The total
number of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) in the country as reported by States/Union
Territories (UTs) upto 30.6.2011 are 5,05,879.
The State wise number is as follows:
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STATE-WISE NUMBER OF
FAIR PRICE SHOPS (As on 30.06.2011)
|
|
|
|
|
|
S.No.
|
State/UT
|
Number of
Fair Price Shops
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
43615
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1568
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
34053
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
44480
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
10400
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
2508
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
501
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
16689
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
9362
|
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
4404
|
|
11
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
5492
|
|
12
|
Jharkhand
|
14395
|
|
13
|
Karnataka
|
20475
|
|
14
|
Kerala
|
14245
|
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
20688
|
|
16
|
Maharashtra
|
50555
|
|
17
|
Manipur
|
2551
|
|
18
|
Meghalaya
|
4110
|
|
19
|
Mizoram
|
1244
|
|
20
|
Nagaland
|
241
|
|
21
|
Orissa
|
28744
|
|
22
|
Punjab
|
14348
|
|
23
|
Rajasthan
|
22830
|
|
24
|
Sikkim
|
1414
|
|
25
|
Tamil Nadu
|
32265
|
|
26
|
Tripura
|
1586
|
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
73004
|
|
28
|
Uttarakhand
|
8697
|
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
20251
|
|
30
|
Andaman &Nicobar
Islands
|
481
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh
|
22
|
|
32
|
Dadra & Nagar
Haveli
|
77
|
|
33
|
Daman & Diu
|
51
|
|
34
|
Lakshadweep
|
35
|
|
35
|
Puducherry
|
498
|
|
|
Total:
|
505879
|
Targeted Public Distribution System
(TPDS) is operated under the joint responsibility of Central Government and
State/UT Governments. The Central Government is responsible for procurement,
allocation and transportation of foodgrains upto the designated depots of the
Food Corporation of India. The operational responsibilities for lifting and
distributing the allocated foodgrains within the States/UTs, identification of
eligible Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, issuance of ration cards to them
and supervision over distribution of allocated foodgrains to eligible card
holders through the Fair Price Shops (FPSs) are of the State/UT Governments. This information was given by the Minister of State in the
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Prof. K.V. Thomas
in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Shri Thomas said that in order
to maintain supplies and securing availability and distribution of essential
commodities under TPDS, Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001, has
been notified by the Government of India on 31st August, 2001. This
order, inter-alia, provides that State Governments shall issue an order under
Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act for regulating the sale and
distribution of essential commodities. The licenses to the fair price shop
owners shall be issued under the said order and shall lay down the duties and
responsibilities of the fair price shop owner.
Since 2001, State/UT Governments
have been given the flexibility in the matter of fixing the margin for the Fair
Price Shops (FPSs). The rates of
commission to FPS owners are, therefore, to be determined by the respective
States/UTs. Each State depending on their policies have fixed rates of
commission to FP Shop dealers, the Minister added.
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