Lok Sabha Question No. 1084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Status of AAY
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Richard Hay, PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1084

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  November, 2016

## STATUS OF AAY

1084.

PROF. RICHARD HAY:

SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

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

- (a) whether Antyodaya Ann a Yojana (AAY) is being implemented in all the
- States and Union Territories in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the salient features and achievements of the scheme;
- (c) the target fixed and the number of beneficiaries covered under AAY since its inception till date, State and year-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  under  this scheme during each of the last three years and the current year along with the quantum of foodgrains especially rice and wheat supplied and actually lifted during the said period, State-wise;
- (e) whether any review of this scheme has been made or proposed to be made for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of its distribution system in minimising the problem of severe malnutrition and starvation in children and women  and  check  irregularities in selecting beneficiaries and distributing  ration  etc.  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the corrective steps taken thereon; and
- (f) the details of money spent per month on transport and commission to dealers per tonne of rice and wheat seperately?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  to  (c):  In  order  to  make  the  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS) more focused and targeted at the poorest of the poor, Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) was launched in December, 2000 in all States/Union Territories (UTs) for one crore families to be identified from the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. Coverage under this scheme has been expanded thrice since then i.e. during

2003-04,  2004-05  and  2005-06 covering  additional  50  lakh  households each time.  Thus  the  total  coverage  under  AAY  was  raised  to  2.50  crore  AAY families. The identification of AAY families within the target of AAY families allocated  to  each  State/UT  is  the  responsibility  of  concerned  State/UT Government. Against the accepted number of 2.50 crore AAY families given to State/UT Governments, upto 01.11.2016 they have reported issuance of AAY ration cards to about 2.35 crore AAY families. Allocation of foodgrains (rice & wheat) to these AAY families are made @ 35 kg per family per month at  a highly subsidized Central Issue Price (CIP) of Rs.2 per kg for wheat and Rs.3 per kg for rice.

- (d):  Targeted Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS)  is  operated under  the  joint responsibility of Central Government and State/Union Territory (UT) Governments.  The  Central Government  is responsible for procurement, allocation  and  transportation  of  foodgrains  upto  the  designated  depots  of Food  Corporation  of  India.  The  operational  responsibilities  for  lifting  and distributing  the  allocated  foodgrains  within  the  States/UTs  and  supervision over distribution of allocated foodgrains to eligible card holders through the Fair  Price  Shops  (FPSs)  are  of  the  State/UT  Governments.  The  details  of allocations, offtake of foodgrains especially of rice & wheat made during the last three years and the current year are at Annex I & II respectively.
- (e): No, Madam.  AAY  scheme  has  not been  separately  evaluated.  This Department however has been getting the functioning of TPDS, including the implementation  of  AAY,  evaluated  by  different  agencies  from  time  to  time. These evaluation studies have revealed certain shortcomings/deficiencies in the functioning of TPDS, such as inclusion/exclusion errors, leakages/diversion of foodgrains, etc. The reports received have been sent to the concerned States/UTs for taking necessary remedial measures to remove the deficiencies noticed in the functioning of TPDS.
- (f): Govt. of India has notified Food  Security (Assistance to State Governments)  Rules,  2015  under  NFSA,  which  provides  for  assistance  to States/UTs for meeting expenditure on intra-State movement and handling of foodgrains and Fair Price Shop (FPS) dealers margin. The norms  of expenditure and pattern of central sharing, as per the above mentioned rules are at Annex-III.

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## ANNEX - I

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) of the UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1084 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 22.11.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Allocation  and  Offtake  of  Rice  under  TPDS  from  2013-14  to  2016-17(Up  toOctober,16)  for  AAY category

(in thousand tons)

| SL.NO   |                    | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17(Up to Oct.,16)   | 2016-17(Up to Oct.,16)   |
|---------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|         | STATES/UTs         | ALLOTMENT | OFFTAKE   | ALLOTMENT | OFFTAKE   | ALLOTMENT | OFFTAKE   | ALLOTMENT                | OFFTAKE                  |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 654.288   | 526.656   | 449.754   | 325.898   | 825.324   | 716.027   | 1044.815                 | 1003.507                 |
| 2       | Arunanchal Pradesh | 15.972    | 15.734    | 15.972    | 15.771    | 15.972    | 16.074    | 32.739                   | 32.179                   |
| 3       | Assam              | 295.692   | 294.008   | 295.692   | 291.488   | 718.06    | 559.222   | 932.615                  | 845.959                  |
| 4       | Bihar              | 823.476   | 634.3     | 2948.94   | 2014.856  | 3144.764  | 2948.898  | 1922.851                 | 1895.435                 |
| 5       | Chhatisgarh        | 549.177   | 467.144   | 1337.466  | 1329.701  | 1384.056  | 1384.056  | 807.366                  | 807.366                  |
| 6       | Delhi              | 31.588    | 25.779    | 47.75     | 49.726    | 87.516    | 87.428    | 54.144                   | 54.368                   |
| 7       | Goa                | 6.108     | 6.108     | 6.108     | 5.599     | 13.54     | 14.147    | 18.293                   | 17.669                   |
| 8       | Gujarat            | 155.604   | 156.289   | 145.668   | 145.131   | 149.16    | 149.038   | 192.528                  | 217.924                  |
| 9       | Haryana            | 0         | 4.333     | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh   | 56.088    | 54.948    | 76.74     | 75.027    | 76.74     | 76.757    | 46.52                    | 46.707                   |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir    | 86.244    | 86.618    | 86.244    | 77.219    | 123.763   | 99.693    | 195.132                  | 198.753                  |
| 12      | Jharkhand          | 385.524   | 384.03    | 385.524   | 356.653   | 885.186   | 679.175   | 841.477                  | 835.654                  |
| 13      | Karnataka          | 834.953   | 881.46    | 2422.132  | 2183.959  | 2032.403  | 1827.153  | 1077.422                 | 1059.639                 |
| 14      | Kerala             | 250.26    | 256.566   | 250.26    | 243.433   | 250.26    | 247.394   | 145.985                  | 150.74                   |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh     | 142.301   | 87.472    | 763.298   | 713.283   | 847.506   | 867.342   | 506.338                  | 455.702                  |
| 16      | Maharashtra        | 755.906   | 677.099   | 1986.999  | 1774.711  | 2021.1    | 1905.616  | 1178.975                 | 1099.466                 |
| 17      | Manipur            | 26.724    | 26.477    | 26.724    | 26.724    | 26.724    | 26.725    | 82.579                   | 77.162                   |
| 18      | Meghalaya          | 29.484    | 29.485    | 29.484    | 29.484    | 43.052    | 27.026    | 75.6                     | 79.802                   |
| 19      | Mizoram            | 10.92     | 10.12     | 10.92     | 9.722     | 13.325    | 11.098    | 25.251                   | 26.845                   |
| 20      | Nagaland           | 18.012    | 16.572    | 16.708    | 18.552    | 16.056    | 17.852    | 30.224                   | 20.407                   |
| 21      | Odisha             | 528.75    | 540.173   | 526.404   | 529.844   | 884.89    | 795.012   | 1009.029                 | 1183.525                 |
| 22      | Punjab             | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| 23      | Rajasthan          | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0                        | 0                        |
| 24      | Sikkim             | 6.936     | 7.372     | 6.936     | 6.448     | 11.778    | 11.777    | 15.364                   | 15.407                   |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu         | 783.144   | 798.121   | 783.144   | 741.524   | 783.144   | 782.662   | 456.834                  | 457.333                  |
| 26      | Telangana          |           |           | 204.534   | 81.719    | 736.326   | 647.747   | 732.001                  | 709.883                  |
| 27      | Tripura            | 47.52     | 46.358    | 47.52     | 46.857    | 106.649   | 104.929   | 96.999                   | 82.532                   |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh      | 1153.752  | 1149.69   | 1153.752  | 1057.154  | 1444.728  | 1426.404  | 2018.083                 | 1960.604                 |
| 29      | Uttrakhand         | 56.22     | 53.164    | 56.22     | 69.369    | 152.562   | 145.748   | 145.194                  | 141.807                  |
| 30      | West Bengal        | 349.092   | 319.106   | 349.092   | 326.519   | 657.799   | 366.511   | 829.607                  | 778.809                  |
| 31      | A&NIslands         | 1.728     | 0.839     | 1.566     | 1.136     | 1.654     | 0.758     | 1.953                    | 0.575                    |
| 32      | Chandigarh         | 0.99      | 0.54      | 5.239     | 4.252     | 2.46      | 2.632     | 0                        | 0                        |
| 33      | D&NHaveli          | 2.04      | 2.359     | 2.04      | 2.555     | 2.556     | 2.767     | 4.795                    | 4.048                    |
| 34      | Damen& DIU         | 0.576     | 0.071     | 0.576     | 0.288     | 1.516     | 1.428     | 1.732                    | 1.417                    |
| 35      | Lakshadweep        | 0.504     | 0         | 0.504     | 1.008     | 1.184     | 1.016     | 0.889                    | 0.508                    |
| 36      | Puducherry         | 13.548    | 9.796     | 13.548    | 4.551     | 5.645     | 2.6       | 0                        | 0                        |
|         | TOTAL              | 8073.121  | 7568.79   | 14453.458 | 12560.16  | 17467.398 | 15952.71  | 14523.334                | 14261.732                |

AAY allocation and offtake during 2013-14 onwards includes allocation and offtake data of Priority category under NFSA also.

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## Allocation and Offtake of Wheat under TPDS from 2013-14 to 2016-17(Up to October,16)for AAY category

## (in thousand tons)

| SL. NO   | STATES/UTs         | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17(Up to Oct.,16)   | 2016-17(Up to Oct.,16)   |
|----------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| SL. NO   | STATES/UTs         | ALLOTMENT | OFFTAKE   | ALLOTMENT | OFFTAKE   | ALLOTMENT | OFFTAKE   | ALLOTMENT                | OFFTAKE                  |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.013     | 45.627    | 18.542    | 34.221                   | 5.264                    |
| 2        | Arunanchal Pradesh | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 3        | Assam              | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 1.606     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 4        | Bihar              | 548.984   | 423.598   | 1965.960  | 1911.541  | 2096.511  | 2076.123  | 1281.903                 | 1178.928                 |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh        | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 6        | Delhi              | 103.632   | 84.507    | 172.941   | 184.373   | 336.276   | 338.210   | 208.570                  | 208.982                  |
| 7        | Goa                | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 1.672     | 1.948     | 1.254                    | 0.978                    |
| 8        | Gujarat            | 184.476   | 195.531   | 172.692   | 163.956   | 177.132   | 177.131   | 1019.516                 | 993.850                  |
| 9        | Haryana            | 368.674   | 308.161   | 795.000   | 732.473   | 795.000   | 780.211   | 463.750                  | 470.385                  |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh   | 78.258    | 75.547    | 109.212   | 105.678   | 109.212   | 109.327   | 66.503                   | 66.123                   |
| 11       | Jammu& Kashmir     | 21.144    | 21.027    | 21.144    | 19.134    | 39.387    | 23.463    | 81.844                   | 77.652                   |
| 12       | Jharkhand          | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 88.398    | 47.576    | 107.673                  | 100.046                  |
| 13       | Karnataka          | 142.495   | 116.947   | 120.525   | 129.137   | 576.433   | 411.179   | 444.399                  | 273.264                  |
| 14       | Kerala             | 0.000     | 1.846     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh     | 701.147   | 533.087   | 2430.949  | 2198.098  | 2542.509  | 2314.928  | 1504.547                 | 1382.115                 |
| 16       | Maharashtra        | 860.134   | 742.802   | 2540.493  | 2270.813  | 2584.092  | 2418.752  | 1507.387                 | 1387.253                 |
| 17       | Manipur            | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 18       | Meghalaya          | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 3.120     | 0.000     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 19       | Mizoram            | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.396     | 0.000     | 1.188                    | 0.000                    |
| 20       | Nagaland           | 1.956     | 2.282     | 3.260     | 2.934     | 3.912     | 3.912     | 1.227                    | 1.304                    |
| 21       | Odisha             | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 146.936   | 75.132    | 197.742                  | 199.019                  |
| 22       | Punjab             | 279.300   | 265.726   | 870.120   | 191.434   | 870.120   | 890.317   | 507.570                  | 518.091                  |
| 23       | Rajasthan          | 1591.530  | 1519.460  | 2791.572  | 2723.600  | 2791.572  | 2681.131  | 1628.417                 | 1528.112                 |
| 24       | Sikkim             | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu         | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 26       | Telangana          | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 48.054    | 20.601    | 24.027                   | 26.295                   |
| 27       | Tripura            | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh      | 565.944   | 569.140   | 565.944   | 520.924   | 1206.955  | 1115.248  | 3347.879                 | 3258.165                 |
| 29       | Uttrakhand         | 23.964    | 23.589    | 23.964    | 33.697    | 88.260    | 88.684    | 88.991                   | 88.947                   |
| 30       | West Bengal        | 272.592   | 227.925   | 272.592   | 233.137   | 945.573   | 682.684   | 1303.627                 | 1287.066                 |
| 31       | A&N Islands        | 0.282     | 0.138     | 0.252     | 0.953     | 0.274     | 0.127     | 0.378                    | 0.054                    |
| 32       | Chandigarh         | 0.705     | 0.705     | 7.857     | 6.346     | 3.685     | 3.897     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 33       | D&NHaveli          | 0.156     | 0.171     | 0.156     | 0.165     | 0.206     | 0.234     | 0.441                    | 0.350                    |
| 34       | Damen& DIU         | 0.060     | 0.030     | 0.060     | 0.048     | 1.350     | 1.184     | 1.929                    | 1.685                    |
| 35       | Lakshadweep        | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 36       | Puducherry         | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
|          | TOTAL              | 5745.433  | 5112.219  | ########  | ########  | ########  | ########  | ########                 | 13053.928                |

AAY allocation and offtake during 2013-14 onwards includes allocation and offtake data of Priority category under NFSA also.

## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  of  the  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1084 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 22.11.2016 LOK IN THE

| Category of States and Union Territories   | Norms of expenditure (Rate inRs per quintal)   | Norms of expenditure (Rate inRs per quintal)   | Norms of expenditure (Rate inRs per quintal)            | Central Share (In percent)   |
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|                                            | Intra State movement and handling              | Fair Price Shop Dealers'margin                 | Fair Price Shop Dealers'margin                          |                              |
|                                            |                                                | Basic                                          | Additional margin for sale through point of sale device |                              |
| General                                    | 65                                             | 70                                             | 17                                                      | 50                           |
| Special*                                   | 100                                            | 143                                            | 17                                                      | 75                           |

## LOK ABHA

* Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand,  Andaman  & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

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