Lok Sabha Question No. 459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Implementation of AAY
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh, D. M. Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## MtNtsTRy  oF GONSUMER  AFFA|RS,  FOOD &  pusr-lc  DtsTRtBUTtON DEPARTMENT  OF FOOD AND PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTTON

## LOl( SABHA

## UI{STARRED  QUESTIOI{  NO.459 TO BE AilSUVERED  Oil {srh sEpTEtutBER,2O2O

## IMPLEMENTATION  OF AAY

459. SHRI SUSHIIL KUMAR  SII{GH: SHRI D.M. KATHTR ANAIfD:

Wat! the  Minister of  GONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  pUBLtC DrsrRrBuTroil  scst+ar  ilr*, sr{q  gt{  menfr* furt r +ir rc p,""*Io  Io

- ".",", (a) whether the Antodaya  Anna  yojana  (AAy)  is being imptemented  by the Goyernment in all the States
- (b) if so, the totat quantum  and vatue of food grains  altocated  under the sa:d scheme during each of the last three years,  State-wise;
- (d) the efforts made by the covemment  to ensure  that the benefits of the scheme reach the targeted  beneficiaries;
- (c) the number of famiries being benefited  undeT  the said scheme,  state-wise;
- (e) whether the Government  has taken any steps to doubre the coverage o, the Antodaya Anna  yoiana;  and
- (0 if so, the details  thereof and if not, the reasons thercfor?

Mr.lsrER oF srArE FoR Mr{rsrl};rHr:lTMERAFFATR',

(SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

:  The Nationat Food Sec

FooD & puBlrc DISTRIBUTIOiI

( ) a urity Aet, 2013 (NFSA)  is implemented  in all States/Union  Territories  under which the coverage  is provided  to eligible households/persons  in two categories, namely - Antyodaya Anna  yoiana  (AA households  to the extent specified  by th Y) as  Priority Househol ds  (PHH) ro e Gentrat  Government  and remaining be  identified  by  the State/UT Governments/Administrations as per criteria evolved by them, wathln the coverage deterrnined  for the State/UT. The AAY households,  which constatutes the poorest  of the poor,  are entifled to receive 35 Kg of foodgrains per household per month while  pHH  households  are entifled  to receive 5 Kg of foodgrains per per:son per month, at highly  subsidized  centrat issue prices of Rs.3/2/, per kg lor ricelwheaUcoa rse-grains  respectively.

- (b): statements indicating  state/ur-wise Attocation and varue of Rice and wheat for the year 2lD17-19  ro 2o19-2o  under AAy category are at Annexure-r and Annexurc  ll respectively.
- (c): A statement  indicating the state/ur-wise number of AAy househotds pfesenfly  covered under  the  ationat Food security  Act, 2013 is at Annexurell!.
- (d): under Targeted  pubtic  Distribution system (TpDs) reforms, with an aim to improve the transparency and efficiency of the TpDs opeTations whire addressing the chalenges of  reakages &  diversion of ioodgrains, the Department  in association with art states/UTs  has impremented  a scheme on tEnd  to End Gomputerization  of rpDs operationsr  as part of which, arr ration cards/ beneficiaries  data is completely  digitized in all states/ UTs,about  goo/o ration cards are arso seeded with Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries  and electronic Point of sale devices are also installed in 9oolo Fair  price ghops (FPSs)  to ensure  transparent delivery  of foodgrains  to all beneficiaries and also for biometric/ Aadhaar authentication  of beneficiaries  to  ensure rightful targeting of beneflciaries  and subsidized foodgrains. Besides, online grievance redressal and toll-fiee hetprines  are arso setup in all states/UTs to register their complaints/ grievances.  These are in addition to the provisions  of IIFSA such as vigilance Gommittees, District Grievance Redressa!  officers and independent State Food Gommissions.

Furtherr  leveraging the technorogy-ted  reforms, the Department  has atso started the implementation  of one l{ation one Ration Gard plan to enabte nation-wade portability  of ration cards under I{FSA, through which migrant beneficiaries  may tift thear entifled foodgEins from any Fps of their cholce anywhere  in the country  by using their same/existing  Etion card after biometric authentication  on epos device.  presenfly  the facitity is enabted in 26 states/urs and further tntegrataon of remaining  states/urs  depends  on their readiness  to  implement the same in  terms of  epos installation and implementation of biometric/Aadhaar  authentication  of beneftciaries.

- (e) & (Q: No proposat  for doubting the coverage  of AAy is under consideration of the Government.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO til  REpLy TO PARTS (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.459 DUE FOR ANSWER  ON {5.O9.2O2O IN THE LOX SABHA.

## Allocation Raee for the vear 2017-18 to 2019-2O  under Y cateqorv

ln thousand tons

| s.No   | STATE/UT                             | 2017-14   | 20{8-19    | 2019-20   |
|--------|--------------------------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH                       | 381.5s7   | 381,557    | 381.557   |
| 2      | ARUNAC}IAL PRADESH                   | 15,701    | ,t5.701    | 15.7lJ1   |
| 3      | ASSAM                                | 294.096   | 294,095    | 294.096   |
| 4      | BIHAR                                | 630.252   | 630.252    | 63tJ.252  |
| 5      | GHHATTIISGARH                        | 301 .980  | 301.980    | 301,980   |
| 6      | DELHI                                | 9.1 13    | 9.1t 3     | 9.1 l3    |
| 7      | GOA                                  | 5.276     | 5,276      | 5.243     |
| I      | GUJARAT                              | 102,254   | 102,258    | 102.25A   |
| I      | HARYANTi                             | o.ooo     | o.ooo      | o.ooo     |
| {0     | HIMACHAL PRADESH                     | 3t.535    | 31.535     | 3r.53s    |
| 11     | JAMMU & KASHMIR                      | 69.7ss    | 69.755     | 69.632    |
| 12     | JHARKHAND                            | 341.561   | 341.561    | 341.561   |
| {3     | KARNATAKA                            | 460.740   | 460.740    | 460.740   |
| ,t4    | KERALA                               | 213.090   | 2,t 3.090  | 195.174   |
| l5     | MADHYA I'RADESH                      | {46.796   | 146.796    | {46.796   |
| {6     | MAHARASHTRA                          | 461.797   | 461.797    | 461.797   |
| 17     | MANIPUR                              | 26.712    | 26.7't2    | 26.712    |
| l8     | MEGHALAYA                            | 21.752    | 21.752     | 29.443    |
| 19     | MIZORAM                              | 10.747    | 10.747     | 1f).747   |
| 20     | NAGALANID                            | 19.950    | { 9.950    | {9.9s0    |
| 2'l    | oRlssA                               | 509.236   | 509.236    | 520.671   |
| 22     | PUNJAB                               | o.000     | o.ooo      | o.000     |
| 23     | RAJASTH'\N                           | 0.000     | 0.000      | 0.000     |
| 24     | SIKKIM                               | 6.930     | 6.930      | 6.930     |
| 25     | TAMIL NADU                           | 689.246   | 689.246    | 689.246   |
| 26     | TELANGAT'IA                          | 238.0s9   | 238.059    | 238.059   |
| 27     | TRIPURA                              | 46.040    | 46.040     | 46.040    |
| 28     | UTTARAKl{AND                         | 47.94     | 47,94      | 47,94     |
| 29     | UTTAR PRIIDESH                       | 737.OO4   | 737.OO4    | 735.929   |
| 30     | WEST BENGAL                          | 293,841   | 293.441    | 295.515   |
| 3{     | A & N ISLA,NDS                       | 1.541     | 1.541      | 1.556     |
| 32     | CHATIDIGARH (NFSA/DBT)               | 0.000     | 0.000      | 0.000     |
| 33     | D & N HAVELI                         | t.s90     | 1.590      | 1.667     |
| 34     | DAMAN & I'IU                         | 0.387     | 0.387      | 0.380     |
| 35     | LADAKH                               | o.ooo     | 0.000      | 0.30{     |
| 36     | LAKSHADUIEEP                         | o.41      | o.41       | o.M1      |
| 37     | PUDDUCHE:RRY(DBT)                    | 0.000     | o.ooo      | 0.ooo     |
|        | Tota! Rice                           | 6,116.928 | 6,{ {6,928 | 6,t20.0o7 |
|        | Total Valu6 (Tentative) (ln Rs. Gr.) | 20,065.42 | 21,067.31  | 22,938.58 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO rN REpLy TO PARTS (b) OF THE UNSTARRED OUESTION NO.459 DUE FOR AI{SWER ON {5.O9.2O2O IN THE LOX SABHA-

## Allocatio n of Wheat for the veat 2017 -18 lo 2O{9-2O  under AAY cateqorv ln Thousand  Tons

| s. No   | STATE/UT                              | 20174A    | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH                        | o.ooo     | o.ooo     | o.o00     |
| 2       | ARUNACH,AL PRADESH                    | o.ooo     | o.000     | o.ooo     |
| 3       | ASSAM                                 | o.ooo     | o.ooo     | o.ooo     |
| 4       | BI1IAR                                | 420.168   | 42().168  | 420.16A   |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH                          | o.ooo     | o.ooo     | o.000     |
| 6       | DELHI                                 | 22.785    | 22.785    | 22.785    |
| 7       | GOA                                   | 0.000     | o.oo0     | o.000     |
| 8       | GUJARAT                               | 234.602   | 234.602   | 238.602   |
| I       | HARYAITA                              | I I O.880 | { 1o.880  | { { 0.880 |
| lo      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                      | 44.'J78   | 4.878     | 4.478     |
| 11      | JAMMU & !(ASHMIR                      | 2S.2sA    | 29.254    | 29.207    |
| 12      | JHARKHAhID                            | 43.60s    | 43.605    | 43.605    |
| {3      | KARNATAXiA                            | o.000     | o.ooo     | o.ooo     |
| 14      | KERALA                                | 48.546    | 37.146    | 31.373    |
| {5      | MADHYA PIRADESH                       | 440.376   | 440.376   | 440.376   |
| l6      | MAHARAS}ITRA                          | 590.435   | 590.43s   | 590.435   |
| 17      | MANIPUR                               | o.ooo     | o.000     | o.oo0     |
| l8      | MEGHALAYA                             | o.ooo     | o.o00     | 0.ooo     |
| {9      | MIZORAM                               | o.o00     | o.000     | o.000     |
| 20      | NAGALAND                              | o.ooo     | 0.000     | o.000     |
| 21      | oRtssA                                | 12.726    | o.ooo     | o.ooo     |
| 22      | PUNJAB                                | 75.180    | 75.{ EO   | 75.180    |
| 23      | RAJASTHAI{                            | 391.440   | 391.440   | 391.40    |
| 24      | SIKKIM                                | o.ooo     | o.ooo     | 0.000     |
| 25      | TAMIL NADIJ                           | 31.723    | 31.723    | 31.723    |
| 26      | TELANGAN/T                            | 0.000     | o.000     | 0.000     |
| 27      | TRIPURA                               | o.o00     | 0.000     | o.oo0     |
| 2A      | UTTARAKH/TND                          | 29.385    | 29.385    | 29,385    |
| 29      | UTTAR PRADESH                         | 982.680   | 98.2.672  | 982.572   |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL                           | 380.625   | 39{.788   | 394.020   |
| 31      | A & N ISLAhIDS                        | o.199     | o.r99     | o.086     |
| 32      | cHANDtGARIH (NFSA/DBT)                | o.000     | o.o00     | o.oo0     |
| 33      | D & N HAVELI                          | o.,146    | o.{46     | o.r to    |
| 34      | DAMAN & DIU                           | o.o80     | o.o80     | o.079     |
| 35      | LADAKH                                | o.126     | o.{ 26    | o.126     |
| 36      | LAKSHADWEEP                           | o.000     | o.000     | o.000     |
| 37      | PUDDUCHEFTRY(DBT)                     | o.ooo     | o.ooo     | o.oo0     |
|         | Total Wheat                           | 3,893.E42 | 3,E80.87O | 3,877.O28 |
|         | Total Value liTentative) (in Rs. Gr.) | 8,947.74  | 9,t57.81  | {o,390.24 |

## AilNEXURE  REFERRED  TO !N REpLy TO PARTS (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.459 DUE FOR ANSWER  ON I5.O9.2O2O  IN THE LOK SABHA.

## state/ur-wise number of AAY Households  covered under the National  Food Securltyr Act, 2O{3

res in Lakhs

| S.No.   | l{ame of the States/UTs        | No. of families   |
|---------|--------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                 | 9.O9              |
| 2       | na'chal Pradesh                | o.37              |
| 3       | m                              | 7.03              |
| 4       | Bihar                          | 2s.ot             |
| 5       | h rh                           | 7.19              |
| 6       | thi                            | o.76              |
| 7       | oa                             | o.t3              |
| a       | loularat                       | 4.12              |
| 9       | Haryana                        | 2.68              |
| lo      | Himaclhal Pradesh              | 1.42              |
| 11      | Jharkhand                      | 9.17              |
| 12      | lKarnataka                     | 10.97             |
| 13      | lKerala                        | 5.96              |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh                 | {3.98             |
| {5      | Mahararshtra                   | 2s.o5             |
| l6      | Manipur                        | 0.64              |
| 17      | Meghalaya                      | o.70              |
| {8      | lMizoram                       | o.26              |
| l9      | Nagalamd                       | 0.48              |
| 20      | Odisha                         | 12.40             |
| 21      | Puniab                         | 1.79              |
| 22      | Rajasthan                      | 9.32              |
| 2s      | lskr:m                         | o.,17             |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu                     | {8.65             |
| 25      | Telangana                      | 5.67              |
| 26      | Tripura                        | t.l o             |
| 27      | lUttar Pradesh                 | 40.41             |
| 2A      | Uttaraklhand                   | 1.44              |
| 29      | West Bengal                    | 16.42             |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar lslands      | o.04              |
| 3{      | Dadar Nagar Havelli &Daman Diu | o.o5              |
| 32      | Lakshadlweep                   | 0.ol              |
| 33      | Chandigarh (DBT)               | 0.00              |
| 34      | Puduchery (DBT)                | o.26              |
| 35      | J&K                            | 2.33              |
| 36      | Ladakh                         | o.06              |
| Total   | Total                          | 240.30            |