Misuse of Aadhaar Card

By admin - July 16, 2019 0

New Delhi: Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and State/UT Governments. Central Govt. is responsible for procurement, allocation and transportation of foodgrains upto the designated depots of the FCI. The operational responsibilities for allocation and distribution of foodgrains within the States/UTs, identification of eligible beneficiaries/families, issuance of ration cards to them and supervision and monitoring of functioning of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) rest with the concerned State/UT Government.

Some complaints/reports of malpractices involving use of Aadhaar during the distribution of subsidised foodgrains in States/UTs have been reported to this Department. The details of actions taken by States/UTs, as per reports available in this Department, are as follows:-

Action taken against FPSs in States/UTs :-

No. of districts

Total number of Aadhaar cards misused

Total No. of FIR lodged in the districts

Total No. of FPSs suspended

Total No. of FPSs Cancelled

859

517

557

984

Action taken against officers / employees in States/UTs :-

No. of employees involved

Departmental action taken

Suspension of employees

This information was given in a written reply by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in the Lok Sabha today.