Lok Sabha Question No. 26 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Computerisation of PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: G. HARI, B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 26

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2016

## COMPUTERISATION OF PDS

- *26.

SHRI G. HARI:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  a  programme  to  fully computerize the Public Distribution  System  (PDS),  link  it  with  Aadhaar and clean up the family card data base to control the leakages;
- (b)   if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  time-frame  fixed  for  its completion indicating the names  of the States where  it is fully implemented as on date;
- (c)   whether  the  Government  has  received  any  request  from  some States for extension of the said time-frame in view of the problems faced in its implementation; and
- (d)   if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  of  the  Government thereto?

A N S W E R

MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. 26* DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

(a) Under 12 th Five  Year  Plan  (2012-17),  Government has approved a plan scheme on 'End-to-end Computerization of TPDS Operations' which comprises of activities namely, digitization of ration cards/beneficiary and other databases, online allocation, computerization  of  supply-chain  management,  setting  up  of  transparency  portals  and grievance redressal mechanisms etc. Besides above, States/UTs have been also requested to seed  the  Aadhaar  numbers  in  Ration  Card  database  and  install  devices  for  biometric authentication at Fair Price Shops, to control leakages.

(b) Being a plan scheme, the project period is upto 31.3.2017 and States/UTs have been asked to complete the project within the stipulated time. A statement showing the present status  of  implementation  of  various  activities  of  the  scheme  and  seeding  of  Aadhaar  in beneficiaries' data base and installation of E-Point of Sale devices, (State-wise) is annexed.

(c) &  (d) All States are at different stages of implementation of 'End-to-end Computerization  of  TPDS  Operations'  scheme,  as  can  be  seen  from  the  progress  at annexure.

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## ANNEX

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. 26* DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations

(as on 12.07.2016)

| Sl.   | States/UTs          | Digitization of Ration Cards(RCs)   | Aadhaar Seeding in RCs   | Online Allocation of Foodgrains   | Computerization of Supply-chain Management   | Transparency Portal   | Online Grievance Redressal   | Toll Free Helpline Numbers   | %installation of e- PoSat FPS   |
|-------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1     | Andaman& Nicobar    | 100%                                | 32%                      | Partial                           | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 1%                              |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh      | 100%                                | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 100%                            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 100%                                | 1.57%                    | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | -                            | Yes                          | -                               |
| 4     | Assam               | 100%                                | -                        | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 5     | Bihar               | 100%                                | 0.06%                    | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 6     | Chandigarh          | 100%                                | 95%                      | NA                                | NA                                           | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | NA                              |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh        | 100%                                | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 95%                             |
| 8     | Dadra& Nagar Haveli | 100%                                | 74%                      | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 9     | Daman& Diu          | 100%                                | 90%                      | Implemented                       | Partial                                      | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 100%                            |
| 10    | Delhi               | 100%                                | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 1%                              |
| 11    | Goa                 | 100%                                | 95%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 12    | Gujarat             | 100%                                | 77%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 99%                             |
| 13    | Haryana             | 100%                                | 88%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh    | 100%                                | 95%                      | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 15    | Jammu and Kashmir   | 100%                                | 62%                      | Partial                           | -                                            | Yes                   | -                            | Yes                          | -                               |
| 16    | Jharkhand           | 100%                                | 92%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 9%                              |
| 17    | Karnataka           | 100%                                | 88%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | -                            | Yes                          | 19%                             |
| 18    | Kerala              | 100%                                | 95%                      | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 19    | Lakshadweep         | 100%                                | 97%                      | -                                 | NA                                           | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh      | 100%                                | 67%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 100%                            |
| 21    | Maharashtra         | 100%                                | 87%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 22    | Manipur             | 100%                                | 0.37%                    | Partial                           | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 23    | Meghalaya           | 100%                                | -                        | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 24    | Mizoram             | 100%                                | 0.39%                    | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 25    | Nagaland            | 100%                                | 0.41%                    | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 26    | Odisha              | 100%                                | 66%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 27    | Puducherry          | 100%                                | 95%                      | NA                                | NA                                           | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | NA                              |
| 28    | Punjab              | 100%                                | 93%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | -                            | -                               |
| 29    | Rajasthan           | 100%                                | 100%                     | -                                 | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 91%                             |
| 30    | Sikkim              | 100%                                | 69%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 1%                              |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu          | 100%                                | 18%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 33%                             |
| 32    | Telangana           | 100%                                | 100%                     | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | 9%                              |
| 33    | Tripura             | 100%                                | 91%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | -                            | Yes                          | 1%                              |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh       | 100%                                | 46.76%                   | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 35    | Uttarakhand         | 100%                                | 66%                      | Implemented                       | -                                            | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
| 36    | West Bengal         | 100%                                | 57%                      | Implemented                       | Implemented                                  | Yes                   | Yes                          | Yes                          | -                               |
|       |                     | 100 %                               | 60.23%                   | 25                                | 14                                           | 36                    | 32                           | 35                           | 23.4%                           |