Lok Sabha Question No. 1700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Online Sugar Distribution
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1700 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  JULY, 2019

## ONLINE SUGAR DISTRIBUTION

1700. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC be  pleased  to

DISTRIBUTION उपभोक्ता त मल , ाखतद्ा औा तावर्ज�ाका्औता  मं state:

- (a) whether the proposal to supply subsidised sugar is being implemented  to  all  BPL  families  under  the  National  Food  Security  Act (NFSA), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Ministry has been asked to launch a transparent online mechanism for sugar distribution to the poor;
- (c) the details of number and names of the States where sugar is being distributed/sold through the Public Distribution System (PDS); and
- (d) the  reasons  for  not  distributing/selling  sugar  through  PDS  and  the quantum  of  subsidy  being  provided  on  sugar  by  the  Government  at present?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI   DANVE  RAOSAHEB   DADARAO)

(a): The coverage of the sugar subsidy scheme introduced with effect from  June  2013,  after  de-regulation  of  sugar  sector,    targeted    Below Poverty Line (BPL) population (inclusive of poorest of poor person in the country i.e. AAY families) and all the population of North Eastern States/ Special  Category  States/  Hilly  States  and  Island  Territories.  Now,  the NFSA  is  being  universally  implemented  in  the  country.  There  is  no identified category of BPL under the NFSA. However, the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) beneficiaries are clearly identified. As such, the Government  of  India  has  reviewed  the  Sugar  Subsidy  Scheme  and decided to continue it for AAY families with effect from June, 2017. The Central Government is reimbursing a fixed subsidy of Rs. 18.50 per kg @ 1 Kg per month per AAY families to participating States/UTs.

(b): Under  the  sugar  subsidy  scheme,  the  State  Government/UTs  are required  to  procure  sugar  from  the  open  market  through  a  transparent system and make it available to the beneficiaries i.e. AAY families under the PDS.

(c):    At  present,  18  States/UTs  are  participating  in  the  sugar  subsidy scheme,  under  which  sugar  is  being  distributed/sold  through  the  Public Distribution System (PDS). Names of these States/UTs are at Annexure.

(d):   Under the sugar subsidy scheme, the sugar is being distributed to AAY families. The Central Government is reimbursing a fixed subsidy of Rs.  18.50  per  kg  @  1  Kg  per  month  per  AAY  families  to  participating States/UTs.

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ANNEXURE

ANEEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1700 DUE FOR ANSWERED ON 02.07.2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

STATEMENT SHOWING NAMES OF THE STATES/UTs WHERE SUGAR IS BEING DISTRIBUTED/SOLD THROUGH THE PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (PDS), AS PER REVISED SUGAR SUBSIDY SCHEME FOR AAY FAMILIES

|   Sl. No. | State Name       |
|-----------|------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   |
|         2 | Chhattisgarh     |
|         3 | Goa              |
|         4 | Gujarat          |
|         5 | Haryana          |
|         6 | Jharkhand        |
|         7 | Maharashtra      |
|         8 | Nagaland         |
|         9 | Rajasthan        |
|        10 | Tamil Nadu       |
|        11 | Telangana        |
|        12 | Sikkim           |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh |
|        14 | West Bengal      |
|        15 | Delhi            |
|        16 | Tripura          |
|        17 | Mizoram          |
|        18 | Kerala           |

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