Improvement Of Metro Services In Delhi

MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT  

UNSTARRED 

QUESTION NO . 2315

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2011

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :-

(a) whether it is a fact that the metro railway in Delhi is often facing operational problems;

(b) whether it is also a fact that trains are often stuck up midway causing a lot of inconvenience and anxiety to the commuters; and

(c) if so, the steps being taken to improve the metro services in Delhi?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI SAUGATA ROY)

(a): No, Sir. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Ltd. has reported that it is not facing operating problems often. Till now, few cases of technical snags have occurred in Overhead Electric Traction (OHE)/ Signalling and rolling stock in the recently commissioned Gurgaon and Sarita Vihar lines. Corrective measures have already been started by DMRC.

(b): No, Sir, trains are not often stuck up midway. In 9 years of operation, only in 10 cases trains were stuck up between the stations for duration of 20 to 30 minutes and required rescue of train.

(c): Does not arise. 

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Menace Of Bogus Ration Cards

MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

STARRED

QUESTION NO . 70

ANSWERED ON 12.11.2010

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state :- 

a) whether Government is aware of the magnitude of the problem due to bogus ration cards;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the action plan adopted to weed out bogus ration cards throughout the country and the prescribed time limit for such exercise;

(d) the details of bogus ration cards identified and weeded out during the last five years, State-wise;

(e) the details of financial loss caused to the nation due to these bogus cards; and

(f) whether Government intends to bring in any legislation to deal with this menace firmly?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI SHARAD PAWAR)

(a),(b), (c), (d), (e) & (f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. 70 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 12.11.2010 IN THE RAJYA SABHA.

(a) to (f): Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State/Union Territory (UT) Governments. Central Government is responsible for procurement, allocation and transportation of foodgrains upto the designated depots of the Food Corporation of India. The operational responsibilities for allocation of foodgrains within the States/UTs, identification of eligible Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, issuance of ration cards to them and supervision over and monitoring of functioning of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) rest with the concerned State/UT Governments.

Government is aware of the problem of Bogus Ration Cards. Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2001 mandates the State/UT Governments to issue ration cards to eligible applicants and to conduct periodical checking of ration cards to weed out ineligible and bogus ration cards as well as bogus units in ration cards.

To streamline the functioning of TPDS, in consultation with the State Governments, a Nine Point Action Plan was evolved in 2006, which inter-alia includes continuous review of BPL/AAY lists and to eliminate bogus/ineligible ration cards. Instructions had been issued to all State/UT Governments to carry out an intensive campaign from October, 2009 to December, 2009 to review the existing lists of BPL/AAY families and eliminate ineligible/bogus ration cards. As a result of implementation of this Action Plan, 25 State/UT Governments have reported by 30.09.2010, deletion of 178.87 lakhs bogus/ineligible ration cards. A statement showing Statewise number of bogus/ineligible rations cards deleted by the State/UT Governments with effect from July 2006 onwards is at Annexure.

Details of financial loss has not been estimated and there is no proposal to bring in any specific legislation to weed out bogus cards. However, as mentioned above, the PDS (Control) Order, 2001 mandates weeding out of bogus cards. Instructions have been issued from time to time to weed out bogus ration cards. Instructions have also been issued to all State/UT Governments to issue warning to the bogus card holders, through advertisements in the newspapers, to surrender the bogus cards.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. 70 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 12.11.2010
Statement showing the number of bogus/ineligible rations cards deleted by the State/UT Governments with effect from July 2006 onwards (Updated on 30.09.2010)

Sl.  No	State	Nos. of  bogus/ ineligible ration   cards   deleted eliminated
			(in lakhs)
1	2	3
1	Andhra Pradesh	10.46
2	Assam	0.56
3	Bihar	1.51
4	Chhattisgarh	4.65
5	Delhi	16.32
6	Gujarat	8.64
7	Haryana	0.03
8	Himachal Pradesh	0.02
9	Jharkhand	0.65
10	Karnataka	6.45
11	Kerala	0.00	&&
12	Madhya Pradesh	24.97
13	Maharashtra	29.45
14	Meghalaya	0.00	*
15	Mizoram	0.02
16	Orissa	2.50
17	Rajsthan	0.03
18	Sikkim	0.01
19	Tamil Nadu	3.97
20	Uttar Pradesh	8.72
21	Uttarakhand	0.16
22	West Bengal	59.67	(individual cards)
23	Chandigarh	0.08
24	Lakshadweep	0.00	$
25	Puducherry	0.00	**
TOTAL		178.87

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