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Background
Nandan Nilekani report on Direct Transfer of
TPDS.
NFSA from September 2013
Could enrol 4.96 individuals (1.24 lakh
families) under NFSA
Enrolment drive yielded only 56,689
applicants (families).
Of these, 772 rejected for duplication;
55,917 enrolled
Puzzle
Why 25,000 lesser number of applicants than
NFSA Entitlement
Under NFSA, 5 kg wheat/rice per family
member at Rs 2/3 a kg
In addition, Chandigarh gave 10 kg of wheat
at Rs 7 a kg
TPDS beneficiaries not covered under NFSA
got their quota but at Rs 7/kg
So 25,000 missing beneficiaries did not lose
out
Money Flow
Too Little. . .
Cash payout is Rs 95 per head; 1.25
. . .Too Late
Money not reaching. CES : 40%; JPAL: 45%
So even eligible and enrolled people
Information Asymmetry
People not aware of enrolment drives
People not aware of categories they fall in
How the amount has been decided
When they will get their payments
Fallout
Huge resentment, nostalgia for ration shops
Ration shop owners furious; fuelling the
resentment
- first point of contact for troubled
beneficiaries
- price rise deliberate?
Ideological opponents get strengthened
Way Forward
Focus on beneficiary convenience, not just savings
Continued
Operational changes:
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