(a) whether there have been large scale leakages and diversion of subsidised foodgrains meant for the Public Distribution System and if so, the details of the diversion of subsidised foodgrains, State-wise; and
(b) whether creation of the e-portal helped to track these issues more effectively and increase transparency in the system and if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b): Public Distribution System (PDS) is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State/UT Governments, wherein the operational responsibilities within the State/UT rest with the respective State/UT Government. As and when complaints are received in this Department from individuals, organizations as well as through media reports regarding any irregularities in the functioning of the PDS, including leakages & diversion of subsidized foodgrains thus not reaching to the intended beneficiaries, etc., they are forwarded to the concerned State/UT Government for inquiry and appropriate action at their end. Further, as part of the scheme on End-to-End Computerization of PDS Operations, all States/UTs have setup transparency portals giving details of PDS operations in public domain, including ration cards details and online facility for the beneficiaries to register their complaints/grievances. A State/UT-wise statement indicating number of such complaints received during the last year 2018 is at Annexure.
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ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 316 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 5TH FEBRUARY, 2019 IN THE LOK SABHA
STATEMENT: COMPLAINTS ON TPDS RECEIVED IN THE DEPARTMENT FROM INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS & THROUGH MEDIA REPORTS ETC DURING THE LAST YEAR 2018
S. No.
State/UT
2018
1
Andhra Pradesh
6
2
Arunachal Pradesh
1
3
Assam
7
4
Bihar
135
5
Chhattisgarh
9
6
Delhi
76
7
Goa
-
8
Gujarat
8
9
Haryana
35
10
Himachal Pradesh
1
11
J&K
5
12
Jharkhand
33
13
Karnataka
15
14
Kerala
11
15
Madhya Pradesh
24
16
Maharashtra
34
17
Manipur
2
18
Meghalaya
-
19
Mizoram
-
20
Nagaland
-
21
Orissa
16
22
Punjab
22
23
Rajasthan
38
24
Sikkim
-
25
Tamil Nadu
27
26
Telangana
3
27
Tripura
-
28
Uttarakhand
15
29
Uttar Pradesh
369
30
West Bengal
43
31
A&N Island
1
32
Chandigarh
2
33
D& N Haveli
-
34
Daman & Diu
-
35
Lakshadweep
1
36
Puducherry
2
TOTAL
941