Lok Sabha Question No. 286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: National Food Security Act
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 286

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2017

## NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT

## 286.  SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) since its implementation, Statewise;
- (b) the details of such beneficiaries in Bundelkhand region;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  special  efforts  to  check malpractice and bring transparency in the food security schemes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  &  (b):  The  State/Union  Territory  wise  details  of  beneficiaries    currently covered under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) is at Annexure. Government of Uttar Pradesh has informed that the number of beneficiaries covered under NFSA in the Bundelkhand region is 77.97 lakh.
- (c)  &  (d):    The  Government  is  implementing  a  Plan  Scheme  on  'End-to-end Computerisation of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) Operations' on cost sharing basis with the States/UTs. The Scheme comprises activities, namely, digitization of ration cards/beneficiary and other databases, computerization  of  supply-chain,  setting  up  of  transparency  portals  and grievance redressal mechanisms, to enable removal of bogus/ineligible ration cards,  facilitate  distribution  of  foodgrains  to  intended  beneficiaries  at  fair price shops (FPS), and to check leakages and diversion of foodgrains.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 286 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 18.07.2017 IN LOK SABHA

State/Union Territory wise details of beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act, 2013

| Sl No.   | Name of the State/UT   |   Number of beneficiaries identified under NFSA (In lakh) |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         |                                                    268.21 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      |                                                      8.21 |
| 3        | Assam                  |                                                    251.63 |
| 4        | Bihar                  |                                                    857.12 |
| 5        | Chattisgarh            |                                                    200.77 |
| 6        | Delhi                  |                                                     72.73 |
| 7        | Goa                    |                                                      5.32 |
| 8        | Gujarat                |                                                    382.54 |
| 9        | Haryana                |                                                    126.49 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh       |                                                     28.64 |
| 11       | J & K                  |                                                     74.13 |
| 12       | Jharkhand              |                                                    263.7  |
| 13       | Karnataka              |                                                    401.93 |
| 14       | Kerala                 |                                                    154.8  |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh         |                                                    529.61 |
| 16       | Maharashtra            |                                                    700.17 |
| 17       | Manipur                |                                                     21.58 |
| 18       | Meghalaya              |                                                     21.4  |
| 19       | Mizoram                |                                                      6.68 |
| 20       | Nagaland               |                                                     14.05 |
| 21       | Odisha                 |                                                    323.22 |
| 22       | Punjab                 |                                                    141.45 |
| 23       | Rajasthan              |                                                    446.62 |
| 24       | Sikkim                 |                                                      3.78 |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu             |                                                    357.34 |
| 26       | Telangana              |                                                    191.62 |
| 27       | Tripura                |                                                     24.83 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh          |                                                   1499.83 |
| 29       | Uttarakhand            |                                                     61.94 |
| 30       | West Bengal            |                                                    601.84 |
| 31       | A&N                    |                                                      0.55 |
| 32       | Daman & Diu            |                                                      0.88 |
| 33       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli   |                                                      2.16 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep            |                                                      0.22 |
| 35       | Chandigarh             |                                                      2.74 |
| 36       | Puducherry             |                                                      5.83 |
|          | Total                  |                                                   8054.54 |

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