Lok Sabha Question No. 1752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Digitisation of Cards
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1752

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  MARCH, 2016

## DIGITISATION OF CARDS

1752. SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH

SHANKARRAO:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  large  number  of  fake  cards/ineligible  BPL  beneficiaries  have been  detected,  if so, the details thereof indicating the total  number  of beneficiaries identified, cards issued, fake cards detected and the quantum and value of  foodgrains  lost  due  to  fake  cards  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government had initiated the scheme for digitisation of the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) supply chain and if so, the details thereof indicating the components of the digitisation programme along with the number of cards digitised till date, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the amount of funds allocated towards implementing digitisation programme since its inception, State/UT and year-wise;
- (d) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  there  has  been  a  delay  in  digitising  TPDS  in several  States  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons therefor along with the action taken by the Government towards achieving 100 per cent digitisation of TPDS; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  foodgrain management and bring transparency in the system?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

(a):  As  per  the  information  received  from  State/UTs  Government,  a  Statement showing  the  number  of  bogus/ineligible  ration  cards  deleted  by  the  State/UT Governments from 2012 to 2015 ( as reported by States/UTs upto 30.06.2015) is at Annexure - I.

Since Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is operated under joint responsibility  of  Central  and  the  State/Union  Territory  (UT)  Governments  and operational part i.e. identification of eligible beneficiaries under various categories  and  distribution  of ration to  them  falls  under  the  purview  of respective State/UT Governments, no such data on loss due to fake ration cards is  maintained  by  department  of  Food  &  Public  Distribution.  State-wise  total number of ration cards are at Annexure-II.

- (b) to (d):   Yes Madam, Depatment of Food and Distribution has implemented a Plan on 'End-to-end Computerisation of TPDS Operations' under 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) on cost sharing basis with the States/UTs. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved Component-I of the Scheme in October, 2012 with  funding  requirement  of  Rs.  884.07  crore  during  2012-17,  which  includes Government  of  India's  share  of  Rs.  489.37  crore  and  States/UTs  share  of  Rs. 394.70 crore. Costs are being shared on 90:10 basis in respect of North Eastern States  and  on  50:50  basis  with  other  States/UTs.  Component-I  of  the  Scheme comprises  activities,  namely,  digitization  of  ration  cards/beneficiary  and  other databases, computerisation of supply-chain management, setting up of transparency  portals  and  grievance  redressal  mechanisms.    The  Department conveyed administrative approval for the scheme to all States/UTs on 10.12.2012. National Informatics Centre (NIC) is the technical partner under the scheme.  The  Ration  Cards  have  been  completely  digitized  in  all  States/UTs except  Himachal  Pradesh.  The  number  of  Ration  Cards  digitized  till  date State/UT  wise  is  given  in                Annexure-II.  The  amount  of  funds  allocated towards implementation of the scheme since inception, State/UT and year-wise is given in Annexure-III.
- (e):  TPDS (C) Order 2015 provides that all Targeted Public Distribution System related records shall be placed in the public domain and kept open for inspection to the public in the manner as may be prescribed by the State Government.

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

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1752 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 08.03.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

Statement showing the number of bogus/ineligible rations cards deleted by the State/UT Governments from 2012 to 2015 (as reported by States/UTs upto 30.06.2015)

| S. No.             | STATE/UT   | 2012    | 2013   | 2014 2015   |    Total |
|--------------------|------------|---------|--------|-------------|----------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh   | $ 191699   |         |        |             |   191699 |
| 2 Arunachal        | Pradesh    |         |        |             |        0 |
| 3 Assam            | 86346      | 50204   | 6483   |             |   143033 |
| 4 Bihar            |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 5 Chhattisgarh     |            |         | 94209  |             |    94209 |
| 6 Delhi            | 57680      |         |        |             |    57680 |
| 7 Gujarat#         | 407        |         | 0 0    |             |      407 |
| 8 Haryana          |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh | 235        |         |        |             |      235 |
| 10 Jammu & Kashmir | 3794       |         |        |             |     3794 |
| 11 Jharkand        |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 12 Karnataka       | 3300000    | 1977836 |        |             |  5277836 |
| 13 Kerala          |            | 279     |        |             |      279 |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh  |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 15 Maharashtra     | 0          | 0       |        |             |        0 |
| 16 Meghalaya       |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 17 Mizoram         |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 18 Nagaland        | 13310      |         |        |             |    13310 |
| 19 Orissa          |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 20 Punjab          | 0          | 7982    |        |             |     7982 |
| 21 Rajasthan       |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 22 Sikkim          |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 23 Tamilnadu       |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 24 Uttar Pradesh   | 19413      |         |        |             |    19413 |
| 25 Uttarakhand     |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 26 West Bengal     | 3966906    | 2276085 |        |             |  6242991 |
| 27 A&N Islands     | 8923       | 1340    |        |             |    10263 |
| 28 Chandigarh      |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 29 Lakshdweep      |            |         |        |             |        0 |
| 30 Puducherry      | 47         | 17381   | 161    | 9370        |    26959 |
| Total              | 7648760    | 4331107 | 100853 | 9370        | 12090090 |

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  to  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1752 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 08.03.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Status of Digitisation of Ration Cards (as on 01.03.2016)

|   Sl. | States/UTs            | NFSA Adoption   | Total Ration Cards   | Digitized Ration Cards   | Digitization (%)   |
|-------|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|     1 | Andaman & Nicobar     | Yes             | 13,370               | 13,370                   | 100                |
|     2 | Andhra Pradesh        | Yes             | 92,03,422            | 92,03,422                | 100                |
|     3 | Arunachal Pradesh     | Apr-16          | 1,78,720             | 1,78,720                 | 100                |
|     4 | Assam                 | Yes             | 58,64,514            | 58,64,514                | 100                |
|     5 | Bihar                 | Yes             | 1,54,01,000          | 1,54,01,000              | 100                |
|     6 | Chandigarh (DBT)      | Yes             | 55,959               | 55,959                   | 100                |
|     7 | Chhattisgarh          | Yes             | 50,99,000            | 50,99,000                | 100                |
|     8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli* | Yes             | 33,920               | 33,920                   | 100                |
|     9 | Daman & Diu           | Yes             | 22,764               | 22,764                   | 100                |
|    10 | Delhi                 | Yes             | 19,61,025            | 19,61,025                | 100                |
|    11 | Goa                   | Yes             | 1,22,987             | 1,22,987                 | 100                |
|    12 | Gujarat               | Apr-16          | 1,20,96,487          | 1,20,96,487              | 100                |
|    13 | Haryana               | Yes             | 29,40,120            | 29,40,120                | 100                |
|    14 | Himachal Pradesh      | Yes             | 6,97,570             | 4,42,388                 | 63                 |
|    15 | Jammu and Kashmir     | Yes             | 16,45,951            | 16,45,951                | 100                |
|    16 | Jharkhand             | Yes             | 51,70,159            | 51,70,159                | 100                |
|    17 | Karnataka             | Yes             | 1,04,01,297          | 1,04,01,297              | 100                |
|    18 | Kerala                | Apr-16          | 82,67,450            | 82,67,450                | 100                |
|    19 | Lakshadweep           | Yes             | 5,264                | 5,264                    | 100                |
|    20 | Madhya Pradesh        | Yes             | 1,18,57,047          | 1,18,57,047              | 100                |
|    21 | Maharashtra           | Yes             | 1,48,28,050          | 1,48,28,050              | 100                |
|    22 | Manipur               | Apr-16          | 5,27,420             | 5,27,420                 | 100                |
|    23 | Meghalaya             | Yes             | 4,22,040             | 4,22,040                 | 100                |
|    24 | Mizoram               | Apr-16          | 1,36,876             | 1,36,876                 | 100                |
|    25 | Nagaland              | Apr-16          | 2,83,581             | 2,83,581                 | 100                |
|    26 | Odisha                | Yes             | 81,51,910            | 81,51,910                | 100                |
|    27 | Puducherry (DBT)      | Yes             | 1,85,625             | 1,85,625                 | 100                |
|    28 | Punjab                | Yes             | 28,63,605            | 28,63,605                | 100                |
|    29 | Rajasthan             | Yes             | 97,13,451            | 97,13,451                | 100                |
|    30 | Sikkim                | Yes             | 98,146               | 98,146                   | 100                |
|    31 | Tamil Nadu            | Jul-16          | 2,02,56,214          | 2,02,56,214              | 100                |
|    32 | Telangana             | Yes             | 48,57,460            | 48,57,460                | 100                |
|    33 | Tripura               | Yes             | 5,99,936             | 5,99,936                 | 100                |
|    34 | Uttar Pradesh         | Yes             | 3,13,85,898          | 3,13,85,898              | 100                |
|    35 | Uttarakhand           | Yes             | 13,30,404            | 13,30,404                | 100                |
|    36 | West Bengal           | Yes             | 5,52,17,581          | 5,52,17,581              | 100                |
|    37 |                       |                 | 24,18,96,223         | 24,16,41,041             | 99.9%              |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1752 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 08.03.2016n IN THE LOK SABHA

Release  of  funds  under  Component-I  of  the  Scheme  on  End-to-end  Computerisation  of  TPDS  Operations  during  the Financial Years 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16.

(as on 31.01.2016)

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | State/UT            | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   |
|----------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT            | 2012-13          | 2013-14          | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | Total            |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh      | -                | 19.42            | 1.19             | 6.00             | 26.61            |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                  |                  | 2.00             | 5.11             | 7.11             |
| 3.       | Assam               | -                | 9.87             | 9.86             | -                | 19.73            |
| 4.       | Bihar               | -                | 17.89            |                  | -                | 17.89            |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh        | -                | 3.35             |                  | -                | 3.35             |
| 6.       | Goa                 | -                | 1.87             |                  | 0.94             | 2.81             |
| 7.       | Himachal Pradesh    | -                | 4.24             |                  | -                | 4.24             |
| 8.       | Jammu &Kashmir      | -                | 6.11             |                  | -                | 6.11             |
| 9.       | Kerala              | -                | 7.30             |                  | -                | 7.30             |
| 10.      | Jharkhand           | -                | 9.47             |                  | -                | 9.47             |
| 11.      | Lakshadweep*        | -                | 0.70*            | 0.70*            | -                | 1.40*            |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh      | 5.43             | 11.91            |                  | 5.00             | 22.34            |
| 13.      | Maharashtra         | -                | 20.92            |                  | -                | 20.92            |
| 14.      | Manipur             | 2.60             | 1.64             |                  | -                | 4.24             |
| 15.      | Meghalaya           | -                | 5.51             |                  | -                | 5.51             |
| 16.      | Mizoram             | 4.91             | -                |                  | -                | 4.91             |
| 17.      | Nagaland            | 3.39             | 2.14             |                  | -                | 5.53             |
| 18.      | Odisha              | 11.08            | -                |                  | 5.54             | 16.62            |
| 19.      | Punjab              | 7.79             | -                |                  | -                | 7.79             |
| 20       | Puducherry          | -                | -                | 1.40             | -                | 1.40             |
| 21.      | Rajasthan           |                  |                  | 13.89            | -                | 13.89            |
| 22.      | Tamil Nadu          | -                | 11.83            |                  | -                | 11.83            |
| 23       | Telengana           | -                | -                | -                | 4.29             | 4.29             |
| 24.      | Tripura             | -                | 5.85             |                  | 2.00             | 7.85             |
| 25.      | Uttar Pradesh       | -                | 28.33            | 2.66             | 12.00            | 42.99            |
| 26.      | Uttarakhand         | 5.24             | -                |                  | -                | 5.24             |
| 27.      | West Bengal         | -                | 15.17            |                  | 7.58             | 22.75            |
| 28.      | Daman &Diu          |                  |                  |                  | 0.74             | 0.74             |
| 29       | Dadar &Nagar Haveli |                  |                  |                  | 0.76             | 0.76             |
| 30.      | NCT of Delhi        |                  |                  |                  | 0.12             | 0.12             |
| Total    | Total               | 40.44            | 183.52           | 31.70            | 50.08            | 305.74           |

B

| S. No.   | NIC(H.Q)          | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |   Total |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1.       | NIC through NICSI | 0.54      | -         | -         | -         |    0.54 |
| 2.       | NIC               | -         | 0.90      |           | -         |    0.9  |
| 3.       | NIC               | -         | 2.00      | 2.11      | 1.00      |    5.11 |
| 4        | NIC               |           | -         | -         | 0.76      |    0.76 |
| 5.       | CPWD              | -         | -         | 0.04      | 0.06      |    0.1  |
| Total    | Total             | 0.54      | 2.90      | 2.15      | 1.82      |    7.41 |

C

| S. No.              | NICSI (for CPMU services) and Consultant   | 2012-13   |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   Total |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1                   | NICSI                                      | 0.71      |      0.6  |      0.41 |      0.42 |    2.14 |
| 2.                  | Consultant etc.                            | -         |      0.03 |      0.09 |      0.09 |    0.21 |
| Total               | Total                                      | 0.71      |      0.63 |      0.5  |      0.51 |    2.35 |
| Grand Total (A+B+C) | Grand Total (A+B+C)                        | 41.69     |    187.05 |     34.35 |     52.41 |  315.5  |

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