Lok Sabha Question No. 33 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Corruption in PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 33

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST   DECEMBER, 2015

## CORRUPTION IN PDS

- *33.  SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

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 is aware of alleged corruption in the Public Distribution System(PDS) hindering the supply of essential commodities to the poor people, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  number  and  nature  of  cases  of  alleged  corruption/irregularities reported and the action  taken thereon during each of the last three years, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of the action plan formulated to revamp, strengthen and streamline PDS along with the action taken thereon?

## A N S W E R

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

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. *33 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 01.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

- (a) & (b): There have been complaints about irregularities in the functioning of the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) including leakage/diversion of foodgrains, foodgrains not reaching the intended beneficiaries,  issuance  of  ration  cards  to  ineligible  persons,  etc.  in  some States/regions in the country. TPDS is operated under the joint responsibility of  the  Central and the State/Union Territory (UT) Governments wherein the operational responsibilities for implementation of TPDS within the State/UT rest  with  the  State/UT  Governments  concerned.  Therefore,  as  and  when complaints are received by the Government from individuals and organizations  as  well  as  through  press  reports,  these  are  referred  to  the State/UT  Governments  concerned,  if  required,  for  inquiry  and  appropriate action.  A  State/UT-wise  statement  indicating  number  of  such  complaints received during the last three years and current year is at Annex -I.

The  Public Distribution System  (Control) Order, 2001  notified on 31.08.2001 mandates the State / UT Governments to carry out all required action  to  ensure  smooth  functioning  of  TPDS.    Under  the  said  Order,  the State  /  UT  Governments  are  responsible  for  implementing  TPDS  and  are competent to take action against those indulging in malpractices in TPDS by invoking provisions of clauses 8 & 9 of the said Order. The PDS (C) Order, 2001  has  been  superseded  by  the  TPDS  (C)  Order,  2015  notified  on 20.03.2015 in consonance with NFSA, 2013.  The provisions of the PDS (C) Order, 2001 shall be effective in States/UTs which have not implemented the NFSA or are implementing it only in part.  An offence committed in violation of the provisions of these Orders is liable for penal action under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Thus, both the Orders empower State/UT Governments  to  take  punitive  action  in  case  of  contravention  of  relevant provisions  of  these  Orders.    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 -II.

- (c): A Nine Point Action Plan for curbing the leakages/diversion of foodgrains  under  TPDS  was  evolved  in  July,  2006  in  consultation  with  the State/UT Governments for implementation. Details of the action taken under the Nine Point Action Plan as reported by the States/UTs upto 30.06.2015 is at Annex -III.

In  a  continuous  endeavour  to  strengthen  and  streamline  TPDS,  the Government has initiated implementation of Component-I of the plan scheme on 'End-to-end Computerisation of TPDS Operations' during the 12 th  Five Year Plan  (2012-17)  to  ensure  transparency  and  check  leakages  in  the  TPDS system.    Under  the  scheme,  financial  assistance  is  being  provided  to States/UTs on cost sharing basis. The cost is being shared on 90:10 basis with North East States and on 50:50 basis with other States/UTs.  Under this scheme,  as  per  reports  received,  as  on  31.10.2015,  ration  card  data digitization has been done in 29 States/UTs, ration card data is available on Web Portal in 27 States/UTs, Online allocation is being done in 16 States/UTs, supply-chain management in 8 States/UTs, Transparency Portal set up in 27 States/UTs,  online  Grievance  Redressal  Mechanism  in  26  and  toll  free helpline number has been set up in 32 States/UTs.

To  curb  leakages  further,  under  the  NFSA  inter  alia,  States/UTs  have been asked to either do cash transfer of food subsidy under Direct Benefit Scheme (DBT) or install  electronic  Point  of  Sale  Device  (ePoS)  at  the  Fair Price Shops (FPSs).  So far, more than 51,000 FPSs are automated across the country.

The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) also encourages progressive reforms in the TPDS.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.  *33  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 01.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

## STATEMENT:   COMPLAINTS ON TPDS RECEIVED  IN THE DEPARTMENT FROM INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS & THROUGH MEDIA REPORTS ETC FROM 2012 TO 2015 (upto 30.10.2015)

| S. No.   | State/UT          | 2012   | 2013   | 2014   | 2015   |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | -      | 3      | 4      | 7      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | -      | -      | 1      | 1      |
| 3        | Assam             | 1      | -      | 5      | 31     |
| 4        | Bihar             | 14     | 32     | 55     | 98     |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 1      | 3      | 3      | 6      |
| 6        | Delhi             | 22     | 37     | 78     | 99     |
| 7        | Goa               | -      | -      | -      | -      |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 3      | 4      | 16     | 8      |
| 9        | Haryana           | 5      | 11     | 26     | 28     |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | -      | -      | -      | 4      |
| 11       | J&K               | 3      | -      | -      | 4      |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 4      | 8      | 16     | 28     |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 2      | 6      | 6      | 13     |
| 14       | Kerala            | 4      | 1      | 1      | 14     |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    | 6      | 17     | 7      | 17     |
| 16       | Maharashtra       | 9      | 20     | 25     | 40     |
| 17       | Manipur           | 1      | 2      | 1      | 6      |
| 18       | Meghalaya         | -      | 1      | 2      | 3      |
| 19       | Mizoram           | 1      | -      | -      | -      |
| 20       | Nagaland          | -      | -      | 3      | -      |
| 21       | Orissa            | 3      | 3      | 8      | 13     |
| 22       | Punjab            | 5      | 6      | 5      | 9      |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 3      | 18     | 31     | 25     |
| 24       | Sikkim            | -      | 0      | -      | -      |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        | 4      | 9      | 7      | 17     |
| 26       | Telangana         | -      | -      | -      | 10     |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 5      | 2      | 8      | 20     |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     | 72     | 92     | 137    | 152    |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 2      | 7      | 11     | 23     |
| 30       | Chandigarh        | -      | -      | 3      | 6      |
| 31       | D&NHaveli         | -      | -      | 1      | -      |
| 32       | Puducherry        | 1      | -      | -      | -      |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL             | 171    | 282    | 460    | 682    |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.  *33  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 01.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

(As compiled 30.06.2015)

Statement showing results of action taken by the State/UT Governments under Clauses 8 & 9 of the PDS (Control) Order, 2001 from January 2012 to June, 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 | 63                      | 00                          | 00                                                  | 06                                                                                  |
|         8 | Gujarat                |   2012 | 15637                   | 00                          | 45                                                  | 209                                                                                 |
|         8 | Gujarat                |   2013 | 13911                   | 00                          | 87                                                  | 310                                                                                 |
|         8 | Gujarat                |   2014 | 8887                    | 00                          | 46                                                  | 243                                                                                 |
|         8 | Gujarat                |   2015 | 2436                    | 00                          | 07                                                  | 122                                                                                 |
|         9 | Haryana                |   2012 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|         9 | Haryana                |   2013 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|         9 | Haryana                |   2014 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|         9 | Haryana                |   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   |
|-----------|------------------------|--------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        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 | 1389                    | 00                          | 00                                                  | 02                                                                                  |
|        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 | 19283                   | 243                         | 44                                                  | 147                                                                                 |
|        14 | Kerala                 |   2012 | 110840                  | 6760                        | 02                                                  | 127                                                                                 |
|        14 | Kerala                 |   2013 | 83493                   | 15683                       | 00                                                  | 139                                                                                 |
|        14 | Kerala                 |   2014 | 92638                   | 22427                       | 02                                                  | 115                                                                                 |
|        14 | Kerala                 |   2015 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|        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 | 56                      | 33                          | 00                                                  | 00                                                                                  |

|   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   |
|-----------|------------------------|--------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        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 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |
|        26 | Tripura                |   2012 | 10676                   | 392                         | 00                                                  | 780                                                                                 |
|        26 | Tripura                |   2013 | 10150                   | 671                         | 87                                                  | 1254                                                                                |
|        26 | Tripura                |   2014 | 9843                    | 403                         | 20                                                  | 431                                                                                 |
|        26 | Tripura                |   2015 | 2729                    | 111                         | 00                                                  | 149                                                                                 |
|        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 | *                       | *                           | *                                                   | *                                                                                   |

| 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   |
|--------------|------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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           | Puducherry             | 2013         | 1026                    | 520                         | 49                                                  | 01                                                                                  |
| 35           | Puducherry             | 2014         | 2206                    | 670                         | 13                                                  | 00                                                                                  |
| 35           | Puducherry             | 2015         | 511                     | 175                         | 00                                                  | 00                                                                                  |
| Total        | Total                  | 2012         | 689891                  | 89415                       | 4137                                                | 21830                                                                               |
|              |                        | 2013         | 714220                  | 61711                       | 3052                                                | 15310                                                                               |
|              |                        | 2014         | 415258                  | 33158                       | 593                                                 | 4443                                                                                |
|              |                        | 2015         | 34147                   | 614                         | 51                                                  | 888                                                                                 |
| Grand Total= | Grand Total=           | Grand Total= | 1853516                 | 184898                      | 7833                                                | 42471                                                                               |

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  STARRED QUESTION NO.  *33  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 01.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

Details of the action taken by States/UTs as reported 30.06.2015 under the Nine Point Action Plan.

|   1 | States should undertake a campaign to review BPL/AAY list to eliminate ghost ration cards                                                                                 | As per reports received from the State & UT Governments by 30 th June, 2015, implementation of the action plan has resulted in elimination of a total of 494.50 lakh bogus/ ineligible ration cards in 30 States.                                                                 |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2 | Strict action should be taken against the guilty to ensure leakage free distribution of food grains                                                                       | 33 States have reported that action is being taken against the guilty to ensure leakage free distribution of food grains.                                                                                                                                                         |
|   3 | For sake of transparency, involvement of elected PRI members in distribution of food grains be ensured. FPS licenses be given to SHGs, gram panchayats, cooperatives etc. | There is involvement of PRIs in Vigilance Committees to monitor FPS in 29 States/UTs. 33 States/UTs have reported FPS being run by Gram Panchayats, SHGs, and Cooperatives etc. Out of about 5.47 lakh FPS in operation, about 1.35 lakh FPS are being run by such organisations. |
|   4 | Display of BPL and AAY lists by fair price shops                                                                                                                          | BPL lists at FPS are displayed in 32 States/UTs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|   5 | Display of fair price shop-wise and district-wise allocations of PDS commodities on web-sites for public scrutiny                                                         | Action regarding putting up district-wise and FPS- wise allocation of food grains on websites and other prominent places has been initiated in 22 States/UTs.                                                                                                                     |
|   6 | Door-step delivery of PDS commodities to fair price shops                                                                                                                 | Door-step delivery of food grains to FPS by State Governments instead of letting private transporters to transport goods is being done in 27 States/UTs as on 30.09.2015. This reduces leakages during the transportation of foodgrains and ensures viability of FPS owners.      |
|   7 | Ensuring timely availability of foodgrains at FPS and distribution of foodgrains by FPS                                                                                   | Action is being taken by 32 States in this regard.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   8 | Training of Vigilance Committee members                                                                                                                                   | 27 State/UT Governments have taken up training programmes for FPS level Vigilance Committees. Funds are also being provided by Government of India under a Plan Scheme for training of TPDS officers/ officials.                                                                  |

| 9   | Computerization of TPDS operations, use of IT etc.   | Computerisation of TPDS has been taken up across the country. For this purpose, action plans have been finalized by all States/UTs. Government is also providing technical and financial assistance under a Plan Scheme on End-to-end Computerisation of TPDS Operations.   |
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