Lok Sabha Question No. 2116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Foodgrain Released to Kerala
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  November, 2016

## FOODGRAIN RELEASED TO KERALA

2116. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

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- (a) the quantum of rice and wheat released to the State of Kerala through Public Distribution System during the last three years under BPL, APL and AAY;
- (b)  the  details  of  rice  and  wheat  released    under  normal  and  ad  hoc scheme;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that the  ad hoc share from Central Government has not been distributed to Kerala since July, 2016 and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government is ready to release the Central share for this duration and 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 quantum of foodgrains release to the State of Kerala through PDS during the last three years is as under:

- (i) Normal Allocation:

(quantity in tons)

| Year   | BPL   |
|--------|-------|

Kerala has implemented NFSA  from 1 st  November, 2016 and accordingly, following allocation has been made:

| Allocation   | Monthly quantity (in tons)   | Monthly quantity (in tons)   | Monthly quantity (in tons)   |
|--------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| category     | Rice                         | Wheat                        | Total                        |
| AAY          | 16807.490                    | 4045.475                     | 20852.965                    |
| Priority     | 52073.178                    | 12533.742                    | 64606.920                    |
| Total        | 68880.668                    | 16579.217                    | 85459.885                    |
| Tide Over    | 26835.124                    | 6459.074                     | 33294.198                    |

## (ii) Adhoc allocation(monthly in tons till June, 2016):

|                |   Wheat |   Rice |   Total |
|----------------|---------|--------|---------|
| Additional APL |    5049 |  15458 |   20507 |
| Additional BPL |    2849 |   7082 |    9931 |

(c)  &  (d)  Government  of  India  has  enacted  National  Food  Security  Act (NFSA),  2013  on  05.07.2013  to  provide  subsidized  foodgrains  to  the States/UTs. Till implementation of NFSA by the State, Government of India had  been  allocating  foodgrains  to  the  non-NFSA  States  under  erstwhile Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). In addition to this, the nonNFSA States including Kerala were also allocated additional foodgrains as per 1993-94 poverty estimates of Planning Commission and March, 2000 population estimates of Registrar General of India (RGI). Since NFSA, 2013 provides  allocation  of  foodgrains  at  highly  subsidized  price  of  rice  and wheat @ Rs. 3 and Rs. 2 per kg respectively, in order to persuade the nonNFSA  States  including  Kerala  to  implement  NFSA,  2013,  the  Cabinet Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  decided  to  allocate  additional foodgrains  to  non-NFSA  States  upto  30.06.2016  only.  Pursuant  to  the decision  of  the  State  of  Kerala  to  implement  NFSA,  2013,  further, allocation as per NFSA entitlement is being made covering all the eligible beneficiaries identified by the State Government.  A tide over allocation is also being made to the State of Kerala to protect average annual offtake of last three years.

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