Lok Sabha Question No. 4337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: Computerization of Distribution Process under PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.4337

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26TH MARCH, 2025

## COMPUTERIZATION OF DISTRIBUTION PROCESS UNDER PDS

## 14337. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

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

- (a) whether the  Government has computerised the  entire  distribution  process under PDS ;
- (b) if  so, the State-wise details thereof particularly  in regard to Bihar;
- (c) whether  eKYC  of  PDS beneficiaries  has been completed  to reduce leakages to ineligible beneficiaries and mitigate any risk of theft;
- (d) if  so, the details thereof,  State-wise, particularly in regard to Bihar;
- (e) the number of  ration cards removed from the PDS after digitisation and Aadhaar seeding, State-wise, particularly  in Bihar;
- (f) whether all  fair  price  shops have been provided  with  ePoS devices to enable Aadhaar authentication of beneficiaries and if so, the details thereof, State-wise, particularly in Bihar; and
- (g) if not, the time by which ePoS is likely  to 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 computerised distribution  process in  the  States/UTs (including  Bihar).  A  statement showing State-wise details of Computerization of PDS is at Annexure-I.

- (c)  & (d): At present,  eKYC of around  75 .69%  of PDS  beneficiaries has  been completed across the  country  (including  Bihar).  This  Department has requested all States/U'Ts to expedite the eKYC process. A statement showing State-wise eKYC of PDS beneficiary is at Annexure-II.

(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  Bihar)  have been able to weed-out approx. 5.87 crore ration cards between 2013 to 2025 (till  date) in  order to  achieve rightful targeting. A statement showing deleted Ration Cards is at Annexure-III

(f) & (g): Appox. 99.65% of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) in the country (including Bihar with 100%) have ePoS devices installed for the distribution  of  foodgrains 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.4337 FOR ANSWER ON 26.03.2025 IN THE LOK  SABHA.

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

|    | State/UT                           | Digitization I of Ration I Cards I   | % Seeding of Ration Cards   | I Online 1allocation of I foodgrains   | Computerization 1 of supply chain Management   | Toll free/online Grievance Redressal   | Total Fair Price Shops   | Operational with ePOS devices   |
|----|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
| I  | Andaman And Nicobar Islands        | l00%                                 | 1 l00%                      | I 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 & Nagar Haveli & Darnan& Diu | l00%                                 | 1 l00%                      | I Implemented                          | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 114                      | 114                             |
| 9  | Delhi                              | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 1 ,993                   | 1,993                           |
| 10 | Goa                                | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 452                      | 452                             |
| 11 | Gujarat                            | 1000/o                               | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 16,949                   | ] 6,949                         |
| 12 | Haryana                            | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 9,434                    | 9,434                           |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh                   | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 5,219                    | 5, 155                          |
| 14 | Jammu And Kashmir                  | 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                   | 20l325                          |
| 17 | Kerala                             | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 13,913                   | 13,905                          |
| 18 | Ladakh                             | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 404                      | 404                             |
| 19 | Lakshadweep                        | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | NA                                             | Yes                                    | 39                       | 39                              |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1 00%                                | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 27,377                   | 27, 127                         |
| 21 | Maharashtra                        | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 52,642                   | 52,642                          |
| 22 | IVlanipur                          | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            |                                                | Yes                                    | 2,339                    | 2,339                           |
| 23 | Meghalaya                          | 100%                                 | 75%                         | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 4,735                    | 4,727                           |
|    | Mizoram                            | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 1,258                    | 1.258                           |
|    | Nagaland                           | 100%                                 | 98(Po                       | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 1 ,783                   | 1 ,774                          |
| 26 | Odisha                             | 100%                                 | 99%                         | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 12,044                   | 12,044                          |
| 27 | Puducherry                         | 100%                                 | 100%                        | NA                                     | NA                                             | Yes                                    | NA                       | NA                              |
| 28 | Punjab                             | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 18,150                   | 18,150                          |
| 29 | Rajasthan                          | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 27,062                   | 25,579                          |
| 30 | Sikkim                             | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 1,312                    | 1.312                           |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu                         | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | X!Lre S                                | 34,805                   | 34,805                          |
| 32 | Telangana                          | 100%                                 | 100%                        | ImDlemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 17,246                   | 17,246                          |
| 33 | Tripura                            | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 2,057                    | 2,057                           |
| 34 | Uttarakhand                        | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 9,059                    | 9,059                           |
| 35 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Implemented                                    | Yes                                    | 79,216                   | 79,216                          |
| 36 | West Bengal                        | 100%                                 | 100%                        | Implemented                            | Imolemented                                    | Yes                                    | 20,476                   | 20.476                          |
|    | N ,ti                              | 1 00%                                | 99,3%                       | 34                                     | 31                                             | Yes                                    | 5,43,259                 | 5,41.345                        |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) &  (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4337 FOR ANSWER ON 26.03.2025 IN THE LOK  SABHA.

## Status of e-KYC

| S No.   | 1 State/UT                      | No. Of Ration Cards (RC) Under NFSA   | No. of beneficiaries under NFSA   | No. of beneficiaries under NFSA whose e-KYC has been completed   |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | r vTcoB) ; Islands --+--        | 17,209                                | 59,370                            | 56,443                                                           |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                  | 89,68, 108                            | 2,68,30,832                       | 2,40, 10,056                                                     |
| a J     | Assam                           | E l---- 70,68,967                     | 2.45,69.595                       | = 2.02,42,935                                                    |
| 4       | TI Arunachal Pradesh            | 1,86,4 17                             | 8,5 1,047                         | 1- 2,42,302                                                      |
| 5       | Bihar                           | 2,02,71 ,221                          | = 8,26,67,550                     | 6, 13,42,663                                                     |
| 6       | Chandigarh (DBT)                | 84,760                                | 3,55,539                          | 2,25,049                                                         |
| 7       | Chhattjsgarh                    | 55,74,782                             | 1 ,99,05,026                      | 1 ,74,45,466                                                     |
| 8       | Delhi                           | 7                                     | 2                                 | W                                                                |
| 9       | DadraNagar Haveli and Daman&Diu | 58,922                                | 2,7 1 ,484                        | 1 ,95,529                                                        |
| 10      | Haryana                         | 1-- 51,86,161                         | 1,96,72, 148                      | 91 ,67,789                                                       |
| 11      | -[- mmachmiiiRe -ii             | 7,33,214                              | 27, 15,886                        | 26,67, 190                                                       |
| 12      | Goa                             | 1 ,25,533                             | 4,64,346                          | 3,32, 106                                                        |
| 13      | Guiarat                         | = 79,04,536                           | 3,82,36,052                       | 2,86,07,859                                                      |
| 14      | nmmu ,masTi=r Fr                | 16,62,744                             | 66,84,718                         | 58,15,664                                                        |
| 15      | Jharkhand                       | 61 ,02,871                            | 2.63,85,4 1 :                     | 1 ,72,05,582                                                     |
| 16      | Karnataka                       | 1, 1 0,95,965                         | 4,01 ,93,017                      | 3 ,94,89,572                                                     |
| 17      | Kerala                          | 41,67,878                             | 1,43,75,5 16                      | 1 ,35,26,099                                                     |
| 18      | Ladakh                          | 29,0 14                               | 1 ,14,532                         | 1, 13,494                                                        |
| 19      | Lakshadwee1                     | 4,645                                 | 20,295                            | 16,552                                                           |
| 20      | ma PradeiF                      | 1 ,3 1 ,40,374                        | 5,48,97,059                       | 3 ,96,37,935                                                     |
| 21      | M;i;;rasm1 ;                    | 1,66, 1 1,899                         | 6,85,68,782                       | 2,70,2 1 ,442                                                    |
| 22      | Manipur                         | 5,79,234                              | 2 1 ,04,802                       | 17,64, 138                                                       |
| 23      | Meghalaya                       | 4,21 ,872                             | 1(                                | 1,63 ,756                                                        |
| 24      | iTiz ar m                       | 1 ,78,008                             | 7,00,2 10                         | 2,61 ,923                                                        |
| 25      | Nagaland                        | 3.'+3.836                             | 12,26,235                         | Wl                                                               |
| 26      | Pudu= :DBT)                     | 2,06n2                                | 6,97,547                          |                                                                  |
| 27      | Raiasthan                       | 1 ,06,21,616                          | 4j39,5 1 ,548                     | 3,88,59,259                                                      |
| 28      | -sikFiii                        | 97,030                                | 3,84,5 14                         | 2,58,530                                                         |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu                      | ] ,13,80,559                          | 3,56,13,669                       | 2,8 1 ,42,824                                                    |
| 30      | Telangana                       | 54,66,870                             | 1,91 ,69.600                      | 1,68, 15,093                                                     |
| 31      | TriDura                         | 6,08,583                              | 24,22,950                         | 16.82,367                                                        |
| 32      | Puni-aT                         | 40,26,855                             | 1 ,54,80,801                      | 1,15,46,130                                                      |
| 33      | mc isha                         | 96,16,556                             | 3,25,52,979                       | 2,97,78,230                                                      |
| 34      | Uttarakhand                     | 13,97,689                             | 60,80,620                         | 25,20, 196                                                       |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh                   | 3,57,54,702                           | 14,94,3 1 ,025                    | 11,37,25,591                                                     |
| 36      | West Bengal                     | 1:33: 1376-i                          | 6,0 1 ,70,819                     | 5,68,46,398                                                      |
|         | TOTAL                           | 20,53,50,098                          | 80,72,48,625                      | 61,10,25,285                                                     |

++C+C+e

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4337 FOR ANSWER ON 26.03.2025 IN THE LOK  SABHA.

## A statement showing deleted Ration Cards from 2013 to 2025 (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     | Chandjgarh         | 3,063        |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh       | 15, 16,532   |
| 8     | DNHand Daman & Diu | 15,027       |
| 9     | Delhi              | 3 ,27,297    |
| 10    | Goa                | 1 ,74,496    |
| 11    | Gujarat            | 8, 1 5,734   |
| 12    | #aryana            | 15,21 ,067   |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh   | 79,569       |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir  | 1 ,27,872    |
| 15    | Jharkhand          | 11,26,620    |
| 16    | Karnataka          | 3 1,32,421   |
| 17    | Kerala             | 2,46,791     |
| 18    | Ladakh             | 702          |
| 19    | Lakshadweep        | 1,568        |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh     | 25, 17,627   |
| 21    | Maharashtra        | 46, 12,756   |
| 22    | ManiDur            | 95,245       |
| 23    | Meghalaya          | 15, 123      |
| 24    | Mizoram            | 12,578       |
| 25    | Nagaland           | 5 1,952      |
| 26    | Odisha             | 7,81 ,573    |
| 27    | Puducherry         | 1 ,09,306    |
| 28    | Punjab             | 7,59,558     |
| 29    | a                  | 25,58,261    |
| 30    | -Sikli             | 29.278       |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu         | 7,89,063     |
| 32    | Telangana          | 22,33,749    |
| 33    | Tripura            | 2,00,665     |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh      | 1 ,93,54,572 |
| 35    | Uttarakhand        | 7,72,367     |
| 36    | West Bengal        | 85,59,560    |
|       | Grand Total        | 5,87,22,894  |

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