Lok Sabha Question No. 1850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: Funds Allocated for PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL, RAMESWAR TELI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1850

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2017

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR PDS

1850. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL: SHRI RAMESWAR TELI:

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  funds  sanctioned  and  incurred  for  making  Public Distribution  System  (PDS)  a  success  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current  year,  State/UT-wise  and  the  achievement  made  so  far  under  the aforesaid schemes;
- (b) whether the  Government proposes to provide  special  assistance  to the  States  with  more  population  belonging  to  below  poverty  line  so  as  to achieve hundred per cent success of the PDS scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  the  amount  allocated  for  consumer  affairs  in  the financial  year 2017-18, State and UT-wise; and
- (e) the details of the amount allocated for West Bengal in the financial year, 2017-18?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  States  are  allocated  food  grains  at  subsidized  rates  under  Targeted Public  Distribution  Scheme  (TPDS),  National  Food  Security  Act,  2013 (NFSA) and other Welfare Schemes. The funds allocated for this purpose are disbursed fully every year to States.

The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  during  the  last  three years and current year is as under:

## (Rupees in crores as on 09.03.2017)

| Year         | Budget    |           |
|--------------|-----------|-----------|
|              | Allocated | Released  |
| 2013-14 (RE) | 89740.02  | 89740.02  |
| 2014-15 (RE) | 118175.81 | 113171.16 |
| 2015-16 (RE) | 134919.00 | 134919.00 |
| 2016-17 (BE) | 130334.61 | 130318.89 |

The state/UT-wise release of food subsidy for the last three years and current year is at Annex.

(b) & (c) No Madam.

(d)  &  (e)  An  amount  of  Rs.145138.60  crore  has  been  allocated  for  the financial  year  2017-18.  Out  of  sanctioned  budget  allocation,  funds  are released  to  various  States  for  quantity  of  food  grains  procured  and distributed by them under TPDS, NFSA and other Welfare Schemes.

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## Annex

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO  1850   TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

Annex

## I. Food subsidy released to various Decentralized procuring States (DCP) during the last three years and current year

(Rupees in crores)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State       | Subsidy released   | Subsidy released   | Subsidy released   | Subsidy released          |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State       | 2013-14            | 2014-15            | 2015-16            | 2016-17 (upto 09.03.2017) |
| 1         | Bihar                   | 0.00               | 1146.41            | 2540.92            | 1495.24                   |
| 2         | Punjab                  | 0.00               | 75.00              | 300.00             | 2877.68                   |
| 3         | Madhya Pradesh          | 3398.88            | 5668.11            | 5737.29            | 5354.97                   |
| 4         | Andhra Pradesh          | 1554.83            | 2254.42            | 1364.25            | 3212.82                   |
| 5         | Telangana               | 0.00               | 200.00             | 1390.08            | 1716.71                   |
| 6         | Uttar Pradesh           | 5.18               | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00                      |
| 7         | West Bengal             | 1551.14            | 2578.38            | 2465.86            | 2441.93                   |
| 8         | Chhattisgarh            | 2374.87            | 3332.71            | 3328.93            | 3141.28                   |
| 9         | Uttarakhand             | 318.22             | 385.42             | 408.67             | 346.80                    |
| 10        | Tamil Nadu              | 1007.49            | 914.55             | 936.89             | 1961.60                   |
| 11        | Odisha                  | 3041.11            | 3785.00            | 3331.39            | 3847.72                   |
| 12        | Karnataka               | 492.95             | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00                      |
| 13        | Gujarat                 | 0.00               | 0.00               | 55.57              | 46.21                     |
| 14        | Kerala                  | 427.82             | 744.84             | 834.42             | 419.25                    |
| 15        | Rajasthan               | 67.50              | 90.97              | 155.11             | 0.00                      |
| 16        | Chandigarh*             | ---                | ---                | 14.31              | 26.05                     |
| 17        | Puducherry*             | ---                | ---                | 54.59              | 91.17                     |
| 18        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli* | ---                | ---                | 0.71               | 4.84                      |
|           | TOTAL                   | 14240.00           | 21175.81           | 22919.00           | 26984.29                  |

## II. Details of food subsidy released to Food Corporation of India (FCI) for the last 3 years and current year:

(Rupees in crores as on 09.03.2017)

| Year    |   Subsidy Released |
|---------|--------------------|
| 2013-14 |            75500   |
| 2014-15 |            91995.4 |
| 2015-16 |           112000   |
| 2016-17 |           103335   |

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