Lok Sabha Question No. 128 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Public Distribution System
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: George Baker, Richard Hay

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 128 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH    JULY, 2017

## PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

- *128.   SHRI GEORGE BAKER: PROF. RICHARD HAY:

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 salient features of the Public Distribution System;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised under this system across the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  Fair  Price  Shops  opened  across  the  country  to distribute essential commodities to the poor people, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the number of persons/families benefited from this system across the country during the said period, State/UT wise along with the rates of items being provided under the System; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  increase  the  rates  of  the items being provided under this system, if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor and the time by which it is likely to be increased?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAMVILAS PASWAN)

(a)

to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE STARRED QUESTION  NUMBER  *128  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2017  IN  THE  LOK SABHA.

- (a): Salient features of the Public Distribution System are as follows:-
- (i) Subsidized foodgrains are distributed to beneficiaries/families under the provisions of    National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 which was notified on 10.9.2013 and has since been adopted by all States/UTs.
- (ii)  The Act provides for coverage of upto 75% of rural population and upto 50% of urban population at the all India level.
- (iii)  The Priority Households are entitled to receive 5 Kg of foodgrains per person per month at the rate of Rs. 3/2/1 for rice/wheat/coarsegrains.  The families covered under the category of  Antodaya  Anna  Yojana  (AAY)  receive  35  kg  of  foodgrains  per month at the same rate.
- (iv)  NFSA is operated under the joint responsibility of Central and State Governments.  Central Government is responsible for procurement, allocation and transportation of foodgrains upto to the designated depots  of  the  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI).    The  operational responsibilities for allocation of foodgrains within the States/UTs, distribution of foodgrains to eligible beneficiaries under TPDS and supervision  over  and  monitoring  and  functioning  of  the  Fair  Price Shops etc. rest with the State/UT Government.
- (b): Under  Public  Distribution  System(PDS),  foodgrains  are  allocated  as per  the provisions of NFSA. Implementation of NFSA in different States/UTs started at different dates. Till any State/UT joined the NFSA, allocation of the foodgrains  under  erstwhile  TPDS  was  continued  to  them.  Allocation  of foodgrains to States/UTs under erstwhile TPDS/NFSA, is at subsidized prices and  the  entire  subsidy  burden  is  borne  by  the  Central  government.  A Statement  indicating  State-wise  allocation  and  offtake  of  foodgrains  is  at Annexure-I  and  year-wise  detail  of  the  expenditure  on  food  subsidy  is  at Annexure -II.
- (c): 5,27,349  Fairs  Price  Shops  are  operational  as  on  30.6.2017.    A statement indicating State-wise number of Fair Price Shops is at AnnexureIII.
- (d): As  stated  above,  Implementation  of  NFSA  in  different  States/UTs started  at  different  dates.  Total  number  of  beneficiaries  presently  covered under  NFSA  is  about  80.55  crore,  State/UT-wise  detail  of  which  is  at Annexure-IV. Subsidised rates for foodgrains are as mentioned in Para 1(iii).
- (e):  The current issue prices shall continue upto June, 2018.

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## ANNEXURE-I STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  STARRED QUESTION  NUMBER  *128  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2017  IN  THE  LOK SABHA.

Allocation & Offtake of Rice+Wheat underTPDS/ NFSA during 2014-15 to 2017-18 (in thousand tonnes)

|       |                               | 2014-15     | 2014-15     | 2015-16     | 2015-16     | 2016-17     | 2016-17     | 2017-18         | 2017-18           |
|-------|-------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|
| S.No  | State/UT                      | Allocation  | Offtake     | Allocation  | Offtake     | Allocation  | Offtake     | upto Allocation | 30.6.2017 Offtake |
| 1     | आंध प्रद Andhra Pradesh       | 2629.793    | 1587.263    | 2110.254    | 2069.543    | 1871.844    | 1845.789    | 467.961         | 480.896           |
| 2     | अरुणाच प्रद Arunachal Pradesh | 101.556     | 96.646      | 101.556     | 101.417     | 88.992      | 87.048      | 22.248          | 23.969            |
| 3     | असम Assam                     | 1890.094    | 1840.293    | 1811.924    | 1654.279    | 1686.864    | 1564.721    | 423.783         | 457.291           |
| 4     | �बहणर Bihar                   | 4914.900    | 3938.148    | 5241.275    | 5025.021    | 5493.864    | 5246.761    | 1373.466        | 1504.930          |
| 5     | छत्तससग Chhatisgarh           | 1337.466    | 1329.701    | 1384.056    | 1384.056    | 1384.056    | 1268.718    | 346.014         | 346.014           |
| 6     | �्लचल Delhi                   | 356.693     | 360.925     | 424.500     | 425.886     | 450.590     | 442.669     | 112.716         | 121.090           |
| 7     | सोवण Goa                      | 63.148      | 57.239      | 61.692      | 64.072      | 59.016      | 58.115      | 14.751          | 14.673            |
| 8     | सुजरण् Gujarat                | 2087.795    | 1885.738    | 2085.108    | 2016.456    | 2179.372    | 2174.734    | 582.382         | 569.595           |
| 9     | ह�रयणुण Haryana               | 795.000     | 801.000     | 795.000     | 780.211     | 795.000     | 751.000     | 198.750         | 227.029           |
| 10    | �हमणाच प्रद Himachal Pradesh  | 507.996     | 498.365     | 507.996     | 511.970     | 508.024     | 504.691     | 127.008         | 124.443           |
| 11    | जममम - कशमतर Jammu &Kashmir   | 756.804     | 666.045     | 755.852     | 747.628     | 751.080     | 748.255     | 187.770         | 184.800           |
| 12    | झणरखण् Jharkhand              | 1359.442    | 958.781     | 1460.148    | 1096.211    | 1675.879    | 1637.775    | 434.880         | 429.666           |
| 13    | कनणर्क Karnataka              | 2542.657    | 2313.096    | 2608.836    | 2238.332    | 2608.836    | 2222.899    | 652.209         | 842.223           |
| 14    | कर रच Kerala                  | 1474.349    | 1441.726    | 1472.688    | 1465.038    | 1370.810    | 1368.118    | 356.262         | 372.066           |
| 15    | मधय प्रद Madhya Pradesh       | 3194.247    | 2911.381    | 3390.015    | 3182.270    | 3472.032    | 3163.436    | 868.008         | 800.868           |
| 16    | महणरणष् Maharashtra           | 4527.492    | 4045.779    | 4605.192    | 4324.368    | 4605.192    | 4238.045    | 1151.298        | 1027.098          |
| 17    | म�ुपुर Manipur                | 171.379     | 172.281     | 170.952     | 170.953     | 141.564     | 133.058     | 35.627          | 34.375            |
| 18    | मरघणचय Meghalaya              | 188.858     | 188.197     | 186.484     | 173.878     | 176.000     | 175.396     | 44.001          | 42.906            |
| 19    | �मजोरम Mizoram                | 70.140      | 67.419      | 69.774      | 71.504      | 65.757      | 63.632      | 16.440          | 18.746            |
| 20    | नणसणच�् Nagaland              | 126.876     | 137.329     | 126.876     | 134.020     | 126.585     | 114.064     | 34.515          | 39.001            |
| 21    | ओ�्दण Odisha                  | 2192.981    | 2008.221    | 2099.939    | 1850.529    | 2097.822    | 2267.370    | 538.497         | 536.968           |
| 22    | पंजणब Punjab                  | 870.120     | 560.000     | 870.120     | 972.000     | 870.120     | 801.000     | 217.530         | 21.809            |
| 23    | रणजस्णन Rajasthan             | 2791.572    | 2723.600    | 2791.572    | 2681.131    | 2791.573    | 2566.230    | 697.893         | 599.248           |
| 24    | �सिककम Sikkim                 | 44.283      | 42.789      | 44.292      | 43.333      | 44.328      | 45.276      | 11.082          | 10.786            |
| 25    | ्�मच नण्ु Tamil Nadu          | 3722.832    | 3082.407    | 3722.832    | 3746.034    | 3704.048    | 3776.229    | 919.437         | 1008.307          |
| 26    | ्रचंसणनण Telengana            | 1196.445    | 425.164     | 1465.680    | 1279.220    | 1338.000    | 1335.149    | 334.500         | 319.929           |
| 27    | �तपुरण Tripura                | 303.249     | 300.224     | 284.431     | 274.810     | 279.016     | 261.211     | 67.749          | 81.500            |
| 28    | उत्र प्रद Uttar Pradesh       | 7274.773    | 6724.600    | 7472.363    | 7501.381    | 9352.305    | 9281.511    | 2419.636        | 2424.036          |
| 29    | उत्रणखण् Uttrakhand           | 512.647     | 539.743     | 507.492     | 529.586     | 502.996     | 495.443     | 125.748         | 133.446           |
| 30    | पिशाम बंसणच West Bengal       | 3860.971    | 3752.948    | 3618.996    | 3319.673    | 3792.065    | 3516.467    | 991.551         | 1073.984          |
| 31    | अं o एवं �नकोबणर A& N Island  | 34.020      | 24.727      | 33.649      | 22.378      | 29.563      | 12.480      | 7.392           | 3.528             |
| 32    | ां्तसग Chandigarh (DBT)       | 31.212      | 27.018      | 13.005      | 14.762      | 0.000       | 0.000       | 0.000           | 0.000             |
| 33    | ्ण o एवं न o हवरचल D&N Haveli | 10.470      | 12.436      | 10.341      | 10.220      | 9.157       | 8.887       | 2.787           | 2.219             |
| 34 35 | Diu च�दवतप Lakshadweep        | 5.661 4.620 | 2.266 5.044 | 5.792 4.620 | 4.436 3.720 | 6.121 4.620 | 5.227 4.543 | 1.356 1.155     | 1.165             |
|       | पुदुाररल Pudducherry (DBT)    | 60.372      | 5.950       | 25.130      |             |             |             | 0.000           | 1.370             |
| 36    |                               |             |             |             | 4.526       | 0.000       | 0.000       |                 | 0.000             |

ANNEXURE-II STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  STARRED QUESTION  NUMBER  *128  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2017  IN  THE  LOK SABHA.

| Year                     | Total Food Subsidy (Rs. In crore)   |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                  | 113171.16                           |
| 2015-16                  | 134919.00                           |
| 2016-17                  | 105672.96*                          |
| 2017-18 (upto 30.6.2017) | 91000.00                            |

*  As per instructions received from Ministry of Finance vide letter No. 5/5/2016NS dated 31.3.2017, an amount of Rs.25000 crores was  withdrawn and surrendered from food subsidy and equivalent amount was given as  NSSF loan (investment) to FCI.

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## ANNEXURE-III STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  STARRED QUESTION  NUMBER  *128  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2017  IN  THE  LOK SABHA.

Statement indicating State-wise total No. of Fair Price Shops ( उ�चत दर दुकान� के राज् य -वार क� कु ल संख् या को दशारने वाला �ववरण ( as on 30.6.2017

| SI.   | State/UT            | Total No. of FPSs   |
|-------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      | 29500               |
| 2     | Andaman &Nicobar    | 482                 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1683                |
| 4     | Assam               | 38794               |
| 5     | Bihar               | 42117               |
| 6     | Chandigarh          | DBT (Cash)          |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh        | 12298               |
| 8     | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 62                  |
| 9     | Daman &Diu          | 51                  |
| 10    | Delhi               | 2256                |
| 11    | Goa                 | 446                 |
| 12    | Gujarat             | 17219               |
| 13    | Haryana             | 9692                |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh    | 4877                |
| 15    | Jammu and Kashmir   | 5970                |
| 16    | Jharkhand           | 23319               |
| 17    | Karnataka           | 20598               |
| 18    | Kerala              | 14335               |
| 19    | Lakshadweep         | 39                  |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh      | 22401               |
| 21    | Maharashtra         | 51363               |
| 22    | Manipur             | 2154                |
| 23    | Meghalaya           | 4651                |
| 24    | Mizoram             | 1249                |
| 25    | Nagaland            | 1691                |
| 26    | Odisha              | 13546               |
| 27    | Puducherry          | DBT (Cash)          |
| 28    | Punjab              | 16657               |
| 29    | Rajasthan           | 25617               |
| 30    | Sikkim              | 1421                |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu          | 34773               |
| 32    | Telangana           | 17159               |
| 33    | Tripura             | 1800                |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh       | 79639               |
| 35    | Uttarakhand         | 9212                |
| 36    | West Bengal         | 20278               |
|       | Total               | 5,27,349            |

## ANNEXURE-IV

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  STARRED QUESTION  NUMBER  *128  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  25.07.2017  IN  THE  LOK SABHA.

Statement indicating State-Wise number of Persons Covered under National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA)

(As on 30.06.2017)

| Sl. No   | States/ UTs         |   No.of persons covered under NFSA |
|----------|---------------------|------------------------------------|
| 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       | Puduchery           |                               5.83 |
|          | Total               |                            8054.54 |