Lok Sabha Question No. 249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Share of Rajasthan and Jharkhand under NFSA
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Sunil Kumar Singh

## MTNISTRY OF GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  DTSTRIBUTTON

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMEilT OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UT{STARRED QUESTION NO. 249 TO BE ANSWERED  Oit {grh NOVEMBER,2O19

## SHARE OF RAJASTHAN  AND JHARKHAND UNDER NFSA

249. SHRI P.P. GHAUDHARY: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

W:ll the Minaster of GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AilD PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION  Jctritril f,rril, sr{-q .rtr srdufrr FfftuI d'* be pteased  to state:

- (a)  the percentage  coverage of various schemes under National Food Security Act (NFSA), State-wise including States of  Raiasthan and Jharkhand;
- (b)  whether the Government is aware that the coverage of the NFSA is low in States of Ralasthan and Jharkhand as compared to some other States, if so, the reasons therefo4  and
- (c)  whether the Government intends to  review the percentage beneficiaries  coverage  of Raiasthan in the future, if so, the details thereofii

## ANSWER

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

(sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

- (a): The National Food Security Act,2O{3 (NFSA) provides for coverage ol 75o/o of the rura! and 5oolo of the urban population, i.e. about two-thirds of the total population of the country, for receiving highly subsidized foodgrains. A statement indicating the State-wise  percentage covenage under NFSA including Rajasthan and Jharkhand  is at Annexure.

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- (b): The exercise of State-wise coverage within the overall national coverage under NFSA was done by the erstwhile Planning Gommission (Now NITI Aayog) using the 68th round of NSSO Household Gonsumption Expenditure Survey (2lJ11-121. A State-wise  cut off level of monthly expenditure was arrived at separately for rural and urban areas and population below this cut off monthly expenditure was eligible for coyenage under the Act. The methodology of Planning Gommission was such that the percentage  coverage under NFSA was not uniform across all States/UTs. Goverage  was higher for those States/UTs, where the size of the population below the cut off level of expenditure was relatively large in proportion to their total population  vis-i-vis those states where the propor{ion was smaller. Therefore, the coverage  of  Raiasthan  and Jharkhand was lower vis-A-vis those States that had a higher poverty  ratio as compared to these two States.
- (c):  l{o proposa! to review the percentage beneficiaries  coverage of Rajasthan under NFSA is presently under consideration of Government.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO lN PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED OUESTTON NO.249 rrUE FOR ANAWER ON I9.I{.2O{9 IN TI{E LOK SABHA.

## State.wise  percontage  covelage und6r the National Food Securih/ Act, 2Ol3

| st. No.   | States/ UTs          | Popul.tl on (Cenru! 2O111   | Porcentage Covorage   | Porcentage Covorage   | Accepted No. of per.ons under NFSA (in l.kh)   | Accepted No. of per.ons under NFSA (in l.kh)   | Accepted No. of per.ons under NFSA (in l.kh)   | No, of frnilies/poEon. ldertified under NFSA (in takh)   | No, of frnilies/poEon. ldertified under NFSA (in takh)   | No, of frnilies/poEon. ldertified under NFSA (in takh)   | No, of frnilies/poEon. ldertified under NFSA (in takh)   | No, of frnilies/poEon. ldertified under NFSA (in takh)   |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| st. No.   | States/ UTs          |                             | Rural                 | Urbr lt               | Rural                                          | Uitrarl                                        | Total                                          | AAY                                                      | AAY                                                      | Priority                                                 | Tot.l persrnt                                            | 'lo ol accopted peraons                                  |
| st. No.   | States/ UTs          |                             | Rural                 | Urbr lt               | Rural                                          | Uitrarl                                        | Total                                          | No. of family                                            | No, ot polson                                            | Priority                                                 | Tot.l persrnt                                            | 'lo ol accopted peraons                                  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradgsh       | 493,77                      | 60.96                 | 4'1,14                | 200.2                                          | 68.03                                          | 264.23                                         | 9.09                                                     | 23.52                                                    | per5ona 244.71                                           | 264,23                                                   | loo.00%                                                  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 13.83                       | 66.3r                 | 5r.55                 | 7.09                                           | 1.62                                           | 4.71                                           | 0.37                                                     | 1,47                                                     | 6.7 4                                                    | a.21                                                     | 94.270/o                                                 |
| 3         | Assam                | 3r 1.69                     | 84.,17                | 60.35                 | 225.41                                         | 26.49                                          | 251.90                                         | 7.03                                                     | 29.69                                                    | 221,54                                                   | 25r.63                                                   | 99,89%                                                   |
| 4         | Bihar                | 1038.05                     | 45.12                 | 74.53                 | 783.7 4                                        | 47,42                                          | 87t.{6                                         | 25.01                                                    | t't6.ss                                                  | 740.57                                                   | 457.12                                                   | 98.39%                                                   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 255,4                       | 44,25                 | 59.98                 | 165.{6                                         | 35.61                                          | 200,77                                         | 7.19                                                     | 20.42                                                    | 180.35                                                   | 200,77                                                   | 100.00%                                                  |
| 6         | Delhi                | 167,53                      | 37.69                 | rl:l.59               | 1.58                                           | 71.2                                           | 72.78                                          | 0.76                                                     | 2.90                                                     | 69,83                                                    | 72.71                                                    | 99.94%                                                   |
| 7         | Goa                  | 14.58                       | 42.24                 | 33,02                 | 2.33                                           | 2.99                                           | 5.32                                           | 0.13                                                     | o.50                                                     | 4.42                                                     | 5.32                                                     | 100.00%                                                  |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 603.84                      | 74.64                 | 48,25                 | 258.78                                         | 124,06                                         | 3A2.A4                                         | 4.12                                                     | 42.77                                                    | 339.77                                                   | 342.54                                                   | 99.926/o                                                 |
| 9         | llaryana             | 253.53                      | 54.6'l                | 41.05                 | 90.28                                          | 36.21                                          | {26.49                                         | 2,68                                                     | t1.35                                                    | 115.14                                                   | 126.49                                                   | 100.o0%                                                  |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh     | 68.57                       | 56.23                 | 30.99                 | 34.68                                          | 2.14                                           | 36.82                                          | 1.42                                                     | 7.67                                                     | 20.94                                                    | 24.64                                                    | 77,4O"/"                                                 |
| 11        | J&l(                 | 125.49                      | 63.55                 | 47.1                  | 58.0s                                          | 16.o8                                          | 74.13                                          | 2.36                                                     | 11.O4                                                    | 63.09                                                    | 74.13                                                    | 100.000/.                                                |
| 12        | Jha*hand             | 329.66                      | 86.48                 | 60.20                 | 216.52                                         | 47,73                                          | 264.25                                         | 9,17                                                     | 37.98                                                    | 225.72                                                   | 263.70                                                   | 99.790/0                                                 |
| t3        | Xarnataka            | 611.3r                      | 76.04                 | 49,36                 | 285.55                                         | 116.38                                         | 401.93                                         | 10.97                                                    | 43.91                                                    | 358.02                                                   | 40{.93                                                   | 100.o0%                                                  |
| 14        | Xerala               | 33:i.88                     | 52.63                 | 39.s                  | 91.87                                          | 62.93                                          | 154.8                                          | 5,96                                                     | 25.59                                                    | 125.21                                                   | ,t 54.80                                                 | r00.00%                                                  |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | 725.98                      | 80.1                  | 62.6r                 | 420.83                                         | .t25.59                                        | 546,42                                         | 13,98                                                    | s0.20                                                    | 494.22                                                   | 546.42                                                   | 100.00%                                                  |
| 16        | Maharashtra          | 1123.73                     | 76.32                 | 45.34                 | 469.72                                         | 2XO.4s                                         | 700,17                                         | 25.05                                                    | toa.o.l                                                  | 592.16                                                   | 700.17                                                   | {00.00%                                                  |
| 17        | Manipur              | 27.22                       | 88.56                 | 85.75                 | 17.91                                          | 7.15                                           | 25.06                                          | o.64                                                     | 2.O1                                                     | 22,31                                                    | 24,31                                                    | 97.O3"/"                                                 |
| 18        | Meghalaya            | 29.64                       | 77.79                 | 50.87                 | 18.43                                          | 3.O3                                           | 21.46                                          | 0.70                                                     | 2.91                                                     | 14.54                                                    | 21.46                                                    | 99.98%                                                   |
| l9        | Mizoram              | t0.9t                       | 81,88                 | 48.6                  | 4.33                                           | 2.73                                           | 7.06                                           | o.26                                                     | o-a2                                                     | 5.86                                                     | 6.68                                                     | 94.6s"/o                                                 |
| 20        | Nagaland             | 19.8r                       | 79.83                 | 6t.94                 | 4,1.23                                         | 3.56                                           | 14.79                                          | o.4a                                                     | 2.11                                                     | .r 1.94                                                  | t4.o5                                                    | 94.9E%                                                   |
| 21        | OdiEha               | 419,47                      | 82,11                 | 55.?7                 | 247.15                                         | 3S.O2                                          | 126.21                                         | 12,40                                                    | 41,74                                                    | 281.42                                                   | 323.60                                                   | 99.20"/o                                                 |
| 22        | PunJab               | 277.O4                      | 54,79                 | 4.43                  | 94.88                                          | 46.57                                          | 141,45                                         | 1.79                                                     | 7.71                                                     | 133.74                                                   | 141,45                                                   | r00.0070                                                 |
| 23        | Raia.than            | 686,21                      | 69.09                 | 53                    | 356.09                                         | 90.53                                          | 446.62                                         | 9.32                                                     | 37.00                                                    | 409.62                                                   | 446,62                                                   | .t00.000/o                                               |
| 24        | Sikklm               | 6.08                        | 75,74                 | 40.36                 | 3.45                                           | 0.61                                           | 4.06                                           | o.17                                                     | 0.55                                                     | 3.24                                                     | 3.79                                                     | 93.30%                                                   |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu           | 721,39                      | 62.55                 | 37.79                 | 232.62                                         | 132.08                                         | 364.7                                          | 17.17                                                    | 73.27                                                    | 2U.O7                                                    | 357.34                                                   | 97.94o/o                                                 |
| 26        | Telangana            | 352.49                      | 60.96                 | 41.14                 | {4:t.08                                        | 4A.62                                          | 19t.70                                         | 5,67                                                     | 15.29                                                    | 176.33                                                   | 191.62                                                   | 99.96%                                                   |
| 27        | Trlpura              | 36.7{                       | 74.75                 | 49.9                  | 2.).26                                         | 4.76                                           | 25.O2                                          | r.10                                                     | 4.98                                                     | 19.85                                                    | 24,43                                                    | 99.23"/"                                                 |
| 2A        | Uttar Pradesh        | 1995.8t                     | 79.56                 | 64.43                 | 1234.09                                        | 246.52                                         | 1520,61                                        | 40.94                                                    | 126.96                                                   | 1264.O2                                                  | 1390.98                                                  | 91.470/o                                                 |
| 29        | Uftarakhand          | 101.17                      | 65.26                 | 52.0s                 | 45.85                                          | 16.09                                          | 61.94                                          | 1.84                                                     | 7,92                                                     | 54.O4                                                    | 6r.96                                                    | 100.03%                                                  |
| 30        | WeBt Bongat          | 913.48                      | 71-17                 | 47.55                 | 463,31                                         | 138,53                                         | 601.84                                         | 15.86                                                    | 51.42                                                    | 550.02                                                   | 601.84                                                   | 100.000/6                                                |
| 3t        | A&N                  | 3.8                         | 29.94                 | 1.7                   | 0.6r                                           | 0.02                                           | 0.63                                           | 0.04                                                     | 0.14                                                     | 0.46                                                     | 0.6r                                                     | 96.6r%                                                   |
| 32        | Daman & Diu          | 2.43                        | 26.66                 | 56.47                 | 0.16                                           | 1.03                                           | t.t9                                           | 0,0'l                                                    | o.04                                                     | o.72                                                     | 0.75                                                     | a4.ooo/"                                                 |
| 33        | Dadr. I Nagaa Havell | 3,/l:}                      | 84.19                 | 51.54                 | 1.54                                           | 0.82                                           | 2.36                                           | 0.04                                                     | 0,23                                                     | 1,92                                                     | 2,15                                                     | 91.100/0                                                 |
| 34        | Lak3hadweep          | 0.                          | 35.30                 | 33,56                 | 0,05                                           | 0.17                                           | o.22                                           | 0,01                                                     | o.o4                                                     | 0.r8                                                     | o,22                                                     | 100.00%                                                  |
| 35        | Chandlgarh           | 10.55                       | 38.54                 | 47.26                 | 0.11                                           | 4.85                                           | 4.96                                           | 0.00                                                     | 0.01                                                     | 2,79                                                     | 2,79                                                     | 56,34"/"                                                 |
| 36        | Puduchery            | 12.44                       | 59.64                 | 46.94                 | 2,35                                           | 3.99                                           | 6.34                                           | 0.26                                                     | 0.83                                                     | 5,32                                                     | 6.15                                                     | 97.O1"/"                                                 |
|           | Total                | r2t01.96                    | 75.00                 | 50.00                 | 6249.33                                        | 1485.6t                                        | 8134.94                                        | 234.34                                                   | 909.97                                                   | 7056.O6                                                  | 7966.03                                                  | 97,920/0                                                 |