A Nine Point Action Plan for curbing the
leakages/diversion of foodgrains under Targeted Public Distribution
System (TPDS) has been evolved in consultation with the State
Governments.
The Government has been regularly monitoring the action being taken by
States/UTs including issuing advisories, holding conferences etc.
wherein State/UT Governments are requested to implement the Nine Point
Action Plan.
The Minister added that the Nine Point Action Plan inter-alia
stipulates that States should undertake a campaign for review of Below
Poverty Line(BPL)/Antyodaya Anna Yojana(AAY) lists to eliminate ghost
ration cards. Further, instructions were 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 thereof, 27
State/UT Governments have reported upto 30.06.2012, deletion of 266.80
lakh bogus/ineligible ration cards since July, 2006.
