Lok Sabha Question No. 1805 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Discontinuation of Free Ration Scheme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1805 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2022

## DISCONTINUATION OF FREE RATION SCHEME

†1805.  SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION उपभोᲦा मामले , खा᳒ और सावᭅजिनक िवतरण मंᮢी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  propose  to  discontinue  the  free  ration schemes  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Yojna  under  which  80 crore people are getting benefitted;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  year-wise  and  State-wise  details  of  amount  spent  on  the  said scheme so far?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) & (b):   The  Pradhan Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Anna  Yojana  (PMGKAY)  has been extended for a period of another six months i.e. April to September, 2022 (Phase-VI).
- (c): The year-wise and State/UT-wise details of amount spent on PMGKAY is at Annexure-I.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1805 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA

| State-wise and year-wise details of amount spent on foodgrains issued under PMGKAY   | State-wise and year-wise details of amount spent on foodgrains issued under PMGKAY   | State-wise and year-wise details of amount spent on foodgrains issued under PMGKAY   | State-wise and year-wise details of amount spent on foodgrains issued under PMGKAY   | State-wise and year-wise details of amount spent on foodgrains issued under PMGKAY   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                              | State/UT                                                                             | Provisional Subsidy (Rs in Cr) for 2020-21                                           | Provisional Subsidy (Rs in Cr) for 2021-22                                           | Provisional Subsidy (Rs in Cr) for 2022-23*                                          |
| 1                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                       | 4,068.462                                                                            | 5,309.154                                                                            | 0.509                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                    | Andman Nicobar                                                                       | 9.341                                                                                | 11.543                                                                               | 3.323                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                    | 128.417                                                                              | 163.533                                                                              | 61.805                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                | 3,865.340                                                                            | 4,860.189                                                                            | 1,502.430                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                | 11,526.780                                                                           | 14,686.222                                                                           | 4,840.145                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                           | 27.383                                                                               | 36.809                                                                               | 17.330                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                    | Chattisgarh                                                                          | 3,151.066                                                                            | 3,971.742                                                                            | 1,473.668                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                    | Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman DIU                                                       | 41.311                                                                               | 49.739                                                                               | 17.900                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                | 839.471                                                                              | 1,088.032                                                                            | 364.072                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                  | 81.145                                                                               | 105.289                                                                              | 39.064                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                              | 4,006.564                                                                            | 5,349.617                                                                            | 1,954.355                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                              | 1,240.436                                                                            | 1,558.568                                                                            | 544.008                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                     | 387.018                                                                              | 464.505                                                                              | 192.655                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                   | J&K                                                                                  | 1,059.213                                                                            | 1,147.265                                                                            | 377.513                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                            | 3,807.995                                                                            | 4,539.207                                                                            | 1,148.812                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                            | 6,166.293                                                                            | 7,951.958                                                                            | 2,872.921                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                               | 2,250.138                                                                            | 2,876.239                                                                            | 1,023.937                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                   | Ladakh                                                                               | 21.390                                                                               | 24.535                                                                               | 8.954                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                   | Lakshadweep                                                                          | 3.437                                                                                | 4.314                                                                                | 1.601                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                       | 6,575.794                                                                            | 7,072.231                                                                            | 2,815.033                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                          | 8,645.299                                                                            | 9,873.339                                                                            | 2,532.584                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                              | 381.104                                                                              | 381.092                                                                              | 135.545                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                            | 338.011                                                                              | 424.478                                                                              | 168.027                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                              | 100.509                                                                              | 132.203                                                                              | 41.571                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                             | 216.961                                                                              | 277.909                                                                              | 103.106                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                               | 4,796.736                                                                            | 6,124.056                                                                            | 2,306.534                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                   | Puduchery                                                                            | 96.303                                                                               | 115.101                                                                              | 31.383                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                               | 1,506.432                                                                            | 1,944.825                                                                            | 842.577                                                                              |
| 29                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                            | 4,820.951                                                                            | 5,767.743                                                                            | 1,854.804                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                               | 58.855                                                                               | 74.424                                                                               | 26.227                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                           | 5,563.525                                                                            | 6,964.741                                                                            | 2,421.909                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                            | 2,897.976                                                                            | 3,791.131                                                                            | 1,406.521                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                              | 377.743                                                                              | 491.895                                                                              | 157.253                                                                              |
| 34                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                        | 19,459.091                                                                           | 22,554.387                                                                           | 4,903.474                                                                            |
| 35                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                          | 852.258                                                                              | 968.640                                                                              | 338.064                                                                              |
| 36                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                          | 8,266.074                                                                            | 9,703.442                                                                            | 3,466.569                                                                            |
|                                                                                      | TOTAL                                                                                | 107,634.817                                                                          | 130,860.098                                                                          | 39,996.184                                                                           |

Cost has been calculated on the basis of economic cost of wheat and rice for the year 202021, 2021-22 (RE) and 2022-23(BE)

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