited  to the rates specified in the Rules or the actual average rates for the State as a whole, at which the expenditure was actually incurred by the State Government, whichever is lower.

Therefore, the actual rate of Fair  Price Shop dealers' margin may vary  from State to State.

A  Statement indicating  the State/UT wise  number of Fair  Price Shop in the country  is at Annexure I.

(d): The details of foodgrains a]location and pulses supplied to the State of Uttar  Pradesh, are as below:

(in thousand tons)

| Year     | Foodgrains   | Pulses    | Pulses    |
|----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|
| Year     | AllocM       | Chana Dal | Masur Dal |
| 2020-21  | 5802.85      |           |           |
| 202 1-22 | 8126.60      |           |           |
| 2022-23  | 6704.91      | 179164    |           |
| 2023-24  | 9935.48      | $ 185000  |           |
| 2024-25  | 9950.393     | 56291     | 78777     |
| Total    | 40520.233    | 420455    | 78777     |

(e): The  requirement of  Storage capacity in  FC'I depends upon the level  of  procurQmcnt, requirement of buffer norms and PDS operations for Rice and Wheat mainly. FCI continuously assesses and rnonitors the storage capacity and based on the storage gap assessment, storage capacities are created/hired.

The capacities are created/hired through the following schemes:

1. Construction of Silo's under PPP mode
2. Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme
3. 3 . Central Sector Scheme (CSS)
4. Hiring of gc)down from CWCs/SWCs/State  Agencies
5. 5 Private Warehousing Scheme (PWS)
6. Creatibn of godowns under Asset Monetization.

At present, there is no proposal to set up/construct new godown of FCI  at Amethi  (UP) under Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG), Asset Monetization  Scheme and Central Sector Scheme (20 17-25)

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## ANN EXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5260 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.04.2025 REGARDING 'DISPARITY IN COMMISSION STRUCTURE UNDER PDS'.

Statement indicating State-wise total No. of Fair Price Shops under NFSA

As on 08.02.2025

| Sl.   | State/UTs                   | Total no. of Fair Price Shops   |
|-------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|       | ANDAMAN AND NICOB ARISLANDS | 416                             |
|       | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 29,791                          |
|       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | 1,680                           |
|       | ASSAM                       | 34,300                          |
|       | BIHAR                       | 50,95 1                         |
|       | CHANDIGARH                  | NA                              |
| 7     | CHHATTISGARH                | 13,675                          |
| 8     | DELHI                       | 1,993                           |
| 9     | GOA                         | 452                             |
| 10    | GUJARAT                     | 16,949                          |
| 11    | HARYANA                     | 9,434                           |
| 12    | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 5,219                           |
| 13    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 6,737                           |
| 14    | JHARKHAND                   | 25,228                          |
| 15    | KARNATAKA                   | 20,403                          |
| 16    | KERALA                      | 13,913                          |
| 17    | LADAKH                      | 404                             |
| 18    | LAKSHADWEEP                 | 39                              |
| 19    | MADHYA PRADESH              | 27,377                          |
| 20    | MAHARASHTRA                 | 52,642                          |
| 21    | MANIPUR                     | 2,339                           |
| 22    | MEGHALAYA                   | 4,735                           |
| 23    | MIZORAM                     | 1,258                           |
| 24    | NAGALAND                    | 1,783                           |
| 25    | ODISHA                      | 12,044                          |
| 26    | PUDUCHERRY                  | NA                              |
| 27    | PUNJAB                      | 18,150                          |

| 28   | RAJASTHAN                         | 27,062   |
|------|-----------------------------------|----------|
| 29   | SIKKIM                            | 1,312    |
| 30   | TAMIL NADU                        | 34,805   |
| 31   | TEI.ANGANA                        | 17,246   |
| 32   | +rbRA MmmIAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 114      |
| 33   | TRIPURA                           | 2,057    |
| 34   | UTTARPRADESH                      | 79,216   |
| 35   | UTTARAKHAND                       | 99059    |
| 36   | WEST BENGAL                       | 20,476   |
|      | Total                             | 543,259  |

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