Beneficiaries of PDS As approved by GoI families) (42.52% of total BPL - 11.56 lacs Antyodaya - 7.19 lacs Annapoorna - 0.26 lacs -------------- Total 19.01 lacs -------------- 1
MKSY beneficiaries Included by the GoCG in 2007 Last two BPL survey - 11.55 lacs (1991, 1997) left-out families Old and destitute - 1.56 lacs Disabled - 031 0.31 lacs PTG - 0.15 lacs ------------- Total 13.53 lacs ------------- Exclusion errors thus minimized. Now 68% families included 2
Entitlement (per month) 35 kg foodgrains (Rs 1/-kg to AAY,, rest all Rs 2/-kg) 2 kg iodized i salt 3 litres kerosene 1.3 kg sugar to all 32. 45 lacs BPL cardholders and 1 kg gram to 4.5 lac BPL families of Bastar Dn 3
Iodized Salt In scheduled areas, the local population had traditionally been exploited for salt (in barter system) Govt included iodized salt as a PDS item in January, 2004 2kg iodized salt provided free per month Three rakes of iodized salt procured from Gujarat every month 4
Black Gram In 5 districts of Bastar malnutrition is rampant Govt added black gram as apds item in May, 2011 1kg black gram provided per month @Rs 5 Supplied from 12 warehouses of Bastar to all 1,512 PDS shops in Bastar 5
PDS in Chhattisgarh - Challenge to distribute fairly every month- Note : 1,20, 000 tons of Rice 28,000 tons of Wheat 15.5 million litres of kerosene 6,300 tons of iodized salt 4,170 tons of sugar, per month to 32.60 lac cardholders Total subsidy of State &Central Govt Rs 3000 cr per year 6
Historical Baggage Limited reach Delay in monthly allocation Delay in lifting and transportation Diversion/leakages Fake ration cards Unviable to run FPS,, honestly Lack of accountability at all levels Lack of community participation Lack of transparency 7
De-Privatization Legal Reforms New PDS Control December, 2004 Order issued Cancellation of privately run 2,872 FPS in 400 petitions lodged in the Hon ble High Court The Government won in Sep, 2005 8
(1) Outreach Structural Reforms No. of FPS increased from 8,492 to 10,832 One in each Gram Panchayat Co-operativeoperative Societies 4,322 Gram Panchayats 4, 004 Women SHGs 2,324 FPCs 153 ULBs _ 19 --------------- ------- TOTAL 10,832 9
Structural Reforms (Contd Contd ) (2) Upward linkage State t started t Decentralized Procurement of paddy in the year 2002 Since then, procurement of paddy has gone up from 14.74 LMT to 51.15 15 LMT in the year 2010-11. This has ensured timely/adequate availability of locally grown rice all over the State. It has also helped the rural economy grow robust. 13
Structural Reforms (Contd (3)Aailability & Door step delivery Contd ) Ensured supply of commodities to of every month to FPS by by 6 th Civil il Supplies Corporation (CSC) now making door step delivery of commodities to almost all the FPS at no extra cost through 750 trucks Elimination of multiple agencies in lifting and transportation of PDS commodities Once the commodity reaches the village, chances of its pilferage reduced drastically 14
Structural Reforms (Contd (4) Strengthening of PDS infrastructure Contd ) 4000 shop-cum-godown bldgs (35 tons) constructed out of BRGF, tribal tibld dev authority, 12th finance commission, IAP funds 1800 shop-cum cum-godowns are sanctioned/under construction 2,500 FPS bldgs still hired Tanks and drums provided to shops by State Government. Kerosene storage now 9,500 KL (State s quota 15,575 575 KL) 12
Strengthening PDS infrastructure (contd.) Powers delegated to district i collectors to allot land to State Ware-housing Corporation at 75% of the guide-line rates. Lease rent reduced by 50% Own capacity of SWC in 2009 was 5.12 LMT Now total own capacity of SWC has increased to 5.98 LMT Forty eight godowns of capacity 1.00 LMT nearing completion 16
Strengthening PDS infrastructure (contd.) Now PDS commodities being distributed to 10,832 FPS through 119 PDS distribution centres Plan to open new distribution centres one for each Development Block Another 46 godowns of capacity 0.84 LMT under construction 14
Improving Economic viability of FPS Commission on FPS food grains revised from Rs. 8 per quintal to Rs. 30 per quintal (State bears an extra burden of app. Rs. 40 crores per year) Statet Government provided d (in 2005) Rs. 42 crores (50-75,000 per shop) as interest free seed capital. Being recovered @ Rs. 200/- per month One month credit facility provided to all FPS Consequently, monthly profit of an average FPS increased from Rs. 700 to Rs. 4,000 pm (Calculation Sheet) Thus platform madeready d for technology interventioni 18
Process Reforms Main features (1) Unified ration card database (2) Automated Allotment (3) Submission of FPS sales details through statutory declaration (4) Food Inspector Module (5) FPS Inspection (6) Web-basedbased application at distribution centers (7) Truck dispatch information through SMS (8) Truck Photograph to replace gate pass 16
Process Reforms (Contd Contd ) (1) Unified ration card database All old ration cards cancelled in 2007 New Custom-made made ration card for each family by centralized printing New ration cards with hologram and Bar code Distributed in public/ gram sabha Ration card database now maintained through web-based based module Helped in deduplication (2.80 lacs ration cards cancelled) 17
Process Reforms (Contd (2) Automated Allotment Contd ) An FPS database with attached ration card details has enabled automated allotment by entering per card parameters a every month. Allotment t made every month on the 1 st, for the next month. Feeding for next month starts from 20th Eliminated grafts involved (to get excess allotment) in manual allocation Eliminated delay details to the FPS in communication of allotment Communication of manual allotment to FPS used to take 14 days, while online allocation takes only one hour (NISG) 18
Process Reforms (Contd Contd ) (3) Submission of FPS sales through declaration Declaration by FPS made compulsory. New allocation considering the closing balance of FPS Physical verification of stocks of 1/3rd FPS on the basis of submitted declaration 19
Process Reforms (Contd Contd ) (4) Food Inspector Module (under implementation) Each Food Inspector (FI) has jurisdiction over certain number of Fair Price shops FI has been made responsible for collection, endorsement e and entry of declarations submitted by FPS throughfi Module FI made directly accountable to performance of FPS in his jurisdiction the 23
Process Reforms (Contd Contd ) (5) Web-- based application at 108 distribution centers. All operations through a web based application. 100 VSAT network on lease Broadband/USB connectivity in other places Up-to-date lifting info Real time inventory management Computerized receipt 24
Process Reforms (Contd Contd ) (6) Truck dispatch information through SMS SMS messages automatically sent whenever truck challans are printed for FPS at the distribution centre Sample SMS Shop 442003100/Baktara, Truck CG 09 B0791, Rice: 198.1 qtl. Sugar 7.12 qtl. Salt: 10.96 qtl. Date 2nd Jan 11 15:49. Any citizen can register his mobile number on citizen interface web site and get SMS free (cg.nic nic.in/citizen) in/citizen) No. of SMSs dispatched so far 2,01,938 Panchnama commodities at FPS during unloading of PDS 22
Process Reforms (Contd (7) GPS based tracking GPS based PDS truck-tracking tracking system started in six districts namely Raipur, Mahasamund, Bilaspur, Surguja, Raigarh, Kabirdham and Rajnandgaon on pilot basis Contd ) Truck photograph with latitude and basis longitude at two started places on for pilot inter- warehouse commodity movement 23
Transparency & Community Participation All trucks coloured yellow Call centre Citizen portal Chawal utsav (Rice Festival) 27
Transparency & Community Participation (Contd ) (1) Yellow trucks carrying PDS commodities 28
Transparency & Community Participation (Contd ) (2) Call centre & Complaint Monitoring System A call centre to lodge complaints or for any inquiry, with toll free number 1800-233-3663. Operational between 10.30 AM and 5.30 PM on all working days, since 21 st January, 2008 Call centre number displayed at every FPS Complaints lodged are entered in aweb-basedbased application and monitored in real time Grievance redressal status is available online in publicdomain i 26
Transparency & Community Participation (Contd ) 5154 complaints lodged so far 5054 inquiries completed 1522 complaints found correct 55 FIRs lodged 108 arrests made 45 FPS cancelled 1984.5 tons of food grain (costing Rs. 4 million) confiscated 30
Transparency & Community Participation (Contd ) (4)) Chawal Utsav (Rice Festival) Chawal Utsav celebrated at each FPS on 7 th of the month PDS commodities distri- buted in presence of vigilance committee members and Nodal Officer appointed by the Collector Sizeable sales of the month during Chawal Utsav 28
Political/Bureaucratic will District Collectors, Food Officers and DM, CSC assessment based on performance in PDS Surprise inspection by highest authorities (including the Chief Minister) Performance Index 25% marks for declaration entry 16% marks for FPS verification 17% marks for lifting 25% marks for rice festival celebration 17%marks for complaint redressal District Mahasamund Dhamtari Jashpur Kavardha Surguja Raipur Raigarh Janjgir Koriya Durg Bilaspur Korba Bastar Kanker Rajnandgaon Dantewada Grade Green Green Saffron Saffron Saffron Saffron Saffron Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Yellow 33
Kerosene Computerization - under implementation Each FPS will be given a Smart card identity Each Kerosene Truck will be given a Point of Sale (POS) device with Smart card reader, GPS and GPRS 30
Smart Card Swiping when Kerosene received by FPS The smart card of of FPS can be swiped and number of litres delivered to FPS entered using numeric key pad The smart card swiping will owner confirm that received FPS the Kerosene on the said day and time at the FPS 31
INITIATIVE 142 Dal Bhat Kendra started in 2004, where a person can eat to his satisfaction for Rs. 5 Started mostly in urban/ semi urban areas at bus- stands, railway stations, hospitals, courts etc Around 20, 000 persons are getting benefited every day State Government provides rice @ 6.25 per kg., free e LPG connection, cooker & utensils 36
u`ik; uik; ;chkf{krk;k cqhkqf{krk;k krk;k% iztk;k% er;% e`r;q% egrikia orzrs A ¼pk.kD; uhfr niz.k½ The biggest sin for a King is the death of any of his subjects due to hunger (Chanakya) Thank you For further details : cg.nic.in/khadya 56