Lok Sabha Question No. 399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Foodgrain Distribution under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Scheme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Supriya Sadanand Sule, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

## MINISTRY  OF GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPART'MENT  OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.399 TO BE ANSWERED  ON {sth SEPTEMBER, 2O2O

## FOODGRAIN  DI]STRIBUTION UNDER AATMAN!RBHAR BHARAT SCHEME

399. SHRII KULDEEP RAI SHARMA: DR.DNV SE]iITHILKUMAR  S.: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: DR. SUBHA$H RAMRAO BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of GONSUMER  AFFAIRS' FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIoN  $mI+dI rrr&, ur<-+ 3ik  grdBfr{.  Bilur d*  be pteased  to state:

- (a)  the target set by the Government to distribute  free foodgrains to migrant workers under the Aatmanirbhar  Bharat Scheme;
- (b)  the total quantum of foodgrains that have been Iifted and distributed by the States to identafied  migrant  workersl
- (c) whether frne grain under the Atmanirbhar Scheme for migrant labourers have reached only 3{ per cent of the intended  beneficiaries and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor and the coEective steps taken by the Government in this regardl
- (d)  the details of inter-State transactions  benefiting  migrant workens  that have taken place through ePos during the last three months;
- (e)  whether the Government intends to continue this scheme considering the difficulties of migrant workers; and
- (O if so, the details  thereofll

ANSWER

IUINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS' FOOD & PUELIC DISTRIBUTIOI{

(SHRI DAilVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) to (c): There was no target fixed by this Department.  Since no data on actual or estimalied number of migrants/stranded migrant persons across the country was available with the Department, initial liberal estimate of about 8 Grore (8O Million) migrants/stranded  migrant pensons was made'

This Department had liberally allocated foodgrains to cover maximum migrants/stranded migrants in the country (upto loolo of total approx. 8O Crore NFSA population) and allocated  about approx. 4 LMT foodgrains per month ({O% of monthly approx. 40 LMT allocated under NFSA) i.e. a tota! of approx. 8 LMT for a period of two months i.e. May and June 2O2O.

Responsibility  of identification of beneficiaries, under this scheme was entrusted with States/UTs. States/UTs initially indicated about 2.8 crore total migrant population. Since identification of migrants took substantial  time, Govt of lndia extended the distrlbution  period of the foodgrains (lifted upto 25th Juner 2O2O) upto 3'lst August 2O2O. Until 3'1.08.2020, about 2.67 LMT (provisional) of  foodgrains have been distributed under the scheme to about 2.67 crote penions (i.e. 94.6% of estimated beneficiaries by States/UTs)  per month for the months of May and June.

- (d): Total {.{3 crore, 1.42 crore and {.36 crore intra'state transactions were performed  across States/UTs  in the month of June  '2O,  Julyy' 2o and Aug  '2O  respcctively. Ivhereas, total 5{Or {9OO and 24OO Inter'State transactions  were petformed across States/UTs  in the month of June  '2Ot July'2O and Aug'2O resPectivelY.
- (e) & (f): The distribution period under the Aatmanlrbhar  Bharat Scheme had already been extended  till 31.O8.2O20.