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Government of India
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
05 FEB 2021 6:19PM by PIB Delhi
Targeted Public Distribution System and FPS licenses

The Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is operated under the joint responsibilities of the Central and the State/UT Governments, wherein the operational responsibilities, such as identification of beneficiaries/ households under NFSA, issuance of ration cards to them, allocation & transportation of foodgrains up to all Fair Price Shops (FPSs), distribution to beneficiaries, licensing & monitoring of FPSs, grievance redressal of beneficiaries, etc. rests with the concerned States/UTs. However, as and when any complaints are received in this Department from individuals, organizations as well as through media reports regarding any irregularities in the functioning of the TPDS, including leakages & diversion of subsidized foodgrains thus not reaching to the intended beneficiaries, issuance of license etc., they are forwarded to the concerned State/UT Government for inquiry and appropriate action at their end.

 

An offence committed in violation of the provisions of the TPDS (Control) Order, 2015 is liable for penal action under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Thus, the Order empowers all State/UT Governments to take punitive actions in case of contravention of the relevant provisions of the Order. During the last three years 2018 to 2020, actions pertaining to number of FPS licenses suspended/ cancelled/show cause notices issued/FIR lodged were taken by States/UTs in a total of about 19,410 cases so far.

 

STATEMENT:   COMPLAINTS ON TPDS RECEIVED  IN THE DEPARTMENT FROM INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS & THROUGH MEDIA REPORTS ETC

FROM 2018 TO 2020

S. No.

State/UT

2018

2019

2020

1

Andhra Pradesh

6

6

20

2

Arunachal Pradesh

1

1

-

3

Assam

7

8

39

4

Bihar

135

119

335

5

Chhattisgarh

9

7

17

6

Delhi

76

81

186

7

Goa

-

1

-

8

Gujarat

8

9

36

9

Haryana

35

39

69

10

Himachal Pradesh

1

1

2

11

J&K

5

3

7

12

Jharkhand

33

17

49

13

Karnataka

15

18

69

14

Kerala

11

11

13

15

Madhya Pradesh

24

26

55

16

Maharashtra

34

24

150

17

Manipur

2

-

2

18

Meghalaya

-

1

1

19

Mizoram

-

-

-

20

Nagaland

-

1

1

21

Orissa

16

16

39

22

Punjab

22

14

32

23

Rajasthan

38

24

45

24

Sikkim

-

-

-

25

Tamil Nadu

27

16

46

26

Telangana

3

3

18

27

Tripura

-

-

3

28

Uttarakhand

15

14

27

29

Uttar Pradesh

369

343

589

30

West Bengal

43

51

213

31

A&N Island

1

-

-

32

Chandigarh

2

-

5

33

D& N Haveli

-

-

2

34

Daman & Diu

-

-

-

35

Lakshadweep

1

-

-

36

Puducherry

2

1

6

TOTAL

941

855

2076

 

 

 

 

 

This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri DanveRaosahebDadarao in Rajya Sabha today.

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DJ/MS