Lok Sabha Question No. 2757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Computerisation of TPDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2757

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2016

## COMPUTERISATION OF TPDS

2757.

SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

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- (a) the aims, targets, objectives and present implementation status of the 'End to End Computerisation of TPDS Operations' scheme being implemented  by  the  Government  in  the  country  indicating  the  extent  to which the beneficiary data and cards have been digitised, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds provided by the Union Government to the State Governments  under  the  cost  sharing  pattern  of  the  said  scheme  so  far, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has received complaints of irregularities/corruption in implementation  of  the said  scheme  in  the country, if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  on  such  complaints  so  far,
- State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the other steps taken by the Government to ensure transparency and check leakages in TPDS system ?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a): Government has approved Component-I of Plan Scheme 'End-to-end Computerisation of TPDS Operations' during the 12 th  Five Year Plan (201217)  with  the  aim  &  objectives  to  improve  the  efficiency  of  the  current system and to address various challenges such as leakages and diversion of foodgrains etc. Component-I  of  the  scheme  comprises  activities, namely,  digitisation  of  ration  card/beneficiary  and  other  databases.  The digitization  of  beneficiary  database  will  help  in  weeding  out  the  bogus ration  cards  and  better  targeting  of  subsidies.  A  statement  showing  the number  of  ration  cards  digitised  in  the  country  (State  wise)  is  given  at Annex-I.

- (b): The scheme is being implemented in all States/UTs on cost sharing basis  at  a  total  cost  of  Rs.  884.07  crore,  out  of  which  Government  of India's share is Rs. 489.37 crore and States/UTs share is Rs. 394.70 crore. The  cost  sharing  between  Centre  and  States  is  90:10  basis  for  NorthEastern  States,  whereas  for  other  States/UTs  costs  sharing  is  on  50:50 basis.  A  statement  showing  the  Central  share  of  funds  released  to States/UTs so far is given at Annex-II.
- (c): Government has not received any complaints of irregularities/corruption in implementation of the End-to-end Computerisation scheme.
- (d): Central  Govt.  has  also  asked  States/UTs  to  opt  for  any  of  the  two models of Direct Benefit Transfer i.e.  Cash transfer of food subsidy into the  bank  account  of  beneficiaries  or  Fair  Price  Shop  (FPS)  automation, which  involves  installation  of  Point  of  Sale  (PoS)  device  at  FPS,  for authentication of beneficiaries and electronic capturing of transactions.

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## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 2757 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.08.2016

| Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations   | Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations   | Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations   | Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations   | Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations   | Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations   | Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations   | Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations   | Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations   | Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.                                                       | States/UTs                                                | Digitization of Ration Cards                              | Aadhaar Seeding in RCs                                    | Online Allocation of Foodgrains                           | Computerization of Supply-chain Management                | Transparency Portal                                       | Online Grievance Redressal                                | Toll Free Helpline Numbers                                | Operational ePoS                                          |
| 1                                                         | Andaman &Nicobar                                          | 100%                                                      | 33%                                                       | S.Andaman                                                 | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 3                                                         |
| 2                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                            | 100%                                                      | 100%                                                      | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 28,942                                                    |
| 3                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                         | 100%                                                      | 1.57%                                                     | -                                                         | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 4                                                         | Assam                                                     | 100%                                                      | -                                                         | Implemented                                               | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 5                                                         | Bihar                                                     | 100%                                                      | 0.06%                                                     | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 6                                                         | Chandigarh                                                | 100%                                                      | 95%                                                       | NA                                                        | NA                                                        | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | DBT (Cash)                                                |
| 7                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                              | 100%                                                      | 100%                                                      | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 11,828                                                    |
| 8                                                         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                       | 100%                                                      | 78%                                                       | -                                                         | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       |                                                           |
| 9                                                         | Daman &Diu                                                | 100%                                                      | 90%                                                       | Implemented                                               | Partial                                                   | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 51                                                        |
| 10                                                        | Delhi                                                     | 100%                                                      | 100%                                                      | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 34                                                        |
| 11                                                        | Goa                                                       | 100%                                                      | 95%                                                       | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 12                                                        | Gujarat                                                   | 100%                                                      | 77%                                                       | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 17,000                                                    |
| 13                                                        | Haryana                                                   | 100%                                                      | 88%                                                       | Implemented                                               | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 20                                                        |
| 14                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                          | 100%                                                      | 95%                                                       | -                                                         | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 15                                                        | Jammu and Kashmir                                         | 100%                                                      | 62%                                                       | Up to TSOs                                                | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 16                                                        | Jharkhand                                                 | 100%                                                      | 92%                                                       | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 2,198                                                     |
| 17                                                        | Karnataka                                                 | 100%                                                      | 92%                                                       | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | 3,877                                                     |
| 18                                                        | Kerala                                                    | 100%                                                      | 95%                                                       | -                                                         | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 19                                                        | Lakshadweep                                               | 100%                                                      | 97%                                                       | -                                                         | NA                                                        | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 20                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                            | 100%                                                      | 70%                                                       | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 22,401                                                    |
| 21                                                        | Maharashtra                                               | 100%                                                      | 87%                                                       | Implemented                                               | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 93                                                        |
| 22                                                        | Manipur                                                   | 100%                                                      | 0.37%                                                     | Partial                                                   | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 23                                                        | Meghalaya                                                 | 100%                                                      | -                                                         | -                                                         | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 24                                                        | Mizoram                                                   | 100%                                                      | 0.39%                                                     | -                                                         | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 25                                                        | Nagaland                                                  | 100%                                                      | 0.41%                                                     | -                                                         | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
| 26                                                        | Odisha                                                    | 100%                                                      | 68%                                                       | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 32                                                        |
| 27                                                        | Puducherry                                                | 100%                                                      | 95%                                                       | NA                                                        | NA                                                        | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | DBT (Cash)                                                |
| 28                                                        | Punjab                                                    | 100%                                                      | 95%                                                       | Implemented                                               | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | -                                                         | 0                                                         |
| 29                                                        | Rajasthan                                                 | 100%                                                      | 100%                                                      | -                                                         | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 24,647                                                    |
| 30                                                        | Sikkim                                                    | 100%                                                      | 68%                                                       | Implemented                                               | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 20                                                        |
| 31                                                        | Tamil Nadu                                                | 100%                                                      | 18%                                                       | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 12,297                                                    |
| 32                                                        | Telangana                                                 | 100%                                                      | 100%                                                      | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 1,622                                                     |
| 33                                                        | Tripura                                                   | 100%                                                      | 91%                                                       | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | 25                                                        |
| 34                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                             | 100%                                                      | 47.89%                                                    | Implemented                                               | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 6                                                         |
| 35                                                        | Uttarakhand                                               | 100%                                                      | 66%                                                       | Implemented                                               | -                                                         | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 8                                                         |
| 36                                                        | West Bengal                                               | 100%                                                      | 57%                                                       | Implemented                                               | Implemented                                               | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | Yes                                                       | 0                                                         |
|                                                           |                                                           | 100 %                                                     | 60.83%                                                    | 25*                                                       | 15                                                        | 36                                                        | 32                                                        | 35                                                        | 1,25,104                                                  |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NUMBER 2757 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.08.2016

| S. No.   | State/UT             | Funds released (In Rs. Crore)   |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh       | 26.61                           |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 7.11                            |
| 3.       | Assam                | 19.73                           |
| 4.       | Bihar                | 17.89                           |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh         | 3.35                            |
| 6.       | Goa                  | 2.81                            |
| 7.       | Himachal Pradesh     | 4.24                            |
| 8.       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 6.11                            |
| 9.       | Kerala               | 7.30                            |
| 10.      | Jharkhand            | 9.47                            |
| 11.      | Lakshadweep*         | 1.40*                           |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh       | 26.01                           |
| 13.      | Maharashtra          | 20.92                           |
| 14.      | Manipur              | 4.24                            |
| 15.      | Meghalaya            | 5.51                            |
| 16.      | Mizoram              | 4.91                            |
| 17.      | Nagaland             | 5.53                            |
| 18.      | Odisha               | 16.62                           |
| 19.      | Punjab               | 7.79                            |
| 20       | Puducherry           | 1.40                            |
| 21.      | Rajasthan            | 13.89                           |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu           | 17.75                           |
| 23       | Telengana            | 4.29                            |
| 24.      | Tripura              | 8.77                            |
| 25.      | Uttar Pradesh        | 48.83                           |
| 26.      | Uttarakhand          | 5.24                            |
| 27.      | West Bengal          | 22.75                           |
| 28.      | Daman & Diu          | 0.74                            |
| 29       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 0.76                            |
| 30.      | NCT of Delhi         | 0.12                            |
|          | Total                | 322.09                          |