MINISTER OF STATE FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b): A statement indicating State-wise number of complaints on Targeted Public Distribution System [TPDS] received from 2013 to 2016 (upto 10.10.2016) is at Annexure -I.
As and when shortcomings/complaints are received by the Government from individuals and organizations as well as through press reports, they are sent to State/UT Governments concerned for inquiry and appropriate action.
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(c) & (d) : No State/UT Government has reported any incident of death due to starvation so far. To eradicate the problem of hunger/starvation and to provide food security to the vulnerable population National Food Security Act, [NFSA] 2013, has been implemented which envisages to cover upto 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population. Under NFSA, beneficiaries are identified under two categories namely:
(i) Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Households, and
(ii) Priority Households
The eligible households are entitled to receive foodgrains (rice, wheat or coarsegrains or any combination thereof) under TPDS @ Rs 3/-, 2/- & Re 1/- per kg respectively with entitlements of priority households being @ 5kgs per person per month and AAY families are entitled for @ 35 kg per family per month.
Besides, the Government has been providing foodgrains at highly subsidized prices to the targeted population through State/UT Governments under Other Welfare Schemes (OWS) also such as Mid-Day Meal Scheme, Integrated Child development Services (ICDS) Scheme, Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls, Annapurna Scheme etc.
Strengthening and streamlining of TPDS is a continuous endeavour. To improve functioning of TPDS, Government has been regularly issuing advisories and holding meetings, conferences, etc. wherein State/UT Governments are requested for review of lists of beneficiaries, improving the offtake of allocated foodgrains, ensuring monitoring of end-to-end operations of TPDS through electronic platform, notifying Internal Grievance Redressal Mechanism, ensuring timely availability of foodgrains at FPSs, greater transparency in functioning of TPDS, improved monitoring and vigilance at various levels, improving the viability of FPS operations, etc.
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ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1078 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 22.11.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA
STATEMENT: COMPLAINTS ON TPDS RECEIVED IN THE DEPARTMENT FROM INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS & THROUGH MEDIA REPORTS ETC FROM 2013 TO 2016 (upto 10.10.2016)
S. No.
State/UT
2013
2014
2015
2016
1
Andhra Pradesh
3
4
8
3
2
Arunachal Pradesh
-
1
1
-
3
Assam
-
5
34
31
4
Bihar
32
55
106
61
5
Chhattisgarh
3
3
6
9
6
Delhi
37
78
113
79
7
Goa
-
-
-
1
8
Gujarat
4
16
8
9
9
Haryana
11
26
35
29
10
Himachal Pradesh
-
-
4
3
11
J&K
-
-
5
3
12
Jharkhand
8
16
32
21
13
Karnataka
6
6
16
18
14
Kerala
1
1
16
16
15
Madhya Pradesh
17
7
17
15
16
Maharashtra
20
25
48
49
17
Manipur
2
1
6
3
18
Meghalaya
1
2
7
9
19
Mizoram
-
-
-
-
20
Nagaland
-
3
-
-
21
Orissa
3
8
22
41
22
Punjab
6
5
10
4
23
Rajasthan
18
31
33
40
24
Sikkim
0
-
-
-
25
Tamil Nadu
9
7
22
24
26
Telangana
-
-
10
-
27
Tripura
-
-
-
1
28
Uttarakhand
2
8
24
18
29
Uttar Pradesh
92
137
197
350
30
West Bengal
7
11
32
23
31
A&N Island
-
-
-
1
32
Chandigarh
-
3
6
2
33
D& N Haveli
-
1
-
-
34
Puducherry
-
-
-
-
TOTAL
282
460
818
863
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