Lok Sabha Question No. 4760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Shree Anna Scheme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4760

## SHREE ANNA SCHEME

## t4760. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND

PUBLIC

- (a) whether there is any proposal of distribution under 'Shree Anna'
- every month through Public Distribution System;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the ratio in the scheme of distribution of 'Shree Anna' as at present 10 kg of grain (wheat and rice) per person per month is given?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Coarse Grains (including millets/Shree Anna) are already a part of Public Distribution System (PDS): The procurement, storage and distribution of Coarse Grains by StateslUTs are done under Decentralized Procurement (DCP) system: Under  this, States are allowed to procure coarse grains from farmers at Minimum Support Price under central pool subject to the prior approval of Government of India on the detailed procurement plan prepared by State Governments in consultation with Food Corporation of India (FCI): The procured quantity is distributed under Targeted Public Distribution System(TPDS) Other welfare Schemes (OWS) in the  StatelUT and the combined allocation wheat and rice to the equivalent extent stands automatically reduced: Provision of inter-state transportation of surplus coarse grains through FCI is also incorporated: Statement of allocation of Coarse grains to States/UTs during the last three years and the current year is given at Annexure-I

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ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4760 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 29.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA

wise Allocation of Coarse Grains during the last three years and the current year; is as follows:

## Figure in Thousand Tonnes

| Year    | State          | Type of grain   |   Quantity |   Total |
|---------|----------------|-----------------|------------|---------|
| 2019-20 | Haryana        | Bajra           |    100     | 196.254 |
| 2019-20 | Gujarat        | Bajra           |      0.891 | 196.254 |
| 2019-20 | Karnataka      | Jowar           |      1.13  | 196.254 |
| 2019-20 | Karnataka      | Ragi            |     94.233 | 196.254 |
| 2020-21 | Madhya         | Bajra           |    150.164 | 572.875 |
| 2020-21 | Pradesh        | Jowar           |     27.258 | 572.875 |
| 2020-21 | Maharashtra    | Jowar           |      1.468 | 572.875 |
| 2020-21 | Maharashtra    | Maize           |      0.019 | 572.875 |
| 2020-21 | U.P            | Maize           |    106.413 | 572.875 |
| 2020-21 | Haryana        | Bajra           |     75     | 572.875 |
| 2020-21 | Karnataka      | Ragi            |    202.499 | 572.875 |
| 2020-21 | OWS-           | Jowar           |      3.785 | 572.875 |
| 2020-21 | WBNPIICDS      | Bajra           |      6.269 | 572.875 |
| 2021-22 | Karnataka      | Ragi            |    556.101 | 560.845 |
| 2021-22 | Uttar Pradesh  | Maize           |      2.763 | 560.845 |
| 2021-22 | OWS-WBNP       | Bajra           |      1.981 | 560.845 |
| 2022-23 | Karnataka      | RagilJowar      |    470.292 | 585.528 |
| 2022-23 | Haryana        | BajralMaize     |     67.5   | 585.528 |
| 2022-23 | Madhya Pradesh | Jowar           |      0.237 | 585.528 |
| 2022-23 | U.P            | Bajra           |     43.443 | 585.528 |
| 2022-23 | Kerala         | Ragi            |      0.991 | 585.528 |
| 2022-23 | Tamil-Nadu     | Ragi            |      1.371 | 585.528 |
| 2022-23 | OWS-WBNP       | Bajra           |      1.694 | 585.528 |