Lok Sabha Question No. 2985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Leakages in PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE, C.S. PUTTARAJU, KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY, KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA, ANOOP MISHRA, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, POONAM  MAHAJAN, DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, PRATHAP SIMHA, SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI, SATYA PAL SINGH, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2985

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH, 2016

## LEAKAGES IN PDS

2985.

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

SHRI MATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA:

SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI P.K. BIJU:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI SATYAPAL SINGH:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALI:

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  a  large  number  of  cases  regarding  irregularities  and diversion of various items have been reported under the Public Distribution  System  (PDS)  recently  in  certain  States,  if  so,  the  details thereof  indicating  the  number  of  cases  reported  and  the  items  diverted during the last three years State-wise;
- (b) whether any investigation has been conducted in this regard, if so
- the details  and outcome thereof; and
- (c) whether  steps  have  been  taken  or  any  new  model  has  been introduced to check corruption and bring transparency in functioning of PDS, if so, the details and the result thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) : Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State/Union Territory (UT) Governments wherein operational responsibilities for allocation of foodgrains  within  the  States/UTs,  identification  of  eligible  Below  Poverty Line (BPL) families, issuance of ration cards to them and supervision over and  monitoring  of  functioning  of  Fair  Price  Shops  (FPSs)  rest  with  the concerned State/UT Governments.

There  have  been  reports  about  irregularities  in  implementation  of TPDS in certain regions/States in the country. As and when complaints are received by the Government from individuals and organizations as well as through press reports, they are sent to State/UT Governments concerned for  inquiry  and  appropriate  action.  A  statement  indicating  State-wise number of complaints on TPDS received in the department from 2013 to 2016 (upto January, 2016) is at Annexure -I.

(b):  In order to maintain supplies and securing availability and distribution of essential commodities, Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001 and  TPDS(Control)  Order,  2015  have  been  notified.  Both  control  orders mandate the State and UT Governments to carry out all required action to ensure smooth functioning of TPDS. An offence committed in violation of the  provisions  of  both  these  Order  is  liable  for  penal  action  under  the Essential  Commodities  Act,  1955.  Reports  are  being  sought  periodically from  State/UT  Governments  regarding  irregularities  in  TPDS  and  action taken  on  such  cases  by  them  under  relevant  clauses  of  PDS(Control) Orders. State-wise details regarding action taken by States/UTs during the last three years and current year are at Annexure-II.

(c): Department of Food and Public Distribution has implemented a Plan on Scheme 'End-to-end Computerisation of TPDS Operations' under 12th Five Year  Plan  (2012-17)  on  cost  sharing  basis  with  the  States/UTs.  Cabinet Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  approved  Component-I  of  the Scheme  in  October,  2012  with  funding  requirement  of  Rs.  884.07  crore during 2012-17, 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. Component-I of the Scheme  comprises activities, namely,  digitization of ration cards/beneficiary  and  other  databases, computerisation of supply-chain management, setting up of transparency portals and grievance redressal mechanisms.  The Department conveyed administrative  approval  for  the  scheme  to  all  States/UTs  on  10.12.2012. National  Informatics  Centre  (NIC)  is  the  technical  partner  under  the scheme.

Ration Cards have been completely digitized in all States/UTs except Himachal Pradesh. AADHAR seeding has been achieved for more than 45% of  total  number  of    Ration  Cards.  21  States/UTs  have  started  online allocation  of  Food  Grains.  Grievance  Redressal    Mechanism/Toll  Free Telephone number for Grievance Redressal has also been put in place in all State/UTs.

TPDS  (C)  Order  2015  provides  that  all  Targeted  Public  Distribution System related records shall be placed in the public domain and kept open for  inspection  to  the  public  in  the  manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the State Government.

Every  local  authority,  or  any  other  authority  or  body,  as  may  be authorised  by  the  State  Government,  shall  conduct  or  cause  to  be conducted,  periodic  social  audits  on  the  functioning  of  Targeted  Public Distribution System, and cause to publicise its findings and take necessary action, in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Government.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2985    DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  15.03.2016  IN  THE  LOK SABHA

STATEMENT:   COMPLAINTS ON TPDS RECEIVED  IN THE DEPARTMENT FROM INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS & THROUGH MEDIA REPORTS ETC FROM 2013 TO 2016 (upto 31.01.2016)

| S. No.              | State/UT          | 2013   | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   |
|---------------------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1 Andhra            | Pradesh 3         | 4      | 8      |        | -      |
| 2                   | Arunachal Pradesh | -      | 1      | 1      | -      |
| 3                   | Assam             | -      | 5      | 34     | 1      |
| 4                   | Bihar             | 32     | 55     | 106    | 4      |
| 5 Chhattisgarh      | 3                 |        | 3      | 6      | -      |
| 6 Delhi             |                   | 37     | 78     | 113    | 2      |
| 7                   | -                 |        | -      | -      | -      |
| Goa 8 Gujarat       |                   | 4      | 16     | 8      | -      |
| 9 Haryana           | 11                |        | 26     | 35     | 2      |
| 10 Himachal Pradesh | -                 |        | -      | 4      | 1      |
| 11 J&K              | -                 |        | -      | 5      | -      |
| 12 Jharkhand        |                   | 8      | 16     | 32     | -      |
| 13 Karnataka        | 6                 |        | 6      | 16     | -      |
| 14 Kerala           | 1                 |        | 1      | 16     | 3      |
| 15 Madhya Pradesh   |                   | 17     | 7      | 17     | 1      |
| 16 Maharashtra      | 20                |        | 25     | 48     | 4      |
| 17 Manipur          |                   | 2      | 1      | 6      | -      |
| 18 Meghalaya        |                   | 1      | 2      | 7      | -      |
| 19 Mizoram          |                   | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 20 Nagaland         |                   | -      | 3      | -      | -      |
| 21 Orissa           |                   | 3      | 8      | 22     | 3      |
| 22 Punjab           |                   | 6      | 5      | 10     | -      |
| 23 Rajasthan        |                   | 18     | 31     | 33     | -      |
| 24                  | Sikkim            | 0      | -      | -      | -      |
| Tamil Nadu          | 9                 |        | 7      | 22     | 1      |
| 25 26               | Telangana         | -      | -      | 10     | -      |
| 27                  | Uttarakhand       | 2      | 8      | 24     | 1      |
| 28                  | Uttar Pradesh     | 92     | 137    | 197    | 21     |
| 29                  | West Bengal       | 7      | 11     | 32     | 1      |
| 30                  | Chandigarh        | -      | 3      | 6      | -      |
| 31                  | D&NHaveli         | -      | 1      | -      | -      |
| 32                  | Puducherry        | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| TOTAL               |                   | 282    |        | 818    | 45     |
|                     |                   |        | 460    |        |        |

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## ANNEXURE -II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2985 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2016 IN THE Lok SABHA

(As compiled 31.12.2015)

## Statement showing results of action taken by the State/UT Governments under relevant clauses of PDS/TPDS (Control) Orders from January 2012 to December, 2015.

|   Sl. No . | Name of the State/UT   |   Year | Number of inspections   | Number of raids conducted   | Number of persons arrested/ prosecuted/ convicted   | Number of FPS Licenses suspended/ Cancelled/ Show cause notices issued/FIR lodged   |
|------------|------------------------|--------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          1 | Andhra Pradesh         |   2012 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          1 | Andhra Pradesh         |   2013 | 5450                    | 103                         | 00                                                  | 66                                                                                  |
|          1 | Andhra Pradesh         |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          1 | Andhra Pradesh         |   2015 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          2 | Arunachal Pradesh      |   2012 | 0                       | 12                          | 0                                                   | 00                                                                                  |
|          2 | Arunachal Pradesh      |   2013 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          2 | Arunachal Pradesh      |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          2 | Arunachal Pradesh      |   2015 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          3 | Assam                  |   2012 | 650                     | 258                         | 00                                                  | 32                                                                                  |
|          3 | Assam                  |   2013 | 501                     | 162                         | 00                                                  | 14                                                                                  |
|          3 | Assam                  |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          3 | Assam                  |   2015 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          4 | Bihar                  |   2012 | 73629                   | 101                         | 38                                                  | 10358                                                                               |
|          4 | Bihar                  |   2013 | 32698                   | 61                          | 4                                                   | 3984                                                                                |
|          4 | Bihar                  |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          4 | Bihar                  |   2015 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          5 | Chhattisgarh           |   2012 | 3033                    | 253                         | 11                                                  | 104                                                                                 |
|          5 | Chhattisgarh           |   2013 | 7726                    | 792                         | 64                                                  | 244                                                                                 |
|          5 | Chhattisgarh           |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          5 | Chhattisgarh           |   2015 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          6 | Delhi                  |   2012 | 29                      | 00                          | 00                                                  | 28                                                                                  |
|          6 | Delhi                  |   2013 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          6 | Delhi                  |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          6 | Delhi                  |   2015 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          7 | Goa                    |   2012 | 334                     | 00                          | 00                                                  | 23                                                                                  |
|          7 | Goa                    |   2013 | 403                     | 02                          | 00                                                  | 52                                                                                  |
|          7 | Goa                    |   2014 | 357                     | 27                          | 00                                                  | 57                                                                                  |
|          7 | Goa                    |   2015 | 130                     | 03                          | 00                                                  | 22                                                                                  |
|          8 | Gujarat                |   2012 | 15637                   | 00                          | 45                                                  | 209                                                                                 |
|          8 | Gujarat                |   2013 | 13911                   | 00                          | 87                                                  | 310                                                                                 |
|          8 | Gujarat                |   2014 | 8887                    | 00                          | 46                                                  | 243                                                                                 |
|          8 | Gujarat                |   2015 | 5770                    | 00                          | 11                                                  | 281                                                                                 |
|          9 | Haryana                |   2012 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          9 | Haryana                |   2013 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          9 | Haryana                |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|          9 | Haryana                |   2015 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|         10 | Himachal Pradesh       |   2012 | 31109                   | 00                          | 02                                                  | 00                                                                                  |
|         10 | Himachal Pradesh       |   2013 | 21814                   | 00                          | 02                                                  | 04                                                                                  |
|         10 | Himachal Pradesh       |   2014 | 9635                    | 00                          | 00                                                  | 08                                                                                  |
|         10 | Himachal Pradesh       |   2015 | 3138                    | 00                          | 00                                                  | 325                                                                                 |

|   11 | Jammu& Kashmir   |   2012 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|------|------------------|--------|--------|-------|-----|------|
|   11 | Jammu& Kashmir   |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   11 | Jammu& Kashmir   |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   11 | Jammu& Kashmir   |   2015 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   12 | Jharkhand        |   2012 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   12 | Jharkhand        |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   12 | Jharkhand        |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   12 | Jharkhand        |   2015 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   13 | Karnataka        |   2012 | 64484  | 784   | 69  | 59   |
|   13 | Karnataka        |   2013 | 71613  | 444   | 94  | 170  |
|   13 | Karnataka        |   2014 | 39239  | 424   | 196 | 263  |
|   13 | Karnataka        |   2015 | 39516  | 441   | 82  | 285  |
|   14 | Kerala           |   2012 | 110840 | 6760  | 02  | 127  |
|   14 | Kerala           |   2013 | 83493  | 15683 | 00  | 139  |
|   14 | Kerala           |   2014 | 92638  | 22427 | 02  | 115  |
|   14 | Kerala           |   2015 | 15847  | 2828  | 00  | 14   |
|   15 | Madhya Pradesh   |   2012 | 97846  | 16910 | 19  | 2323 |
|   15 | Madhya Pradesh   |   2013 | 251262 | 4092  | 71  | 4092 |
|   15 | Madhya Pradesh   |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   15 | Madhya Pradesh   |   2015 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   16 | Maharashtra      |   2012 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   16 | Maharashtra      |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   16 | Maharashtra      |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   16 | Maharashtra      |   2015 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   17 | Manipur          |   2012 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   17 | Manipur          |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   17 | Manipur          |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   17 | Manipur          |   2015 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   18 | Meghalaya        |   2012 | 992    | 28    | 00  | 06   |
|   18 | Meghalaya        |   2013 | 729    | 26    | 00  | 03   |
|   18 | Meghalaya        |   2014 | 681    | 34    | 00  | 04   |
|   18 | Meghalaya        |   2015 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   19 | Mizoram          |   2012 | 338    | 223   | 00  | 03   |
|   19 | Mizoram          |   2013 | 204    | 107   | 00  | 00   |
|   19 | Mizoram          |   2014 | 242    | 147   | 00  | 00   |
|   19 | Mizoram          |   2015 | 166    | 103   | 00  | 00   |
|   20 | Nagaland         |   2012 | 69     | 03    | 00  | 01   |
|   20 | Nagaland         |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   20 | Nagaland         |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   20 | Nagaland         |   2015 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   21 | Odisha           |   2012 | 00     | 31197 | 131 | 1229 |
|   21 | Odisha           |   2013 | 00     | 27740 | 80  | 1229 |
|   21 | Odisha           |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   21 | Odisha           |   2015 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   22 | Punjab           |   2012 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   22 | Punjab           |   2013 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   22 | Punjab           |   2014 | *      | *     | *   | *    |
|   22 | Punjab           |   2015 | *      | *     | *   | *    |

|   23 | Rajasthan     |   2012 | 00     | 279   | 335   | 00   |
|------|---------------|--------|--------|-------|-------|------|
|   23 | Rajasthan     |   2013 | 00     | 125   | 170   | 00   |
|   23 | Rajasthan     |   2014 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   23 | Rajasthan     |   2015 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   24 | Sikkim        |   2012 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   24 | Sikkim        |   2013 | 00     | 00    | 00    | 00   |
|   24 | Sikkim        |   2014 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   24 | Sikkim        |   2015 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   25 | Tamil Nadu    |   2012 | 184677 | 10290 | 2340  | 00   |
|   25 | Tamil Nadu    |   2013 | 175705 | 9196  | 2008  | 00   |
|   25 | Tamil Nadu    |   2014 | 218293 | 8949  | 53    | 00   |
|   25 | Tamil Nadu    |   2015 | 180520 | 7700  | 25    | 00   |
|   26 | Tripura       |   2012 | 10676  | 392   | 00    | 780  |
|   26 | Tripura       |   2013 | 10150  | 671   | 87    | 1254 |
|   26 | Tripura       |   2014 | 9843   | 403   | 20    | 431  |
|   26 | Tripura       |   2015 | 5560   | 212   | 01    | 223  |
|   27 | Uttarakhand   |   2012 | 2953   | 1477  | 7     | 16   |
|   27 | Uttarakhand   |   2013 | 10897  | 1683  | 11    | 101  |
|   27 | Uttarakhand   |   2014 | 2236   | 00    | 01    | 15   |
|   27 | Uttarakhand   |   2015 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   28 | Uttar Pradesh |   2012 | 76458  | 19226 | 976   | 5302 |
|   28 | Uttar Pradesh |   2013 | 9220   | 00    | 311   | 1807 |
|   28 | Uttar Pradesh |   2014 | 8226   | 00    | 261   | 1906 |
|   28 | Uttar Pradesh |   2015 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   29 | West Bengal   |   2012 | 15436  | 452   | 01    | 1213 |
|   29 | West Bengal   |   2013 | 17284  | 302   | 04    | 1840 |
|   29 | West Bengal   |   2014 | 22769  | 75    | 01    | 1401 |
|   29 | West Bengal   |   2015 | 7680   | 52    | 00    | 462  |
|   30 | A&N Islands   |   2012 | 316    | 00    | 00    | 17   |
|   30 | A&N Islands   |   2013 | 126    | 00    | 00    | 00   |
|   30 | A&N Islands   |   2014 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   30 | A&N Islands   |   2015 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   31 | Chandigarh    |   2012 | 00     | 00    | 00    | 00   |
|   31 | Chandigarh    |   2013 | 00     | 00    | 10    | 00   |
|   31 | Chandigarh    |   2014 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   31 | Chandigarh    |   2015 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   32 | D&N Haveli    |   2012 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   32 | D&N Haveli    |   2013 | 08     | 02    | 00    | 00   |
|   32 | D&N Haveli    |   2014 | 06     | 02    | 00    | 00   |
|   32 | D&N Haveli    |   2015 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   33 | Daman &Diu    |   2012 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   33 | Daman &Diu    |   2013 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   33 | Daman &Diu    |   2014 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   33 | Daman &Diu    |   2015 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   34 | Lakshadweep   |   2012 | 00     | 00    | 00    | 00   |
|   34 | Lakshadweep   |   2013 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   34 | Lakshadweep   |   2014 | *      | *     | *     | *    |
|   34 | Lakshadweep   |   2015 | *      | *     | *     | *    |

| 35           | Puducherry   | 2012         |     385 |    770 |   161 |    00 |
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------|--------|-------|-------|
| 35           |              | 2013         |    1026 |    520 |    49 |    01 |
| 35           |              | 2014         |    2206 |    670 |    13 |    00 |
| 35           |              | 2015         |     511 |    175 |    00 |    00 |
| Total        | Total        | 2012         |  689891 |  89415 |  4137 | 21830 |
|              |              | 2013         |  714220 |  61711 |  3052 | 15310 |
|              |              | 2014         |  415258 |  33158 |   593 |  4443 |
|              |              | 2015         |  258838 |  11514 |   119 |  1612 |
| Grand Total= | Grand Total= | Grand Total= | 2078207 | 195798 |  7901 | 43195 |

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