Lok Sabha Question No. 273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Transformation of FPS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar, Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24th JULY, 2024

## TRANSFORMATION OF FPS

## 273 SHRI PUTTA MAFEESH KUMAR SFRI MAGUNrA SREENIVASULU REDDY

Will  the Minister of  CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION wrtnr  qm& ©rg 3+1WT+qf# fiTwr +it be pleased to state

- (a) whether the  Government has  undertaken  any research/study/survey  into the transformation  of Fair Price  Shops (FPS) for  the purposes of  improving  financial  viability  and technological advancement;
- (b) if  so, the details regarding  the total number of  fair  price  shops wherein CCTV  cameras, automatic weighing scales, display information boards and uniform branding of  FPS for identification purposes has been completed in a State-wise manner over the last three years, especially in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (c) the details regarding the total number of FPS provided with financial assistance for the purposes of growth  and upgradation  in a State-wise manner, especially in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI  NIMtJBEN JAYANTIBHAI  BAMBHANrYA}

- (a) &  (b): The Public  Distribution System (PDS) is operated under joint  responsibilities  of the Central and State/UT Governments, wherein this Department, through Food Corporation  of India  (FCI),  has assumed the  responsibility  for  procurement, storage, transportation and allocation of  foodgrains to  States/UTs. Whereas, the operational responsibilities such as licensing and monitoring of  Fair Price Shops (FPSs) including identification of  eligible households/ beneficiaries, issuance of  Ration Cards. Aadhaar seeding. FPS-wise allocation  and distribution offoodgrains,  authentication  of beneficiaries,  etc. rest with the respective State/UT Government

Further, a pilot  study is being conducted to improve viability  of 60 FPS across 4 cities i.e. Hyderabad, Ghaziabad, Jaipur and Ahmedabad, Govt of  India under leadership of respective States is providing handholding  assistance to  these FPS shops by  partnering with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBD  for provision of  working capital and B2B  online wholesale aggregators for sale of non-PDS items with  focus on nutritional  items

As  part  of  efForts to  improve  the  viability of  FPSs, Government  of  India  has taken various initiatives  and requested all  State/UT Governments to implement  additional  services at the FPSs, including Common Service Centre (CSC) services, banking services through tie-up with  banks/ corporate banking correspondents, banking and citizen-centric services of India Post Payment Bank (IPPB), retail sale of  small (5kg) LPG cylinders and sale of  other commodities/ general store items etc. Further, to address the skill  development challenges, this Department is exploring possibilities  of  conducting capacity building programs or short term skill development  courses through  the  Ministry of  Skill  Development  & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) to boost the confidence of FPS  owners and equip them with the essential entrepreneurship skills required for venturing into new business avenues.

Under the domain of  operational responsibilities, State/UT Governments have been advised to  display  information  boards, preferably made of  tin  plates with  colour  painting showing beneficiary's rights and integration of weighing scale with  electronic Point of Sales (ePoS) devices at all FPSs and explore the feasibility of  installation of CCTV cameras at all FPSs

As per information received from State Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, a total  number of 29,872 FPS have been integrated with  e-PoS device with  automatic weighing  scales.

3/-

(c): Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is  being implemented by all scheduled commercial banks including Regional Rural Banks. As  per information  received from Public Sector Banks (PSBs), as on 24 November,  2023, a total  of  1,15,803 loans have been extended to  FPS dealers since the inception of  PMMY  on 08 August, 2015. A  Statement indicating state-wise, including Andhra  Pradesh, number of  PMMY  loans extended to  FPS dealers by Public  Sector Banks is at Annexure-  A

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ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) of the LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 273 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 24.07.2024

## Statement indicating State/UT - wise number of Pl·adhan Mantri  Mud ra Yojana (PMMY)  to Fair  Price Shop Dealer's by Public Sector Banks ( as on 24.11.2023) is as follows:

|   Sr No | State/ U.T. Name   | No. of Loan Accounts   |
|---------|--------------------|------------------------|
|       1 | I                  | 51                     |
|       2 | MMma-              | 14,136                 |
|       3 | [;GTi;almaeiF      | 182                    |
|       4 | p=                 | 1,769                  |
|       5 | ml                 | 4,757                  |
|       6 | Ml                 | 259                    |
|       7 | FaRii;aR           | 3,281                  |
|       8 | a                  | 16                     |
|       9 | lelhi              | 464                    |
|      10 | [m                 | 68                     |
|      11 | ml                 | 3,118                  |
|      12 | [ar y ana          | 1,022                  |
|      13 | r                  | 1,242                  |
|      14 | Fharkhand          | 5,964                  |
|      15 | ma                 | 3,464                  |
|      16 | me                 | 4,115                  |
|      17 | Ti;tim\iF          | 5                      |
|      18 | Faa                | 16,767                 |
|      19 | TiTaim             | 10,557                 |
|      20 | ma                 | 236                    |
|      21 | Rem                | 333                    |
|      22 | nz                 | 126                    |

| 23   | FNdgaland    | 282      |
|------|--------------|----------|
| 24   | mc           | 7,954    |
| 25   | no           | 285      |
| 26   | Ftai         | 1,669    |
| 27   | ma           | 3,308    |
| 28   | mr           | 47       |
| 29   | -amiFaii     | 5,142    |
| 30   | MT           | 8,345    |
| 31   | -npura       | 1,532    |
| 32   | nam          | 7_553    |
| 33   | ma           | 2,670    |
| 34   | e            | 3 ,299   |
| 35   | r            | 1,741    |
| 36   | TM=Te=oToTam | 44       |
|      | Total        | 1,15,803 |

Source

As per data reported by Public Sector Banks (PSBs) +++ +