Lok Sabha Question No. 2511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-04
Subject: Irregularities in PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, MAHEISH GIRRI, HEMAMALINI, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV, VISHNU DAYAL RAM, PARASURAMAN K., KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, SAKUNTALA LAGURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2511 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH  AUGUST, 2015

## IRREGULARITIES IN PDS

2511. SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI:

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  proposes  to  increasingly  associate  Information Technology  in  Public  Distribution  System  (PDS)  including  installation  of  GPS  in PDS vehicles, issuance of smart cards etc. to plug loopholes and check leakage of foodgrains, if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  concrete  policy  to  check corruption/leakages in PDS, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether any action has been taken against the officials held responsible for
- corruption in PDS during the last three years and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

(a):  With  a  view  to  modernize  the  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS) and to plug loopholes and check leakage of foodgrains Government has initiated a  plan  scheme  on  'End-to-end  Compterisation  of  TPDS  Operations'  under  12 th Five Year Plan (2012-17) on cost sharing basis with the States/UTs with funding requirement of Rs. 884.07 crore, which includes Government of India's share of Rs.  489.37  crore  and  States/UTs  share  of  Rs.  394.70  crore.  Costs  are  being shared on 90:10 basis in respect of North Eastern States and on 50:50 basis with other  States/UTs.  This  scheme  comprises  activities,  namely,  digitization  of ration  cards/beneficiary  and  other  databases,  computerization  of  supply-chain management, setting up of transparency portals, FPS automation etc. Presently there is no provision for installation of GPS in PDS vehicles or issuance of smart

card based delivery of foodgrains under the above scheme.

(b & c): The Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001 dated 31.08.2001 notified  in  exercise  of  the  powers  conferred  by  the  section  3  of  the  Essential Commodities  Act,  1955,  mandates  State  /  UT  Governments  to  carry  out  all required action to ensure smooth functioning of TPDS.  Under the said Order, the State  /  UT  Governments  are  to  take  action  against  any  person  indulging  in malpractices in TPDS.  The Order has since been superseded by the TPDS (C) Order,  2015  dated  20.03.2015  issued  in  consonance  with  NFSA,  2013.    The provisions of the PDS (C) Order, 2001 shall be effective against the corresponding provisions of the TPDS (C) Order, 2015 in States/UTs which have not  implemented  the  NFSA  or  are  implementing  it  only  in  part.    An  offence committed in violation  of  these  Orders  is  liable  for  penal  action  under  the  EC Act, 1955.  State/UT-wise details regarding action taken under clauses 8 & 9 of the PDS (Control) Order, 2001 during the last three years and current year is at Annex.

State/UT Governments have been directed in July 2006 to implement a 9point action plan for streamlining the working of TPDS.  Further, strengthening and streamlining of TPDS is a continuous endeavour. To improve functioning of TPDS to curb leakage / diversion of foodgrains, Government has been regularly issuing  advisories  and  holding  meetings,  conferences,  etc.  wherein  State/UT Governments are requested for review of lists of beneficiaries, improving offtake of allocated foodgrains, ensure timely availability of foodgrains at FPSs, greater transparency  in  functioning  of  TPDS,  improved  monitoring  and  vigilance  at various levels, improving the viability of FPS operations, etc.  NFSA, 2013, also contains measures for reforms in TPDS, to be undertaken progressively by the Central  and  State/UT  Governments.  These  reforms  inter  alia  include  door-step delivery of foodgrains at the FPS, application of ICT tools, preference to public institutions/bodies in licensing of FPSs, etc.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  and  (c)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2511 FOR ANSWER ON 04.08.2015 IN THE LOK SAHBHA

Statement showing results of action taken by the State/UT Governments under Clauses 8 & 9 of the PDS (Control) Order, 2001 from January 2011 to December, 2014.

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State/UT   |   Year | Number of inspections   | Number of raids conducted   | Number of persons arrested/prosecu ted/convicted   | Number of FPS Licenses suspended/Cancell ed/Show caue notices issued/FIRlodged   |
|-----------|------------------------|--------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh         |   2011 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh         |   2012 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh         |   2013 | 5450                    | 103                         | 00                                                 | 66                                                                               |
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh         |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh      |   2011 | 21                      | 151                         | 0                                                  | 01                                                                               |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh      |   2012 | 0                       | 12                          | 0                                                  | 00                                                                               |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh      |   2013 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh      |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         3 | Assam                  |   2011 | 3361                    | 1454                        | 200                                                | 129                                                                              |
|         3 | Assam                  |   2012 | 650                     | 258                         | 00                                                 | 32                                                                               |
|         3 | Assam                  |   2013 | 501                     | 162                         | 00                                                 | 14                                                                               |
|         3 | Assam                  |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         4 | Bihar                  |   2011 | 70927                   | 51                          | 49                                                 | 8926                                                                             |
|         4 | Bihar                  |   2012 | 73629                   | 101                         | 38                                                 | 10358                                                                            |
|         4 | Bihar                  |   2013 | 32698                   | 61                          | 4                                                  | 3984                                                                             |
|         4 | Bihar                  |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh           |   2011 | 27503                   | 285                         | 07                                                 | 215                                                                              |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh           |   2012 | 3033                    | 253                         | 11                                                 | 104                                                                              |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh           |   2013 | 7726                    | 792                         | 64                                                 | 244                                                                              |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh           |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         6 | Delhi                  |   2011 | 110                     | 26                          | 09                                                 | 78                                                                               |
|         6 | Delhi                  |   2012 | 29                      | 00                          | 00                                                 | 28                                                                               |
|         6 | Delhi                  |   2013 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         6 | Delhi                  |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         7 | Goa                    |   2011 | 344                     | 00                          | 00                                                 | 51                                                                               |
|         7 | Goa                    |   2012 | 334                     | 00                          | 00                                                 | 23                                                                               |
|         7 | Goa                    |   2013 | 403                     | 02                          | 00                                                 | 52                                                                               |
|         7 | Goa                    |   2014 | 261                     | 11                          | 00                                                 | 40                                                                               |
|         8 | Gujarat                |   2011 | 20005                   | 00                          | 139                                                | 316                                                                              |
|         8 | Gujarat                |   2012 | 15637                   | 00                          | 45                                                 | 209                                                                              |
|         8 | Gujarat                |   2013 | 13911                   | 00                          | 87                                                 | 310                                                                              |
|         8 | Gujarat                |   2014 | 6146                    | 00                          | 45                                                 | 172                                                                              |
|         9 | Haryana                |   2011 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         9 | Haryana                |   2012 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         9 | Haryana                |   2013 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|         9 | Haryana                |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                  | *                                                                                |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh       |   2011 | 35933                   | 00                          | 08                                                 | 00                                                                               |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh       |   2012 | 31109                   | 00                          | 02                                                 | 00                                                                               |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh       |   2013 | 21814                   | 00                          | 02                                                 | 04                                                                               |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh       |   2014 | 8140                    | 00                          | 00                                                 | 05                                                                               |

|   11 | Jammu& Kashmir   |   2011 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|------|------------------|--------|--------|-------|-----|------|
|   11 | Jammu& Kashmir   |   2012 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   11 | Jammu& Kashmir   |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   11 | Jammu& Kashmir   |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   12 | Jharkhand        |   2011 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   12 | Jharkhand        |   2012 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   12 | Jharkhand        |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   12 | Jharkhand        |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   13 | Karnataka        |   2011 | 78030  | 1334  | 157 | 162  |
|   13 | Karnataka        |   2012 | 64484  | 784   | 69  | 59   |
|   13 | Karnataka        |   2013 | 71613  | 444   | 94  | 170  |
|   13 | Karnataka        |   2014 | 39239  | 424   | 196 | 263  |
|   14 | Kerala           |   2011 | 43568  | 4102  | 06  | 54   |
|   14 | Kerala           |   2012 | 110840 | 6760  | 02  | 127  |
|   14 | Kerala           |   2013 | 83493  | 15683 | 00  | 139  |
|   14 | Kerala           |   2014 | 92638  | 22427 | 02  | 115  |
|   15 | Madhya Pradesh   |   2011 | 118126 | 57691 | 00  | 4884 |
|   15 | Madhya Pradesh   |   2012 | 97846  | 16910 | 19  | 2323 |
|   15 | Madhya Pradesh   |   2013 | 251262 | 4092  | 71  | 4092 |
|   15 | Madhya Pradesh   |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   16 | Maharashtra      |   2011 | 45446  | 5054  | 116 | 907  |
|   16 | Maharashtra      |   2012 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   16 | Maharashtra      |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   16 | Maharashtra      |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   17 | Manipur          |   2011 | 44     | 00    | 00  | 00   |
|   17 | Manipur          |   2012 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   17 | Manipur          |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   17 | Manipur          |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   18 | Meghalaya        |   2011 | 1288   | 39    | 00  | 18   |
|   18 | Meghalaya        |   2012 | 992    | 28    | 00  | 06   |
|   18 | Meghalaya        |   2013 | 729    | 26    | 00  | 03   |
|   18 | Meghalaya        |   2014 | 153    | 12    | 00  | 01   |
|   19 | Mizoram          |   2011 | 366    | 340   | 02  | 10   |
|   19 | Mizoram          |   2012 | 338    | 223   | 00  | 03   |
|   19 | Mizoram          |   2013 | 204    | 107   | 00  | 00   |
|   19 | Mizoram          |   2014 | 185    | 119   | 00  | 00   |
|   20 | Nagaland         |   2011 | 299    | 14    | 00  | 00   |
|   20 | Nagaland         |   2012 | 69     | 03    | 00  | 01   |
|   20 | Nagaland         |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   20 | Nagaland         |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   21 | Odisha           |   2011 | 00     | 73523 | 368 | 2722 |
|   21 | Odisha           |   2012 | 00     | 31197 | 131 | 1229 |
|   21 | Odisha           |   2013 | 00     | 27740 | 80  | 1229 |
|   21 | Odisha           |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   22 | Punjab           |   2011 | 36462  | 8844  | 08  | 1304 |
|   22 | Punjab           |   2012 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   22 | Punjab           |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   22 | Punjab           |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   23 | Rajasthan        |   2011 | 00     | 489   | 283 | 00   |
|   23 | Rajasthan        |   2012 | 00     | 279   | 335 | 00   |
|   23 | Rajasthan        |   2013 | 00     | 125   | 170 | 00   |
|   23 | Rajasthan        |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |

Contd.3/-

## Contd/ annexure

| 24                               | Sikkim        | 2011      | 00       | 00     | 00    | 00     |
|----------------------------------|---------------|-----------|----------|--------|-------|--------|
|                                  |               | 2012      | *        | *      | *     | *      |
|                                  |               | 2013      | 00       | 00     | 00    | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2014      | *        | *      | *     | *      |
| 25                               | Tamil Nadu    | 2011      | 234103   | 13779  | 1290  | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2012      | 184677   | 10290  | 2340  | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2013      | 175705   | 9196   | 2008  | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2014      | 161944   | 6347   | 49    | 00     |
| 26                               | Tripura       | 2011      | 7027     | 186    | 42    | 590    |
|                                  |               | 2012      | 10676    | 392    | 00    | 780    |
|                                  |               | 2013      | 10150    | 671    | 87    | 1254   |
|                                  |               | 2014      | 2211     | 64     | 02    | 73     |
| 27                               | Uttarakhand   | 2011      | 8513     | 4258   | 27    | 159    |
|                                  |               | 2012      | 2953     | 1477   | 7     | 16     |
|                                  |               | 2013      | 10897    | 1683   | 11    | 101    |
|                                  |               | 2014      | 2236     | 00     | 01    | 15     |
| 28                               | Uttar Pradesh | 2011      | 44152    | 11693  | 653   | 3523   |
|                                  |               | 2012      | 76458    | 19226  | 976   | 5302   |
|                                  |               | 2013      | 9220     | 00     | 311   | 1807   |
|                                  |               | 2014      | 8226     | 00     | 261   | 1906   |
| 29                               | West Bengal   | 2011      | 19378    | 405    | 58    | 1154   |
|                                  |               | 2012      | 15436    | 452    | 01    | 1213   |
|                                  |               | 2013      | 17284    | 302    | 04    | 1840   |
| 30                               | A&NIslands    | 2014 2011 | 15343 90 | 41 00  | 01 03 | 993 09 |
|                                  |               | 2012      | 316      | 00     | 00    | 17     |
|                                  |               | 2013      | 126      | 00     | 00    | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2014      | *        | *      | *     | *      |
| 31                               | Chandigarh    | 2011      | 14       | 03     | 03    | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2012      | 00       | 00     | 00    | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2013      | 00       | 00     | 10    | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2014      | *        | *      | *     | *      |
| 32                               | D&NHaveli     | 2011      | 72       | 40     | 08    | 03     |
|                                  |               | 2012      | *        | *      | *     | *      |
|                                  |               | 2013      | 08       | 02     | 00    | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2014      | 06       | 02     | 00    | 00     |
| 33                               | Daman &Diu    | 2011      | *        | *      | *     | *      |
|                                  |               | 2012      | *        | *      | *     | *      |
|                                  |               | 2013      | *        | *      | *     | *      |
|                                  |               | 2014      | *        | *      | *     | *      |
| 34                               | Lakshadweep   | 2011      | 00       | 00     | 00    | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2012      | 00       | 00     | 00    | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2013      | *        | *      | *     | *      |
|                                  |               | 2014      | *        | *      | *     | *      |
| 35                               | Puducherry    | 2011      | 496      | 615    | 22    | 01     |
|                                  |               | 2012      | 385      | 770    | 161   | 00     |
|                                  |               | 2013      | 1026     | 520    | 49    | 01     |
|                                  |               | 2014      | 1593     | 504    | 13    | 00     |
| Total                            |               | 2011      | 795678   | 184376 | 3458  | 25216  |
|                                  |               | 2012      | 689891   | 89415  | 4137  | 21830  |
|                                  |               | 2013      | 714220   | 61711  | 3052  | 15310  |
|                                  |               | 2014      | 338321   | 29951  | 570   | 3583   |
| Grand Total= 2011+2012+2013+2014 |               |           | 2538110  | 365453 | 11217 | 65939  |

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