Lok Sabha Question No. 2527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: UN’s  Sustainable Development  Goals
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIOI{ DEPARTMENT OF FOOD Al{D PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SAB}IA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2527 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 3RD DECEMBER,2Ot9

## UN'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

## 2527. SHRI SAPTAGIRI  SANKAR  ULAKA:

Will the Minister of  GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION  iclrltrilr rre-d, utqc rih  grffi+o  kflur di  be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is a fact that the country has performed  poorly in its efforts to eliminate  hunger, with most States especially Odisha not on track to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, which has set 2O3O as the deadline to end globa! hunger;
- (b)  if so, the details of the performance of different States an the fight against  hunger and the steps that are proposed  to be taken to meet the target by the year 2030, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) af not, the detailed reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (d)  whether it is a fact that by 2030, the country will be able to end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular, the poor and people in vulnerable situations  including  infants, to safe, nutritious  and sufficient food all year round; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF COI{SUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIOI{ (sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) to (e): To provide for food and nutritional  security  in human life cycle approach by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food on affordable prices, the National Food Security Act, 2O13 was enacted which came into force with effect from 5.7.2013. The Act provide  for coverage of upto 75o/o of rural and 5O% of the urban population for receiving subsidized foodgrains  under Targeted Publac Distribution System (TPDS)r  thus covering about two-thirds of the entire  population  of the country. The State-wise details indicating the number of persons/families covered under the Food Security Aclr 2Ol3 is enclosed at Annexure A.

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The Act also has a specia!  focus on the nutritional support to women and children.  Besides nutritious meal to pregnant women and lactating mothers during pregnancy and six months after the child birth, such women are also entitled to receive maternity benefit of not less than Rs. 6OOO. Ghildren  upto {4 years of age are entitled to nutratious meals as per the prescribed  nutritional standards.

ln order to address the issue of micronutrient malnutrition in the country, gap in Recommended Dietary Atlowance and to explore the possibility  and feasibility  to support the ongoing efforts by different Ministries  in promoting nutrition security in the country, Depadment of Food and Public Distribution has approved the  "Gentrally  Sponsored Pilot Scheme on Fortification of Ricet' and its Distribution through Public Distribution System,

## ANNEXURE.A

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO lN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO,2527 DUE FOR ANSWER ON O3-I2.2019  IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Statement indicating  State-Wise  number of Persons/tamilies  Govered under National Food Security Act, 2Ol3

As on 25.11.2019

| st. No, States/     | UTs lmpl. Mort   | r h            | Populat (Ceniu l)   | Percantage Coverage   | Percantage Coverage   | Accepted No. of per3on3 under NFSA (in lakh)   | Accepted No. of per3on3 under NFSA (in lakh)   | Accepted No. of per3on3 under NFSA (in lakh)   | No. of familaes/persons identified under NF-SA (in lakhl   | No. of familaes/persons identified under NF-SA (in lakhl   | No. of familaes/persons identified under NF-SA (in lakhl   | No. of familaes/persons identified under NF-SA (in lakhl   | No. of familaes/persons identified under NF-SA (in lakhl   |
|---------------------|------------------|----------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| st. No, States/     | UTs lmpl. Mort   | r h            | Populat (Ceniu l)   | Rural                 | Urban I               | Rural                                          | Urban                                          | Total                                          | AAY                                                        | AAY                                                        | Priority                                                   | total perso n5 I                                           | d                                                          |
| st. No, States/     | UTs lmpl. Mort   | r h            | 2Ol                 | Rural                 | Urban I               | Rural                                          | I                                              | Total                                          | No. of famil ies                                           | No, ot                                                     | no., persons                                               | I                                                          | d                                                          |
| 1                   | Andhra Pradesh   | Dec- 15 493.77 | 60.96               | 41.14                 | 200.2                 |                                                | 68.03                                          | 264.23                                         | ".o"                                                       | | ,...,                                               | 24471                                                      | 264.23                                                     | I OO.OOo/,                                                 |
| 2 Piadesh           | Arunachal        | Apr 16         | 13.83 66.31         |                       | 51.55 7.O9            |                                                | 1.62                                           | a.71                                           | 0.37                                                       | 1,47                                                       | 6.74                                                       | 8,21                                                       | 94270h I                                                   |
| 3                   | Assam            | Dec- 15 311.69 | 4417                |                       | 60.35                 | 225.41                                         | 26.49                                          | 25.1.90                                        | 7.O3                                                       | 29.69                                                      | 221.94                                                     | 2s1.63                                                     | 99.89%                                                     |
| 4                   | Bihar            | Mar- 14        | 1038.O5             | 85,12                 | 7rt53                 | 743.74                                         | 8't.42                                         | 471.16                                         | 25.Ot                                                      | r16.55                                                     | 740.57                                                     | 857.12                                                     | 94.39%                                                     |
| 5                   | Chattisga.h      | )an 74 255.4   | 44,25               |                       | ur.r"                 | lruu.ru                                        | 35.61                                          | 200.77                                         | 7.19                                                       | 20,42                                                      | 'r80,35                                                    | 200.77                                                     | 100.ooo/o                                                  |
| 6                   | Oelhi            | Oct-13         | rez.se I            | rz.es                 | o..us |          | ,.""                                           | 71,2                                           | 72,7A                                          | o.76                                                       | 2,90                                                       | 69.43                                                      | 72.?3                                                      | 99.940/0                                                   |
| 7                   | Goa              | Dec 15         | 1454                | 42.24                 | 33.02                 | 2.33                                           | 2.99                                           | 5.32                                           | o.'t 3                                                     | o.50                                                       | 4,42                                                       | s.32                                                       | 100.oool.                                                  |
| 8 Guiarat           | ApF16            | 603.44         | 'r4-64              |                       | 44,25                 | 254,74                                         | 12406                                          | 3A2.A4                                         | 4,12                                                       | 42.77                                                      | 339.77                                                     | 342,54                                                     | 99,92L                                                     |
| I Haryana           | sep              | 13 I           | 253.53 sZL6I        |                       | 41.05                 | 90.28                                          | 36.21                                          | 126.49                                         | 2.64                                                       | 11.35                                                      | 115.14                                                     | 126.49                                                     | 100.oo%                                                    |
| t0 Himachal Pradesh | Oct-13           | 54.57          | I                   | 56.23                 | 30.99 I               | 3464                                           | 2,14                                           | 36,42                                          | 1.42                                                       | 7.67                                                       | 20.94                                                      | 2a.64                                                      | 77.4O1'o                                                   |
| ,11 J& KLadakh      | Feb"16           | 125,49         | 63.55               | 47.1                  |                       | 58.05                                          | 16.08                                          | ,o.,.                                          | | ,.ru                                                | 11.O4                                                      | 63.09                                                      | 7413                                                       | I OO.OOo/.                                                 |
| 12 Jharkhand        | Oct 15           | 329.66         | 46.44               |                       | 60.20                 | 216.52                                         | 47,73                                          | ,"o...                                         | | ".t,                                                | 37.98                                                      | 225.72                                                     | 263.70                                                     | 95.7ll01                                                   |
| 13 Karnataka        |                  | Jan'14 511.31  |                     | 76,O4 49.36           |                       | 285.55                                         | 116.34                                         | /r01.93                                        | ,t0.97                                                     | 43.9't                                                     | 354.02                                                     | 401,93                                                     | 100,00%                                                    |
| 14 Xerala           | Nov- 15          | 333.44         |                     | 52.63                 | 39.5                  | 91.87                                          | 62.93                                          | 152t"8                                         | 5.95                                                       | 25.59                                                      | 129,21                                                     | 154.40                                                     | 100.oo"/"                                                  |
| t5 Madhya Pradesh   |                  | Mar- 14        | 725.94 ao.t         | 62.6.1                |                       | 420.43                                         | 125.59                                         | 546.42                                         | 13.94                                                      | 50.20                                                      | 496.22                                                     | 546.42                                                     | 100.oo%                                                    |
| t6 Maharashtra      | Feb-14           | 1123.73        | 76.32               |                       | 45,34                 | 469,72                                         | ?30.45                                         | 700,17                                         | 25.O5                                                      | ro&ol                                                      | | 592.16                                              | 7oo.17                                                     | 100.oo%                                                    |
| 17 Manipur          | Apr-16           |                | 27.22 48.56         |                       | 85.75                 | 17.91                                          | 7.15                                           | 25.05                                          | o.64                                                       | 2.O1                                                       | 22.31                                                      | 243'l                                                      | s'f-o30/"                                                  |
| 1a Megh.laya        | Feb 16           |                | 29,64 77,79         | 50.47                 |                       | 18.43                                          | 3.O3                                           | 21,46                                          | o.70                                                       | 2.91                                                       | 14,54                                                      | I r 21.46                                                  | 99,94./"                                                   |
| .t9 Mizoram         | Mar 16           |                | 10.91               | a1.aa                 | 44.6                  | 4.33                                           | 2,73                                           | 7.06                                           | o.26                                                       | o.a2                                                       | s.86                                                       | 6.68                                                       | 94.65./"                                                   |
| 20 Nagaland I       |                  | lul-16 19.41   |                     | 79.43                 | 61.94                 | 11.23                                          | 3.56                                           | '1479                                          | o.4a                                                       | 2.1'l                                                      | 1'!.94                                                     | 1rto5                                                      | !!L9Ao/"                                                   |
| 21 Odisha           |                  | 15             | 419.47              | f,2.17                | 55,77                 | 241.19                                         | 39.O2                                          | 326,21                                         | 12.tto                                                     | 41.74                                                      | 241.42                                                     | 323.60                                                     | 99.20%                                                     |
| 22                  | Puniab           | Dec 13         | 277,O4              | 54.79                 | 42t43                 | 9/Laa                                          | 46,57                                          | 141.45                                         | '1.79                                                      | 7.71                                                       | 133.74                                                     | 141.45                                                     | 100,oo%                                                    |
| 23                  | Rajasthan        | Oct-13         | 646.21              | 69.09                 | 53                    | 356.O9                                         | 90.53                                          | tLA6-62                                        | 9.32                                                       | 37.OO                                                      | rto9.52                                                    | 4,/l{j.62                                                  | 100.oo%                                                    |
| 24                  | Sikkim           | lan-16         | 6.08                | 75.7a I               | ao.36                 | 3.45                                           | o.6t                                           | 4.06                                           | o.17                                                       | 0,55                                                       | 3,24                                                       | 3.79                                                       | 93.30./"                                                   |

| 25    | Tamil Nadu            | Nov-      | 721,39   | 62.55   | 37.79   | 232.62   | ,t 32.Oa   | 364,7   | 17.17   | 73.27   | 2a407   | 357.34   | 97.94%   |
|-------|-----------------------|-----------|----------|---------|---------|----------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|----------|
| 26    | Telangana             | Oct 15    | 352.49   | 60.96   | 41.14   | l4:i.oa  | 44.62      | 191.70  | 5.57    | 15.29   | 176.33  | 191.62   | 99,96%   |
| 27    | Tripura               | sep- 15   | 36.7{    | 7475    | 49.54   | 2(]-26   | 476        | 2s.o2   | '1.10   | rL98    | 19.85   | 2443     | 99,230/o |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh         | 16        | i995.al  | ?9.56   | 64.43   | 1234.09  | 246.52     | 1520.61 | 40.94   | 126.96  | 126402  | 1390.94  | 91.470h  |
| 29    | UftaIakhand           | Oct- 15   | 101,17   | 65.26   | 52.O5   | 45.85    | 16.09      | 61.94   | 1.a4    | 7,92    | 5rL04   | 61.96    | 't oo.03 |
| 30    | lltost Bengal         | 15        | 913.48   | 7447    | 47.55   | 463.31   | 138.53     | 601.84  | 't5,a6  | 51,42   | 550.02  | 601.44   | 100.oo I |
| 3l    | A&N                   | Mar'      | 3.4      | 29.94   | 1,7     | o.6t     | o.o2       | 0.63    | o.04    | o.14    | o.zt6   | 0.6t     | so.err.  |
| 32    | Daman & Diu           | Nov- 15 I | 2.43     | 26.66   | 56,47   | o.t 6    | 1.O3       | 1,19    | o.o1    | o,04    | o.72    | 0.76     | 6421vo   |
| 33    | Dadra & Nagar ,laveli | Mar- 16   | 3.43     | 84,19   | 51.54   | '1.54    | o.a2       | 2.36    | o.04    | o.23    | 1,92    | 2,15     | 91.10v.  |
| 34    | Lak3hadweep           | Aug_ I    | o.64     | 35.30   | 33.56   | o.o5     | o,17       | o.22    | o.ol    | o.04    | o.'t a  | o,2z     | ,too.oo  |
| 35    | Ghandigarh            | 14        | 10,55    | 34.54   | 47.26   | o.1t     | 4.45       | 4.96    | o.oo    | o.o't   | 2.79    | ?.79     | 56.340/o |
| 36    | Puduchery             | 5ep 15 I  | 12,44    | 59.68   | 46.94   | 2.35     | 3.99       | 6,34    | o,26    | o.a3    | 5.32    | 6.1s     | s7.o1./" |
| Total | Total                 |           | 12101.96 | 75,00   | 50.00   | 6249.33  | 1485.61    | 813rt94 | 238.34  | 909.97  | 7055.06 | 7966.O3  | 97,92L   |