MINISTER OF STATE FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)
(a): Government has approved Component-I of Plan Scheme ‘End-to-end Computerisation of TPDS Operations’ during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) with the aim & objectives to improve the efficiency of the current system and to address various challenges such as leakages and diversion of foodgrains etc. Component-I of the scheme comprises activities, namely, digitisation of ration card/beneficiary and other databases. The digitization of beneficiary database will help in weeding out the bogus ration cards and better targeting of subsidies. A statement showing the number of ration cards digitised in the country (State wise) is given at Annex-I.
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(b): The scheme is being implemented in all States/UTs on cost sharing basis at a total cost of Rs. 884.07 crore, out of which Government of India’s share is Rs. 489.37 crore and States/UTs share is Rs. 394.70 crore. The cost sharing between Centre and States is 90:10 basis for North-Eastern States, whereas for other States/UTs costs sharing is on 50:50 basis. A statement showing the Central share of funds released to States/UTs so far is given at Annex-II.
(c): Government has not received any complaints of irregularities/corruption in implementation of the End-to-end Computerisation scheme.
(d): Central Govt. has also asked States/UTs to opt for any of the two models of Direct Benefit Transfer i.e. Cash transfer of food subsidy into the bank account of beneficiaries or Fair Price Shop (FPS) automation, which involves installation of Point of Sale (PoS) device at FPS, for authentication of beneficiaries and electronic capturing of transactions.
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Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 2757 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.08.2016
Status of End-to-End Computerization of TPDS Operations
Sl.
States/UTs
Digitization of Ration Cards
Aadhaar Seeding in RCs
Online Allocation of Foodgrains
Computerization of Supply-chain Management
Transparency Portal
Online Grievance Redressal
Toll Free Helpline Numbers
Operational ePoS
1
Andaman & Nicobar
100%
33%
S.Andaman
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
3
2
Andhra Pradesh
100%
100%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
28,942
3
Arunachal Pradesh
100%
1.57%
-
-
Yes
-
Yes
0
4
Assam
100%
-
Implemented
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
5
Bihar
100%
0.06%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
6
Chandigarh
100%
95%
NA
NA
Yes
Yes
Yes
DBT (Cash)
7
Chhattisgarh
100%
100%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
11,828
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
100%
78%
-
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
9
Daman & Diu
100%
90%
Implemented
Partial
Yes
Yes
Yes
51
10
Delhi
100%
100%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
34
11
Goa
100%
95%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
12
Gujarat
100%
77%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
17,000
13
Haryana
100%
88%
Implemented
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
20
14
Himachal Pradesh
100%
95%
-
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
15
Jammu and Kashmir
100%
62%
Up to TSOs
-
Yes
-
Yes
0
16
Jharkhand
100%
92%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
2,198
17
Karnataka
100%
92%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
-
Yes
3,877
18
Kerala
100%
95%
-
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
19
Lakshadweep
100%
97%
-
NA
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
20
Madhya Pradesh
100%
70%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
22,401
21
Maharashtra
100%
87%
Implemented
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
93
22
Manipur
100%
0.37%
Partial
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
23
Meghalaya
100%
-
-
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
24
Mizoram
100%
0.39%
-
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
25
Nagaland
100%
0.41%
-
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
26
Odisha
100%
68%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
32
27
Puducherry
100%
95%
NA
NA
Yes
Yes
Yes
DBT (Cash)
28
Punjab
100%
95%
Implemented
-
Yes
Yes
-
0
29
Rajasthan
100%
100%
-
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
24,647
30
Sikkim
100%
68%
Implemented
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
20
31
Tamil Nadu
100%
18%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
12,297
32
Telangana
100%
100%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
1,622
33
Tripura
100%
91%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
-
Yes
25
34
Uttar Pradesh
100%
47.89%
Implemented
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
6
35
Uttarakhand
100%
66%
Implemented
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
8
36
West Bengal
100%
57%
Implemented
Implemented
Yes
Yes
Yes
0
100%
60.83%
25*
15
36
32
35
1,25,104
* States/UTs with partially implementation of Online Allocation (A&N, J&K, and Manipur) are also counted in summary
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Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 2757 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.08.2016
S. No.
State/UT
Funds released
(In Rs. Crore)
1.
Andhra Pradesh
26.61
2.
Arunachal Pradesh
7.11
3.
Assam
19.73
4.
Bihar
17.89
5.
Chhattisgarh
3.35
6.
Goa
2.81
7.
Himachal Pradesh
4.24
8.
Jammu & Kashmir
6.11
9.
Kerala
7.30
10.
Jharkhand
9.47
11.
Lakshadweep*
1.40*
12.
Madhya Pradesh
26.01
13.
Maharashtra
20.92
14.
Manipur
4.24
15.
Meghalaya
5.51
16.
Mizoram
4.91
17.
Nagaland
5.53
18.
Odisha
16.62
19.
Punjab
7.79
20
Puducherry
1.40
21.
Rajasthan
13.89
22.
Tamil Nadu
17.75
23
Telengana
4.29
24.
Tripura
8.77
25.
Uttar Pradesh
48.83
26.
Uttarakhand
5.24
27.
West Bengal
22.75
28.
Daman & Diu
0.74
29
Dadar & Nagar Haveli
0.76
30.
NCT of Delhi
0.12
Total
322.09
* The funds released in 2013-14 could not be utilized by Lakshadweep Admin. On the request of UT Admin., fresh sanction was issued in 2014-15.
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