Lok Sabha Question No. 4016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Funds to FSSAI
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4016 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## FUNDS TO FSSAI

## 4016. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will  the  Minister  of HEALTH AND FAMILY  WELFARE be  pleased  to  state  the details of the funds allocated for the enhancing Food Safety and Security against adulteration in fooditems during the financial year 2017 - 18,State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

The enforcement of FSS Act, 2006, Rules and Regulations made thereunder primarily lies with the State/UT Governments. Regular surveillance, monitoring, inspe ction and random sampling of food products aimed at ensuring that the food products meet the standards lai under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the rules and regulations made thereunder undertaken by the officials of Food Safety Departm ents of the respective States. Food Safety and Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  does  not  allocate  funds  to  States  for  such  r enforcement activities.

However, a Central Sector Scheme for 'Strengthening of Food Testing System in the Countr y  including  Provision  of  Mobile  Food  Testing  Labs'  has  been  rolled  out  by  the Government with an outlay of Rs.481.95 crore for implementation during the period from 20 -17 to 2018 - 19. The Scheme envisages upgradation of 42 state food laboratories (at leas t one in each State/UT and two in larger States) with state of the art analytical equipment. This would inter alia enhance Food Safety and security against adulteration in food items.

During  the  financial  year  2017 - 18,  grant  of Rs.  67.70  crore was  released  to  16 States/UTs  towards  strengthening  of  the  food  testing  system  .  State/UT - wise  de ails  of  fund released are at Annexure - 1 . Besides this,  26 Mobile Food Testing Laboratories called Food Safety on Wheels (FSWs) each costing Rs.38.5 lakh (in cluding GST) were sanctioned/delivered to 21 States/UTs with a  recurring grant of Rs.5 lakh per  mobile laboratory towards pet lubricants and consumables. The state wise details of FSW(s) sanctioned/delivered are av at Annexure - II .

## State/UT-wise details of fund released during the financial year 2017-18

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   |   Grant released (Rs. In crore) |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Assam              |                            3.5  |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh       |                            0.35 |
| 3         | Delhi              |                            4.25 |
| 4         | Goa                |                            4.25 |
| 5         | Gujarat            |                            0.35 |
| 6         | J & K              |                           12.5  |
| 7         | Karnataka          |                            8.5  |
| 8         | Kerala             |                            8.5  |
| 9         | Manipur            |                            0.5  |
| 10        | Meghalaya          |                            0.5  |
| 11        | Nagaland           |                            2    |
| 12        | Punjab             |                            3.5  |
| 13        | Tamil Nadu         |                            6    |
| 14        | Telangana          |                            2.5  |
| 15        | Uttar Pradesh      |                            2    |
| 16        | West Bengal        |                            8.5  |
|           | Total              |                           67.7  |

State/UT-wise  details  of  FSW sanctioned/delivered  during  the  financial  year 2017-18:-

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT   |   Number of FSW(s) |   Cost, including recurring cost (Rs. in crore) |
|----------|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh      |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 2        | Assam                  |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 3        | Chandigarh             |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh           |                  2 |                                           0.87  |
| 5        | Goa                    |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 6        | Gujarat                |                  2 |                                           0.87  |
| 7        | Haryana                |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh       |                  2 |                                           0.87  |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir        |                  2 |                                           0.87  |
| 10       | Jharkhand              |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 11       | Karnataka              |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 12       | Kerala                 |                  1 |                                           0.385 |
| 13       | Manipur                |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 14       | Meghalaya              |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 15       | Nagaland               |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 16       | Odisha                 |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 17       | Punjab                 |                  2 |                                           0.87  |
| 18       | Rajasthan              |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 19       | Tamil Nadu             |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 20       | Telangana              |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
| 21       | Uttarakhand            |                  1 |                                           0.435 |
|          | Total                  |                 26 |                                          11.26  |