Lok Sabha Question No. 1596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-26
Subject: GPS on PDS Vehicles
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1596 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JULY, 2016

## GPS ON PDS VEHICLES

1596. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR: SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  equip  the  trucks/vehicles carrying Public Distribution System (PDS) supplies with Global Positioning System (GPS) and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) devices to check diversion of foodgrains;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of other steps being taken by the Government for effective implementation  of  PDS  and  also  to  ensure  that  the  ration  items  are properly and timely delivered to the fair price shops and do not make their way to the open market as well as to curb their hoarding; and
- (d) the details of the quantum and price of foodgrains distributed under PDS during the last three years?

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## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): No Madam. In order to curb diversion and leakages of foodgrains meant  for  TPDS,  a  scheme  for  Installation  of  Global  Positioning  System (GPS) sets was taken up for implementation in 11th Five Year Plan on pilot basis  in  the  States  of  Tamil  Nadu  and  Chhattisgarh  for  tracking  the movement  of  vehicles  transporting  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System (TPDS) commodities. Further, due to implementation of a Plan Scheme on End-to-end Computerization of TPDS Operations during the 12th Five Year Plan  to  ensure  transparency  and  check  leakages/diversion  in  the  TPDS system which includes supply chain management, this scheme has been discontinued.

(c): Strengthening and streamlining of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is a continuous endeavour. To improve functioning of TPDS and effective implementation of it, Government has been regularly issuing advisories  and  holding  meetings,  conferences,  etc.  wherein  State/UT Governments  are  requested  for  review  of  list  of  beneficiaries,  improving the offtake of allocated foodgrains, ensuring timely availability of foodgrains at Fair Price Shops (FPSs), greater transparency in functioning of  TPDS,  improved  monitoring  and  vigilance  at  various  levels,  improving the viability of FPS operations, etc. The National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013      also  contains  measures  for  reforms  in  TPDS,  to  be  under  taken progressively  by  the  Central  and  State/UT  Governments.  These  reforms include cash transfer, door-step delivery of foodgrains at the FPS, application  of  information  and  communication  technology  tools  including end  to  end  computerization  preference  to  public  institutions/bodies  in licensing of FPS,etc.     Further,  TPDS (C) Order, 2015 inter-alia requires State Government to take following important steps for reforming TPDS:-

1. Ensure through Authorised Agency, Physical delivery of foodgrains at FPS.
2. Obtain Monthly certificate confirming delivery of allocated foodgrain at FPS and its distribution to eligible household.
3. 3.
4. Application of IT tools for functioning of PDS.
5. Ensure  monitoring  of  end-to-end  operations  of  TPDS  through
4. electronic platform.
5. Notify Internal Grievance Redressal
8. Mechanism.

With a view to reform and modernize the Targeted Public Distribution System  (TPDS),  Government  has  initiated  a  plan  scheme  on  'End-to-end Computerization of TPDS Operations during 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) on cost sharing basis with the States/UTs. The Costs are being shared on 90:10  basis  with  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  supplychain  management,  setting  up  of  transparency  portals  and  grievances redressal mechanism. As part of beneficiary data digitization, States/UTs have been requested to seed the Aadhaar numbers wherever available so as to weed  out the ineligible/bogus/duplicate beneficiaries. Further, guidelines  for  Fair  Price  Shop  (FPS)  automation  have  been  sent  to  All States/UTs on 11.11.2014. FPS automation involves, installation of Point of Sale  (PoS)  devises  at  FPS  for  biometric  authentication  of  beneficiaries, recording of sales to beneficiaries at the FPS, and uploading of transaction data in central server.

(d): TPDS is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State/UT Governments. Central Government is responsible for procurement, allocation and transportation of foodgrains upto the designated  depots  of  the  Food Corporation  of  India.  The  operational responsibilities  for  distribution  of  foodgrains  within  the  States/UTs  rest with the concerned State / UT Governments.

State/UT  wise  statement  showing  allocation  of  foodgrains  and  the quantity of foodgrains lifted by the State/UT Govts. for distribution during the last three years is at Annex I&II.

Under  NFSA,  foodgrains  are  provided  to  beneficiaries  at  a  highly subsidized rate of Rs.3/2 per kg for rice and wheat respectively. Allocation of foodgrains for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families is Rs. 5.65/4.15 per kg for rice and wheat respectively. Allocation of foodgrains for Above Poverty Line (APL) families is Rs. 7.95 per kg for rice (common)/Rs. 8.30 per kg for rice (grade 'A') and Rs. 6.10 per kg for wheat.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1596 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 26.07.2016  IN THE LOK SABHA

## Allocation and Offtake of RICE & WHEAT for the Year 2013-14 TO 2015-16 Under TPDS

(In Thousand tons)

|       |                           | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   |
|-------|---------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| SL.NO |                           | Allocation | Offtake   | Allocation | Offtake   | Allocation | Offtake   |
| 1     | STATES/UTs Andhra Pradesh | 3822.816   | 2688.167  | 2629.793   | 1587.263  | 2110.254   | 2069.543  |
| 2     | Arunanchal Pradesh        | 101.556    | 100.162   | 101.556    | 96.646    | 101.556    | 101.417   |
| 3     | Assam                     | 1886.856   | 1788.041  | 1890.094   | 1840.293  | 1811.924   | 1654.279  |
| 4     | Bihar                     | 3804.791   | 3195.481  | 4914.9     | 3938.148  | 5241.275   | 5025.021  |
| 5     | Chhatisgarh               | 1255.803   | 1232.282  | 1337.466   | 1329.701  | 1384.056   | 1384.056  |
| 6     | Delhi                     | 554.894    | 521.49    | 356.693    | 360.925   | 424.5      | 425.886   |
| 7     | Goa                       | 63.036     | 64.063    | 63.148     | 57.239    | 61.692     | 64.072    |
| 8     | Gujarat                   | 2085.108   | 1505.321  | 2087.795   | 1885.738  | 2085.108   | 2016.456  |
| 9     | Haryana                   | 632.504    | 486.102   | 795        | 732.473   | 795        | 780.211   |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh          | 517.968    | 502.905   | 507.996    | 498.365   | 507.996    | 511.97    |
| 11    | Jammu & Kashmir           | 756.804    | 756.635   | 756.804    | 666.045   | 755.852    | 747.628   |
| 12    | Jharkhand                 | 1358.652   | 1022.392  | 1359.442   | 958.781   | 1460.148   | 1096.211  |
| 13    | Karnataka                 | 2456.382   | 2467.432  | 2542.657   | 2313.096  | 2608.836   | 2238.332  |
| 14    | Kerala                    | 1472.688   | 1466.713  | 1474.349   | 1441.726  | 1472.688   | 1465.038  |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh            | 2743.016   | 2519.347  | 3194.247   | 2911.381  | 3390.015   | 3182.27   |
| 16    | Maharashtra               | 4716.136   | 4307.369  | 4527.492   | 4045.779  | 4605.192   | 4324.368  |
| 17    | Manipur                   | 170.952    | 160.435   | 171.379    | 172.281   | 170.952    | 170.953   |
| 18    | Meghalaya                 | 188.58     | 188.567   | 188.858    | 188.197   | 186.484    | 173.878   |
| 19    | Mizoram                   | 70.14      | 66.393    | 70.14      | 67.419    | 69.774     | 71.504    |
| 20    | Nagaland                  | 126.876    | 125.048   | 126.876    | 137.329   | 126.876    | 134.02    |
| 21    | Odisha                    | 2191.872   | 2073.182  | 2192.981   | 2008.221  | 2099.939   | 1850.529  |
| 22    | Punjab                    | 781.044    | 587.37    | 870.12     | 191.434   | 870.12     | 890.317   |
| 23    | Rajasthan                 | 2485.536   | 2399.933  | 2791.572   | 2723.6    | 2791.572   | 2681.131  |
| 24    | Sikkim                    | 44.28      | 45.932    | 44.283     | 42.789    | 44.292     | 43.333    |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu                | 3722.832   | 3010.254  | 3722.832   | 3082.407  | 3722.832   | 3746.034  |
| 26    | Telangana                 | 0          | 0         | 1196.445   | 425.164   | 1465.68    | 1279.22   |
| 27    | Tripura                   | 303.24     | 311.409   | 303.249    | 300.224   | 284.431    | 274.81    |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh             | 7268.52    | 6755.502  | 7274.773   | 6213.857  | 7472.363   | 7282.416  |
| 29    | Uttrakhand                | 511.992    | 511.274   | 512.647    | 539.743   | 507.492    | 529.586   |
| 30    | West Bengal               | 3857.196   | 3560.451  | 3860.971   | 3752.948  | 3618.996   | 3319.673  |
| 31    | A&N Islands               | 34.02      | 32.045    | 34.02      | 24.727    | 33.649     | 22.378    |
| 32    | Chandigarh                | 35.852     | 24.725    | 31.212     | 27.018    | 13.005     | 14.762    |
| 33    | D&N Haveli                | 10.464     | 13.192    | 10.47      | 12.436    | 10.341     | 10.22     |
| 34    | Damen& DIU                | 5.652      | 0.725     | 5.661      | 2.266     | 5.792      | 4.436     |
| 35    | Lakshadweep               | 4.62       | 3.09      | 4.62       | 5.044     | 4.62       | 3.72      |
| 36    | Puducherry                | 60.312     | 33.427    | 60.372     | 5.95      | 25.13      | 4.526     |
|       | TOTAL                     | 50102.99   | 44526.856 | 52012.913  | 44586.653 | 52340.432  | 49594.204 |

Above allocation and offtake includes addl. APL allocation and offtake also. Note (2): APL allocation and Offtake includes APL additional allocation and offtake also

@ AAY and APL allocation and Offtake includes NFSA and other than NFSA allocation and offtake Offtake Source:  FCI

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Annex II ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION

## NO.1596 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 26.07.2016  IN THE LOK SABHA

## STATEMENT SHOWING ALLOCATION AND OFFTAKE OF FOODGRAINS (RICE+WHEAT) OF SPECIAL ADHOC ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS MADE DURING 2013-14 to 2015-16 UNDER TPDS

(IN THOUSAND TONS)

|         |                           | 2013-14    | 2013-14    | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   |
|---------|---------------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|         |                           | Allocation | Offtake    | Allocation | Offtake   | Allocation | Offtake   |
| S.No. 1 | STATES/UTS ANDHRA PRADESH | 311.57     | 235.07909  | 216.797    | 155.653   | 121.136    | 104.385   |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 7.592      | 0          | 7.703      | 6.474     | 7.596      | 5.897     |
| 3       | ASSAM                     | 140.794    | 97.89951   | 142.828    | 129.636   | 93.864     | 92.373    |
| 4       | BIHAR (NFSA)              | 500.213    | 256.1812   | 0          | 0         |            |           |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH              | 143.784    | 0          | 0          | 0         |            |           |
| 6       | DELHI                     | 31.364     | 0          | 0          | 0         |            |           |
| 7       | GOA                       | 3.68       | 0          | 3.734      | 2.239     | 2.456      | 0.301     |
| 8       | GUJARAT                   | 162.572    | 153.9253   | 164.918    | 144.355   | 162.564    | 161.159   |
| 9       | HARYANA                   | 60.504     | 0          | 0          | 0         |            |           |
| 10      | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 39.416     | 0          | 0          | 0         |            |           |
| 11      | JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 56.44      | 0          | 57.244     | 44.962    | 47.03      | 13.401    |
| 12      | JHARKHAND                 | 183.584    | 106.167    | 186.237    | 149.255   | 91.794     | 64.575    |
| 13      | KARNATAKA                 | 239.946    | 49.716     | 0          | 0         |            |           |
| 14      | KERALA                    | 119.168    | 51.0102    | 120.89     | 120.926   | 119.172    | 119.196   |
| 15      | MADHYAPRADESH             | 316.324    | 1.189      | 0          | 0         |            |           |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA               | 501.059    | 0          | 0          | 0         |            |           |
| 17      | MANIPUR                   | 12.73      | 9.11956    | 12.914     | 12.93     | 12.732     | 12.732    |
| 18      | MEGHALAYA                 | 14.033     | 12.00154   | 14.238     | 14.317    | 11.7       | 12.87     |
| 19      | MIZORAM                   | 5.214      | 0          | 5.288      | 4.789     | 4.774      | 5.05      |
| 20      | NAGALAND                  | 9.51       | 0          | 9.646      | 9.75      | 9.504      | 9.503     |
| 21      | ODISHA                    | 252.906    | 137.015    | 256.561    | 143.403   | 162.218    | 140.448   |
| 22      | PUNJAB                    | 35.888     | 0          | 0          | 0         |            |           |
| 23      | RAJASTHAN                 | 186.42     | 0          | 0          | 0         |            |           |
| 24      | SIKKIM                    | 3.298      | 0.475      | 3.346      | 3.307     | 2.75       | 2.475     |
| 25      | TAMIL NADU                | 372.918    | 250.06414  | 378.306    | 367.467   | 372.924    | 369.186   |
| 26      | TELANGANA                 | 0          | 0          | 99.273     | 38.515    | 64.932     | 12.414    |
| 27      | TRIPURA                   | 22.622     | 22.624     | 22.951     | 22.954    | 9.43       | 9.619     |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH             | 818.879    | 71.989     | 830.707    | 552.287   | 750.64     | 584.575   |
| 29      | UTTARAKHAND               | 38.188     | 0          | 38.736     | 4.676     | 19.092     | 7.675     |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL               | 397.152    | 85.18219   | 402.889    | 218.486   | 308.449    | 142.892   |
| 31      | A&N ISLANDS               | 2.146      | 0          | 2.177      | 0         | 1.969      | 0         |
| 32      | CHANDIGARH                | 1.764      | 0          | 0          | 0         |            |           |
| 33      | D&N HAVELI                | 1.382      | 0.037      | 1.404      | 1.091     | 1.276      | 0.852     |
| 34      | DAMAN & DIU               | 0.268      | 0.048      | 0.2711     | 0.208     | 0.154      | 0.048     |
| 35      | LAKSHADWEEP               | 0.23       | 0          | 0.233      | 0.188     | 0.114      | 0.051     |
| 36      | PONDICHERRY               | 6.442      | 0          | 6.536      | 0         | 2.685      | 0.22      |
|         | GRAND TOTAL               | 5000       | 1539.72273 | 2985.8271  | 2147.868  | 2380.955   | 1871.897  |

Offtake source:  FCI

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