the e-yantrik TFDS

FOOD DIVERSION SYSTEM

TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

TARGETED PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

THE WHAT & HOW OF PROBLEM STATEMENT

For every Rs 4 spent on the PDS, only Rs 1 reaches the poor

POPULATION COVERED UNDER EACH SCHEME UNDER PDS

The Public Distribution System is one of the important elements of the Governments Food Security system. OBJECTIVES To ensure uninterrupted flow of essential commodities to identified beneficiaries.

BPL - RS. 4.75 BPL - RS. 6.30 AAY AP APL UNCOVERED

ANNAPURNA SCHEME : . provided to aged, destitute & disabled individuals of the state. 10 kg per individual free of cost

Commodities supplied - rice, wheat and sugar through a network of 478,000 Public Distribution Shops at an affordable price. Eg.- rice at Rs.4.75/ kg .

fig.1 population covered under TPDS theoretical . (source :

FCI, 2006)

BPL - RS. 4.75 BPL - RS. 6.30 AAY AP APL

Beneficiaries include different fig.2 % of each scheme under sections of population categorized PDS(source : FCI, 2006) . provided to poorer bpl families under - BPL , APL, AAY(to the of the state. 35 kg per family at aged , disabled 10 kg free of Rs. 3.00 cost) etc.

PROGRAMMES BPL : food grains at low cost to families below poverty line AAY : Antyodaya Anna Yojana

Food grains

FCI
Kerosene/ Sugar Factory

FCI

WSP

FPS

AAM AADMI

Citizens

: middle men : holes

DISTRICT LEVEL MACHINERY : It consists of the District Collector and District Supply Officer and his staff at the district level and the Tehsildar/Taluka Supply Officer and Food Inspectors at the Tehsil/block level. TO THE AAM AADMI : lifting of food grains from FCI godowns is done by the designated wholesale dealers of food grains, who operate at the district or sub-district level, upon receipt of the allotment of grains from the district level. The food grains lifted by them are transported to their/other godowns at the sub-district level (stage I transport) and from there to the designated retail points (i.e. FDS) (Stage II transport).

The TPDS currently suffers from a number of issues that make it difficult for it to meet its objective of ensuring that the allotted quota of specified food articles reaches the intended underprivileged /needy segments of society . some are 1. PDS Leakages : high inclusion/ exclusion errors leads to deprival of basic needs to BPL & Excessive diversion of grains to APL & Black markets via middle men creating burden on govt. TRANSPORTATION.

anybody elses name . As a result , about 42% of subsidised grains issued by the central pool reach the target group, according to a Planning Commission study released in March 2008.

the system extremely difficult. Giving enough space for corruption.

4. Complete failure of Grievance Redressal Mechanisms: Most fair price shops are private owned . Vigilance committee & AntiHoarding cells are virtually non existent.

( fig. allotment

and procurement

indifference ) 2. GHOST cards : single family procuring extra ration through 3. System Transparency and multiple ration cards / Accountability : system lacks different person procuring transparency and accountability benefits using a card issued in at all levels making monitoring

IDEA : The idea derives its inspiration from the individual. Permanent Account Number (PAN) system of tracking account transactions by Income FOR AAM AADMI : Tax dept. Of INDIA of individual and combines the uniqueness model of UIDAI- Aadhar Card . The beneficiary accesses the allotted quota of his/her Ration using the EYA number as SCHEME OF IDEA :1. Under the scheme , each login ID and BIOMETRIC DETAIL (eg. Iris, citizen of India shall be thumb impression ) for confirming that allocated an E-Yantra account (EYA) in govt. he/she has received the intended quota , as records database . set aside by govt. , at the reception gateway (e.g.FAIR PRICE SHOPS) E-YANTRA ACCOUNT It is a linked database containing biometric, monetary and WORK PERFORMANCE particulars of an individual . (next) The BIOMETRIC data from AADHAR card and FINANCIAL DATA from PAN records of

EYA FOR GOVT. OFFICIALS

AAM AADMI SUVIDHA

corruption stems from the assumption that the boss is always the ruler of feedback mechanism - The World, 1889
The WORK RECORD DATABASE will be a unique feature of E-Yantra Account (EYA).
Just like govt. maintains a track record of financial assets using PAN , similarly govt. shall be maintaining a Work record Database of each govt. employee involved at each stage of PDS delivery process , starting from CENTRAL to FPS(fair price shop) delivery stage. The work completion at each stage will be automatically be considered over and the associated official be given clean chit by system, as soon as projected delivery process acceptance is confirmed by receiving component at lower level of delivery process, using his EYA & biometric password.

WORK PERFORMAN CE RECORD MIS

FLOW CHART OF FEEDBACK MECHANISM

Central level

PERFORMANCE RECORD DATABASE

Aam aadmi

States S1, S2Sn

District level

FEEDBACKS FROM VARIOUS LEVELS

Fair price shops

RECEIVED = Y/ N ?? STATUS ??

District level/ tehsil level

FEATURES : plugging weakLEAKS

1. 24*7 helpline for complaints and grievances using MIS login regarding delay or quality of delivery. 2. Complete corruption tracking and availability through RTI portal. 3. Any default at any stage of delivery , leads to automatic deduction of penalty from wrongdoers bank account since monetary accounts of individual linked to EYA via PAN , just like income tax are cut automatically.

4. Freedom to beneficiary to procure commodities from FPS at any corner of India, in Any no. EXISTING OPTIONS : of installments , as long he/she has not procured the intended 1. INCORPORATING UID quota of his/her family using FOR TARGETED PDS : UID-MIS login similar to It does not offer an accountable ATMs methodology for economic 1. Elimination of GHOST worth assessment even in APL CARD system- utilizing the level. MIS database , people 2. DIRECT BENEFIT belonging to one family will TRANSFER scheme : delay be considered as one unit, So in procurement and lack of whoever procures , as long as proper organisation of they belong to one family, the execution of distribution commodity account will be works. same. 2. NO Scope for middle men : system having full details of components in e-TPDS leaves no scope for middle-men

Across this land if i hungry go; My soul would cry, n The world shall echo !! - ANONYMOUS

THE KEY STEPS involved in realizing the E-Yantra are :

CENTRAL

Ministry of Consumer affairs FCI ALLOCATION

STATE

State dept. of food & civil supplies Distribution of availed stock from union to districts

1. Undertaking of a vast majority of private FAIR PRICE SHOPs by govt..

District food office Giving license to pvt. Dealers to ensure delivery to FPSs(Fair price DISTRICT Shops)

2. Introduction of UID scanning machinery at all level of work process .

3. Setting up a 24*7 helpline facility to address grievances regarding the same. s cost analyis: depending upon the machinery involved it may vary between 12-13 Cr INR. (exact data unavailable)

STATE Commissioner/SDC

FCI Godown

Allotment details Monthly MIS report

Other Schemes and activities Commissioner Allotment Intimation Monthly MIS report

Inventory

Transport food grains

Payment

Whole sale point

DISTRICT

Inventory

SmartCard / PoS

DC/CEO Allotment Intimation

SmartCard / PoS

Deputy Dir Monthly MIS report

Instructions

TALUK

Tashildar/EO FPD owner submits SmartCard / PoS and payment

MIS Report on FPD

Authorizes FPD allotment

Fair Price shop Food grains transport MIS Inspection report Food Inspector with SmartCard/Data Storage Device

VILLAGE

Owner with SmartCard / PoS

Distribution to beneficiaries Other Schemes and activities

PoS Device PoS Device

Food Grains Flow

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MIS Report Flow

Despite the wide scale feasibility of the E-Yantrik way out to plugging of leaks in current scenario , however certain problems persist , owing to high level technicization , some of the challenges standing mountain high in the path of its actual realisation are : 1. ILLITERACY : A larger group of targeted beneficiaries of the system include the poor and the backward whose illiteracy and impotency to adapt to new technology , makes this scheme difficult to implement. 2. MERGING UID AND PAN DATABASE : Merging the two totally different databases requires high level of labour and cost input .

3. BETTER INTERNET & TELECOMM. REQUIREMENTS IN REMOTEST PLACES OF INDIA: In the scenario of a developing country , still gripped by basic problems such as poverty, food insecurity , ideal telecomm. Seems to bee a far fetched luxury

however, although problems and challenges remain, but for coming up with a different india, we will have to cross hurdles quite a many . If problems exist . So do solutions..!! we just need to look beyond the hurdles .

In preparation of the presentation we have taken help from the following sources: Annexure C : UID and PDS System Justice wadhwa committee report on PDS FCI report 2006 http://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=pds%20&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0C CkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPublic_Distribution_System&ei =nAQoUpjoAsTsrAeH3YCgAg&usg=AFQjCNFyiHdCb7Jni8cNA40z8eBXItYayQ&bvm=bv.51773 540,d.bmk PDSportal.nic.in World Bank Data bank

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