Lok Sabha Question No. 311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Diversion of Government Allotted Rice
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNTENT  OF INDIA iitNtsrRY oF coI{suMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION DEPARTTENT  OF FOOD A}ID PUBLIG DISTRIBUTTON LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3{I TO BE AI{SWERED ON 2OYI'JULY, 2O2{

## DIVERSION OF GOVERNiIENT ALLOTTED  RICE

## 3{I.  SHRI VIilGENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS' FOOD AilD PUBLIG

DlsTRlBUTIon sqe{YiFI arr&, uru .titt srffi;1-6 fuf,{q dft be pleased to state:

- (a)  whcther the Govemment ts aware that rice allotted for the State of
- Illeghalaya  was dtverted  to a prlvat ware housc, lf so, the actlon taken th.reon;
- (b) the quantlty and amount of ricehdreat allotted for thc Covemment  of eghalaya  yearly for the last five yoaE;
- the process  and formuta of calcutatlons  base for tho allotmsnt of rlce and
- (c) whcat to the State Govemmenq and
- (d) whether  any enquiries are pending  against  any States  rGgatdang  dlvercion of
- Rice and wheat for the tast flve years' lf sor the details thereof?

ANSWER

TINISTER OF STATE FOR TTNISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPTEI{T AND GONSUIf,ER AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): Of-tate a report had appeared in the media (The Shlllong Timos) titled (Mysterious  and non-mysterlous  sllence,  atteging seizure of one lakh bags of dce wetghing  50 kg each by the Assam Police from a prlvate godown ln Ghhaygoan' Boko meant for iieghalaya  social wetfars  Departmcnt under the whGat Bas.d Nutrition Programme  (WBNP), and as per the state Govt. of eghalaya thls matter doos not relate to the Public Distrlbutlon System  (PDS).
- (b): The Department attocates foodgrains (Rlce/Mreat) to all StatesruTs' including  ileghalaya,  for distributton under varlous  schemcs  i,e. Natlonal  Food Security Act (NFSA), NFSA.Tlde  Over, P 'Garib  Kalyan Anna Yolana (P 'GXAY)' Atma Ntrbhar Bharat Schome  (ANBS) and Other Welfare Schomes  (OWS). A statement showlng scheme wise allotment dutlng tho last flve years is enclosed
- at  Alnerule-!.
- (c):  Under NFSA' the foodgralns are atlocated to Statcs/UT3  according to

Further, for distdbutlon  of additional 5 Kg per person per month to all NFSA beneficaarles (over and aboye normal l{Fsa foodgrains) additlona!  quota of foodgrains  (Riceflvheat)  are allocated  under separate  PMGKAY schsme. and

- number ot Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households and number of Priorlty Househotds (PHH) beneficlarles an the state/uT, basas the respectlv.  scale of issuance t.e.35 Kg per AAY Hou3ehold  per month and 5 Kg per PHH beneficlary per month. Besides, some addltlona!  foodgrains as tide-over  quota to some statss for coverlng some addltional poputatlon over and ahove  NFSA coventge'

other scheme  attocatlons  as per tho requlrements  of the State Govt'

## AI{NEXURE  REFERRED TO lN REPLY TO PART (b) oF THE UNSTARRED OUESTION NO.3{{ FOR AIISWER  O}I 2O.O7.2O2{  IN THE LOK SABHA.

Allocation of rice and Wheat to Maghalya  lrcm 2lJ16-17 to 2O2G2l under TPDS'OWS and Aditional allocation(Flood' Festivals  ctc)

tn thousand tons)

| Year     | Foodgrain   | NFSA     | Tideover   | PMGKAY   | ANBP   | ows      | Total    |
|----------|-------------|----------|------------|----------|--------|----------|----------|
| 2016-17  | Rice        | {29.603  | 27.308     |          |        | 13.s58   | {70.469  |
|          | Wheat       | o.o00    | 19.O87     |          |        | 0.000    | {9.OE7   |
|          | Total       | {29.603  | 45.395     |          |        | {3.558   | { 89.556 |
| 2()17-14 | Rice        | {29.603  | 17.766     |          |        | 13.O21   | 160.390  |
| 2()17-14 | Y{heat      | 0.000    | 28.630     |          |        | o.000    | 28.630   |
| 2()17-14 | Tota!       | {29.603  | 46.396     |          |        | 13.O2',1 | 189.020  |
| 2018.{9  | Rice        | {36.096  | 15.348     |          |        | 12.991   | 164.435  |
| 2018.{9  | Wheat       | o.oo0    | 24.732     |          |        | o.000    | 24,732   |
| 2018.{9  | Total       | {36.096  | 40.o80     |          |        | {2.99{   | t89.t67  |
| 2019-20  | Rice        | ,140.732 | r3.6t9     |          |        | {6.O0s   | {70.356  |
| 2019-20  | Wheat       | o.ooo    | 21.947     |          |        | 0.ooo    | 21.947   |
| 2019-20  | Total       | 14lJ.732 | 35.s66     |          |        | t6.o0s   | {92.303  |
| 2020-21  | Rice        | 140.732  | { 3.619    | 8s.82t   | 2.146  | 28.450   | 270.764  |
| 2020-21  | Wheat       | 0.o00    | 21,947     | 0.000    | o.000  | 0.000    | 21.947   |
| 2020-21  | Tota!       | 140,732  | 3s.566     | 85.82{   | 2.146  | 28.450   | 292.715  |