Presentation on Public Distribution System

1. CHANDRA SHEKHAR
AZAD
university of agriculture
and technology, Kanpur
208002 (UP)
COURSE TITLE : AGRIBUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT &POLICY
COURSE NO : ABM 502
SUBMITTED TO :
DR.ZAINAB SHARIF
SUBMITTED BY :
AJAY KUMAR RATHORE
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2. PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER
AFFAIRS,FOOD AND PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION
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3. Flow of Presentation
Evolution of PDS
Procurement of Grains
Issues
Scams
New Public Distribution System Reforms
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5. Objective
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6. • Central government provides guidelines for state government
• Food and Civil supply department of state will take care of its
execution
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2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
PROCUREMENT BY FCI
IN LAKH MILLION TONN
RICE AVG WHEAT AVG TOTAL AVG
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7. Payment due to FCI for food subsidy and
payment status during 2011-20
Department 2018-2019
Actuals
2019-20
revised
2020-21
Budgeted
Food and PDS 1,07,078 1,15,240 1,22,235
Consumer affairs 1,770 2,050 2,300
Total 1,08,848 1,17,290 1,24,535
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8. COMMODITY APL BPL AAY NFSA OTHER
THAN NFSA
WHITE 610 415 200 200 610
RICE 830 565 300 300 830
The Government of India, Ministry of CA,F&PD has been fixing Central Issue Prices of wheat and rice from time
to time which is uniform throughout the country. The present Central Issue price of wheat and rice effective from
1.7.2002 are as under:-
(Rate: Rs./Quintal.)
Year Scale of issue
1997 10kg/card
2000 20kg/card
2001 25kg/card
2002 35kg/card
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9. Proportion of diverted food grains in market to the total food grains
procured
Average diversion was 42% during 2014-15
BIHAR
UTTARPRADESH
ASSAM
RAJASTHAN
85-90
JHARKHAND ORISSA
47 30
54
51 49.9
44 42
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60
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
DIVERSION OF FOOD GRAIN IN PERCENTAGE
Series 1
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10. • Huge amount wasted during storage.
• Spoiled by Rodents, Insects and Moisture.
• Nearly 0.5 Mt of wheat and 4Mt of Rice
spoiled annually
• Deceitful dealers replaced the food stock with inferior stock
• Supplies are not able to meet the demand of food or having inferior quality
• 215 complaints in year 2018
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11.  Chhattisgarh PDS scam (July 2015) => Rs 36000 cr
 Meghalaya PDS scam (February 2012)
 367 sacks of Rice and 35 sacks odds sugar black marketed.
 Maharashtra PDS Scam (December 2011)
4.2million bogus cards found Scam worth => 25000 cr
 Karnataka PDS Scam (July 2011) worth =>1738 cr
 Arunachal PDS Scam (August 2010) worth=> 1000 cr
 Introducing IT in present PDS
 National Information Utility (NIU)
resources
 Token-agnostic technology solution
 Use of smart card
 Direct transfer of subsidies
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