Lok Sabha Question No. 4583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Beneficiaries under NFSA
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MtNtsTRy oF coNsuMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DTSTRTBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRTBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTIO}{ I{O. 4583 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 23'd MARCH,2021

## BENEFICIARIES  UNDER NFSA

## 4583. SHRIMATT  SUNITA DUGGAL:

Wil! the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND  pUBLtC

DlsrRtBUTtON  scri-ffr enri, qa sit{  srffd-f Fff{sr  d*  be pteased  to state:

- (a)  the details of the number  of beneficiaries  under Nationat Food Security Act-2O{3 (}IFSA) across the country, State-Wise;
- (b)  whether any steps has been taken by the Govemment  to increase
- the number of beneficiaries under NFSA;
- (c) if so, the details  thereof;
- (d)  the steps taken by the Government  to modernize  the storage infrastructure  along with the current storage  capacity,  state-yuise; and
- (e)  whether the Government has pranned  to instafl Automatic Grain
- Dispensing Machines in the country and if so, the details thereofil

## ANSWER

MTNISTER OF STATE FOR MtNtSTRy OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (sHRt DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a): A state/Union  Territory-wise  statement of number  of beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) is at Annexure.l.

- (b) & (c):  No formal proposal for increasing  the number of beneficiarles under the National Food security Act, 2ol3 Is under consideration of the Government  presently.  As per Section  g  of the Nationat Food Security Act, 2013 the tota! number of persons to be covered in rural and urban areas of the State shall be catculated on the basis of the poputation estimates as per the census of which the relevant figures have been published.

(d): In order to upgrade and modernize the storage infrastructure, Government  of lndia has prepared  an Action  plan  for construction  ot steel silos on PPP (Pubrie private partnership)  mode in the country. Silos with capacity  of 3o.7s LMT have been awarded at various locations, out of which a capacity of  g.25  LMT is comptete and the remaining is under various stages of completion. Further, silo capacity of 35.875 LMT in PPp mode has been proposed  under Hub & Spoke model. Modernization  of existing conventional  godowns are being done by incorporating the provision  of cement Goncrete Roads, Gotour coated profile  sheet roofing and other Annua! repair and maintenance works in food storage godowns. Central Warehousing Gorporation takes up regular  repair/ maintenance  & upgradation of warehouses. some of initiatives for moderrrization  include  a) use of gatvalume  sheets in place of asbestos.  b) use of translucent sheets for lighting. c) use of turbo ventilatorc.  d) Gement roads, etc.

state wise detairs of the totar storage capacity avairabte with Food Gorporation of lndia (FGl) and the state Agencaes (both owned and hired capacity) as on 28.0,2.2021,  is at Annexure-lt.

(e): United Nations rYorrd Food  program  (uN-wFp) is in the process  of developing a Public Distribution system (pDs) foodgrain dispensang machine on pilot basis, with the support of this Department.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTIoN NO.4583 FOR ANSWER  ON 23.O3.2O2{  IN THE LOK SABHA.

## State-wise  intended coverage underthe National Food Security Act,2Ol3

| st. No,   | States/ UTs        | Accepted No. of persons under ltlFSA (in lakh)   | Accepted No. of persons under ltlFSA (in lakh)   | Accepted No. of persons under ltlFSA (in lakh)   |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| st. No,   | States/ UTs        | Rural                                            | Urban                                            | Total                                            |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh     | 200.2                                            | 68.O3                                            | 264.23                                           |
| 2         | Aruna.:hal Pradesh | 7.09                                             | 1.62                                             | 4.71                                             |
| 3         | /Assam             | 225,41                                           | 26.49                                            | 251.90                                           |
| 4         | Bihar              | 743.74                                           | 87.42                                            | 471..t6                                          |
| 5         | Chrattisgarh       | ,t65.16                                          | 35.61                                            | 200.77                                           |
| 6         | Dethi              | 1.58                                             | 71.2                                             | 72,7A                                            |
| 7         | Goa                | 2.3292                                           | 2.9926                                           | 53214                                            |
| I         | Gujarat            | 254.74                                           | 124.OG                                           | 3A2,A4                                           |
| 9         | H aryana           | 90.2A                                            | 36.21                                            | 126.49                                           |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh   | 34.68                                            | 2.14                                             | 36,82                                            |
| 11        | Jharkhand          | 216.52                                           | 47.73                                            | 264,25                                           |
| 12        | K€rrnataka         | 285.55                                           | 'l16,38                                          | 40,t.93                                          |
| {3        | l(erala            | 9t.87                                            | 62.93                                            | {54.a                                            |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh     | 420,A3                                           | 125.59                                           | 546.42                                           |
| .t5       | Malrarashtra       | 469,72                                           | 230.45                                           | 700.17                                           |
| 16        | llilanipur         | 17.9'.1                                          | 7.,15                                            | 25.06                                            |
| 17        | Meghalaya          | 18.43                                            | 3.O3                                             | 21.46                                            |
| 18        | Ulizoram           | 4.33                                             | 2.73                                             | 7,06                                             |
| .t9       | Nagaland           | 11,23                                            | 3.56                                             | 14.79                                            |
| 20        | Odisha             | 2A7,19                                           | 39.O2                                            | 326-21                                           |
| 21        | lrunjab            | 94.879                                           | 46.634                                           | 141.51                                           |
| 22        | Raiasthan          | 356.O9                                           | 90.53                                            | 446.62                                           |
| 23        | !iikkim            | 3.45                                             | o.6t                                             | 4,06                                             |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu         | 232.62                                           | {32.08                                           | 364,7                                            |
| 25        | Telangana          | 143.08                                           | 44.62                                            | 19.t.70                                          |
| 26        | l'ripsra           | 20,254                                           | 4.76                                             | 25,O2                                            |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh      | 1234.1                                           | 246.52                                           | 1520.6                                           |
| 2A        | Uttarakhand        | 45,849                                           | 16.09                                            | 61.94                                            |
| 29        | Wer;t Bengal       | 463.31                                           | 138.53                                           | 601.84                                           |
| 30        | A&N                | 0.61                                             | o.02                                             | o,63                                             |
| 31        | D NH&DD            | 1.70                                             | 1.85                                             | 3.56                                             |
| 32        | Laklihadweep       | o.os                                             | o.17                                             | o,22                                             |
| 33        | Chandligarh (DBT)  | 0.11                                             | 4.85                                             | 4.96                                             |
| 34        | Puduchery (DBT)    | 2,35                                             | 3.99                                             | 6.34                                             |
| 35        | J&K                | 56.87                                            | 15,42                                            | 72,69                                            |
| 36        | l.adakh            | ,t.18                                            | o.26                                             | 1.4391                                           |
|           | Total              | 6249.34                                          | 1885.68                                          | 8.r 35,00                                        |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.4583 FOR ANSWER ON 23.O3.2O2I IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Storage Capacity wlth FCI and State Govt. Agencles as on 28.O2.2O2L

## ln

|                                       | AL lto.                               |                                       | Totd atongc c8prcity witt             | Totd atongc c8prcity witt             | Totd atongc c8prcity witt             | Totd atongc c8prcity witt             | Fel    | (owrcd/Ett .U   | Totd atongc c8prcity witt   | Tot.l 6torrg. c.reclv lrttb ilcbdtaS at.te (swc!l (€rclrdhg to FcIl nor foodcrrlnt   | Tot.l 6torrg. c.reclv lrttb ilcbdtaS at.te (swc!l (€rclrdhg to FcIl nor foodcrrlnt   | Gnail Tot.I   | Gnail Tot.I   | Gnail Tot.I   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------|-----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       | CAP                                   | CAP                                   | Totrl  | Totrl           | G.Tot3l                     |                                                                                      |                                                                                      |               |               |               |
|                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       | Hired                                 |                                       | Ilt.ed                                |        | CAP             | CAP                         |                                                                                      | CAP                                                                                  |               | CAP           | Cd. & CAP     |
|                                       | I                                     | BIHAR                                 | 3.66                                  | 6.69                                  | 1.OO                                  | o.oo                                  | 10.35  | 1.OO            | 11.35                       | 4,25                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 14-61         | 1.OO          | 15.61         |
|                                       | 2                                     | JIIAAXEAND                            | o.ti1                                 | 3.2E                                  | o,o5                                  | o.oo                                  | 3.95   | o.05            | 4.OO                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 3.95          | o.05          | 4.OO          |
|                                       | 3                                     | ODISIIA                               | 3. L2                                 | 2.47                                  | o.oo                                  | o.oo                                  | 5.59   | o.oo            | 5.59                        | 6.50                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 12.o9         | o.oo          | 12.o9         |
|                                       | 4                                     | WEST BEIIGII,                         | 8.,1o                                 | 1.12                                  | o.51                                  | o.oo                                  | 9.52   | o.5l            | to.03                       | 9.16                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 18.64         | o.51          | 19.19         |
|                                       |                                       | au(xtr                                | o. to                                 | o.ol                                  | o.oo                                  | o.oo                                  | o.11   | o.oo            | o.11                        | o.t2                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.23          | o.oo          | o.23          |
|                                       | 6                                     | ASSA![                                | 3.OO                                  | l.os                                  | o.oo                                  | o.oo                                  | 4.05   | o.oo            | 4.05                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 4.05          | o,oo          | 4.05          |
|                                       | 7                                     | ARIITTACIIAL PD                       | o.i\2                                 | o.o1                                  | o.oo                                  | o.oo                                  | o.33   | o.oo            | o.33                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.33          | o.(x)         | o.33          |
|                                       | I                                     | !IEGIIALAYA                           | o. t3                                 | o.o9                                  | o.oo                                  | o.oo                                  | o.22   | o.oo            | o.22                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.22          | o.oo          | o.22          |
|                                       | 9                                     | urzoRA.u                              | o.?5                                  | o.oo                                  | o,oo                                  | o.oo                                  | o.25   | o.oo            | o.25                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.25          | o,@           | o.25          |
|                                       | 10                                    | TRIPUNA                               | o,35                                  | o,oa                                  | o.oo                                  | o.oo                                  | o.44   | o.oo            | o.44                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.M           | o.o0          | o.44          |
|                                       | 11                                    | ![AtrIPUR                             | o.4a                                  | o.04                                  | o.oo                                  | o,oo                                  | o.52   | o.oo            | o.52                        | o,oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.52          | o.oo          | o.52          |
|                                       | L2                                    | ITAGAIAI{D                            | o.33                                  | o.13                                  | o,oo                                  | o,oo                                  | o.zt6  | o.oo            | o,45                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.46          | o.oo          | o.46          |
| NORTII                                | 13                                    | DELHI                                 | 2.45                                  | o.oo                                  | o.oo                                  | o,oo                                  | 2.as   | o.@             | 2.45                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 2.45          | o.oo          | 2.45          |
| NORTII                                | L4                                    | TIAIIYAIIA                            | 7.44                                  | 50.44                                 |                                       | 2.59                                  | 57.96  | 5.92            | 63.48                       | 36.7L                                                                                | 31.10                                                                                | 94.67         | 37.O2         | 13t.69        |
| NORTII                                | 15                                    | HTIIACIIAL PD.                        | o,1t2                                 | o.55                                  | o.oo                                  | o.oo                                  | o.78   | o.oo            | o.78                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.78          | o.oo          | o.7a          |
| NORTII                                | 16                                    | ., &r                                 | 1,O3                                  | 1.64                                  | o.10                                  | o.oo                                  | 2,67   | o.10            |                             | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 2.67          | o.10          | 2.77          |
| NORTII                                | 17                                    | PUIIJAB                               | 22.24                                 | 49.92                                 | 7.3t                                  | 4,90                                  | tt2.r5 | t2,21           | 124.37                      | 45.4O                                                                                | 55.OO                                                                                | 158.96        | 5?.21         | 226.L7        |
| NORTII                                | 1a                                    | CIIAIIDIGARII                         | o.oo                                  | o.06                                  | o.oo                                  | o.o0                                  | o.(x;  | o.oo            | o.06                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.06          | o.m           | o.06          |
| NORTII                                | 19                                    | RAJASTIIAN                            | 7.lto                                 | 11.35                                 | t.a5                                  | o.oo                                  | 18.56  | 1.85            | 20.4t                       | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 18.56         | 1.85          | 20.4L         |
| NORTII                                | 20                                    | UTTAR PRADESH                         | 15.15                                 | 34.O2                                 | 5.19                                  | 0.oo                                  | 49.L7  | 5.19            | 54.36                       | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 49.L7         | 5.19          | 54.36         |
| SOUTII                                | 2t                                    | UTTARAXIIAIID                         | o.rio                                 | 1.O3                                  | o.21                                  | o.oo                                  | 1.63   | o.2L            | 1.84                        | o.55                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 2.la          | o.21          | 2.39          |
|                                       |                                       | ANDSRA PRADESH                        | 7,ir9                                 | 4.22                                  | 1.60                                  | o.oo                                  | 11.51  | 1.60            | 13.11                       | 30,3a                                                                                | o                                                                                    | 4l-a<t        | 1.50          | ,(}.49        |
|                                       | 23                                    | A!{D!44:II I{II(OBAR                  | o,t 7                                 | o.oo                                  | o.oo                                  | o.oo                                  | o.o7   | o.oo            | o.07                        | o.to                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.17          | o.q)          | o.17          |
|                                       | 24                                    | TEIAIYGAITA                           | 5.37                                  | 9.218                                 | t.o2                                  | o.oo                                  | 14.80  | t.o2            | 15.42                       | o.ztli                                                                               | o                                                                                    | 15.23         | 1.U,          | 16.25         |
|                                       | 25                                    | AERA!.I\                              | s.itg                                 | o.r3                                  | o.2t                                  | o.oo                                  | 5.42   | o.21            | 5.63                        | o.s2                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 5.94          | o.21          | 6.15          |
|                                       | 25                                    | XARTTATAIIA                           | 3.l                                   | 4.57                                  | 1.36                                  | o.oo                                  | 8.34   | 1.36            | 9.74                        | o.6r                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 8.99          | 1.35          | 10.35         |
|                                       | 27                                    | AAMIL ITADU                           | 5.BO                                  | 4.27                                  | o.2s                                  | 0.oo                                  | t4.o7  | o.2s            | 14.32                       | 1s.29                                                                                | o                                                                                    | 29.36         | o,25          | 29.6t         |
|                                       | 2a                                    | PUDDUCIIERI                           | o.,14                                 | o.oo                                  | o.06                                  | o.oo                                  | o.41   | o.06            | o.50                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.44          | o.06          | o.so          |
| W'EST                                 | 29                                    | GUJARAT                               | 4.O5                                  | 2.32                                  | o.27                                  | o.oo                                  | 6.37   | o.27            | 5,64                        | o.47                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 5.44          | o.27          | 7,Lt          |
| W'EST                                 | 30                                    | MAIIAiASIIfRA                         | a.rta                                 | 1o.31                                 | 1.O2                                  | o.oo                                  | 18.99  | t,o2            | 20.o1                       | o.32                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | 19.31         | L.O2          | 20,33         |
| W'EST                                 | 3l                                    | GOA                                   | o. t5                                 | o.05                                  | o.oo                                  | o.oo                                  | o,20   | o.oo            | o.20                        | o.oo                                                                                 | o                                                                                    | o.20          | o.oo          | o.20          |
| W'EST                                 | 32                                    | MADIIYA PRADESII                      | 3.37                                  | 4,56                                  | o.36                                  | o.oo                                  | 7,93   | o.36            | 4.29                        | t22.34                                                                               | 30.74                                                                                | 130.27        | 31.14         | 161,41        |
|                                       |                                       | CHH.6.A'TISGARII                      | s. t2                                 | 3.79                                  | o.ot                                  | o.oo                                  | 4.91   | o.ol            | 4.92                        | t6.t2                                                                                | o                                                                                    | 25.O3         | o.ol          | 25.(}4        |
| 127.O3 251.69 25,7L 7,49 374.72 33.20 | 127.O3 251.69 25,7L 7,49 374.72 33.20 | 127.O3 251.69 25,7L 7,49 374.72 33.20 | 127.O3 251.69 25,7L 7,49 374.72 33.20 | 127.O3 251.69 25,7L 7,49 374.72 33.20 | 127.O3 251.69 25,7L 7,49 374.72 33.20 | 127.O3 251.69 25,7L 7,49 374.72 33.20 | 4LL.92 | 4LL.92          | 4L1.92                      | 4L1.92                                                                               | 407.56 819.44                                                                        | 407.56 819.44 | 8 r9..*a      | 8 r9..*a      |