Lok Sabha Question No. 1216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: e-PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1216

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  JULY, 2015

## e-PDS

## 1216. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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 considering to scale up electronic models of Public Distribution System (e-PDS) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the names of the States where ePDS has already been implemented or are proposed to be implemented;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  about  the improvement in efficiency achieved by adoption of e-PDS model; and
- (d)
- if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) & (b): With a view to modernise the system and plug leakages, the Government has initiated a Plan scheme on End-to-end Computerisation of TPDS Operations on cost sharing basis with States/UTs which would facilitate  digitization  of  ration  cards/beneficiary  and  other  databases, computerization of supply-chain management, setting up of transparency portals  and  grievances  redressal  mechanism.    Based  on  the  reports received from States/UTs and NIC, the activity-wise progress in States/UTs is annexed. Action has also been initiated for implementation of Fair Price Shop (FPS) automation. Guidelines in this regard have been sent  to  all  States/UTs  in  November,  2014.  FPS  automation  involves, installation  of  Point  of  Sale  (PoS)  devices  at  FPS  for  authentication  of beneficiaries, recording  of sales to beneficiaries at  the  FPS;  and uploading of transaction data in central server. Presently states namely Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Delhi and Karnataka etc.  have  been  undertaking  FPS  automation  partially  by  using  PoS device.
- (c) & (d):  Since computerisation scheme has not been fully implemented  by  States/UTs,  no  specific  assessment  study  has  been conducted.

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## ANNEXED

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1216 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 28.07.2015 IN THE REPLY IN THE LOK SABHA.

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

(as on 30.06.2015)

| 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 and Nagar 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                  |

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