Lok Sabha Question No. 1073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1073

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021 MAGHA 19,1942 (Saka)

## 'PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN YOJANA'

## 1073: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a. the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana;
2. b the details of fund approved, allocated and utilized so far in Rajasthan under this scheme;
3. the details of targets fixed and the progress made under the said scheme;
- d. whether the Government has received any information regarding misappropriation of funds under the scheme; and
5. e\_ if s0, the details thereof with the measures taken by the Government to tackle this problem? along -

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (FINANCE) (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (e): A Statement indicating salient features of the Rs 1.70 Lakh Crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) announced on 26.03.2020 to help the poor in the fight against Corona Virus is at Annexure-I. The State-wise details of benefits provided under the scheme, including for the State of Rajasthan are at Annexure-II: AIl the financial transactions under the PMGKP were done through Direct Benefit   Transfers  (DBT) into the account of the beneficiaries: No  information regarding misappropriation has been received:

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1073 for 08.02.2021

## Details of PMGKY

- Insurance scheme for health workers  fighting COVID-19 in Government Hospitals and Health Care Centres was launched W.e.f 30.03.2020 to provide comprehensive personal accident workers, who may have to be in direct contact and care of COVID-19 patients and who may be at risk of being impacted by this On account of the unprecedented situation, private hospital staffl retired/volunteer/ local urban bodies/contract/daily wage/ ad-hoc/outsourced staff requisitioned by States/ Central hospitals/autonomous hospitals of Central/States/UTs, AlIMS & INIs/ hospitals of Central Ministries, drafted for COVID19 related responsibilities, welfare also covered under the scheme.
- II: PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana- Additional allocation of food @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost was provided to all beneficiaries covered under the targeted public distribution system (Antryodaya Anna  Yojana & Priority Households) , including those covered under Direct   Benefit Transfer (DBT): Further, Pulses according to regional preferences 1 kg per family were provided for three months, free of cost. The scheme has been extended till November, 2020. grain
- III. Benefit to farmers: The first installment of Rs 2,000 due in 2020-21 was front-loaded and paid in April 2020 itself under the PM KISAN Yojana, covering about 8.7 crore farmers IV. Cash transfers-
- a) Help to Poor: A total of 20.40 crores (approx) PMJDY women account-holders were   given an ex-gratia of Rs 500 per month for three months
- b) Gas cylinders: Free of cost LPG cylinders to 8 crore beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was provided under PMGKP 01.04.2020 with a budgetary support of 13000 crore\_ Cash advances for buying the cylinders were transferred to the bank account of the beneficiaries: The scheme was extended till September 30, 2020 for those beneficiaries who have been credited with the advance for buying refills, but have not been able to the free cylinders till 30.06.2020. wef: buy
- c) Help to low wage earners in organised sectors: Wage-earners, earning below Rs 15,000 per month; in businesses having less than 100 workers, were provided Twenty four (24) percent of the monthly wages into their PF accounts, for three months to prevent disruption in their employment: The scheme was extended for another three months, till August 2020.
- MNREGA- Wages were increased by Rs 20 with effect from 1 April, 2020. This wage increase was estimated to provide an additional Rs 2,000 benefit   annually to a benefit approximately 13.62 crore families:
- d) Support for senior citizens (above 60 years), widows and Divyang: An amount of Rs.10OO/to around 3 crore aged widows and people in Divyang category was provided.
- V Self-Help groups: Limit of collateral free lending was increased from Rs 10 to Rs 20 lakhs for women organized through 63 lakhs Self Help Groups (SHGs) who support 6.85 crore households.
- VI: Other components of PM Garib Kalyan package
- (a) Organized sector: Employees' Provident Fund Regulations was amended to include Pandemic as the reason to allow non-refundable advance of 75 percent of the amount or three months of the wages, whichever is lower, from their accounts.
- (b) Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Fund: Welfare Fund for Building ad Other Constructions Workers has been created under a Central Government Act: There are around 3.5 Crore registered workers in the Fund: State Governments were directed to utilise this fund to provide assistance and support to these workers to protect them against economic disruptions:
- (c) District Mineral Fund: The State Government were asked to utilise the funds available under District Mineral Fund (DMF) for supplementing and augmenting facilities of medical testing; screening and other requirements in connection with preventing the spread of CVID-19 pandemic as well as treating the patients affected with this pandemic:

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|       |                                        | PMG AY                      | PMG AY                   |                              |                       |                                                          |                          | PMM KISAN                                    |                         |                    | NSAP Natlonal Social Assistanc Programme   | BoCW (Building and construction Fund)   | BoCW (Building and construction Fund)   | DMF:       |
|-------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------|
| No.   | State                                  | Foodgrains Qty (Apr-Nov) MT | Beneficiarles            | Pulses/Chana Qty (Apr - Nov} | Beneficairles         | Refill delivered Amount agalnst advance relmbursed Lakh} | Transferred (In          | No of beneficlaries |No of a/c creditcd | Beneflclarics           | Amount             | Total Bencficlarles                        | benetlcaries                            | Total omount (Rs] lakh)                 | Amount (Rs |
|       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | 2,383                       | 122                      | 16,350                       |                       | 22,354 157                                               | 10,677                   | 23,064                                       | 3,238.00                | 155.91             | 5,928                                      | 11,014                                  | 492                                     |            |
|       | Andhra Pradesh                         | 9,95,500                    | 2,61,12,304 66,492       | 90,28,190                    |                       | 7,62,024 5,163                                           | 46,95,820                | 60,13,565                                    | 1,85,152.00             | 11,651.14          | 9,32,661                                   | 19,67,484                               | 19,675                                  | 131.48     |
|       | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 30,642                      | 7,98,490                 | 1,034 1,77,210               |                       | 76,658 518                                               | 66,323                   | 1,80,119                                     |                         | 0.00               | 34,139                                     | 3,000                                   | 60                                      |            |
|       | Assam                                  | 9,77,964                    | 2,48,73,000              | 45,456                       | 57,86,440             | 52,70,571 36,257                                         | 18,61,715                | 95,34,385                                    | 9,772.00                | 252.73             | 8,40,984                                   | 2,70,000                                | 2,700                                   | 0.65       |
|       | Bihar                                  | 31,47,508                   | 8,11,39,356              | 1,20,112 1,43,33,767         | 1,53,47,936           |                                                          | 58,99,824                | 2,33,15,732                                  | 67,545.00               | 4,287.92           | 36,64,811                                  |                                         |                                         | 0.00       |
|       | Chandigarh                             | 10,167                      | 2,59,080                 | 63,670                       |                       | 246                                                      | 429                      | 1,10,537                                     | 23,805.00               | 2,034.29           | 3,415                                      | 6,670                                   | 400                                     |            |
|       | Chhattisgarh                           | 7,89,804                    | 1,94,31,064              | 39,632 51,49,800             |                       | 39,71,169 32,4167                                        | 21,67,441                | 78,57,012                                    | 84,417.00               | 6,404.33           | 8,52,275                                   |                                         |                                         | 4,36       |
|       |                                        |                             |                          |                              |                       |                                                          |                          | 52,817                                       |                         |                    | 9,588                                      |                                         |                                         |            |
|       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Dlu | 10,568                      | 2,58,328 519             | 65,240                       |                       | 25,360 169                                               | 13,531                   | 17,387                                       |                         | 0.00               | 1,376                                      |                                         |                                         |            |
|       | Delhf                                  | 2,72,775                    | 6284047                  | 13,690                       | 17,54,513             | 1,95,912 1,263                                           | 12,075                   | 20,30,271                                    | 41,521.00               | 3,642,58           | 1,56,436                                   | 39,600                                  | 3,960                                   |            |
| 10    | Goa                                    | 20,585                      | 5,14,412                 | 1,066                        | 1,42,550              | 2,108                                                    | 7,854                    | 69,987                                       | 16,563.00               | 1,265.92           | 2,061                                      | 5,117                                   | 307                                     |            |
| 11    | Gujarat                                | 12,76,713                   | 31784856                 | 50,026                       | 65,09,333             | 49,09,689 32,592_                                        | 46,85,052                | 71,08,005                                    | 2,70,988,00             | 18,510.49          | 6,88,953                                   | 4,83.196                                | 4,832                                   | 22,00      |
| 12    | Haryana                                | 4,50,912                    | 1,11,90,324              | 18,812                       | 24,27,333             | 15,15,279 9,902                                          | 15,14,497                | 34,16,299                                    | 83,035.00               | 6,403.61           | 3,27,269                                   | 3,50,621                                | 17,531                                  | 15,85      |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                       | 1,06,429                    | 27,72,352                |                              | 6,73,667              | 2,92,574 1,965                                           | 8,70,609                 | 5,84,184                                     | 48,762.00               | 3,629.35           | 1,11,863                                   | 421,281                                 | 7,461                                   | 0.00       |
| 14    | Jammu Kashmlr and                      | 2,82,312                    | 69,15,000                | 13,208                       | 16,44,090             | 20,09,414 14,574                                         | 9,20,451                 | 10,49,256                                    | 43,121.00               | 2,055.78           | 143289 (includlng Ladakh)                  | 1,55,975                                | 4,679                                   | 0.43       |
| 15    | Jharkhand                              |                             | 2,40,94,622              | 44,593                       |                       | 53,60,642 37,520                                         | 12,31,912                | 72,27,042                                    | 1,05,631.00             | 7,666.54           | 12,88,850                                  |                                         |                                         | 9.66       |
| 16    | Karnataka                              | 15,41,056                   | 3,86,45,9401             | 80,975                       | 127,22,730            | 57,07.480 37,831                                         | 48,39,093                | 79,87,088                                    | 3,19,389.00             | 24,924.83          | 13,98,410                                  | 13,62,438                               |                                         | 118.09     |
| 17    | Kerala                                 | 5,87,791                    | 1,49,27,032              | 27,956                       | 35,91,483             | 5,11,114 3,323                                           | 27,16,844                | 24,13,289                                    | 1,21,319.00             | 9,250.22           | 6,88,329                                   | 4,54,124                                | 4,541                                   | 0.00       |
| 18    | Ladakh                                 | 5,645                       | 1,41,480                 | 233                          | 29,008                | 19,172                                                   |                          | 9,951                                        | 247.00                  | 21,08              | above                                      | Included In Jek above                   | 0.00                                    |            |
| 19    | Lakshadweep                            | 864                         |                          | 39                           |                       | 517                                                      |                          | 2,867                                        |                         |                    | 324                                        | 520                                     | 33                                      |            |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh                         | 18,00,437                   | 4,93,09,348              | 77,890                       | 96,95,633             | 77,378                                                   | 63,12,020                | 1,66,22,091                                  | 1,69,059,00             | 10,711.54          | 22,05,963                                  | 8,91,850                                | 17,837                                  | 5.10       |
| 21    | Maharashtra                            | 25,27,129                   | 6,82,50,268              | 1,03,643                     | 1,32,15,1031          | 76,20,813_ 50,513                                        | 86,32,718                | 1,29,47,062                                  | 4,76,836.00             | 31,528,87          | 11,68,385                                  | 8,94,408                                | 17,888                                  | 59.50      |
| 2     | Manlpur                                | 90,747                      | 4,192                    |                              | 5,87,503              | 2,76,213 2,120                                           | 2,83,457                 | 5,04,169                                     |                         | 0.00               | 61,972                                     | 52,605                                  | 526                                     |            |
| 23    | Meghalaya                              | 85,803                      | 20,47,906 21,45,145      | 3,145                        | 4,21,503              | 1,96,213 1,408                                           | 1,15,638                 | 2,68,908                                     | 73,342.00               | 2,224.82           | 54,127                                     | 24,730                                  | 1,237                                   |            |
| 24    | Mizoram                                | 25,288                      | 6,62,132                 | 1,243                        |                       | 55,270 420                                               | 69,425                   | 58,176                                       |                         |                    | 27,538                                     | 51,451                                  | 1,544                                   |            |
| 25    | Nagaland                               | 53,964                      | 14,04,600 2,276          | 2,84,940                     |                       | 89,967 593                                               | 181,008                  | 1,57,792                                     |                         | 0.00               | 49,210                                     | 19,046                                  | 381                                     |            |
| 26    | Odisha                                 | 12,06,580                   | 2,88,37,690 74,941       | 95,19,513                    |                       | 83,65,761 57,172                                         | 20,03,185                | 81,21,020                                    | 1,62,121.00             | 10,148.60          | 20,27,022                                  | 20,83,288                               | 31,249                                  | 99.49      |
| 27    | Puduchemty                             | 23,211                      | 1,273                    |                              |                       | 31,098 203                                               | 9,715                    | 83,926                                       | 16,456.00               | 1,011,52           | 28,757                                     |                                         |                                         |            |
| 28    | Punjab                                 | 5,33,154                    | 5,97,945 1,33,65,720     | 27,751                       | 35,47,747             | 24,53,238 16,351                                         | 17,52,498                | 33,22,186                                    | 79,150.00               | 5,054,89           | 1,40,404                                   |                                         | 17,354                                  | 0.65       |
| 29    | Rajasthan                              | 17,52,646                   | 4,44,44,332              | 75,043                       | 99,94,2401            | 111,23,374 73,858                                        | 51,64,391                | 1,56,13,962                                  | 1,23,266.00             |                    | 9,87,781                                   | 22,30,000                               | 55,750                                  | 15.93      |
| 30    | Slkkim                                 | 14,479                      | 3,65,120 614             |                              | 93,817                | 21,301 165                                               |                          | 42,552                                       |                         | 0.00               | 18,332                                     | 7,836                                   | 157                                     |            |
| 31    | Tamlf Nadu                             | 12,31,653                   | 2,97,45,840 33,324       |                              | 1,11,07,920           | 61,85,688                                                | 35,59,533                | 60,75,989                                    |                         | 34,570.97          | 18,14,700                                  | 13,70,601                               | 27,412                                  |            |
|       | Telangana                              |                             | 15,804                   | 52,68,030                    |                       | 41,390 18,74,171 13,036                                  |                          | 52,60,800                                    | 5,81,768.00 1,78,225.0D | 10,233.62          | 6,65,956                                   | 8,30,324                                | 12,455                                  | 14.73 0.00 |
| 32 33 | Tripur                                 | 7,24,662 94,893             | 1,80,62,980 23,73,722    | 4,420                        | 5,40,847              | 4,46,819 3,747                                           | 1,90,441                 | 4,31,770                                     |                         | 0.00               | 1,38,473                                   | 39,082                                  |                                         |            |
|       | (Uttar Pradesh                         | 56,16,735                   | 14,19,99,424 58,95,600   | 2,69,530 40,736              | 3,34,08,790 13,44,657 | 2,70,74,796 1,81,728_                                    | 1,76,75,849              | 3,18,13,530                                  | 2,30,453.00             | 15,741,60          | 52,57,390 2,15,109                         | 18,25,415 2,28,423                      | 35,395                                  |            |
| 35    | Uttarkhand West Bengal                 | 2,37,842 23,39,724          |                          | 91,452                       | 1,40,19,333           | 7,62,313 5,015 1,72,88,933 1,16,938                      | 6,74,688                 | 12,67,372 1,89,95,377                        | 41,863.00 4,28,442.00   | 3,234.58 21,132.39 | 21,32,959                                  | 21,98,349                               | 4,568 21,983                            | 3.49 0.46  |
| 36    | TOTAL                                  | 2,97,51,729                 | 5,83,10,164 75,80,40,523 | 13,26,516                    | 18,32,15,657          | 14,12,01,683  9,67,041                                   | 8,94,54,616              | 20,65,00,000                                 | 39,85,486.00            | 2,55,696.54        | 2,81,45,039                                | 1,82,67,685                             | 3,81,702                                | 502.33     |
|       |                                        |                             |                          |                              |                       |                                                          | Tatal amount @           | Total amount                                 |                         |                    |                                            |                                         |                                         |            |
|       |                                        |                             |                          |                              |                       |                                                          | INR 2000 each=1789092.32 | transferred= INR 3095206.845                 |                         |                    |                                            |                                         |                                         |            |