RIGHT TO FOOD - A LIVING REALITY IN CHHATTISGARH COMPLETE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

The Chhattisgarh Story

DR. RAMAN SINGH

Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh

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BackgroundProductionProcurementDistribution (PDS)Right to Food-CG Food Security Act’ 2012Outcomes

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• 26th State of the Union of India

• Carved from erstwhile Madhya Pradesh on 1.11.2000

Chhattisgarh

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KEY INDICATORS ( 2011 Census )

S. No. Indicators Chhattisgarh National

1. Total Population 2.55 crore 121 crore

2. Population density (per sq.km) 189 382

3. Total Literacy Rate 71.04% 74.04%

4. Sex Ratio 991 940

5. Forest Cover 42% 21%

2.11% of population of India lives in the land area of 4.19% which has 13% of India’s Forest

ST Population : 32%, SC Population : 12%, BPL Population : 42.5%

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Chhattisgarh: Background

Average GSDP growth in 11th Plan is 8.4%.Chhattisgarh-Rice Bowl of India.Over 100 species of paddy.Agriculture supports nearly 75% of the State’s populationFood and livelihood are inter-related in the State.

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Chhattisgarh: A Rural State

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Population (2011) 2.55 Cr

Urban Population 0.59 Cr (23 %)

Rural Population 1.96 Cr (77 %)

Urban; 23%

Rural; 77%

(As per 2011 Census)

Integrated Approach and Synergy

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Agriculture Production

Procurement

Distribution

FOOD SECURITY

Food Production

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Chhattisgarh: A Farmer-friendly State

Agriculture: 33% of t0tal Budget (Rs.8,542 Cr)Per capita expenditure on agriculture (Rs.1,016): highest

in India (Source: CAG Report 2010-11) Crop Loan to farmers @ 1% per annum rate of interest.Tube-well grants to SC /ST farmers raised from Rs.25,000 to

Rs.45,000.Kamadhenu University to provide technical support for animal

husbandry Micro irrigation : 75% assistance to S&M farmers on

drip/sprinkler system

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Chhattisgarh: Power to the farmers

Only State in India to provide 24 x 7 power to AgricultureRs.75,000 to farmers electrical connectionFree electricity to farmers upto 7500 Units/year

1.94 lac pumps energized in 9 years: Just 94,000 pumps energized in 56 years before that!

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Chhattisgarh: Facilitating farmers

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Result: Annual growth of farm sector during 11th FYP leaped to 6.89% against target of 1.7%!

GOI has recognized our initiatives with

Krishi Karmanya Award

(for record growth in productivity of rice in 2010)

Food Procurement

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Price Support Scheme

Paddy procurement under Minimum Support Price is a National Scheme

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Chhattisgarh is the third highest contributor in India

to the Central Food Pool(9th in Area and 16th in Population)

High Volume Paddy Procurement(Kharif – 2012-13)

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Procurement Expenditure(current year)

Rs. 11,000 Cr

Quantity Procured 71.21 lac tons

Paddy-selling farmers > 10 ,00,000

Procurement Centers 1,947

Milling manpower > 2,00,000

Rice Mills involved > 1,400

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Procurement Reforms

No middlemen or trader allowed. Purchases only in PACS & LAMPS

• Purchase at door step

Computer generated cheques at the spot

Direct transport to Millers

Quick milling reduces interest loss, pilferage, driage and damage

Computerization : Accountability at all levels

How Procurement has gone up

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2002-03 2008-09 2011-12 2012-130

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80Procurement in Lakh Metric Tonne

14.7

37.4

59 71.2

How Procurement has gone up

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2002-03 2008-09 2011-12 2012-130

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Rs. In Crore

823

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643611,000

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Computerization Span

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Computer generated cheques

• 10.06 lakhs farmers receiving computer generated cheques on the same day as against ~10 days delay in the previous years

Transparency in Operations - cg.nic.in/khadya

Core information hoisted on the web:Particulars of farmers who sold paddyProcurement of paddy, centre-wiseTransportation detailsStock position at various pointsDetails of payment to farmers

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Public Distribution System

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Entitlement (per month)

• 35 kg foodgrains (Re 1/-kg to AAY, rest all Rs 2/-kg)

• 2 kg Iodized Salt FREE

• 4 litres kerosene

• 1.3 kg sugar

• 2 kg Gram @5/kg (Scheduled Area)

• 2 kg Dal @10/kg (Non Scheduled Area)

to all 34.53 lakhs BPL cardholders

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REFORMS: De-PrivatizationPDS Control Order was issued in 20042,872 privately run FPS permits were cancelled

after investigation and proof of irregularity> 400 petitions were filed against the State

Government in High CourtThe Government won against all petitioners in

September 2005

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REFORMS: Increasing outreach

FPS outlets increased from 8,492 to 10,549. Every Gram Panchayat now has at least one FPS

Composition:

– Co-op Societies (LAMPS) : 4,058– Gram Panchayats : 4,043– Women SHGs : 2,278– FPCs : 152– ULBs : 18

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REFORMS: Making the FPS viable

Making the PDS outlet economically viableCommission on FPS items raised from Rs.8 per

quintal to Rs.45 per quintalInterest-free seed capital of Rs.75,000 to every FPS One-month credit facility to all FPSsFPS allowed to sell non-PDS items also

Average profit of FPS has jumped from Rs.700 to Rs.8000 per month

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REFORMS: Transparency in Operations

Multiple agencies involved in lifting and transportation were eliminated

Door-delivery of food-grains to all FPSs by GovtPDS transport vehicles painted yellowChawal UtsavCall Centers and Citizen Portal

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Chawal Utsav

Dal Bhaat KendraPrinted Ration Card with Hologram

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Yellow trucks carrying PDS commodities

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Centralized Online Realtime Electronic PDS - COREPDS

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Common problems faced by beneficiary at FPS (Fair Price shop)

A Beneficiary is anchored to One ShopMonopoly leads to ‘Taken For Granted’ Attitude.Non opening, ‘No Stock’ status, Under-weighment

Overcharging

‘Beneficiary Empowerment’ is the solution

Power to choose the Best Shop

Virtual Food ATMs

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Every Fair Price Shop has a POS (Point of Sale) device

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Mobile FPS

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Chhattisgarh Food Security Act’ 2012

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CG Food Security Act – Salient features

• To minimize exclusion errors– No limits on coverage.– Estimated population covered

• Antyodaya + BPL – 75%• APL – 15%• Excluded –- 10%

• To minimize inclusion errors– Clear, verifiable, exclusion criteria have been specified.

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CG Food Security Act – Salient features• Entitlements on per household basis (and not on per person

basis)– 35 kg per month for BPL & Antyodaya.– 15 kg per month for APL.

• Food Security is complemented by Nutritional Security.– Provision for iodized salt in all areas, pulses in non-

scheduled areas and black gram in scheduled areas.

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CG Food Security Act – Salient features

• Eldest adult woman of the family to be head of the household

• Eligible households to get entitlements in Central or State law, whichever is more

• State Government to bear full financial burden for entitlements over and above that are provided by the Central Government

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CG Food Security Act – Salient features• Local bodies to be responsible for implementation

• Notification of services under the Chhattisgarh Lok Seva Guarantee Act, 2011

• Offences made punishable in EC Act, 1955

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CG Food Security Act – Salient features

All records in public domain

Internal Grievance redress mechanism.

Social audit.

Vigilance Committees at all levels

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CG Food Security Act– entitlements in PDS

S. No. Food item Quantity (monthly)

Price

1 Food grains

1. Antyodaya households (11 lakhs – 20%)

35 kg Rs. 1 per kg

2. BPL households (31 lakhs – 55%) 35 kg Rs. 2 per kg

3. APL households 15 kg < 50% of MSP

Only for BPL and Antyodaya households

2 Iodized salt 2 kg free

3 Pulses (non-scheduled areas) 2 kg Rs. 10 per kg

4 Chana (scheduled areas) 2 kg Rs. 5 per kg39

CG Food Security Act- entitlements other than those in PDSMeals for pregnant women and lactating mothers through

aanganwadi

Meals for children of age 6 months to 6 years through aanganwadi

Mid day meal for children of age 6 years to 14 years in school

Supplementary nutrition for malnourished children

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CG Food Security Act- entitlements other than those in PDS

• Foodgrains for all students residing in hostels or aashrams

• Meals through Dal-bhat centers or take home rations through Panchayats for –– Destitute– Homeless persons

• Special provision for emergency or disaster affected persons

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CG Food Security Act (CFSA) vs National Food Security Bill (NFSB) : COVERAGE (figures in lakhs)

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ParticularsCFSA Current Status

as per GoINFSB original

NFSB standing comm.

1 Antyodaya households 11 (20%) 7.19 (13%) 0 0

2 BPL households 31.18 (55%) 11.56 (20%) 42% 67%

3Priority Households (BPL+AAY) 42.18 (75%) 18.75 (33%) 42% 67%

4 General Households (APL) 8.44 (15%) 18.00 (30%) 27% 0

5 Excluded households 5.61 (10%) 20.00 (37%) 31% 33%42

CG Food Security Act (CFSA) vs National Food Security Bill (NFSB): Entitlements for foodgrains

S. No.

Particulars

CG Food Security Act

(/month/household)

Current Status as per GoI

(/month/household)

NFSB original(/month/person)

NFSB standing comm.(/month/person)

1Antyodaya households 35 kg 35 kg 7 kg 5 kg

2BPL households 35 kg 35 kg 7 kg 5 kg

4General Households (APL)

15 kg 15 kg 3 kg 0 kg43

Shortcomings in National Food Security BillEntitlement of 5 kg food grain per personEntitlement not on household basisNo Nutritional Security-No provision for iodized salt,

gram or pulsesNo provision for destitute, homeless or disaster affected

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OUTCOMES

No hunger deaths reported in CG• PDS is functional in the worst LWE-affected areas also• MMR has dropped from 379 to 269• IMR has dropped from 79 to 51, with institutional child-

births rising from 20 to 41• Rs.42,000 Cr worth paddy procured from rural sources in

10 years!

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Thank You

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