Lok Sabha Question No. 133 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Allocation of Pulses under PDS
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.133

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## ALLOCATION OF PULSES UNDER PDS

## *133.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has implemented any scheme to provide pulses to the States at  concessional  rates  under  Public  Distribution  System  (PDS)  and  other  public  welfare schemes;
- (b) if so, the names of the States which have been allocated pulses including the quantum of pulses allocated, State-wise;
- (c) the  total  amount  of  subsidy  provided  under  this  scheme  and  the  number  of  persons benefited, State-wise;
- (d) whether pulses have been allocated to the State of Jharkhand under this scheme; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details thereof including the quantum of pulses allocated and the number of beneficiaries who have received pulses, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  133   DUE FOR REPLY ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020.

- (a): Yes  Sir.  Government  has  implemented    a  scheme  for      releasing  of  pulses  to States/  Union  Territories  on  their  request    from  the  stock  of  pulses  procured  under  Price Support  Scheme (PSS), by  way  of  distribution  to  States/  UTs  for  utilization  under  various welfare schemes like Mid-day-Meal (MDM), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Public Distribution System (PDS), etc. with Central Subsidy of Rs. 15 per Kg. over the 'issue price' as a 'One time Measure' on 'First Come-First Serve' and 'First in-First Out' (FIFO) basis for a period of 12 months or till PSS pulses stock of 34.88 lakh MT lasts, whichever is earlier. The above scheme was implemented from October 2018 to September, 2019.
- (b): The  name  of  the  States  and  the  quantum  of  pulses  allocated  State-wise  is  at Annexure-I .
- (c): The  total  amount  of  central  subsidy  for  the  allocated  stock  is  Rs  1496.85  crore. The number  of persons benefited under the scheme state-wise is at Annexure-II.
- (d) & (e): No indent was received from Government of Jharkhand under the scheme.

## Statement of State-wise allocation of Pulses

| S.NO        | Name of States/UT   | Pulses allocated (In MT)   |
|-------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh      | 61,436.59                  |
| 2           | Chhattisgarh        | 43,480.00                  |
| 3           | Daman               | 16.53                      |
| 4           | Gujarat             | 81,869.16                  |
| 5           | Himachal Pradesh    | 60,978.69                  |
| 6           | Karnataka           | 99,485.98                  |
| 7           | Kerala              | 39,735.08                  |
| 8           | Madhya Pradesh      | 2,55,121.39                |
| 9           | Maharashtra         | 1,02,001.78                |
| 10          | Nagaland            | 9,074.97                   |
| 11          | Tamil Nadu          | 1,92,929.27                |
| 12          | Tripura             | 29,210.36                  |
| 13          | Uttar Pradesh       | 1,900.86                   |
| 14          | Uttarakhand         | 20,658.00                  |
| Grand Total | Grand Total         | 9,97,898.66                |

## Annexure-I

Annexure-II State wise Number of Beneficiaries Identified for Allocated Pulses

| States           | No of Identified Beneficiaries   |
|------------------|----------------------------------|
| Maharashtra      | 1,47,00,000                      |
| Tamil Nadu       | 2,58,95,584                      |
| Tripura          | 9,17,000                         |
| Himachal Pradesh | 18,00,000                        |
| Karnataka        | 1,24,54,340                      |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 84,77,114                        |
| Gujarat          | 66,00,000                        |
| Kerala           | 8,45,570                         |
| Daman            | 5,342                            |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 9,25,000                         |
| Chhattisgarh     | 25,85,603                        |
| Nagaland         | 2,84,934                         |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 1,96,201                         |
| Uttarakhand      | 23,00,000                        |
| Total:           | 7,79,86,688                      |

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