Lok Sabha Question No. 47 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Reduction of Food Subsidy Bill
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMET{T OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF GOilSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 47 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 2"d Februaryr2O21

## REDUCTION OF FOOD SUBSIDY  BILL

## 47.  SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION  Jc!trtrilr {rFil, srqr  gk  Trdsfrfi fut{oI d+ be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is a fact that the Government has massively reduced the food subsidy bill from Rs {.84 lakh crore to Rs {.15 lakh crore in 2O2O2O21 budget which has indirectly impacted  the livelihood of the farmersl
- (b) if so, whether FG!, whose share in the food subsidy ball last year was Rs 1.5{ lakh crore had spent just Rs 75'OOO crore in 2O19-2O2O  therein; and
- (c) if so, the reasons behind the gap between allocation and actual spending during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINTSTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF COilSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(sHRl DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) and (b): Food Subsidy is given by the Department  of Food and Public Distribut[on  to the Food Gorporation  of lndia (FCl) and to States directly in case of Decentralized  Procurement (DGP) on the basis of quantity  of foodgrains  procured and distributed  under National Food Security Act (NFSA) and Other Welfare Schemes (OWS). As per budgetary allocation  provided by Ministry of Finance, Depailment of Food and Public Distribution reteases  food subsidy to FCI and DGP States.

An amount of Rs. {.84 lakh crore food subsidy (Rs. {.51 lakh crore in Food subsidy to FGI + Rs. O.33 lakh crore for Food subsidy to DGP States) was provided in BE 2O{9-2O and the same has been reduced to l.l5  lakh crore (Rs. O.78 lakh crore Food subsidy to FGI + Rs. O.37 lakh crore for subsidy to DGP States)  an BE2O2O-21.

Out of the total food subsidy of Rs. {.5{ Iakh Grore in BE 2O{9'20, an amount of Rs. 75OOO crore only was released as per the directions of Ministry of Finance. However, as mentioned  above, an amount of Rs. 'l.l0 takh crore as NSSF loan was atso provided to FGI during FY 2O19'2O tor their operations.

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- (c):  The detailsl of allocation and actual expenditure for food subsidy  during last 5 years  are as below:

(Rs. ln crore)

| FY             | Schemes                     | Budgetary Provision   | Budgetary Provision   | Budgetary Provision   | Extra Budgetary provision (NSSF Loan)   | Total Food Subsidy provided during the FY (actual + NSSF Loan)*   |
|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                |                             | BE                    | RE                    | Actual expenditure    |                                         |                                                                   |
| 2015-16        | Food Subsidy to FC!         | 97000.00              | { 12000.00            | 1 12000.00            |                                         | 112000.o0                                                         |
| 2015-16        | Food Subt;idy to DCP States | 22919.OO              | 22919.OO              | 22919.OO              |                                         | 22919,OO                                                          |
| 2015-16        | Total                       | I { 9919,00           | 1349r 9.00            | { 349{ 9.OO           |                                         | { 349{ 9.OO                                                       |
| 2016-17        | Food Sub$idy to FGI         | ,l03334.6r            | tooooo.oo             | 74334.61              | 70000.o0                                | 148334.6.1                                                        |
| 2016-17        | Food Subsidy to DCP States  | 27000.o0              | 30672.96              | 2733835               |                                         | 27338.35                                                          |
| 2016-17        | Total                       | ,t 30334.6'l          | 130672.96             | to5672.96             | 70000,00                                | 175672.96                                                         |
| 2017-14        | Food Subsidy to FGI         | { 07138.60            | I O{ 98{.69           | 61981.69              | 65000.o0                                | {2698{.69                                                         |
| 2017-14        | Food Subsidy to DCP States  | 38000.00              | 38000.00              | 38000,00              |                                         | 38000.00                                                          |
| 2017-14        | Total                       | 145138.60             | 139981.69             | 9998{.69              | 65000.00                                | 164981 .69                                                        |
| 2018-19        | Food Subsidy to FCI         | 138{23.00             | 140098.00             | 70098.00              | 97000.00                                | 167098.00                                                         |
| 2018-19        | Food Subsidy to DGP States  | 3{ 000.00             | 31000.00              | 31029.45              |                                         | 31029.49                                                          |
| 2018-19        | Total                       | t69{23.00             | 17{ 098.00            | ,t01127,49            | 97000.00                                | 194127.49                                                         |
| 20't9-20       | Food Subsidy to FGI         | 151000.00             | 75000.00              | 7s0o0.00              | r { ooo0.00                             | 18s000.o0                                                         |
| 20't9-20       | Food Subsidy to DGP Sta'tes | 33000.0o              | 33508.3s              | 33508.35              |                                         | 33508.35                                                          |
| 20't9-20       | Tota!                       | 184000.00             | 108508.35             | 108508.35             | I tooo0.oo                              | 218508.35                                                         |
| 2020-21 (As on | Food Subsidy to FCI         | 77942.54              |                       | 77980.O0              | 84636.00                                | { 62616.00                                                        |
| 27.O1.20211    | Food Subsidy to DCP States  | 37337.14              |                       | 471',7.71*            |                                         | 471A7.71                                                          |
| 27.O1.20211    | Total                       | { { 53t 9.58          |                       | 125167.71             | 84636                                   | 209803.7'l                                                        |

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