Lok Sabha Question No. 2152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: PMGKY Beneficiaries
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2152

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021 / PHALGUNA 17, 1942 (SAKA)

## 'PMGKY BENEFICIARIES'

## 2152:   SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a. the main objectives of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY); and
- b. the details of beneficiaries of the said scheme, especially the beneficiaries in Gujarat?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (FINANCE)

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a)  &  (b): The  Government  had  announced  a  Rs.  1.70  Lakh  Crore  'Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Yojana'  relief package on 26.03.2020 to combat the economic impact of COVID-19 on the poor and needy and to help them in the fight against Corona Virus.   The salient features of the package were:

- (a) Comprehensive personal accident insurance cover of Rs. 50 lakh for health workers fighting COVID-19.
- (b) Additional allocation of food grain @ 5 kg per person and pulses @ 1 kg per family per month free of cost to all beneficiaries covered under the targeted public distribution system.
- (c) Front loading and payment in April, 2020 itself of the first installment of Rs 2,000 due in 2020-21 to about 8.7 crore farmers under the PM KISAN Yojana.
- (d) An ex-gratia of Rs 500 per month for three months to 20.40 crores (approx)  PMJDY women account-holders and release of Rs.1000/- to around 3 crore aged widows and persons in Divyang category.
- (e) Free of cost LPG cylinders to 8 crore beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.
- (f) Providing 24% of the monthly wages into PF accounts of wage-earners earning below Rs. 15,000 per month, in businesses with less than 100 workers, for three months to prevent disruption in employment.
- (g) Increasing (i)  MNREGA wages by Rs. 20 w.e.f  01.04.2020 and (ii) Limit of collateral free lending from Rs. 10 to Rs. 20 lakh for women organized through 63 lakh Self Help Groups who  support 6.85 crore households.
- (h) Amendment to Employees' Provident  Fund  Regulations  to  include  Pandemic  as  the  reason  to  allow  nonrefundable advance of 75% of the amount or three months wages, whichever is lower, from their accounts.
- (i) Directions issued to State Governments to utilize (i) Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Fund for  assistance  and  support  to  around  3.5  Crore  registered  workers  &    (ii)  District  Mineral  Fund  for supplementing and augmenting facilities of medical testing, screening and other requirements to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic as well as treat the patients affected with this pandemic.

A  Statement  indicating  State-wise  details  of  the  beneficiaries  of  PMGKP  including  those  of Gujarat is  at Annexure-I.

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|     | As on 29.01.2021                       | PMG AY                        | PMG AY        | PMGAY Pulses/channa                | PMGAY Pulses/channa   | Ujjwala                                        | Ujjwala                       | PM KISAN              | PMJDY               | 24% EPF               | 24% EPF           | NSAP National Social Assistance Programme   | BoCW (Building and construction Fund)   | BoCW (Building and construction Fund)   | DMF                |
|-----|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------|
| No. | State                                  | Foodgrai ns Qty (Apr- Nov) MT | Beneficiaries | Pulses/Ch ana Qty (Apr - Nov) (MT) | Beneficairi es        | Refill delivered against advance or reimbursed | Amount Transferre d (In Lakh) | No. of beneficiarie s | No. of a/c credited | No. of Beneficiari es | Amount (Rs. lakh) | No. of Beneficiaries                        | No. of beneficiarie s                   | Total amount (Rs. lakh)                 | Amount (Rs. crore) |
| 1   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | 2,383                         | 59,100        | 122                                | 16,350                | 22,354                                         | 157                           | 10,677                | 23,064              | 3,238.00              | 155.91            | 5,928                                       | 11,014                                  | 492                                     |                    |
| 2   | Andhra Pradesh                         | 9,95,500                      | 2,61,12,304   | 66,492                             | 90,28,190             | 7,62,024                                       | 5,163                         | 46,95,820             | 60,13,565           | 1,85,152.00           | 11,651.14         | 9,32,661                                    | 19,67,484                               | 19,675                                  | 131.48             |
| 3   | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 30,642                        | 7,98,490      | 1,034                              | 1,77,210              | 76,658                                         | 518                           | 66,323                | 1,80,119            |                       | 0.00              | 34,139                                      | 3,000                                   | 60                                      |                    |
| 4   | Assam                                  | 9,77,964                      | 2,48,73,000   | 45,456                             | 57,86,440             | 52,70,571                                      | 36,257                        | 18,61,715             | 95,34,385           | 9,772.00              | 252.73            | 8,40,984                                    | 2,70,000                                | 2,700                                   | 0.65               |
| 5   | Bihar                                  | 31,47,50 8                    | 8,11,39,356   | 1,20,112                           | 1,43,33,76 7          | 1,53,47,936                                    | 1,11,171                      | 58,99,824             | 2,33,15,732         | 67,545.00             | 4,287.92          | 36,64,811                                   | 0                                       | 0                                       | 0.00               |
| 6   | Chandigarh                             | 10,167                        | 2,59,080      | 486                                | 63,670                | 246                                            | 2                             | 429                   | 1,10,537            | 23,805.00             | 2,034.29          | 3,415                                       | 6,670                                   | 400                                     |                    |
| 7   | Chhattisgarh                           | 7,89,804                      | 1,94,31,064   | 39,632                             | 51,49,800             | 39,71,169                                      | 32,416                        | 21,67,441             | 78,57,012           | 84,417.00             | 6,404.33          | 8,52,275                                    | 0                                       | 0                                       | 4.36               |
|     |                                        |                               |               |                                    |                       |                                                |                               |                       | 52,817              |                       |                   | 9,588                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |                    |
| 8   | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | 10,568                        | 2,58,328      | 519                                | 65,240                | 25,360                                         | 169                           | 13,531                | 17,387              |                       | 0.00              | 1,376                                       | 0                                       | 0                                       |                    |
| 9   | Delhi                                  | 2,72,775                      | 6284047       | 13,690                             | 17,54,513             | 1,95,912                                       | 1,263                         | 12,075                | 20,30,271           | 41,521.00             | 3,642.58          | 1,56,436                                    | 39,600                                  | 3,960                                   |                    |
| 10  | Goa                                    | 20,585                        | 5,14,412      | 1,066                              | 1,42,550              | 2,108                                          | 14                            | 7,854                 | 69,987              | 16,563.00             | 1,265.92          | 2,061                                       | 5,117                                   | 307                                     |                    |
| 11  | Gujarat                                | 12,76,71 3                    | 31784856      | 50,026                             | 65,09,333             | 49,09,689                                      | 32,592                        | 46,85,062             | 71,08,005           | 2,70,988.00           | 18,510.49         | 6,88,953                                    | 4,83,196                                | 4,832                                   | 22.00              |
| 12  | Haryana                                | 4,50,912                      | 1,11,90,324   | 18,812                             | 24,27,333             | 15,15,279                                      | 9,902                         | 15,14,497             | 34,16,299           | 83,035.00             | 6,403.61          | 3,27,269                                    | 3,50,621                                | 17,531                                  | 15.85              |
| 13  | Himachal Pradesh                       | 1,06,429                      | 27,72,352     | 4,790                              | 6,73,667              | 2,92,574                                       | 1,965                         | 8,70,609              | 5,84,184            | 48,762.00             | 3,629.35          | 1,11,863                                    | 1,21,281                                | 7,461                                   | 0.00               |

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| 33   | Tripura       | 94,893       | 23,73,722              | 4,420         | 5,40,847     | 4,46,819      | 3,747    | 1,90,441    | 4,31,770      |               | 0.00         | 1,38,473    | 39,082      | 1,172    |        |
|------|---------------|--------------|------------------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------|-------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|----------|--------|
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh | 56,16,73 5   | 14,19,99,424 2,69,530  | 3,34,08,79 0  |              | 2,70,74,796   | 1,81,728 | 1,76,75,849 | 3,18,13,530   | 2,30,453.00   | 15,741.60    | 52,57,390   | 18,25,415   | 35,395   |   0.46 |
| 35   | Uttarakhand   | 2,37,842     | 58,95,600              | 10,736        | 13,44,657    | 7,62,313      | 5,015    | 6,74,688    | 12,67,372     | 41,863.00     | 3,234.58     | 2,15,109    | 2,28,423    | 4,568    |   3.49 |
| 36   | West Bengal   | 23,39,72 4   | 5,83,10,164            | 91,452        | 1,40,19,33 3 | 1,72,88,933   | 1,16,938 | 0           | 1,89,95,377   | 4,28,442.00   | 21,132.39    | 21,32,959   | 21,98,349   | 21,983   |   0.46 |
|      | TOTAL         | 2,97,51, 729 | 75,80,40,523 13,26,516 | 18,32,15,6 57 |              | 14,12,01,68 3 | 9,67,041 | 8,94,54,616 | 20,65,00,00 0 | 39,85,486.0 0 | 2,55,696. 54 | 2,81,45,039 | 1,82,67,685 | 3,81,702 | 502.33 |