Lok Sabha Question No. 2438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-04
Subject: Funds for Computerisation of PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR, SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2438 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH  AUGUST, 2015

## FUNDS FOR COMPUTERISATION OF PDS

2438. SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

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- (a) whether the Government has allocated/proposes to allocate funds for issuance  of  Digital  Ration  Cards  and  overall  improvement  in  Public Distribution System (PDS) management, if so, the details thereof and the steps taken thereon;
- (b) whether the said fund has been expended by the Government and if so, the details thereof State-wise; and
- (c) the  reasons  for  delay,  if  any,  in  release  of  funds  along  with  the present status of computerisation project of PDS?

## A N S W E R

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

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

As  per  reports  received  from  States/UTs,  present  status  of  the scheme  State/UT-wise  is  at  Annex-I  and  details  of  funds  released  to States/UTs from 2012-13 onwards are at Annex-II. However, implementation is uneven across the country due to delay in finalization of  action  plans  by  States/UTs,  late  submission  of  their  proposals  for financial assistance practical problems faced during implementation, etc.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2438 FOR ANSWER ON 04.08.2015 IN THE LOK SAHBHA

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

| S.N.              | States/UTs                | Ration Card Data Digitization *   | Online Allocation          | Supply-Chain Management   | Transparency Portal   | Online Grievance         | Toll-Free Number   |
|-------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
| 1                 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 100%                              | Partial (South Andaman) In | Progress                  | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 2                 | Andhra Pradesh            | 100%                              | Implemented                | 11 districts              | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 3                 | Arunachal Pradesh         | 76%                               | Few locations              | -                         | Yes                   | -                        | Yes                |
| 4 Assam           | 100%                      |                                   | Trial run in 4 districts   | -                         | -                     | Trial run in 4 districts | Yes                |
| 5 Bihar           | 100%                      |                                   | Implemented                | Implemented               | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 6 Chandigarh      | 100%                      |                                   | Not operational            | -                         | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 7 Chhattisgarh    | 100%                      |                                   | Implemented                | Implemented               | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 8 Dadra Nagar     | and Haveli 100%           |                                   | -                          | -                         | Yes                   | -                        | Yes                |
| 9 Daman           | and Diu 100%              |                                   | -                          | -                         | Yes                   | -                        | -                  |
| 10 Delhi          |                           | 100%                              | Implemented                | Implemented               | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 11                | Goa                       | 96%                               | Implemented                | Implemented               | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 12                | Gujarat                   | 100%                              | Implemented                | In Progress               | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 13                | Haryana                   | 100%                              | Only 4 blocks              | -                         | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 14                | Himachal Pradesh          | 100%                              | -                          | -                         | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 15                | Jammu and Kashmir         | 98%                               | In progress                |                           | -                     | -                        | Yes                |
| 16                | Jharkhand                 | 100%                              | 3 Districts                |                           | Yes                   | Yes                      | -                  |
| 17 Karnataka      | 100%                      |                                   | Implemented                | Implemented               | Yes                   | -                        | Yes                |
| 18 Kerala         |                           | 100%                              | -                          | -                         | Yes                   | -                        | Yes                |
| 19                | Lakshadweep               | 100%                              | -                          | -                         | -                     | -                        | -                  |
| 20 Madhya Pradesh |                           | 100%                              | Implemented                | In progress               | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 21 Maharashtra    |                           | 100%                              | Implemented                | 2 districts               | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 22 Manipur        |                           | 92%                               | -                          | -                         | -                     | -                        | Yes                |
| 23 Meghalaya      | -                         |                                   | -                          | -                         | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 24 Mizoram        |                           | 100%                              | In Progress                | -                         | -                     | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 25 Nagaland       | 73%                       |                                   | In Progress                | -                         | Yes                   | -                        | Yes                |
| 26 Odisha         | 96%                       |                                   | Implemented                | Partially                 | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 27 Puducherry     |                           | 100%                              | 2 divisions                | 2 divisions               | Yes                   | Yes                      | -                  |
| 28 Punjab         |                           | 79%                               | -                          | -                         | -                     | -                        | -                  |
| 29                | Rajasthan                 | 97%                               | -                          | -                         | -                     | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 30 Sikkim         | 100%                      |                                   | -                          | -                         | Yes                   | -                        | Yes                |
| 31 Tamil          | Nadu 100%                 |                                   | Implemented                | Implemented               | -                     | -                        | -                  |
| 32                | Telangana                 | 100%                              | Implemented                | In progress               | -                     | -                        | Yes                |
| 33 Tripura        |                           | 100%                              | -                          | -                         | -                     | -                        | -                  |
| 34                | Uttarakhand               | 84%                               | -                          | -                         | Yes                   | -                        | -                  |
| 35 Uttar          | Pradesh                   | 74%                               | -                          | -                         | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| 36                | West Bengal               | 86%                               | Implemented                | In progress               | Yes                   | Yes                      | Yes                |
| Completion Status |                           | 24                                | 13                         | 6                         | 26                    | 21                       | 28                 |

(as on 30.06.2015)

*Statement is prepared as per reports received from States/UTs and NIC from time to time.

## ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2438 FOR  ANSWER ON 04.08.2015  IN  THE  LOK SAHBHA

## Statement on funds released during 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 as on 30.06.2015

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | S. No.   | State/UT          | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Cumulative expenditure reported   |
|----------|----------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|          |          | State/UT          | 2012-13          | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | Total            | Cumulative expenditure reported   |
| 1.       | A        | Andhra Pradesh    | -                | 19.42            | 1.19             | -                | 20.61            | 16.79                             |
|          | B        | Telengana)        |                  |                  |                  |                  |                  | 4.38                              |
| 2.       |          | Arunachal Pradesh |                  |                  | 2.00             | 5.11             | 7.11             |                                   |
| 3.       |          | Assam             | -                | 9.87             | 9.86             | -                | 19.73            | 4.00                              |
| 4.       |          | Bihar             | -                | 17.89            |                  | -                | 17.89            | 4.99                              |
| 5.       |          | Chhattisgarh      | -                | 3.35             |                  | -                | 3.35             | 59.49                             |
| 6.       |          | Goa               | -                | 1.87             |                  | -                | 1.87             | 3.53                              |
| 7.       |          | Himachal Pradesh  | -                | 4.24             |                  | -                | 4.24             | 4.75                              |
| 8.       |          | Jammu &Kashmir    | -                | 6.11             |                  | -                | 6.11             | 2.00                              |
| 9.       |          | Kerala            | -                | 7.30             |                  | -                | 7.30             | 0.86                              |
| 10.      |          | Jharkhand         | -                | 9.47             |                  | -                | 9.47             | 3.40                              |
| 11.      |          | Lakshadweep*      | -                | 0.70*            | 0.70*            | -                | 1.40*            | 0.02                              |
| 12.      |          | Madhya Pradesh    | 5.43             | 11.91            |                  | -                | 17.34            | 13.93                             |
| 13.      |          | Maharashtra       | -                | 20.92            |                  | -                | 20.92            | 13.00                             |
| 14.      |          | Manipur           | 2.60             | 1.64             |                  | -                | 4.24             | 0.32                              |
| 15.      |          | Meghalaya         | -                | 5.51             |                  | -                | 5.51             | 0.31                              |
| 16.      |          | Mizoram           | 4.91             | -                |                  | -                | 4.91             | 1.44                              |
| 17.      |          | Nagaland          | 3.39             | 2.14             |                  | -                | 5.53             | 5.42                              |
| 18.      |          | Odisha            | 11.08            | -                |                  | -                | 11.08            | 4.98                              |
| 19.      |          | Punjab            | 7.79             | -                |                  | -                | 7.79             | 0.19                              |
| 20       |          | Puducherry        | -                | -                | 1.40             | -                | 1.40             |                                   |
| 21.      |          | Rajasthan         |                  |                  | 13.89            | -                | 13.89            | 5.31                              |
| 22.      |          | Tamil Nadu        | -                | 11.83            |                  | -                | 11.83            | 7.00                              |
| 23.      |          | Tripura           | -                | 5.85             |                  | -                | 5.85             | 0.85                              |
| 24.      |          | Uttar Pradesh     | -                | 28.33            | 2.66             | -                | 30.99            | 29.07                             |
| 25.      |          | Uttarakhand       | 5.24             | -                |                  | -                | 5.24             | 3.93                              |
| 26.      |          | West Bengal       | -                | 15.17            |                  | -                | 15.17            | 8.48                              |
| 27.      |          | Daman &Diu        |                  |                  |                  | 0.74             | 0.74             |                                   |
| Total    | Total    | Total             | 40.44            | 183.52           | 31.70            | 5.85             | 261.51           | 198.44                            |

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