Lok Sabha Question No. 4517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Distribution of Foodgrains to Poor
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

## GOVERNMEilT OF I}{DIA

## MlNlsrRY oF coNsuMER aFFAtRs' FooD & PUBLtc DIsrRrBUTtoN DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTTON

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIOI{  NO. 45{7 To BE AitswERED  oit 23d MARGH,  2o2,

## DISTRIBUTION OF FOODGRA!ilS  TO POOR

## 14517. SHRIMATI JYOTSNA GHARANDAS MAHANT:

will  the Minister of  GONSUMER  AFFATRS, FooD AND  puBl'rc

- (a) whether the foodgrains  attocated for the poor is being distributed  on

DlsrRrBUTtoN  sqrf{il er.rd, ur<.r gk griqf+r  ktr{ur d,* be preased  to state:

- time in all the States;
- (b) whether adequate  number of godowns  have been constructed  by the Government for stolage of the said foodgrains attocated for the poor in
- the country including in Chhaftisgart; and
- (c)
- if so, the details  thereof, State-wise?

ANSWER

MlNlsrER oF srarE FoR MlNlsrRY  oF coNsuMER AFFATRS, FooD &  puBltc

D!STRIBUTION (sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

- (a): Targeted Pubric Distribution system (TpDs)  is operated  under the joint  responsibilities  ot the Gentrat  and state/ur  Governments.  tnter-alia  the operational responsibilities  of distributing foodgrains to  National  Food security Act (NFSA)  beneficiaries  ties with the respective $tate/UT governments.  whereas,  this Department has issued the a ocation order to al! states/urs as per  the accepted  coverage  of beneficiaries  under the Act for timely distribution to atl NFSA beneficiaries through rpDS as per the distribution  cycles foltowed by the States/UTs.
- (b)&(c): Requirement  of  storage capacity depends on the level of procurementr  & offtake under National Food securlty Act (NFSA)  & other lYelfare Scheme (OWS). FCI assesses and monitors the storage capacity and based on any storage gap assessment, storage capacities are created/hired.

As on 28.o2.2o2{, storage capacity avaitabre with Fct and state agencies  for storage of central pool foodgrain stock is  g{g.4g  Lakh MT (Govered  -  669.40 LMT and cAp  -  {so.o8 LMT) against the stock hordang  of 577.78 Lakh MT.

The State-wise details of number of godowns  is at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  To rN REpLy ro  pARTs  (b) & (c) oF THE uirsrARRED QUESTION NO.45{7 FOR ANSWER ON 23.O3.2O2{ Iil THE LOX SABHA.

## statement  showing  state-wise trlumber  of storage available with FGt as on Februaryr2O2i

|        |                   | State-wise Number of available with FCI as on F 2021 .   | State-wise Number of available with FCI as on F 2021 .   | State-wise Number of available with FCI as on F 2021 .   | State-wise Number of available with FCI as on F 2021 .   | State-wise Number of available with FCI as on F 2021 .   | State-wise Number of available with FCI as on F 2021 .   | State-wise Number of available with FCI as on F 2021 .   | State-wise Number of available with FCI as on F 2021 .   | State-wise Number of available with FCI as on F 2021 .   | State-wise Number of available with FCI as on F 2021 .   |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| SL, NO |                   |                                                          | COVERED HIRED                                            | COVERED HIRED                                            | COVERED HIRED                                            | COVERED HIRED                                            | COVERED HIRED                                            | COVERED HIRED                                            | COVERED HIRED                                            | COVERED HIRED                                            | COVERED HIRED                                            |
|        | REGION/ U.T.      | FCI OWNED                                                | STATE GOVT.                                              | CWC                                                      | SWC                                                      | PEC                                                      | PWS 2010                                                 | SILO                                                     | PRIVATE PARTIES                                          | TOTAL HIRED                                              | TOTAL                                                    |
| I      | B ihar            | t2                                                       | 3                                                        | 8                                                        | 30                                                       | 22                                                       | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 4                                                        | 68                                                       |                                                          |
| 2      | Jharkhand         | 6                                                        | 0                                                        | J                                                        | l0                                                       | Zb                                                       | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |                                                          |                                                          | 80                                                       |
| J      | Orissa            | 19                                                       | 0                                                        | 8                                                        | l8                                                       | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |                                                          | I                                                        | 40                                                       | 46                                                       |
| 4      | West Bengal       | 22                                                       | 0                                                        | 4                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |                                                          | 0 0                                                      | 0                                                        | 26                                                       | 45                                                       |
| 5      | Sikkim            | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0 0                                                      | 0                                                        | 5 I                                                      | 9 I                                                      | 3l 2                                                     |
| 6      | Arunachal Pradesh | 6                                                        | J                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 5                                                        | 8                                                        | t4                                                       |
| 7      | Assam             | 20                                                       | 2                                                        | J                                                        | ,                                                        | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | l0                                                       | 20                                                       | 40                                                       |
| 8      | Jr4anipur         | 8                                                        | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | I                                                        |                                                          |
| 9      | Nagaland          | 5                                                        | 0                                                        | 1                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | I                                                        | 9 6                                                      |
| l0     | Meghalaya         | J                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | J                                                        |                                                          | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |                                                          |                                                          |
| ll     | Mizoram           | 6                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0 0                                                      | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | J 0                                                      | 6                                                        |
| t2     | Tripura           | 5                                                        | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 6 1                                                      |
| li     | Delhi             | 6                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |                                                          |
| t4     | Haryana           | JJ                                                       | 47                                                       | t4                                                       | 40                                                       | 125                                                      | 6                                                        | I                                                        | I                                                        | 234                                                      | 6 267                                                    |
| l5     | Himachal Pradesh  | 7                                                        | 4                                                        | J                                                        | 0                                                        | 5                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | t2                                                       | t9                                                       |
| t6     | Jammu and Kashmir | t6                                                       | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 17                                                       | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 18                                                       | 34                                                       |
| 17     | Punjab            | t09                                                      | 2                                                        | t9                                                       | 236                                                      | 165                                                      | 0                                                        | 5                                                        | 7                                                        | 434                                                      | 543                                                      |
| t8     | Chandigarh        | 9                                                        | 0                                                        | 6                                                        | 7                                                        | 5                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | l8                                                       | 27                                                       |
| 19     | Rajasthan         | JO                                                       | 0                                                        | 21                                                       | 56                                                       | l3                                                       |                                                          | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 116                                                      | t52                                                      |
| 20     | Uttar Pradesh     | 45                                                       | 7                                                        | 25                                                       | 104                                                      | 62                                                       | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 200                                                      | 245                                                      |
| 2t     | Uttarakhand       | 4                                                        | J                                                        | 5                                                        | 8                                                        | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | t7                                                       | 2t                                                       |
| 22     | Andhra Pradesh    | 23                                                       | I                                                        | 5                                                        | 2t                                                       |                                                          | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 30                                                       | 53                                                       |
|        | Andaman Nikobar   | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | I                                                        | I                                                        | 2                                                        |
|        | Kamataka          | ?2                                                       | 0                                                        | 8                                                        | 22                                                       | l0                                                       | 2                                                        | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 43                                                       |                                                          |
| 25     | Kerala            | 23                                                       | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 0                                                        | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | J                                                        | 65 26                                                    |
| 26     | Tamilnadu         | l0                                                       | 0                                                        | 12                                                       | ZJ                                                       | 8                                                        | I                                                        | I                                                        | I                                                        | 48                                                       | 58                                                       |
| 27     | Puducherrv        | 4                                                        | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | J                                                        | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 6                                                        | l0                                                       |
| 28     | Telangana         | ll                                                       | 0                                                        | 8                                                        | 37                                                       | 7                                                        | 4                                                        | 0                                                        | I                                                        | 57                                                       |                                                          |
| 29     | Chhatti sgarh     | 2t                                                       | I                                                        | 6                                                        | I8                                                       | 6                                                        | i                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        |                                                          | 68 53                                                    |
| 30     | Gujarat           | t4                                                       | 2                                                        | t2                                                       | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 19                                                       |                                                          |
| 3l     | Madhya Pradesh    | 25                                                       | 0                                                        | I                                                        | 0                                                        | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 2                                                        | 27                                                       |
|        | Maharashtra       |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |
|        |                   | t2                                                       | 0                                                        | 7                                                        | 27                                                       | 27                                                       | l9                                                       | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 8l                                                       |                                                          |
| JJ     | Goa               | I                                                        | 0                                                        | 1                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | 0                                                        | I                                                        | 93 2                                                     |
|        | Grand total       | 545                                                      | 79                                                       |                                                          | 668                                                      |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |                                                          |
|        |                   |                                                          |                                                          | t87                                                      |                                                          | 509                                                      | 60                                                       | 9                                                        | :t9                                                      | 1551                                                     | 2096                                                     |