Lok Sabha Question No. 92 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Providing Food and Shelter to Flood Affected People
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINTSTRY OF GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIOI{ DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA U}ISTARRED OUESTIOI{  NO. 92 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 2"d Februaryr2o2l

## PROVIDING FOOD AND SHELTER  TO FLOOD AFFEGTED PEOPLE

## 92.  SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the DISTRIBUTION Minister of GONSUMER AFFAIRST FOOD AND PUBLIC rtntrrdl errd, ur<-< ct{ {rffitr  fuf,{ur d'* be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is aware that the people across the country have lost their livelihood/households  due to heavy rain;
- (b)  if so, the detaits of action taken for providing  food/shelter  to the flood affected people under National Food Security Act (NSFA) and
- Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yoiana; and
- (c) the action people? taken/being  taken to  rehabilitate  the flood affected

## ANSWER

MIIIISTERoFSTATEFoRMINISTRYoFGoNSUMERAFFAIRS'FooD& PUBLIC DISTR!BUTION

(sHRl DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

- (a)to(c):DepartmentofFood&PublicDistributionmakesallocationof foodgrains to the states/uTs  under Targeted  Public Distribution system (TPDS) in terms of l{ational Food Security  Act(NFSA)t  2Ol3'

tnadditiontoNFSA'thisDepartmentalsomakesadditional altocation of foodgrains  for natural calamities  based on the request of State/UT  Govt. As per extant normsr in case of natural calamit:es' the altocation of foodgrains for 3 months of demand can be made to the states/UTs  on the basis of the request received so that the relief measures are not affected. Howeverr for the demands  beyond 3 months the proposal must be recommended  by Ministry of Agriculture E Farmers Welfare (in case of drought) and Ministry  of Home Affairs  [in  case of naturalcalamities(otherthandrought)&lawandordersituationst.The detaits of atlocation  of foodgrains  made for floods retief in states/uTs

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during the past three years is at Annexure'l'

In pursuance of the pro-poor announcement made under Pradhan illantri Garib Kalyan Package as pa  of the Economic  Response to GOVID .19,  Govt of lndia had launched  scheme for additional allocation of food' grains from the Central Pool @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost for a!! the beneficiaries  covered  under Targeted  Public Distribution System (TPDS) (AAY & FHH) including those covered  under DBT for a period of 3 months i.e  April-.rune, 2O2O. The above PMGKAY scheme was extended for a further period of 5 months i.e. July  -  November, 2O2O @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost for all the beneficaaries covered under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)/National Food Security AcI(NFSA).  The entire expenditure under the scheme was borne by Government of  tndia without any share from States/UTs. The entittement  of foodgrains under PMGKAY was in addition to their normal entitlement under the NFSA. A total quantity of nearly 322 LJ{iT of free foodgrains was allocated to over 8O crore beneficiaries of I{FSA under PIIIGI(AY for the period April-November, 2O2O.

## Annexure-!

AI{NEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to  (c) OF UNSTARRED OUESTTON  NO. 92 FOR ANSWER ON O2.O2.2O2{  IN THE LOK SABHA

Additionat allocation of foodgrains (in MTs) made by GOI for flood relief during last three years:

201744

| States   | Rice   | Wheat   | Tota!   |
|----------|--------|---------|---------|
| Assam    | loo00  | 0       | r oooo  |
| Bihar    | 27523  | o       | 27523   |
| Manipur  | 14000  | 6000    | 20000   |
| Nagaland | 2571   | o       | 2571    |

2018-19

| States      | Rice   | Wheat   | Total   |
|-------------|--------|---------|---------|
| Assam       | 15000  | o       | { sooo  |
| Kerala      | 89540  | 0       | a9540   |
| Maharashtra | loo    | 50      | 150     |
| Manipur     | 2000   | o       | 2000    |

2.J19-20

| States      | Rice   | Wheat   | Total   |
|-------------|--------|---------|---------|
| Assam       | {5000  | o       | f 5000  |
| Maharashtra | 8081   | 8081    | t 616l  |