Lok Sabha Question No. 1522 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Households covered under Food Security Scheme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOX SABHA

## UNSTARRED  OUESTION NO. 1522 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 2oth SEPTEMBER,2O2O

## HOUSEI{OLDS COVERED UNDER FOOD SECURITY SCHEME

## I522. SHRI AI{UIYIULA REVANTH REDDY:

Will the llllinister  of  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIoN srTsftFiII arr&, crc-c sik  grdufr{,  fuilur ri+ be pteased to state:

- (a) the details of percentage  of households  covered under Food Security Scheme in the State of Telanganar  district-wise;
- (b)  the details of funds allocated and released for the said scheme during the last five years to the State of Telangana, year-wise;
- (c) the details of funds not utilised by the State Government, year'wise;
- (d)  whether it is true that the percentage of households  covered under the Food Security Act in the State of Telangana  is very low as compared to the target fixed;
- (e) if so, the reasons therefo4  and
- (f) whether the Government  proposes to add more beneficiaries  under
- the said scheme and if so, the details thereofil

## AI{SWER

MINTSTER  OF STATE FOR TIINTSTRY OF CONSUMERAFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI DANVE RAOSA}IEB DADARAO)

(a): The National Food Security Act, 2O{3 (NFSA) provides for coverage of

60.96% of the rurat and 4'1.140/" of the urban population of Telangana, wh-ch at Gensus, 2Ol{ population  work out to {9{.7O lakh pensons. The Act is being imptemented  in  the State of  Telangana w.e.f. Octoberr 2O{5. Presentty,  191.62 lakh beneficiaries are identified for receiving  highly subsidized  foodgrains  under the Act. a statement showing the details of district-wise  househotds and Food security card in Telangana  state as forwarded by the State Government are at Annexure-l.

(b): Telangana is a Decentralized Procurement (DGP) State. There is no State specific atlocated fund under Food Subsidy to DCP States under NFSA. Food Subsidy is released to DGP States on basas of claims submitted by States to this Depattment. Under this schemer the fund released  to State Government of Telangana during the last five years is at Annexure-ll.

Gentral Government  also provides Gentral assistance to States/UTs under I{FSA for meeting  expenditure on intra-State  movement and handling  of foodgrains and fair price shop dealerst margin as per approved  norms. A statement indicating the funds released to State Government  of Tetangana under this Scheme is at Annexure-ll.

(c): As per the State Government  of Telanganar the entire funds reteased  by Gentral Government have been utilized.

(d): The coverage under NFSA for the State of Telangana is {9'1.7O takh persons. Presenttyr  191.62  lakh beneficiaries  under NFSA have been identified  by the State Government,  which is approx 99.96% of the intended coverage.  Hence, present coverage under NFSA is not low as compared to intended coverage'

- (e): Questi,on  does not arise.
- (0: There iis no such proposal under consideration.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO 11{ REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. {Ti22 FOR ANSWER ON 2O.O9.2O2O IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Statement  showing the details of District wise households and Food Security Gard in Telangana State.

(As on September,  2020)

| SI NO       | Name of th,e District   | Number of househotds, as per census 2O'l I   | Cards issued under NFSA   | Percentage   |
|-------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------|
| I           | Adilabad                | 156683                                       | 125446                    | 80.o6        |
| 2           | Bhadradrikothagudem     | 279190                                       | 147459                    | 52.96        |
| 3           | Hyderabad               | 849051                                       | 348359                    | 41.03        |
| 4           | Jagityal                | 253619                                       | 1908,t 3                  | 75.24        |
| 5           | Jangaon                 | 139238                                       | 85294                     | 61.26        |
| 6           | JayashankarBhupalapalli | 111082                                       | 61808                     | 55.64        |
| 7           | JogulambaGadwal         | 132261                                       | 90798                     | 68.65        |
| 8           | Kamareddy               | 222513                                       | 140942                    | 63.34        |
| 9           | Karimnagar              | 258485                                       | 148524                    | 57,46        |
| to          | Khammam                 | 3A2929                                       | 232935                    | 60.83        |
| 11          | KumuramBheermAsifabad   | 120420                                       | 93756                     | 77.86        |
| 12          | Mahabubabad             | 195889                                       | 144660                    | 73.85        |
| 13          | Mahabubnagar            | 18s931                                       | I { 8366                  | 63.56        |
| 14          | Mancherial              | 205983                                       | I Ol 385                  | 48.98        |
| {5          | Medak                   | 164677                                       | t{66{6                    | 69.{4        |
| 16          | Medchal                 | 59A112                                       | 289346                    | 48.38        |
| 17          | Mulugu                  | 78540                                        | 49642                     | 63,21        |
| {8          | Nagarkarnool            | t 96261                                      | 116924                    | 59.58        |
| {9          | Nalgonda                | 401724                                       | 312431                    | 77.77        |
| 20          | Narayanpet              | 114577                                       | 77AO4                     | 67.9{        |
| 21          | Nirmal                  | 't 65763                                     | 97501                     | s8.82        |
| 22          | Nizamabad               | 369031                                       | 326617                    | 88.5{        |
| 23          | Peddapalli              | 209677                                       | 1 16692                   | 55,65        |
| 24          | RaiannaSircill:r        | 138992                                       | 10595{                    | 76.95        |
| 25          | Rangareddy              | 559'150                                      | 380659                    | 68.08        |
| 26          | Sangareddy              | 329208                                       | 3{9230                    | 96.97        |
| 27          | Siddipet                | 238049                                       | 257499                    | {08.34       |
| 2A          | Suryapet                | 28569,1                                      | ,41999                    | 49.70        |
| 29          | Vikarabad               | 194956                                       | ,t 51304                  | 77,61        |
| 30          | Wanaparthy              | 123544                                       | 83sOl                     | 67.59        |
| 3{          | Warangal Rural          | 147525                                       | 133368                    | 71.12        |
| 32          | Warangal Urban          | 269180                                       | 117414                    | 43.77        |
| 33          | YadadriBhuvanagara      | 140677                                       | { { 9911                  | 66.37        |
| Grand Total | Grand Total             | 8303612                                      | 5347166                   | 64,40        |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO !N REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTIOI{  NO. I522 FOR ANSWER  ON 2O.O9.2O2O !N THE LOK SABHA

## Food Subsidy released to Telangana during last five years

| Yea r                      | Amount Sanctioned (Rs in crore)   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2')16-17                   | 1716.71                           |
| 2f,17.,18                  | 3853.7{                           |
| 2018,49                    | 2559.31                           |
| 2019.,20                   | 4858.89                           |
| 2o2o-21 (upto 14.0t9.2O2O) | 449(J.51                          |

Fund released to State Government  of Telangana under the scheme rlAssistance  to State Agencies for meeting expenditure on intra State movement & handling of foodgrains and fair price shop dealerst margin under the l{ational Food Security  Act, 2O'13 during last five years.

| Financi,al Year            | Fund released to State Govemment of Telangana (!n Grore)   |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2011i-17                   | 0.oo                                                       |
| 2',1it4A                   | 129.13                                                     |
| 201'J-19                   | {53.09                                                     |
| 2lJ11t-2(J                 | o.oo                                                       |
| 2O2O-21 (As on 17.O9.2O2O) | 1l,.92                                                     |