The document discusses issues with India's Public Distribution System (PDS) including pilferage accounting for 58% of food subsidies and 35 lakh bogus ration cards resulting in a loss of 60 crore rupees per month to the exchequer. It proposes addressing these issues through online/call center registration, using biometrics and Aadhaar cards, SMS alerts, and making the system more accountable and transparent to curb black marketing and pilferage while ensuring subsidies reach eligible beneficiaries. The reforms could save up to 50,000 crore rupees annually.

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Total Food subsidy INR 90,000 Cr.
Every Rs 4 spent on the PDS, only Rs 1 reaches the poor
Pilferage accounts for 58%
Bogus/Ghost Beneficiaries
Inefficient PDS Shops
Denial of service to Beneficiaries

3. Online/Call centre Registration for card
Biometrics and Adhar Application
Accountability in foodgrain movement
SMS Alert
Better grievance redressal
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5. 35 Lacs
Bogus
Ration
Card
60 Cr.
Saving per
month to
Exchequer
s
Curb the
Black
Marketing
and
Pilferage
Road Ahead
to reach
Eligible
Beneficiary
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Create Power Shift for PDS System
and Empower BPL Families
Improve Institutional Efficiency and
Beneficiary Neutral Approach
PDS Initiative
Outcome

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FCI
State FCS
District FCS
Fair Price Shop
Adhar Resident

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9. Curbed Pilferage
Reach to Eligible beneficiaries
Saving upto tune of 50,000 Cr
Inorganic seeding ensure fast
implementation
Readily Available seeded
database of Beneficiaries
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10. Subsidies
Food
Fertilizers
Fuel
Total
2011-12
72823
67199
68481
208503
2012-13
85000
65970
96880
247850
2013-14
90000
93000
65000
248000
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Available
Seeded Data
for APL/BPL
Beneficiarie
s
Need for
Transparent
Distribution
s of
Subsidies
Faster and
Inclusive
Implementa-
tion

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• http://pdsportal.nic.in/
• http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/fivey
r/10th/volume2/v2_ch3_4.pdf
• http://dfpd.nic.in/%3Fq%3Dnode/101
• http://www.quora.com/India/How-effective-has-the-
Public-Distribution-System-PDS-been-in-India-in-
realising-its-objectives