RIGHT TO FOOD - A LIVING REALITY IN CHHATTISGARH COMPLETE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT The Chhattisgarh Story DR. RAMAN SINGH Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh
Layout Background Production Procurement Distribution (PDS) Right to Food-CG Food Security Act 2012 Outcomes
Chhattisgarh 26th State of the Union of India Carved from erstwhile Madhya Pradesh on 1.11.2000 3
KEY INDICATORS ( 2011 Census ) S. No. Indicators Chhattisgarh National 2.55 crore 121 crore 189 382 71.04% 74.04% 1. Total Population 2. Population density (per sq.km) 3. Total Literacy Rate 4. Sex Ratio 991 940 5. Forest Cover 42% 21% ST Population : 32%, SC Population : 12%, BPL Population : 42.5% 1% of population of India lives in the land area of 4.19% which has 13% of India s For 4
Chhattisgarh: Background Average GSDP growth in 11th Plan is 8.4%. Chhattisgarh-Rice Bowl of India. Over 100 species of paddy. Agriculture supports nearly 75% of the State s population Food and livelihood are inter-related in the State.
Chhattisgarh: A Rural State Urban; 23% Population (2011) 2.55 Cr Urban Population 0.59 Cr (23 %) Rural Population 1.96 Cr (77 %) Rural; 77% (As per 2011 Census)
Integrated Approach and Synergy Procurement Agriculture Production Distribution FOOD SECURITY
Food Production
Chhattisgarh: A Farmer-friendly State Agriculture: 33% of t0tal Budget (Rs.8,542 Cr) Per capita expenditure on agriculture (Rs.1,016): highest in India (Source: CAG Report 2010-11) Crop Loan to farmers @ 1% per annum rate of interest. Tube-well grants to SC /ST farmers raised from Rs.25,000 to Rs.45,000. Kamadhenu University to provide technical support for animal husbandry Micro irrigation : 75% assistance to S&M farmers on drip/sprinkler system
Chhattisgarh: Power to the farmers Only State in India to provide 24 x 7 power to Agriculture Rs.75,000 to farmers electrical connection Free electricity to farmers upto 7500 Units/year 1.94 lac pumps energized in 9 years: Just 94,000 pumps energized in 56 years before that!
Chhattisgarh: Facilitating farmers Result: Annual growth of farm sector during 11th FYP leaped to 6.89% against target of 1.7%! GOI has recognized our initiatives with Krishi Karmanya Award (for record growth in productivity of rice in 2010)
Food Procurement
Price Support Scheme Paddy procurement under Minimum Support Price is a National Scheme Chhattisgarh is the third highest contributor in India to the Central Food Pool (9th in Area and 16th in Population)
High Volume Paddy Procurement (Kharif 2012-13) Procurement Expenditure (current year) Quantity Procured Rs. 11,000 Cr Paddy-selling farmers > 10,00,000 Procurement Centers 1,947 Milling manpower > 2,00,000 Rice Mills involved > 1,400 71.21 lac tons
Procurement Reforms No middlemen or trader allowed. Purchases only in PACS & LAMPS Purchase at door step Computer generated cheques at the spot Direct transport to Millers Quick milling reduces interest loss, pilferage, driage and damage Computerization : Accountability at all levels
How Procurement has gone up 80 Procurement in Lakh Metric Tonne 70 60 50 40 59 71.2 30 20 10 0 37.4 14.7 2002-03 2008-09 2011-12 2012-13
How Procurement has gone up 12000 Rs. In Crore 10000 8000 6000 6436 11,000 4000 3225 2000 0 823 2002-03 2008-09 2011-12 2012-13
Computerization Span 8
Computer generated cheques 10.06 lakhs farmers receiving computer generated cheques on the same day as against ~10 days delay in the previous years
Transparency in Operations cg.nic.in/khadya Core information hoisted on the web: Particulars of farmers who sold paddy Procurement of paddy, centre-wise Transportation details Stock position at various points Details of payment to farmers
Public Distribution System
Entitlement (per month) 35 kg foodgrains (Re 1/-kg to AAY, rest all Rs 2/-kg) 2 kg Iodized Salt FREE 4 litres kerosene 1.3 kg sugar 2 kg Gram @5/kg (Scheduled 2 kg Dal @10/kg (Non Scheduled Area) Area) to all 34.53 lakhs BPL cardholders
REFORMS: De-Privatization PDS Control Order was issued in 2004 2,872 privately run FPS permits were cancelled after investigation and proof of irregularity > 400 petitions were filed against the State Government in High Court The Government won against all petitioners in September 2005
REFORMS: Increasing outreach FPS outlets increased from 8,492 to 10,549. Every Gram Panchayat now has at least one FPS Composition: Co-op Societies (LAMPS) : 4,058 Gram Panchayats : 4,043 Women SHGs : 2,278 FPCs : 152 ULBs : 18 24
REFORMS: Making the FPS viable Making the PDS outlet economically viable Commission on FPS items raised from Rs.8 per quintal to Rs.45 per quintal Interest-free seed capital of Rs.75,000 to every FPS One-month credit facility to all FPSs FPS allowed to sell non-pds items also Average profit of FPS has jumped from Rs.700 to Rs.8000 per month
REFORMS: Transparency in Operations Multiple agencies involved in lifting and transportation were eliminated Door-delivery of food-grains to all FPSs by Govt PDS transport vehicles painted yellow Chawal Utsav Call Centers and Citizen Portal
Chawal Utsav Dal Bhaat Kendra Printed Ration Card with Hologram and27barcode
Yellow trucks carrying PDS commodities 28
Centralized Online Realtime Electronic PDS - COREPDS
Common problems faced by beneficiary at FPS (Fair Price shop) A Beneficiary is anchored to One Shop Monopoly leads to Taken For Granted Attitude. Non opening, No Stock status, Under-weighment Overcharging Beneficiary Empowerment is the solution Power to choose the Best Shop Virtual Food ATMs
Every Fair Price Shop has a POS (Point of Sale) device 31
Mobile FPS.
Chhattisgarh Food Security Act 2012
CG Food Security Act Salient features To minimize exclusion errors No limits on coverage. Estimated population covered Antyodaya + BPL APL Excluded 75% 15% - 10% To minimize inclusion errors Clear, verifiable, exclusion criteria have been specified.
CG Food Security Act Salient features Entitlements on per household basis (and not on per person basis) 35 kg per month for BPL & Antyodaya. 15 kg per month for APL. Food Security is complemented by Nutritional Security. Provision for iodized salt in all areas, pulses in nonscheduled areas and black gram in scheduled areas.
CG Food Security Act Salient features Eldest adult woman of the family to be head of the household Eligible households to get entitlements in Central or State law, whichever is more State Government to bear full financial burden for entitlements over and above that are provided by the Central Government
CG Food Security Act Salient features Local bodies to be responsible for implementation Notification of services under the Chhattisgarh Lok Seva Guarantee Act, 2011 Offences made punishable in EC Act, 1955
CG Food Security Act Salient features All records in public domain Internal Grievance redress mechanism. Social audit. Vigilance Committees at all levels
CG Food Security Act entitlements in PDS Quantity (monthly) Price 1. Antyodaya households (11 lakhs 20%) 35 kg Rs. 1 per kg 2. BPL households (31 lakhs 55%) 35 kg Rs. 2 per kg 3. APL households 15 kg < 50% of MSP 2 Iodized salt 2 kg free 3 Pulses (non-scheduled areas) 2 kg Rs. 10 per kg 4 Chana (scheduled areas) 2 kg Rs. 5 per kg S. No. Food item 1 Food grains Only for BPL and Antyodaya households 39
CG Food Security Act- entitlements other than those in PDS Meals for pregnant women and lactating mothers through aanganwadi Meals for children of age 6 months to 6 years through aanganwadi Mid day meal for children of age 6 years to 14 years in school Supplementary nutrition for malnourished children
CG Food Security Act- entitlements other than those in PDS Foodgrains for all students residing in hostels or aashrams Meals through Dal-bhat centers or take home rations through Panchayats for Destitute Homeless persons Special provision for emergency or disaster affected persons
CG Food Security Act (CFSA) vs National Food Security Bill (NFSB) : COVERAGE (figures in lakhs) CFSA Current Status as per GoI NFSB original NFSB standing comm. 11 (20%) 7.19 (13%) 0 0 S. No. Particulars 1 Antyodaya households 2 BPL households 31.18 (55%) 11.56 (20%) 42% 67% 3 Priority Households (BPL+AAY) 42.18 (75%) 18.75 (33%) 42% 67% 4 General Households (APL) 8.44 (15%) 18.00 (30%) 27% 0 5 Excluded households 5.61 (10%) 20.00 (37%) 31% 33% 42
CG Food Security Act (CFSA) vs National Food Security Bill (NFSB): Entitlements for foodgrains S. No. Particulars CG Food Security Act (/month/ household) Current Status as per GoI (/month/ household) NFSB original (/month/ person) NFSB standing comm. (/month/ person) 1 Antyodaya households 35 kg 35 kg 7 kg 5 kg 2 BPL households 35 kg 35 kg 7 kg 5 kg 4 General Households (APL) 15 kg 15 kg 3 kg 0 kg 43
Shortcomings in National Food Security Bill Entitlement of 5 kg food grain per person Entitlement not on household basis No Nutritional Security-No provision for iodized salt, gram or pulses No provision for destitute, homeless or disaster affected people
OUTCOMES No hunger deaths reported in CG PDS is functional in the worst LWE-affected areas also MMR has dropped from 379 to 269 IMR has dropped from 79 to 51, with institutional child- births rising from 20 to 41 Rs.42,000 Cr worth paddy procured from rural sources in 10 years!
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