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Lok Sabha Question No. 226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Public Wi-Fi Centres
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## PUBLIC WI-FI CENTRES

## 226. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to introduce public Wi-Fi centres in the Country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the status of the concerned survey along with its timeline, if any?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) & (b) Government has allowed public Wi-Fi centres to be set up by Licensed Internet Service Providers in their respective service areas and Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs) registered under the Pradhan Mantri WiFi Access Network Interface (PM WANI) framework, based on their techno-commercial considerations. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)  has reported that 1,00,206 Public WI-FI Hotspots are in existence across the country, as on 30th June, 2022.

(c) Government has not undertaken any survey to introduce public Wi-Fi centres in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Doubling work of Jhansi-Manikpur Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 223 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## DOUBLING WORK OF JHANSI-MANIKPUR RAILWAY LINE

† 223. SHRI R.K.SINGH PATEL

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  doubling  work  of  Jhansi-Manikpur  and  Banda-Kanpur  railway lines is being carried out under North Central Railway;
- (b) if so, the time by which the said work is likely to be started and  planned to be completed;
- (c)  whether  the  doubling  work  of  Jhansi-Manikpur  railway  line  under  NorthCentral Railway has already been taken up; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (d)  Yes,  Sir.  North  Central  Railway  has  taken  up  doubling  of  JhansiManikpur and Khairar-Bhimsen (425 Km).  Sanctioned Cost of project is ₹ 4330 Crore.  Works on the project have been taken up.  So far an expenditure of ₹ 151 Crore  has  been  incurred  on  the  project.    An  outlay  of ₹ 400  Crore  has  been provided for the project for financial year 2022-23.

The completion of any Railway project(s) depends on various factors like quick land  acquisition  by  State  Government,  forest  clearance  by  officials  of  forest department,  shifting  of  infringing  utilities,  statutory  clearances  from  various authorities,  geological  and  topographical  conditions  of  area,  law  and  order situation in the area of project(s) site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions etc. and all these factors affect the  completion  time  of  the  project(s).    With  these  constraints,  Railways  are making all efforts to complete these projects at the earliest.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Thane Railway Station as World Class Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 222 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## THANE RAILWAY STATIONS AS WORLD CLASS STATIONS

## †222.  SHRI RAJAN VICHARE  :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Central  Railway  has  prepared  any  plan  keeping  in mind  the  increasing  number  of  extra  passengers  on  Thane  railway station;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons  therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken so far by the Central Railway Administration to award the status of  World  Class  Station  to  historical  Thane  Railway Station?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir.   Thane Railway Station has been entrusted to Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) for major upgradation /redevelopment keeping in mind the increasing number of passengers. Consultancy  tender  has  been  awarded  for  redevelopment  of  Thane Railway  Station.    Besides  station  redevelopment,  a  Station  Area Traffic Improvement System (SATIS) on the East side of Thane Railway Station has been taken up by Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) for integration of Bus stand and to decongest passenger traffic.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Poor Quality of Food
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 218 (OIH) TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## POOR QUALITY OF FOOD

218. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI: (OIH)

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- (a) whether  there  has  been  an  increase  in  the  number  of  consumer  complaints  against  the  quality  of packaged food items during the last few years;
- (b) if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  manufacturers  with  respect  to  the  aforesaid complaints;
- (c) whether such complaints are being received against multinational companies also; and
- (d) if so, the action taken against multinational companies for poor quality of food products during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h (श्री अश्विनी क ु मार चौबे)

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)  and  (b)    :    The  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI),  an  autonomous statutory body under Ministry of Health & Family Welfare that lays down science based standards for articles of food and regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safe and wholesome food  for  human  consumption. FSSAI  has  an  online  grievance  portal  on  Food  Safety  Compliance  System (FoSCoS)  namely  'Food  Safety  Connect'  where  a  consumer  can  register  complaint  relating  to  the  food products. The portal to register complaint can be accessed at https://foscos.fssai.gov.in/consumergrievance. Further,  complaints  /concerns  of  consumers  are  also  received  by  FSSAI  through  other  channels  like Integrated  Grievance  Redressal  Mechanism  (INGRAM)  and  Centralized  Public  Grievance  Redress  and Monitoring System (CPGRAM). As per FSSAI, during 2020-21 and 2021-22, 4398 and 9166 complaints respectively  were  received.  During  current  financial  year  i.e.  2022-23,  upto  30.11.2022,  8411  complaints have  been  received.  The  received  grievances/complaints  are  assigned  to  Food  Safety  Officer  (FSO) /Designated Officer (DO) of the concerned state for resolution and necessary action.

FSSAI has informed that the report of the action taken is uploaded on the Food Safety Connect Portal by the concerned DO for the complainant to view. The proper disposal of grievance is regularly monitored and reviewed with Commissioners of Food Safety, States/UTs through quarterly reports, performance review of States/UTs and periodical Central Advisory Committee Meetings.
Lok Sabha Question No. 217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Comprehensive Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  217 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## COMPREHENSIVE PROJECTS

## 217   SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  comprehensive  projects for  the  development  of  port  and  railway  connectivity,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)
- whether Kerala is included in the same project; and
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) Yes, Sir. Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Ministry of Railways,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways,  and  DPIIT have  jointly  finalized  a  comprehensive  action  plan  for  port connectivity.

Under  Sagarmala  Projects  for  Rail  Connectivity  with  Port,  20 projects have been completed.

- (b)&(c)Yes, Sir. Kochi and Vallarpadam Ports are already connected to rail network with adequate capacity.

For  Azhikkal  Port-Fishing  Harbour,  the  volume  of  traffic  is  very low. Rail Connectivity is not required.

On date, there is no project for Kollam & Beypore Ports.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: New Train between Solapur and Mumbai
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## NEW TRAIN BETWEEN SOLAPUR AND MUMBAI

216.     SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  Central Railways to start a new train between Solapur and Mumbai as well as other routes from Solapur;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken/proposed to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c) 03 pairs of Special trains from Solapur viz. 01429/30 SolapurLokmanya  Tilak(T)  Special,  01431/32  Solapur-Tirupati  Special  and 01433/34 Solapur-Nagpur Special had been  proposed  by Central Railway. These have been approved for operation as under:-

1. 01433/34 Nagpur-Solapur Special Express w.e.f 11.12.2022.
2. 01429/30 Lokmanya Tilak(T)-Solapur Special Express w.e.f 13.12.2022.
3. 01431/32 Solapur-Tirupati Special Express w.e.f 15.12.2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Encouragement of FOSS
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 214

TO BE ANSWERED ON 7.12.2022

## ENCOURAGEMENT OF FOSS

## 214    SHRI RAVIKUMAR D:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is taking any measures to encourage Free and Open Source Software (FOSS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the reasons for India's slow progress in proliferating FOSS projects as compared to its global counterparts;
- (d) whether the Government has any plan to encourage the States to replicate the Kerala's public sector FOSS initiatives; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. Government of India (GoI) is committed to promote use of Open Source technologies and their adaptation in e-Governance/ Digital Governance applications including public platforms in the country. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology  (MeitY)  has  released  the  'Policy  on  Adoption  of  Open  Source  Software  for Government of India' in July, 2016. MeitY has also established 'National Resource Center for Free and Open Source Software' at C-DAC Chennai to provide design, development and support services to the FOSS community in the country and also strengthen the global FOSS ecosystem by contributing to the open source pool & promote use of  Open Source solutions.

C-DAC  has  been  deploying  the  open  source  solutions  to  various  Central/  State  sectors. Around 6.5 Million deployments of Bharat Operating System Solutions (BOSS) have been carried  out  across  the  country.  There  are  many  Government  of  India  projects  which  are leveraging  FOSS.  These  include  Aadhaar,  DigiLocker,  DIKSHA,  CoWIN,  AarogyaSetu amongst other.

(d) to (e): MeitY has organized capacity building sessions on FOSS in which various State FOSS  models  including  that  of  State  of  Kerala  has  been  showcased.  MeitY  through  its various initiatives is promoting use of free and open source software at various Central and State Government organizations in e-Governance domain in order to leverage economic and strategic benefits. GoI policy on adoption of Open Source Software for Government of India emphasizes  that  'Request  for  Proposals'  (RFPs)  of  e-governance  projects  shall  include  a mandatory  clause  for  considering  Open  Source  Software  (OSS)  as  a  preferred  option  in comparison to Closed Source Software (CSS).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: National Textile Corporation
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

## NATIONAL TEXTILES CORPORATION

## 211. MS. NUSSRAT JAHAN:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) the number of the mills of the National Textiles Corporation in the country including West Bengal along with the number of them functioning at present;
- (b) whether the Government is contemplating to reopen the mills which are not functioning; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): There  are  90  mills  under  National  Textile  Corporation  Ltd.  (NTC)  including  five  mills  in  West Bengal.  At present, NTC has 23 working mills including one in West Bengal.
- (b) & (c): Production  activity  in  NTC  working  mills  were  suspended  due  to  Covid-19  pandemic  and nationwide  lockdown  imposed  by  the  various  State  Governments  from  March,  2020.    Normal  operations were resumed in some of the NTC mills from January, 2021 but could not be continued due to unavailability of working capital and other financial constraints.  In light of the continued poor economic viability of NTC mills, Ministry of Textiles is preparing an action plan for a way forward in the matter in consultation with NITI Aayog and Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Finance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Online Gaming Industry
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Lorho S. Pfoze

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 210

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## ONLINE GAMING INDUSTRY

## 210. SHRI  LORHO S. PFOZE:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to regulate online gaming industry and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  constituted  the  Inter-Ministerial  Task  Force  (IMTF)  to examine the issues faced by the Online Gaming industries;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the proceedings and deliberations of the IMTF and the likely time of submission of its report;
- (d) whether the Government has devised any criterion to differentiate between games of skill and games of chance; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (c): In the context of rapid growth in online games, its significant contribution in the growth  of  the  digital  economy  and  lack  of  appropriate  regulatory  framework  for  online games, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology undertook inter-ministerial consultations with a view to consider issues related to online gaming in their totality. As a result of the consultations, need was felt to constitute an IMTF to formulate a strategic policy framework  document.  Accordingly,  the  Ministry  constituted  the  IMTF,  comprising  Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog and the Secretaries of the Ministries/Departments of Home Affairs, Sports, Information and Broadcasting, Revenue, Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade,  Legal  Affairs,  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  and  Consumer  Affairs.  The IMTF  held  a  number  of  consultations/meetings,  including  with  industry  stakeholders  and State Governments and has submitted its report.

(d) and (e): The term 'game of skill' has been used in the Public Gambling Act, 1867, but has not been defined in that Act. Under the Constitution, 'Betting and gambling' is a State List  subject  and  a  number  of  State  legislatures  have  either  enacted  State  legislation  on gambling or amended the older Public Gambling Act, 1867. A number of State enactments also refer to the terms 'game of skill' and 'game of chance'. Thus, these terms have been used in the context of the law on gambling, which is a State List subject.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Chinese Applications under usage
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 209

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.12.2022

## CHINESE APPLICATIONS UNDER USAGE

## 209:      SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of chinese applications currently under usage and download in India after the ban of a total 54 chinese apps along with the impact assessment report of the said ban;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  multiple  chinese  applications  are  currently under usage and are already more popular than multiple Indian applications; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to  (c):  Based  on  the  request  received  from  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA),  the Ministry of Electronics  and  Information Technology (MeitY) issued blocking directions to blocka total of 348 mobile applications including chinese application under the provision of section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information for Public) Rules, 2009.

These mobile applications were blocked in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, defense of India and security of the State.

The database of mobile applications available on internet is not maintained by this ministry. The mobile applications that were blocked under section 69Aare not operational in India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Construction of ROBs in Bihar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.208

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROBs IN BIHAR

## 208.  DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  taken  up  projects  to  construct  Railway Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  in  the  State  of  Bihar  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether it is true that the projects shall be taken up in collaboration with the State Government of Bihar and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  division  of  work  and  investments  to  be  made between  the  Central  and  the  State  Government  of  Bihar  in  this regard; and
- (d) the  progress  of  such  projects  along  with  the  time  by  which  the projects are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  &  (b):    Yes,  Sir.    82  Nos.  of  Railway  Over  Bridge  (ROBs)  have  been sanctioned on cost sharing basis with State Govt. of Bihar.  The details of these works are as under:
- (i)
- 03 Nos. of ROBs work assigned to Railway on single entity basis.
- (ii) 13 Nos. of ROBs assigned  jointly with State Govt.
- (iii)
- 06 Nos. of ROBs work assigned  to DFCCIL and 01 ROB by IRCON.

(iv) 59  Nos.  of  ROBs  work  assigned  to  State  Govt  of  Bihar  on  single entity basis. (c):  Total investment of these 82 ROBs is ` 3226.94 crore (Railway share ` 1511.57 crore and  State share ` 1715.37 crore). (d): Construction of ROBs involves sanction of work by State Government, fixing  of  alignment,  shifting  of  utilities,  acquisition  of  land  etc.  jointly between State Govt. and Railway.  Since, most of the ROBs (59 Nos.) work are assigned to State Govt of Bihar on single entity basis,  completion will depend on various factors as elaborated above & action taken mostly by

State Govt.  and availability of funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Increase of Tide Over Allocation
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LoK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.207 To BE ANSWERED ON 7TH DECEMBER, 2022

## INCREASE OF TIDE OVER ALLOCATION

## 207 . SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Tide Over Allocation available under the Food Security Act has been increased several times as the amount of foodgrains allotted to the State under this Act, 14.25 Iakh tonnes is less than the amount of foodgrains available in the past  including the additional quota through Prime Minister's Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana scheme and despite requests to
- the Central Government, no action has been taken so far in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government has noticed this fact and if the facts thereof;
- (c) if the action taken SO far; and
- (d) if not, whether it is going to be considered  favourably, if the details thereof?

## AN SWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) to (d): Allocation of foodgrains to States/Union Territories (UTs) under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) is made on the basis of identification of beneficiaries reported by the within the StatelUT-wise coverage of population determined by the then Planning Commission, and foodgrains entitlement prescribed under the Act i.e. 35 kg per household per month for households covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana and 5 kg per person per month for Priority households: The Act further provides that if on the above basis, annual foodgrains allocation to any StatelUT is lower than the average annual offtake during 2010-11 to 2012-13 under erstwhile normal Targeted Public Distribution System, the same shall be protected, as "Tide-over" allocation.

As and when requests are received from for revision of foodgrains allocation under the Act on account of additionldeletion of new beneficiaries, within the ceiling of beneficiaries determined for that State, the same are examined and revised allocation orders are issued as per the extant policy-

In view of the outbreak of Covid-19, Central Government has allocated foodgrains to all the StateslUTs under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY), for distribution among beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (i.e: Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Priority Category Households): These households are entitled to receive 5 kg of foodgrains (rice wheat) per person per month, free of cost: The entitlement of foodgrains under PM-GKAY is in addition to their entitlement under NFSA The "tide over" allocation is not applicable under the PMGKAY.

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