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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
78.67% ration shops enable with Aadhaar
2, 45,706 Fair Price Shops automated so far
Posted On:
21 JUL 2017 5:54PM by PIB Delhi
In line with the direction of the Hon’ble Supreme Court and National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, which has been implemented in all States & UTs and covers about 81 crore beneficiaries for receiving food grains, Department in association with States/UTs is implementing the installation of electronic Point of Sale (e-PoS) devices for the biometric authentication of and distribution of the subsidised foodgrains to eligible beneficiaries. e-PoS devices facilitate the authentication of beneficiaries (preferably Aadhaar based), recording of sales to beneficiaries electronically and uploading of sale transactions data in a central server.
Out of 5.27 lakh FPSs across the country, 2,45,706 FPSs have been automated so far. As a result of FPS automation, the State/UT Governments are able to reduce ghost lifting and achieve rightful targeting of food subsidies. The progress made so far towards Aadhaar Seeding and FPSs automation (State-wise) is given in the table below.
Status of End-to-End Computerization of PDS Operations
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Sl.
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States/UTs^
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Aadhaar Seeding
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Total FPS
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Operational ePoS
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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100
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29,528
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28,643
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2
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Chandigarh
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100
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0
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0
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3
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Chhattisgarh
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98
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12,319
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12,176
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4
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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96
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62
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62
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5
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Daman & Diu
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100
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51
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51
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6
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Gujarat
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95
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17,197
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17,197
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7
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Jharkhand
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97
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23,356
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23,115
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8
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Puducherry
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100
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0
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0
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9
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Tamil Nadu
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100
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34,773
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34,773
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10
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Karnataka
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100
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20,456
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6,336
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11
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Madhya Pradesh
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91
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22,401
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22,401
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12
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Rajasthan
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95
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25,617
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25,617
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13
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Telangana
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100
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17,159
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4,464
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14
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Andaman & Nicobar
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100
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482
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373
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15
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Delhi
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100
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2,264
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17
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16
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Goa
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91
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446
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42
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17
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Haryana
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86
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9,543
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9,507
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18
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Himachal Pradesh
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91
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4,904
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4,176
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19
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Maharashtra
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87
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51,363
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41,085
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20
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Odisha
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88
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13,373
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13,305
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21
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Punjab
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97
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16,657
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0
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22
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Sikkim
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82
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1,440
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20
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23
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Tripura
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97.52
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1,800
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25
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24
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Uttar Pradesh
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77
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79,645
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2,254
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25
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Arunachal Pradesh
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44.50
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1,683
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0
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26
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Assam
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0
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38,794
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0
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27
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Bihar
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68.83
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42,117
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59
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28
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Jammu and Kashmir
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45
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5,970
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0
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29
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Kerala
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98
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14,335
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0
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30
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Lakshadweep
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98
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39
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0
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31
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Manipur
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21.81
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2,154
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0
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31
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Meghalaya
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0
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4,651
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0
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33
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Mizoram
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44.59
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1,248
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0
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34
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Nagaland
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6.50
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1,691
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0
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35
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Uttarakhand
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90
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9,212
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8
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36
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West Bengal&
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62
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20,278
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0
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Total
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78.67%
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5,27,008
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2,45,706
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This information was given by Shri C. R. Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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(Release ID: 1496793)
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