Lok Sabha Question No. 2468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Beneficiaries under PMGKY
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2468 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15TH MARCH, 2023

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMGKY

## 2468. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

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

- (a) the state-wise details of beneficiaries under the PMGKY scheme during the last three years as well as the quantum of foodgrains distributed thereunder;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries under the scheme in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure better access to the entitled beneficiaries following the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) notice over the denial of benefits under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) due to the non-completion of biometric authentication?

## ANSWE R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) & (b): In the wake of economic disruptions caused by the  unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, the Government in March 2020 had announced the distribution of additional free-of-cost foodgrains (RicelWheat) to around 8OCrore National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries at the scale of 5 per person per month under the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY), over and above the regular monthly NFSA foodgrains i.e. regular entitlements of their ration cards: The State-wise details of around 80 Crore eligible NFSA beneficiaries under PM-GKAY is attached as Annexure-I including the State of Andhra Pradesh: The details of quantum of foodgrains distributed during last three years is also attached as Annexure-II. Kg
- (c): This Department has issued clear instructions to all StateslUTs vide letter that no beneficiary household shall be deleted from the list of eligible beneficiarieslhouseholds only on the ground of not possessing Aadhaar and shall also not be denied for subsidized foodgrains or cash transfer (in DBT States) for food subsidy under NFSA due to nonavailability of Aadhaar or failure of bionetric authentication due to network connectivityl linking issuesl poor bioretric of the beneficiary or any other technical reason etc: Also, the timelines given to all States/UTs for  linking of Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries with their ration cards has been extended 31.03.2023. upto

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART    (a)&(b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2468 FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA:

| State-Wise number of Persons/families Covered under National Food Security Act; 2013   | State-Wise number of Persons/families Covered under National Food Security Act; 2013   | State-Wise number of Persons/families Covered under National Food Security Act; 2013   | State-Wise number of Persons/families Covered under National Food Security Act; 2013   | State-Wise number of Persons/families Covered under National Food Security Act; 2013   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                        |                                                                                        | Total No. of NFSA Beneficiaries aS 0n 31.03.2021                                       | Total No. of NFSA Beneficiaries as on                                                  | Total No. of NFSA Beneficiaries as on 28.02.2023                                       |
|                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                         | 268.22                                                                                 | 268.22                                                                                 | 268.22                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                      | 8.40                                                                                   | 8.40                                                                                   | 8.40                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                  | 250.31                                                                                 | 251.17                                                                                 | 251.17                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                  | 871.16                                                                                 | 871.16                                                                                 | 871.16                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                           | 200.77                                                                                 | 200.77                                                                                 | 200.77                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                  | 72.78                                                                                  | 72.78                                                                                  | 72.78                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                    |                                                                                        |                                                                                        | 5.32                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                | 341.71                                                                                 | 345.15                                                                                 | 344.15                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                | 126.49                                                                                 | 126.49                                                                                 | 126.49                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                       | 28.64                                                                                  | 28.64                                                                                  | 28.64                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                              | 263.70                                                                                 | 264.25                                                                                 | 264.12                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                              | 401.93                                                                                 | 401.93                                                                                 | 401.93                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                 | 154.80                                                                                 | 154.80                                                                                 | 154.80                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                         | 470.46                                                                                 | 482.58                                                                                 |                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                            | 700.17                                                                                 | 700.17                                                                                 | 700.17                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                | 18.60                                                                                  | 19.97                                                                                  | 20.08                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                              | 21.46                                                                                  | 21.46                                                                                  | 21.46                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                                | 6.68                                                                                   | 6.68                                                                                   | 6.68                                                                                   |
| 19                                                                                     | Nagaland                                                                               | 14.05                                                                                  | 14.05                                                                                  | 14.05                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                 | 324.33                                                                                 | 324.15                                                                                 | 325.03                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                 | 141.51                                                                                 | 141.51                                                                                 | 141.1                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                              | 440.01                                                                                 | 440.01                                                                                 | 440.01                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                                 | 3.79                                                                                   | 3.79                                                                                   | 3.81                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                             | 364.69                                                                                 | 364.69                                                                                 | 364.69                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                     | Telangana                                                                              | 191.62                                                                                 | 191.62                                                                                 | 191.62                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                | 24.83                                                                                  | 24.83                                                                                  | 24.32                                                                                  |
| 27                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                          | 1465.94                                                                                |                                                                                        | 1497.77                                                                                |
| 28                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                            | 61.94                                                                                  | 61.94                                                                                  | 61.94                                                                                  |
| 29                                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                            | 601.84                                                                                 | 601.84                                                                                 | 601.84                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                     | A&N                                                                                    | 0.61                                                                                   | 0.61                                                                                   | 0.61                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                     |                                                                                        | 2.86                                                                                   | 3.02                                                                                   | 2.73                                                                                   |
| 32                                                                                     | Lakshadweep                                                                            | 0.22                                                                                   | 0.22                                                                                   | 0.22                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                     | Chandigarh (DBT)                                                                       | 2.79                                                                                   | 2.75                                                                                   | 2.76                                                                                   |
| 34                                                                                     | Puducherry (DBT)                                                                       | 6.30                                                                                   | 6.24                                                                                   | 6.34                                                                                   |
| 35                                                                                     | JeK                                                                                    | 72.41                                                                                  | 72.41                                                                                  | 72.41                                                                                  |
| 36                                                                                     | Ladakh                                                                                 | 1.44                                                                                   |                                                                                        | 1.44                                                                                   |
|                                                                                        | Total                                                                                  | 7932.78                                                                                | 7972.50                                                                                | 8010.76                                                                                |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)&(b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2468 FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA:

| PMGKAY               | Duration          | Quantity Allocated   | Quantity Lifted   | Quantity Distributed   |
|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
| Phase (3 months)     | April '20 June'20 | 120 LMT              | 117.9 LMT         | 112.6 LMT              |
| Phase-               | Nov.'20           | 201 LMT              | 187.01 LMT        | 186.2 LMT              |
| Phase II (2 months)  | June 21           | 80 LMT               | 78.3 LMT          | 75.2 LMT               |
| Phase IV (5 months}  | July 21           | 199 LMT              | 191.6 LMT         | 186.7 LMT              |
| Phase V (4 months    | Dec'21            | 159 LMT              | 153.54 LMT        | 149 LMT                |
| Phase-VI (6 months)  | April 22 22 Sep'  | 239 LMT              | 217 LMT           | 217 LMT                |
| Phase-VII (3 months) | Oct'22 Dec 22     | 120 LMT              | 92 LMT            | 83.5 LMT               |
| Total (28 months)    | Total (28 months) | 1118 LMT             | 1037 LMT          | 1010.5 LMT             |

## No- 1(892017-PD-II GCoverument of India

## Department 0f Food & Public Distribution

Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies Department All States NTs To,

Subject: Aadhaar Seeding with Ration Cards - reg;

## SirMMedam;

am directed to refer to this Ministry'$ notification issued vide SO No. 371 [E] dated 8-2-2017 [ a8 amended from time to time] under Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of rcquircs the individual beneficiaries having Ration Cards under NFSA to furish of possession of Aadhaar number Or undergo Aadhaar authentication to receive subsidies under NFSA and those who do not possess Aadhaar to make applicatioL fof Aadhaar enrolment by giving their name; address, mobile number with Ration Card number and other details with their fair price owners O through the web portal provided for the proof shop

The  notification   further   provides that   till the Aadhaar is   assigned to the suoch individuals on production %f Ration Card and either Aadhaar Enrolment I slip O copy of his/her request made to State Govt for Aadhaar Enrolment with any of the 8 documents listed in the said notification along

- 2 In the light of the above notification; the StatelUT Governments are required to arrange to provide Aadhaar enrolment facilities to those beneficiaries who do not have specified in Para 4 therein, No person/household shall be deleted from the list of eligiblc housebolds and denied subsidised food grains or cash transfer of Food gubsidy under NFSA only on the ground ofnot possessing Aadhaar; Deletion from the ration card database shall only happen after proper verification of the ration card holderowhich cstablishes beyond reasonable doubt that the entry pertaining to the Said ralion card bolder is not genuine
- 3 cliible bousehold will be entitled to receive entire quantity of subsidised food greins of the aforenentioned identification requirements, irrespective of whether all menbers 0f tbe bousehold have bad Aadhaar numbcr assigned to them;
4. In of failure or to of biometric authentication be poor biometric of the to hnecworklconrectivityllinking \_ provided subsidised or Otber technical issue physical praduction of the is to provided by Section 7 on the basis of with Ration Card, of Aadhaar of Aadhaar number"], case due due beneficiary reasons, beneficiary Subsidy Aadhaar Act along
- 6\_ it may be ensured dctails of benefits given to dated 8/2/2017 or in the altemate as persons On the basis of Price para 4 above shall be Teentioned in the Notification dealer\_ dealer   shall signaturelthumbprint of te maintain specified  by card, documents as have Administration, The  StatelUT inspection a there is no misuse of beneficiaries of such exceptions a8 well as no exclusion exceptions of Further, that the documents Sbop The also beneficiary copy Aadhaar Goveruments Territory becn including
- instructed to ensure family from the no instance of denial of fanctionarics in the State may be foodgrains or deletion of names of strict action is taken by ground of non possession of to the aforesaid Notification: StatelUT Govemments fos denial of benefits above, that contrary Aadhaar

Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated: 24/10/17

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Yours faithfully

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Joint

Goverument of Iudia

Secretary

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