Lok Sabha Question No. 2596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Point of Sale Machines
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2596 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2016

## POINT OF SALE MACHINES

2596. SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

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 has set up point of sale equipment in Fair Price  Shops  for  the  identification  of  beneficiaries  under  the  scheme  of automation of Fair Price Shops;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  and  the  current    implementation  status  thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide incentives to the States that achieve cent per cent implementation of the scheme, if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  achieve  cent  per  cent coverage of the scheme?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## A N S W E R (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (d): This Department has prepared guidelines for Fair Price Shop (FPS) automation, which have been shared with all States/UTs. 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.  As  regards  financial assistance,  Government  has  approved  norms  for  expenditure  on  FPS dealers' margins @ Rs. 87/qtl. under NFSA, which also includes Rs. 17/qtl. for purchase and operations of the e-PoS machines. Such expenditure is shared between  Centre  and  State  Govts.  on  75:25  basis  for  special  category States/UTs  and on 50:50 basis for general category States/UTs. A State/UT wise details of operational e-POS is enclosed.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 2596 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.08.2016

| S. No.   | States/UTs       | Operational ePoS   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   | 28,942             |
| 2        | Andaman &Nicobar | 3                  |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh     | 11,828             |
| 4        | Daman &Diu       | 51                 |
| 5        | Delhi            | 34                 |
| 6        | Gujarat          | 17,000             |
| 7        | Haryana          | 20                 |
| 8        | Jharkhand        | 2,198              |
| 9        | Karnataka        | 3,877              |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh   | 22,401             |
| 11       | Maharashtra      | 93                 |
| 12       | Odisha           | 32                 |
| 13       | Rajasthan        | 24,647             |
| 14       | Sikkim           | 20                 |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu       | 12,297             |
| 16       | Telangana        | 1,622              |
| 17       | Tripura          | 25                 |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh    | 6                  |
| 19       | Uttarakhand      | 8                  |
|          | Total            | 1,25,104           |

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