Lok Sabha Question No. 603 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Distribution under PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 603

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  JUNE, 2019

## DISTRIBUTION UNDER PDS

## †603.   SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION उपभोक्ता त मल , ाखतद्ा औा तावर्ज�ाका्औता  मं be pleased to state:

- (a) the  names  of  the  foodgrains  and  other  commodities  which  are being distributed from the Government ration shops under Public Distribution System (PDS) including the quantity thereof;
- (b) the number of ration cardholders under Public Distribution System in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether the cases of foodgrains and other commodities not being given to the consumers from Government ration shops under PDS in full quantity have come to the notice of the Government;
- (d) if  so,  the  measures being taken by the Government to solve this problem; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  plan  to  provide cereals  and  other  commodities  to  the  ration  cardholders  in  additional quantity and if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAMVILAS PASWAN)

- (a): Under  National  Food  Security  Act,  2013  (NFSA),  the  eligible households  are  entitled  to  receive  foodgrains,  namely-  Wheat,  Rice  & Coarse-grains through Public Distribution System (PDS). As per entitlements under the Act, the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households are eligible to receive 35 kg of foodgrains per family per month, whereas the Priority Households (PHH) beneficiaries are eligible to receive 5 kg of foodgrains per person per month.

Distribution of subsidized sugar of 1 Kg per AAY family per month is also continued under PDS.

Further, clause 9(9) of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) (Control) Order, 2015, empowers the State/UT Governments to allow sale of  commodities  other  than  distribution  of  foodgrains  through  Fair  Price Shops to improve the viability of the fair price shop operations.

- (b): As per the information received from States/UTs upto 22.05.2019 a Statement  indicating  State-wise  total  No.  of  ration  cardholders  is  at Annex-I.
- (c) & (d): Few complaints about foodgrains and other commodities not being  given  to  the  consumers  in  full  quantity  from  Government  ration shops  under  PDS  have  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government  in  some State/UTs.  Therefore, as and when such complaints are received by the Government, these are  referred  to  the  concerned  State/UT  Governments for inquiry and appropriate action.
- (e): Under the PDS, the distribution of cereals and other commodities is presently being done as per the details furnished under part (a) above.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.603 DUE FOR ANSWERED ON 25 th  JUNE, 2019 IN THE LOK

## SABHA.

## State/UT-wise statement showing number of ration cards under NFSA upto 22-05-2019.

| Sl.   | State/UT                  | Total NFSA Ration Cards   |
|-------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 14,602                    |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh            | 92,93,081                 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1,77,607                  |
| 4     | Assam                     | 57,87,581                 |
| 5     | Bihar                     | 1,63,44,784               |
| 6     | Chandigarh                | 70,220                    |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh              | 52,85,760                 |
| 8     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 45,210                    |
| 9     | Daman & Diu               | 19,949                    |
| 10    | Delhi                     | 17,19,074                 |
| 11    | Goa                       | 1,41,428                  |
| 12    | Gujarat                   | 66,26,069                 |
| 13    | Haryana                   | 26,65,586                 |
| 14    | Himachal Pradesh          | 6,82,721                  |
| 15    | Jammu & Kashmir           | 16,75,723                 |
| 16    | Jharkhand                 | 57,03,023                 |
| 17    | Karnataka                 | 1,24,48,653               |
| 18    | Kerala                    | 36,63,684                 |
| 19    | Lakshadweep Islands       | 5,157                     |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh            | 1,17,47,674               |
| 21    | Maharashtra               | 1,46,01,093               |
| 22    | Manipur                   | 5,87,197                  |
| 23    | Meghalaya                 | 4,21,455                  |
| 24    | Mizoram                   | 1,47,562                  |
| 25    | Nagaland                  | 2,84,934                  |
| 26    | Odisha                    | 86,84,037                 |
| 27    | Puducherry                | 1,76,571                  |
| 28    | Punjab                    | 35,33,250                 |
| 29    | Rajasthan                 | 1,05,99,974               |
| 30    | Sikkim                    | 95,116                    |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu                | 1,00,70,930               |
| 32    | Telangana State           | 49,72,809                 |
| 33    | Tripura                   | 5,78,852                  |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh             | 3,53,37,547               |
| 35    | Uttarakhand               | 13,24,139                 |
| 36    | West Bengal               | 5,63,13,364               |
|       | Total                     | 23,18,46,416              |

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