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Linking Aadhar under National Food Security Act

April 8, 2023
Linking Aadhar under National Food Security Act 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA 

UNSTARRED  QUESTION N0.5382
TO BE ANSWERED ON 5TH APRIL, 2023 

LINKING AADHAR  UNDER NFSA
5382. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA
Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:
(a) the number of persons whose Aadhar has been linked with ration cards under National Food Security Act (NFSA) so far in the country, State and district-wise;
(b) whether Aadhar has been linked with ration card under food security in Assam;
(c) if so, the number of persons whose Aadhar has been linked with ration card, district-wise;
(d) the details of the action proposed to be taken to provide benefits to those people who do not possess Aadhar card; and
Linking Aadhar under National Food Security Act
(e) the manner in which persons who do not possess Aadhar card are likely to avail subsidized ration/foodgrains?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI
(a) to (c): Nearly 100% (99.5%) ration cards of around 80 crore National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries have been Aadhaar seeded in the country, including Assam. As conveyed by the State Government of Assam, the district-wise details of Aadhaar seeded ration cards and beneficiaries in the State of Assam is attached as Annexure-1 and list of Aadhaar seeded beneficiaries and Aadhaar seeded ration cards in the country is attached as Annexure-II
(d) & (e): In pursuance to the provisions of Section-7 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016, this Department has issued a notification to States/UTs (which is amended from time to time) for linking of Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries with all ration cards by 30th June 2023. Under PDS reforms, at present more than 99%out of total 19.7 Crore ration cards under NFSA have been seeded with Aadhaar number. Department has issued advisories to all States/UTs that no genuine beneficiaries/households shall be denied their entitled foodgrains under NFSA, only on the ground of not possessing an Aadhaar number, or  due  to  any  technical failure of  ePoS  device
including failure of Aadhaar biometric authentication of beneficiary owing to network I connectivity linking issues.
As conveyed by the State Government of Assam, those beneficiaries who do not possess Aadhaar Card due to NRC issue/ Old age I Disability, they are being allocated foodgrains under TPDS. At present, about 3 (three) Lakh non Aadhaar seeded beneficiaries are availing benefits of subsidised foodgrains.
ANNEXURE- 1 ANNEXU RE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.5382 FOR ANSWER ON 05.04.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA

District Wise Status of Aadhaar Seeding in Assam as on
31.03.2023
(As conveyed by State Government of Assam)

SI No

District Name

Total Ration Cards (RCs) (AAY+PHH)

Total Aad haar Seeded RC

% Aadhaar Seeded RC

Total Beneficiaries (AAY+PHH)

Total Aadhaar Seeded Beneficiaries

% Aadhaar Seeded Beneficiaries

l

Bajali

50,338

50,224

99.77%

1,69,595

1,68,078

99.11%

2

Baksa

1,02,474

1,02,250

99.78%

3,56,070

3,49,768

98.23%

3

Barpeta

2,56,5 19

2,52,885

98.58%

10,04,105

9,84,322

98.03%

4

Biswanath

1,48,2 11

1,45,869

98.42%

5,06,072

4,83,744

95.59%

5

Bongaigaon

1,30,059

1,28,530

98.82%

5,10,375

4,70, 145

92.12%

6

Cachar

3,10,155

3,06,485

98.82%

1 1,16,735

10,68,075

95.64%

7

Charaideo

88,632

88,205

99.52%

2,68,295

2,56,965

95.78%

8

Chirang

95,868

95,191

99.29%

3,25,944

3,12,109

95.76%

9

Darrang

1,66,277

l,64,842

99.14%

6,61,035

6,23,026

94.25%

10

Dhemaji

1,37,463

1,37,372

99.93%

4,77,839

4,75,682

99.55%

11

Dhubri

2,67,394

2,66,125

99.53%

10,86,125

10,41,094

95.85%

12

Dibrugarh

2,28,291

2,26,868

99.38%

6,98,524

6,77,652

97.01%

13

Dima Hasao

27,368

27,368

100.00%

91,421

9 1,338

99.91%

14

Goalpara

l,7 1,805

l,71,788

99.99%

6,51,189

6,33,815

97.33%

15

Golaghat

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2,11,063

2,10,679

99.82%

6,42,039

6,26,288

97.55%

16

Hailakandi

1,26,275

1,24,13 1

98.30%

4,78,739

4,53,061

94.64%

17

Hojai

1,26,964

1,26,158

99.37%

6,02,494

5,96,874

99.07%

18

Jorhat

1,79,400

1,78,595

99.55%

5,21,009

5,09,432

97.78%

19

Kamrup

2,92,339

2,90,837

99.49%

9,93,257

9,69,358

97.59%

20

Kamrup Metro

1,45,227

1,44,503

99.50%

4,46,195

4,31,798

96.77%

21

KarbiAnglong

95,941

95,891

99.95%

3,32,514

3,27,060

98.36%

22

Karimganj

2,24,806

2,23,659

99.49%

8,24,596

7,93,782

96.26%

23

Kokrajhar

1,87,918

1,86,478

99.23%

6,95,139

6,69,607

96.33%

24

Lakhimpur

1,98,526

1,96,354

98.91%

6,81,040

6,67,673

98.04%

25

Majuli

34,29 1

34,289

99.99%

1,24,246

1,24,170

99.94%

26

Morigaon

1,88, 100

1,86,293

99.04%

7,02,309

6,72,014

95.69%

27

Nagaon

3,08,384

3,06,886

99.51%

13,30,593

12,75,572

95.86%

28

Nalbari

1,57,245

1,50,811

95.91%

5,08,077

4,91,303

96.70%

29

Sivasagar

1,33,517

1,32,873

99.52%

3,86,587

3,79,866

98.26%

30

Sonitpur

2,22,627

2,15,690

96.88%

6,42,010

5,95,023

92.68%

31

South Salmara

75,475

74,695

98.97%

2,92,372

2,88,684

98.74%

32

Tamulpur

84,352

84,288

99.92%

2,30,590

2,23,822

97.06%

33

Tinsukia

2,42,167

2,41,237

99.62%

7,01,071

6,87,361

98.04%

34

Udalguri

1,65,811

1,64,234

99.05%

5,77,076

5,64,266

97.78%

35

West KarbiAnglong

38,208

37,966

99.37%

1,32,303

l
,27,5 13

96.38%

Total

56,19,490

55
,
70,549

99.13%

1,97
,
67
,580

1,91,10,340

96.68%

ANNEXURE-11 ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.5382 FOR ANSWER ON 05.04.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA.

SI.

Statcs/UTs

DIGITISATION

AADHAAR SEEDING

Total

Ration Cards in Central System

Total Beneficiaries in Central System

No. of

Ration Cards with Aadhaar

% Seeding

of Ration Cards

No.of Beneficiaries with Aadhaar

% Seeding

of Beneficiaries

1

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

16,767

59,75 1

16,699

100%

58,599

98%

2

Andhra Pradesh

1,00,64,789

2,94,94,745

1,00,64,789

100%

2,94,94,745

100%

3

ArunachaJ Pradesh

1,80,684

8,45,084

1,53,347

85%

6,21,870

74%

4

Assam

56,19,490

1,97,67,580

55,70,549

99%

1,91,10,340

97%

5

Bihar

1,84,42,110

8,86,59,914

1,84,14,605

100%

7,33,56, 178

83%

6

Chandigarh

72,119

3,12,570

71,815

100%

2,80,117

90%

7

Chhattisgarh

52,61,519

2,00,22,302

52,59,516

100%

1,98,00,596

99%

8

Dadra & NH and Daman Diu

59,056

2,69,233

59,056

100%

2,69,233

100%

9

Delhi

17,84,097

72,78,740

17,84,097

100%

72,78,740

100%

10

Goa

1,43,884

5,5 1,005

1,43,528

100%

5,28,674

96%

1 1

Gujarat

75,44,229

3,67,54,692

75,25,379

100%

3,60,25,853

98%

12

Haryana

3 1 ,53,744

1,26,95,542

31,53,744

100%

1,26,95,542

100%

13

Himachal Pradesh

7,51,734

30,26,470

7,51,734

100%

30,26,469

100%

14

Jammu & Kashmir

16,52,376

66, 11,446

16,52,360

100%

66,1 1,345

100%

15

Jharkhand

65,17,350

2,63,58,310

64,59,152

99%

2,38,53,850

90%

16

Karnataka

1,14,92,451

4,02,32,662

1,14,92,451

100%

4,02,32,662

100%

17

Kerala

40,90,620

1,51,24,963

40,90,090

100%

1,51,05,163

100%

18

Ladakh

28,996

1,22,150

28,669

99%

1,19,892

98%

19

Lakshadweep

5,180

22,347

5,175

100%

21,893

98%

20

Madhya Pradesh

1,24,15,016

5,22,21,505

1,24, 13,802

100%

5,21,68,086

100%

21

Maharashtra

1,55,25,890

6,52,55,721

1,55,05,783

100%

6,27,44,939

96%

22

Manipur

5,66,966

19,76,072

5,64,056

99%

19,62,306

99%

23

Meghalaya

4,2 1,565

21,45,058

2,22,780

53%

5,35,947

25%

24

Mizoram

1,65,74 .1

6,71,209

1,64,176

99%

6,48,460

97%

25

Nagaland

3,22,749

11,63,765

3,10,5 16

96%

10,65,926

92%

26

Odisha

93,20,721

3,24,75,946

92,62,023

99%

3,23,14,308

100%

27

Puducherry

1,90,362

6,59,008

1,90,234

99.9%

6,38,360

97%

28

Punjab

40,66,032

1,57,52,829

40,65,525

100%

1,57,30,409

100%

29

Rajasthan

1,05,91,813

4,33,03,204

1,04,49,638

99%

4, 13,48, 101

95%

30

Sikkim

97,209

3,80,775

96,813

100%

3,74,258

98%

31

Tamil Nadu

1,11,47,190

3,52,37,121

1,11,47,583

100%

3,51,15,084

100%

32

Telangana

53,96,571

1,90,94,886

53,96,571

100%

1,90,94,886

100%

33

Tripura

6,00,910

24,33,44 1

6,00,508

100%

22,21,006

91%

34

Uttarakhand

13,82,376

60,40,098

13,81,982

100%

60,24,614

100%

35

Uttar Pradesh

3,51,86,258

13,88,10,662

3,5J ,81,649

100%

13,83,59,579

100%

36

West Bengal

l,41,60,769

5,99,23,481

1,39,47,935

98%

5,49,14,972

92%

National Sum mary

19,84,39,333

78,57,54,287

19,75,98,329

99.6%

75,37,53,002

95.9%


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