Sunday, December 25, 2016

85% of the people are eligible poor in Odisha

85% of the people are eligible poor   covered as beneficiary under NFSA in Odisha


RTI Application was submitted to the PIO, Dept. of Food Supply and Consumer Welfare, Govt. of Odisha seeking information about number of beneficiaries  covered  under  National Food Security Act and total amount of subsidy  given from State budget  towards one rupee rice scheme,  total card seized from the beneficiaries  and FIR lodged  and withdrawn later on. On 19.10.16, the PIO supplied the following information.

1.       Total beneficiaries under NFSA as on 18.8.2016 are as follows.  
Antodaya Anna Yojana Households ( AAY HH)
Beneficiaries under Households
Total NFSA beneficiaries
Ration Cards
Beneficiaries
Ration Cards
Beneficiaries
Ration Cards
Beneficiaries
974874
3540574
7475592
28138388
8450466
31678962

Comments-  The Central Govt.  has   restricted  number of beneficiaries  to be covered  under NFSA upto  3.26 crores  for Odisha. But  the State Govt.  has still  balance of  around 9 lakh people  to be covered  under NFSA.  Till August,  85 lakh families  are covered  under NFSA in Odisha.  Besides  that thousands of applications of eligible poor  families are pending in different blocks offices for the ration card.   It is proved  that  more than 85% of the families  in Odisha   are  poor  for  which  they  have  been covered  under NFSA due to their food insecurity.  Tall claim of the State Govt.  that  the  economic standard of the people  have improved  is  proved false.    

2.        Subsidy  given  from State budget  for  spending  towards  subsidised  rice  scheme  from  2009-10  to  2016-17  is  as follows.
Year
Budget provision
Expenditure  ( in crores)
2009-10
847.84 crores
847. 84 crores
2010-11
 984.29 crores
924.44 crores
2011-12
984.29 crores
971.15 crores
2012-13
1196.84 crores
1182.66 crores
2013-14
1312.06 crores
1283.40 crores
2014-15
1403.00 crores
1212.08 crores
2015-16
1403.00 crores
1117.78 crores
2016-17
830.00 crores

3.              Following provision 29 of Odisha Public Distribution System ( control) Order , 2016, the State Govt.  filed  FIR and initiated criminal proceedings  and recovered cost of the grains from the ineligible  Households  who have taken card.  These are  as follows.
FIR Lodged ( number)
Ineligible persons  arrested 
Cost recovered
Cost recovered  from  number of persons
6786
353
42,13,67,266.00
1,19,802
4.              In view of  rising  discontentment  among the people  who  suffered  due to police action and arrest,  the State Govt.  amended  the PDS ( Control)  Order, 2016  terming it  as  Odisha  PDS ( control)  Amendment Order,2016  making a provision  that  if any person  holds  ration card  and coming under  exclusion criteria , but  he returns  such ration card  on or before  the 30th  September , 2016 , no  action  shall be taken against him.
5.       While  releasing  Govt. order dt. 9.8.16,  the State Govt. instructed  all Collectors  to refund the recovered cost  to the  beneficiaries  who  have surrendered  their  cards  and withdrew  all criminal  actions  initiated against them.  However, the  surrendered  cards  would  remain  cancelled  till a  beneficiary  claims  it back  with proof of eligibility.  

6.              The beneficiaries   covered  under  rural housing scheme like Pradhanmantri  Awas Yojana or IAY or Biju Pucca Yojana  should not  be  debarred  from getting  benefits under NFSA.  The 9th exclusion criteria  will  not be applicable   to the beneficiaries  covered  under the above schemes.

Pradip Pradhan
M-9937843482

Date- 24.12.16 

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Electricity Bill pending against Companies in Odisha

Electricity Bill pending against Companies in Odisha


 It is witnessed  in Bhubaneswar  that  in case of pendency of  Electricity  Bill  against any common  consumers for two months,  the  Bill collectors of  Electricity  Dept.   use to threaten  to disconnect   electricity , unless the arrear  bill is paid.  But   though crores of rupees are pending against the Companies for years together, the CESU has not taken any step to collect the Bill from them.   It has been exposed through RTI.  RTI Application was  submitted to  PIO, office of Central Electricity  Supply Utility ( CESU)  seeking  information  about  electricity  bill  pending  against   more than 5 lakhs business houses, corporate  houses  etc..   on 28.10.16,  the PIO  supplied the information.  Electricity Bill worth around thousands of crores of rupees is pending against more than 700 companies  and business houses.  Major Companies against whom the electricity bill  is pending  is  as follows. 

Sl.No
NAME
ADDRESS           THREE PHASE CONSUMER LIST
ARREAR  in Rs. 
 [AS ON 30.09.2016]
1
M/S SHREE MARUTI STEEL AND CASTING PVT LTD
AT-KUSPANGI PO-BALI,KHUNTUNI,KUSP
64095566.00
2
Jagannath Area MCL, Talcher
Talcher
83626294.00
3
Naba Bharat Ventures Ltd.
Kharagaprasad
829440022.00
4
GMR Energy Ltd.
Kamalanga
104482021.00
5
M/S TEEKAY MARINE (P)  LTD
IDCO# NO-58,CHANDAKA I.E, CSPUR-11
6255683.00
6
BHARATI AIRTEL  LTD
PLOT NO-E13/1,C.S PUR,  I.E,PATIA
4562949.00
7
M/S INFOSYS  TECHNOLOGIES LTD
CHANDAKA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
3837670.00
8
M/S  VODAFONE  ESSAR SPACE   LIMITED
IDCO # NO-E/52,CHANDAKA I.E.
2174313.00
9
M/S  FALCON  MARINE  EXPORTS LTD
PLOT-50/A/B, 51/A
3306378.00
10
M/S RELIANCE   INFRATEL   LTD
C/O-AUTHORISED  SIGNATORY, BTS  SITE
4353328.00
11
M/S ADVANCED   MEDICARE AND RESEARCH  INSTITU
C/O- BISHNU CHARAN SAHOO
3818116.00
12
THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
M/S MILK MANTRA DAIRY PVT LTD.
3437740.61
13
M/S  NEW  LAXMI STEEL AND POWER (P) LTD  
C/O PAWAN  KU  GUPTA(DIRECTOR),SARUA
25381229680
14
M/S  UNIVERSAL  INFRA  AGRO  OIL(P)  LTD
C/O HARSH MUHAN GUPTA,SARUA IND.ES
2180232.40
15
M/S ANURADHA   HATCHARY
IND, ESTATE,KHURDA, C/O MANOJ KUMAR R
12173000.05
16
M/S HINDUSTAN COCA-COLA BEVERAGES P.LTD
KHURDA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE NEAR BPCL
7069450.08
17
M/S SUN GRANITE EXPORT  LTD
AT;PANIORA,PO;-PALASPUR,DIST;-KHORDA
11961340.65
18
M/S UTTARAYANI PATTATO
AT;SATASANKHA,DIST-PURI ,ODISHA,752
11781879.22
19
M/S COS BOARD  INDUSTRIES  PVT .LTD
NEW INDUSTRIAL  ESTATE
36438284.00
20
M/S  SATYAM CASTINGS,PVT LTD
I\E, CHOUDWAR,PLOT NO-A-2.CHOUDWAR
27493565.00
21
M/S T.S ALLOYS LTD
AT-ANANTAPUR,PO-DHURUSIA
16803731.00
22
M/S ESSAR STEEL INDIA LTD
AT-UDAYABATA,PO-PARADEEPGARH
75496371.00
23
M/S TATA STEEL LIMITED
AT/PO,KALARANGIATTA
9242001.62
24
M/S JINDAL STEEL AND POWER LTD
AT;-KERJANG,PO;-NISHA
121013243.00
25
B.R.G. IRON AND STEEL CO (P) LTD
KURUNTI, P/O-KUSUPANGA
60859986.00
26
M/S BHUSAN STEEL LTD
NARENDRAPUR
61316356.00
27
M/S MISRILAL MINES P LTD
AT, AT;KANPURA
14724642.78
28
M/S SHREE JAGANNATH ICE PLANT AND COLD STG
NISCHINTAKOILI DIST-CUTTACK NISC
15355154.00
29
LAXMIPATI BALAJI SUGAR AND DIST.PVT LTD
AT;SUNAPAL PO;BADAMBAGARH SUNAPAL
12694720.00
30
M/S AURO ISPAT(I) PVT .LTD
AT/PO-KHUNTUNI PS-GURUDIJHATIA KHUN
70509513.00

Sanjay Sahu, RTI Activist
M-8658416694

Date-21.12.16