New Delhi, Dec 04: The State Government of West Bengal has been eliminated 81.73 lakh bogus ration cards during the last three years April, 2012 to March, 2015. The “End-to-end Computerization of TPDS Operations” Scheme has been built around the best practices and innovations and experiments carried out by different states and it is evolving all the times.
All such best practices and innovations are shared with all the states and union territories through periodic seminars, Video Conferences, letters and departmental magazines said Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Department of Food and Public Distribution is implementing a Plan Scheme on ‘End-to-end Computerisation of TPDS Operations’ during 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) at a total project cost of Rs. 884.07 crores. The cost is being shared on 90:10 basis with Northeast states and on 50:50 basis with other states. The first component of the scheme comprises activities namely, digitization of ration card/beneficiary and other databases, computerization of supply-chain management, setting up of transparency portals and grievance redressal mechanisms.
