Lok Sabha Question No. 3897 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: New FPS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK, BHARAT SINGH, NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3897

TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## NEW FPS

3897.

DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL "NISHANK": SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK: SHRI BHARAT SINGH: DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD:

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- (a) the  number  of  beneficiaries  covered  under  the  Public  Distribution System (PDS) along with the number of Fair Price Shops (FPS) and Food Corporation of India (FCI) depots in each State;
- (b) whether the Government has directed the States to open such FPS in all  the  wards  of  Gram  Panchayats  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the response of the States thereto indicating the names of such States where the said programme has been initiated, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has received complaints indicating that the poor are not getting rations from the Fair Price  Shops operating under the PDS in rural areas of the States;
- (d) whether the Union Government has taken up the said matter with the State Governments, if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to open more FCI depots/godowns in the States and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a): The  Government    has  enacted  National  Food  Security  Act,  2013 (NFSA)  which inter alia entitles upto 75% of the rural population and upto 50%  of  the  urban  population  to  receive  foodgrains  at  subsidised  prices under Targeted Public Distribution System(TPDS), thus covering about two thirds of the population as per 2011 census (about 81.35 crore persons) of the country.  The eligible households covered under the Act comprise of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households and Priority Households (PHH). The  State-wise  coverage  under  the  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System/ National Food Security Act, 2013 is at Annex-I. The State-wise number of Fair Price Shops (FPS) and storage available with Food Corporation of India (FCI) are at Annex II & III.

- (b): Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS)  is  operated  under  the joint  responsibility  of  the  Central  and  the  State/Union  Territory  (UT) Governments wherein operational responsibilities including the issuance of licenses to the Fair Price Shops (FPSs) rest with the concerned State/UT Governments. As per clause 9 of TPDS (Control) Order, 2015, the license of FPS shall be issued by State Government and preference shall be accorded to  public  .institutions  or  public  bodies  such  as  panchayats,  self  help groups, cooperative societies in licensing of fair price shops and management of fair price shops by women or their collectives. Besides the State  Government  shall  ensure  that  the  number  of  ration  card  holders attached  to  a  fair  price  shop  are  reasonable,  the  fair  price  shop  is  so located  that  the  consumer  or  ration  card  holder  does  not  have  to  face difficulty to reach the fair price shop and that proper coverage is ensured in hilly, desert, tribal and such other areas difficult to access.
- (c) & (d): There have been complaints about irregularities in the functioning  of  the  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS)  including distribution,  issue  in  some  States/regions  in  the  country.    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 for inquiry and appropriate action.
- (e): Yes, storage capacities have been augmented across the country by using  funds  under  Plan  scheme  as  well  as  through  Private  Investors  in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.

Under  Plan  scheme,  funds  are  being  provided  to  FCI  and  State Governments for construction of godowns, specifically in the North Eastern Region  and  a  few  other  states,  where  PPP  mode  was  not  found  to  be practical. As on 30 th  June 2016, a total capacity of 1.14 Lakh MT in North East and 0.20 Lakh MT in other than North East has been completed.

Under the Private Entrepreneur Guarantee (PEG) scheme, godowns are constructed  through  private  investors  and  hired  by  Food  Corporation  of India (FCI) for a guaranteed period of 10 years. A capacity of 134.83 Lakh MT has already been constructed under this scheme.

In addition, FCI has also taken action for construction of modern silos for storage of foodgrains in PPP mode. Private parties have been selected through  tendering  process  for  constructing  wheat  silos  at  6  locations namely,  Narela,  Changsari,  Katihar,  Whitefield,  Sahnewal  and  Kotkapura for total capacity 2.5 Lakh MT.

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## ANNEX-I ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART ( a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3897 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 09.08.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## DETAILS REGARDING COVERAGE OF POPULATION UNDER NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY

ACT, 2013:-

| S.No   | STATE/UT          | Total No. of Persons to be covered (in lakh)   | Total No. of Persons to be covered (in lakh)   | Total No. of Persons to be covered (in lakh)   |
|--------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| S.No   | STATE/UT          | Rural                                          | Urban                                          | Total                                          |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 200.20                                         | 68.03                                          | 268.23                                         |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 7.09                                           | 1.62                                           | 8.71                                           |
| 3      | Assam             | 225.41                                         | 26.49                                          | 251.90                                         |
| 4      | Bihar             | 783.74                                         | 87.42                                          | 871.16                                         |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 165.16                                         | 35.61                                          | 200.77                                         |
| 6      | Delhi             | 1.58                                           | 71.20                                          | 72.78                                          |
| 7      | Goa               | 2.33                                           | 2.99                                           | 5.32                                           |
| 8      | Gujarat           | 258.78                                         | 124.06                                         | 382.85                                         |
| 9      | Haryana           | 90.28                                          | 36.21                                          | 126.49                                         |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh  | 34.68                                          | 2.13                                           | 36.82                                          |
| 11     | J&K               | 58.05                                          | 16.08                                          | 74.13                                          |
| 12     | Jharkhand         | 216.52                                         | 47.73                                          | 264.25                                         |
| 13     | Karnataka         | 285.55                                         | 116.38                                         | 401.93                                         |
| 14     | Kerala            | 91.87                                          | 62.93                                          | 154.80                                         |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh    | 420.83                                         | 125.59                                         | 546.42                                         |
| 16     | Maharashtra       | 469.71                                         | 230.45                                         | 700.17                                         |
| 17     | Manipur           | 17.91                                          | 7.15                                           | 25.06                                          |
| 18     | Meghalaya         | 18.43                                          | 3.03                                           | 21.46                                          |
| 19     | Mizoram           | 4.33                                           | 2.73                                           | 7.06                                           |
| 20     | Nagaland          | 11.23                                          | 3.56                                           | 14.79                                          |
| 21     | Orissa            | 287.19                                         | 39.02                                          | 326.21                                         |
| 22     | Punjab            | 94.88                                          | 46.57                                          | 141.45                                         |
| 23     | Rajasthan         | 356.09                                         | 90.53                                          | 446.62                                         |
| 24     | Sikkim            | 3.45                                           | 0.61                                           | 4.07                                           |
| 25     | Tamilnadu         | 232.62                                         | 132.08                                         | 364.69                                         |
| 26     | Telengana         | 143.08                                         | 48.62                                          | 191.70                                         |
| 27     | Tripura           | 20.26                                          | 4.76                                           | 25.02                                          |
| 28     | Uttar Pradesh     | 1234.06                                        | 286.52                                         | 1520.59                                        |
| 29     | Uttarakhand       | 45.85                                          | 16.09                                          | 61.94                                          |
| 30     | West Bengal       | 463.31                                         | 138.53                                         | 601.84                                         |
| 31     | A&N Islands       | 0.61                                           | 0.02                                           | 0.63                                           |
| 32     | Chandigarh        | 0.11                                           | 4.85                                           | 4.96                                           |
| 33     | D&N Haveli        | 1.54                                           | 0.82                                           | 2.36                                           |
| 34     | Daman &Diu        | 0.16                                           | 1.03                                           | 1.19                                           |
| 35     | Lakshdweep        | 0.05                                           | 0.17                                           | 0.22                                           |
| 36     | Puducherry        | 2.35                                           | 3.99                                           | 6.34                                           |
|        | TOTAL             | 6249.30                                        | 1885.61                                        | 8134.92                                        |

## Annex-II ANNEXTURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3897 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 09.08.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## State-wise total Fair Price Shops

| Sl.   | States/UTs          | Total No. of Fair Price Shops   |
|-------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1     | Andaman &Nicobar    | 509                             |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh      | 28,942                          |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1,569                           |
| 4     | Assam               | 40,510                          |
| 5     | Bihar               | 42,117                          |
| 6     | Chandigarh          | Direct cash transfer            |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh        | 12,352                          |
| 8     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 62                              |
| 9     | Daman &Diu          | 51                              |
| 10    | Delhi               | 2,519                           |
| 11    | Goa                 | 453                             |
| 12    | Gujarat             | 17,266                          |
| 13    | Haryana             | 9,478                           |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh    | 4,859                           |
| 15    | Jammu and Kashmir   | 5,970                           |
| 16    | Jharkhand           | 24,186                          |
| 17    | Karnataka           | 20,828                          |
| 18    | Kerala              | 14,335                          |
| 19    | Lakshadweep         | 39                              |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh      | 22,430                          |
| 21    | Maharashtra         | 51,596                          |
| 22    | Manipur             | 2,052                           |
| 23    | Meghalaya           | 4,474                           |
| 24    | Mizoram             | 1,223                           |
| 25    | Nagaland            | 1,691                           |
| 26    | Odisha              | 16,050                          |
| 27    | Puducherry          | Direct cash transfer            |
| 28    | Punjab              | 17,815                          |
| 29    | Rajasthan           | 26,912                          |
| 30    | Sikkim              | 1,409                           |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu          | 34,577                          |
| 32    | Telangana           | 17,159                          |
| 33    | Tripura             | 1,793                           |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh       | 77,440                          |
| 35    | Uttarakhand         | 9,158                           |
| 36    | West Bengal         | 20,278                          |
|       | Total               | 5,32,102                        |

(as on 21.04.2016)

## ANNEX-III

## ANNEXTURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3897 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 09.08.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA

## State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on 30 June 2016

| SL. NO.   | REGION/U.T.                 |   TOTAL DEPOTS* |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | BIHAR                       |              53 |
| 2         | JHARKHAND                   |              34 |
| 3         | ORISSA                      |              57 |
| 4         | WEST BENGAL                 |              31 |
| 5         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |              12 |
| 6         | ASSAM                       |              37 |
| 7         | MANIPUR                     |               5 |
| 8         | NAGALAND                    |               5 |
| 9         | MEGHALAYA, MIZORAM, TRIPURA |              20 |
| 10        | DELHI                       |               6 |
| 11        | HARYANA                     |             228 |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |              17 |
| 13        | JAMMU & KASHMIR             |              29 |
| 14        | PUNJAB                      |             527 |
| 15        | RAJASTHAN                   |             164 |
| 16        | UTTAR PRADESH               |             229 |
| 17        | UTTARAKHAND                 |              18 |
| 18        | ANDHRA PRADESH              |              42 |
| 19        | KARNATAKA                   |              50 |
| 20        | KERALA                      |              24 |
| 21        | TAMIL NADU                  |              59 |
| 22        | TELANGANA                   |              23 |
| 23        | CHHATTISGARH                |              57 |
| 24        | GUJARAT                     |              31 |
| 25        | MADHYA PRADESH              |              21 |
| 26        | MAHARASHTRA                 |              93 |
|           | TOTAL                       |            1872 |

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