Computerization of supply-chain management, setting up of transparency portal and grievance redressal mechanisms. This was stated by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Prof. K.V. Thomas in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
He said that as part of Fair Price Shop (FPS) automation, some States namely, Chandigarh UT, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Odisha, Puducherry have reported issuance of TPDS commodities on pilot basis using Smart Cards wherein existing ration cards are replaced by Smart Cards. These Smart Cards have biometric features of members of beneficiary families, based on which verification of the beneficiary family takes place and only thereafter, the essential commodities are issued to the intended beneficiaries from the FPSs.
He further added that the exact model of FPS automation, that is, Aadhaar based authentication through Point of Sale (PoS) devices, Smart Cards, etc. would be finalised by the Government in consultation with States/UTs and taken up in the next phase.
State-wise details of allocation of foodgrains (wheat and rice) under TPDS during 2013-14 is : (in thousand tons)
| S.No. | State/UT | Antyodaya Anna Yojana | Below Poverty Line | Above Poverty Line |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh |
654.288 |
1052.088 |
2116.44 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh |
15.972 |
25.524 |
60.06 |
| 3 | Assam |
295.692 |
475.224 |
1115.94 |
| 4 | Bihar |
1050.42 |
1689.372 |
964.08 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh |
301.944 |
485.688 |
456.48 |
| 6 | Delhi |
63.084 |
108.696 |
427.14 |
| 7 | Goa |
6.108 |
5.532 |
51.396 |
| 8 | Gujarat |
340.08 |
550.368 |
1194.66 |
| 9 | Haryana |
122.82 |
208.572 |
424.62 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh |
82.74 |
133.14 |
312.06 |
| 11 | Jammu & Kashmir |
107.388 |
201.696 |
447.72 |
| 12 | Jharkhand |
385.524 |
619.968 |
353.16 |
| 13 | Karnataka |
477.816 |
836.46 |
1135.452 |
| 14 | Kerala |
250.26 |
402.348 |
820.08 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh |
664.26 |
1068.216 |
1004.04 |
| 16 | Maharashtra |
1034.88 |
1709.424 |
2014.74 |
| 17 | Manipur |
26.724 |
43.008 |
101.22 |
| 18 | Meghalaya |
29.484 |
47.376 |
111.72 |
| 19 | Mizoram |
10.92 |
17.64 |
41.58 |
| 20 | Nagaland |
19.968 |
32.112 |
74.796 |
| 21 | Odisha |
531.12 |
1165.572 |
495.18 |
| 22 | Punjab |
75.36 |
121.176 |
631.44 |
| 23 | Rajasthan |
391.488 |
629.532 |
1158.48 |
| 24 | Sikkim |
6.936 |
11.304 |
26.04 |
| 25 | Tamil Nadu |
783.144 |
1259.232 |
1680.456 |
| 26 | Tripura |
47.52 |
76.38 |
179.34 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand |
80.184 |
128.988 |
302.82 |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh |
1719.696 |
2765.484 |
2783.34 |
| 29 | West Bengal |
621.684 |
1553.58 |
1681.932 |
| 30 | A & N Islands |
2.01 |
5.34 |
26.67 |
| 31 | Chandigarh |
0.624 |
3.756 |
32.4 |
| 32 | D & N Haveli |
2.196 |
5.028 |
3.24 |
| 33 | Daman & Diu |
0.636 |
1.044 |
3.972 |
| 34 | Lakshadweep |
0.504 |
0.756 |
3.36 |
| 35 | Pudducherry |
13.548 |
21.564 |
25.2 |
| Total |
10217.02 |
17461.19 |
22261.25 |
