Lok Sabha Question No. 1700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Continuation of PMGKAY
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIOil  NO.{7OO TO BE AI{SWERED ON 8rF DECEMBER,2O2{

## CONTINUATION  OF PMGKAY

## {700. SHRI RAHI'L GANDHI:

Will the Minister of GONSUMER AFFAIRS' FOOD AND PUBLIG DlsTRIBUTtoil  raffiI  arri, ara-a st{ Trffid, fif,wr d* be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to continue  the distriSgtion of food grains under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yoiana (PMGKAY) after November  3O, 2O21 in the light of the continuing  impact of Govid pandemic on vulnerable communitiesl
- (b)  if so, the details thereofi
- (c) the State-wise and month-wise  details of central allocation and food grain distribution  to both Antyodaya Anna Yoiana (AAY) and Priority Households  (PHH) from January 2O2{ onwards;
- (d)  the State-wise and month'wise details of  failed transactions, especially  for NFSA ration card holders and the reasons thereof; and
- (e)  the State-wise details of ration cards cancelled over the last two years and the key reasons for the same?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MIilISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) and (b): Yes Sir, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yoiana (PMGKAY) has been extended for a period of four months i.e. December, 20121 toMarchr2022.

- (c):  Under National Food Security Act (NFSA),  the State-wise and monthwase details of altocation  and offtake  in regard to An$odaya Anna Yoiana (AAY) and Priority ouseholds (PHH) are at Annexure-l(A) and Annexure. I(B).
- (d): Gurrently almost 87o/o ol the transactions under NFSA on e-PoS are aadhar authenticated, The remaining transactions are non,authenticated but duly verified  for rightful targeting through other mechanism specified for the purpose. States/UTs have been instructed  to ensure that no genuine benefieiary  is denied foodgrains under NFSA only for reasons of non-possession  of aadhar or failure of biometric authentication  ..  during transaction.
- (e): The state-wise details of ration cards cancelled over the Iast two years (as reported by States/UTs)  is at Annexure-ll. Futther, the States/UTs have highlighted the key reasons for such cancellation as due to the use of technology  in PDS operations i.e. digitization of ration cards data, Aadhaar seeding, detection of  ineligible/ghosUfake ration cards/beneficiaries,  continuous  de-duplication,  migration/deaths of beneficiaries, etc.

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## Annexure-l(A)

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO lN REPLY TO PART (c) OF 17OO FOR ANSWER  ON 08.12.202I  IN THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.

## Allocation  & Offtake of foodgrains  under AAY+PHH

(ln thousand  tons)

| S                                          | Month rr*l*str   | Jrlruery,202l      | Jrlruery,202l   | Febrmry,202l   | Febrmry,202l   | Mrrch.202l   | Mrrch.202l   | April,2021   | April,2021          | Ma],,2021     | Ma],,2021          | June,202l   |
|--------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|-------------|
|                                            | f,r St tcs/ Uts  | Allocrtion Offtrke |                 | Offtake        | Allocation     | OITtake      | Allocltion   |              | Offtrke             | Allocation    | Olftake Allocrtion | Offtske     |
| I gif cetr A,nah rr Prrde.h                | 154.148          | t22.352            | I54. r48        | 244 699        | 154.148        | 2M.703       | 154 r48      | t22.352      | l l1.103            | 86.749        | 154.148            | t54 439     |
| 2 r{lll[frctT Arudrchrl Pradesh            | 4.677            | 6.l9s              | 4.6',n          | 4 827          | 4 778          | 4 686        | 4.7ia        | lo.sra I     | 4.',|',|8 | 8 844         | 4.718              | 4.494       |
| 3 SFrI Assrm                               | 135.27 7         | 229.234            | t35.277         | 62.62          | t35.277        | 87 589       | t35.27 7     | 198 865      | t3s217              | | 59 318 | 135 745            | 44.634      |
| { fr6l{ tilar                              | 4$ 592           | 7 53.267           | 460 592         | 547.035        | 4(A 592        | 462.669      | 4&.592       | 505 087      | 4$ 592              | 412.4',71     | 4&.592             | 264.246     |
| 5 IHIIrr{ Chbarirgarh                      | lt5.33i          | I14.800            | I l5 338        | 4.959          | I t5 338       | I 14 863     | I15.338      | n4.830       | I15.338             | |2.126   | I l5 338           | I l5 338    |
| 6 8do.ti                                   | 37.573           | 48.595             | 37 573          | 60.585         | 37.390         | 39.680       | 37 390       | 32.614       | 37 391              | I1.008        | 37.39t             | 33 410      |
| 1 Itql Goa                                 | 2.86             | 2.866              | 2866            | 1.452          | 2 8(fr         | 3.194        | 2.86         | 3.965        | 2.866               | 2.866         | 2.86               | 2 343       |
| 8 zJ {rdCuj,rar                            | 180.971          | 234.588            | I80.97t         | t12 6A0        | 180 971        | 166.860      | 180.971      | t36.229      | t80 97r             | r68.168       | 180.971            | lW 981      |
| 9 !friltlTr Hrry.nr                        | 66.250           | 42.940             | 66.250          | 43.593         | 66.250         | 5t.205       | 66.250       | 62.qn        | 66.250              | 46.907        | 66.250             | 46.t46      |
| I 0 frfiqfr getI Himachrl Prrdesh          | t6.8s7           | t7.132             | 16.857          | t6.m5          | 16.857         | 16.857       | 16.8s7       | t6 857       | t6.857              | 16.146        | 16.857             | 16.545      |
| ll UEgt,g Jhrrk[rnd                        | 144.95!)         | 207.303            | 144 959         | r49.062        | 144.959        | 148.936      | 144 959      | 145 451      | 144 959             | l3t.2l1       | 144.959            | 47.152      |
| t2 ifi-Crg5 l<rrnrtsk                      | 217.401          | 268 086            | 2t 7 .403       | 224 986        | 2n.403         | 215.900      | 217 .403     | t59 3ll      | 217 403             | 131252        | 2n.403             | 15.979      |
| I3 +{a xerrh                               | 85.460           | 86.35r             | 85 460          | 85 lm          | 85.460         | 84.998       | 85.460       | 8s $2        | 85.460              | 63.989        | 85.460             | 8t.t55      |
| l{ rEr rtT Mrdhy. Prrdesh                  | 256.611          | 25r 488            | 256 U2          | 243 802        | 256.642        | 279 811      | 256.642      | 303 789      | 256.642             | 309 488       | 241.&87            | 312.$6      |
| l5 TIRIE lllaharrshtre                     | 383.766          | 511.218            | 383 766         | 398 595        | 38t 766        | 283.560      | 181.766      | 325 621      | 383.766             | 35t',72t      | 383.766            | 2\.76A      |
| t6 rFtS{Msoipur                            | r3.558           | t4.860             | ll 558          | 15.323         | r3 558         | 16 t82       | 10.61I       | 12.326       | l0 6]l              | 6.690         | t0.61I             | t2 420      |
| l7 *qrdr.l Mcghslay.                       | I t.728          | t2 436             | | 128      | I L319         | t1.128         | 10.683       | I1.728       | 12.829       | I L728              | t23t3         | I t.128            | 9.703       |
| l8 frfJT ltizrran                          | 3 828            | 4.251              | 3 828           | 1.828          | 3.828          | 3.608        | 3 828        | 3.346        | 3 828               | 4.030         | 3 828              | 4 328       |
| l9 arrTr*t Nrssleod                        | 7.632            | 8.143              | 7.632           | 8.t08          | 7.632          | 8.041        | 7.632        | 7.4t 8       | 7.632               | 't.928        | 1.632              | 5.69r       |
| 20 $Rm oaista                              | t86.961          | I t7.740           | 186.966         | r l8 551       | 186.966        | 190. r 36    | 186 966      | 2t6.576      | 186.966             | 243.559       | 186.966            | 230.543     |
| 2t riarr runjab                            | 72.510           | 0.000              | 72.51O          | 0.000          | 72.51O         | 13.t19       | 725t0        | 3 306        | 72.510              | 25.615        | 72.510             | 0.291       |
| 22 IlnfE.IrA Rrjasthstr                    | 232 631          | 283.663            | 230.88t         | 252 696        | 230.882        | 185.944      | 230 882      | 230 808      | 230.882             | 203.261       | 230.882            | 205 920     |
| 2) Rfikrsiu<im                             | 2.t98            | 3.647              | 2 t98           | 22t6           | 2 198          | 2.t45        | 2.198        | 2.148        | 2 t98               | 2.t t2        | 2.t98              | t.718       |
| 24 dftalatg Trmil Nrdu                     | 213.309          | l61 688            | 213.309         | 84.373         | 213.309        | 167 .017     | 213.309      | 241.173      | 2r3.309             | 231.162       | 213.309            | 2t t2t      |
| 25 ahi4rdl Tetengena                       | 108.004          | 108.004            | 108 004         | 108.004        | 108.004        | 108.004      | 108.004      | 108.004      | 81.371              | 8t 371        | 108.004            | 108.004     |
| 26 Rgo rapore                              | 13.640           | 16.106             | 13.640          | t4 s4'7        | 13.640         | 11.257       | 13.U0        | t7.122       | 13.6.{0             | 7.756         | 13.640             | 4.346       |
| fEmqugLttrakhatrd                          | 33.455           | 3s 4t2             | 33.455          | 30 698         | 33.455         | 3 r.802      | 33.455       | 33 195       | 33.455              | 32 738        | 33.455             | 22.440      |
| 28 fdt ftt Utor Pradest                    | 801 238          | 1029 2N            | 801.238         | 826.895        | 801.238        | 746 s35      | 801.238      | 683.2r 9     | 8 | 3.644      | 513 728       | 813.64,1           | 307.553     |
| 29 qfturiarawa Baryrl                      | 330 885          | 332.389            | 330 885         | 329.0t2        | 330.885        | 323.690      | 330.385      | 332.692      | 330 88s             | 3r9.166       | 330 88i            | 319.753     |
| 30 ri'oqdffirne a x blrtrd                 | 0.364            | 0.t41              | 0.364           | 0 524          | 0.364          | 0.124        | 0.364        | 07u          | 0 364               | 0.150         | 0.364              | 0110        |
| 3l ridFq chrdiprh (DBT)                    | 0.000            | 0.000              | 0.000           | 0 000          | 0.000          | 0.000        | 0.000        | 0.000        | 0.000               | 0.000         | 0.000              | 0 000       |
| ao "o ft$c.iEfi4t{ D&N Hrv.ll rnd Dxmxtr & | 1.324            | 2.120              | 1.324           | 0.813          | 1.324          | 0.678        | 1.324        | t.756        | 1.324               | 0.551         | 1.324              | 1.207       |
| 32 DIo *q- n4{.lammu * Keshmir             | 39.066           | 43 090             | 39 066          | 2t 688         | 39.066         | 3t.831       | 39.066       | 26 596       | 39.066              | 36            | 828 39.06 0.787    | 32.367      |
| 3.t L!d"th tllTs                           | 0.787            | 0 629              | 0 78?           | 0 529          | 0 787          | 0 378        | 0787         | 0.294        | 0 787               | 1.280         |                    | I 265       |
| 36 gltt Podd,cne..y (DBT)                  | 0.t27 .000       | 0.000              | 0.t27 0 000     | 0 091          | 0 t27 0.000    | 0.157        | 0 127 0.000  | 0 0t0 0 000  | 0 t27               | 0 127 0 000   | 0.t27 0.000        | 0.38t       |
| J5                                         |                  | 0.000              |                 | 0.000          | 4334.200       | 0.000        |              |              | 0 000               | 981           |                    | 0 000       |
| alg rotet                                  | 4336.03:l        | 508 | . I 94  | 14334.28 r      | 4201 832       |                | 4056.902     | 433t.252     | 4t48 402     | 4273                | 3803.304      | 4329.372           | 2810 I Il   |

## AnnexureJ(B)

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 17OO FOR ANSWER  ON 08.12.2021  IN THE LOK SABHA

Allocation  & Oftake of foodgrains  under AAY+PHH

(ln thousand tons)

| Month                                               | July,202l   | July,202l   | August,202l   | August,202l   | Septemberr02l   | Septemberr02l   | October,2021   | October,2021   | November,202l   | November,202l   |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| S.No. IfiT/ IitI rlir[ t{ Stltes/ Uts               | Allocrtiod  | OIItake     | Allocaaion    | Offtake       | Allocation      | Offtake         | Allocstion     | Ofltake        | AllocctioD      | Olftake         |
| I ,iql Ytlt Andhra Pradesh                          | 154.148     | 154.148     | 154.148       | 154.148       | 154.148         | 154.148         | 154.148        | 154.148        | 154.t48         | 154. t48        |
| 2 :xiEEtlq ftT Arumchal Prcdcsh                     | 4.676       | 4.346       | 4.118         | 4.247         | 4.118           | 4.248           | 4.178          | 4.990          | 4.118           | 4.610           |
| 3 3liE fAssam                                       | t26.830     | 162.368     | 135.745       | 98.r09        | 135.745         | 129.810         | 135.745        | 134.609        | 135.745         | 142.336         |
| I fo(rruitar                                        | 460.592     | 479.529     | 460.592       | 306.162       | 460.s92         | 402.568         | 460.412        | 485.431        | 460.592         | 396.52',7       |
| 5 rffi{rrr{ chhatisgsrh                             | l15.338     | l15.338     | r r5.338      | 114.74'7      | I15.338         | l14.545         | I t5.338       | I14.858        | t 15.338        | 1ts.16'7        |
| 6 Qidneti                                           | 37.39t      | 43.391      | 37.391        | 28.358        | 36.920          | 37.294          | 37.391         | 36.887         | 37.391          | 31 .39 t        |
| 7 zflrr Goa                                         | 2.866       | 2.818       | 2.866         | 0.000         | 2.866           | 4.435           | 2.866          | 3.460          | 2.866           | |.694      |
| 8 1f6F[A Gujsrut                                    | r80.971     | 210.448     | 180.97 r      | 90.182        | t29.452         | t6-s.389        | 180.971        | 177.378        | 180.971         | 175.884         |
| 9 f,frqFfi Hrry{trr                                 | 66.2s0      | 32.490      | 66.250        | 32.151        | 60.622          | 64.182          | 66.250         | 67.486         | 66.250          | 60.086          |
| l0 frar{fi ce{ Hinachst Pradesh                     | 16.857      | t7.225      | 16.857        | t6.t't4       | 16.85'7         | 16.880          | 16.857         | 16.219         | 16.857          | t7.M7           |
| lt {IIgq' Jha rkhand                                | 144.959     | 223.849     | t44.959       | 40.898        | 6'1.500         | 143.68r         | 126.451        | I14.087        | 144.959         | 148.654         |
| l2 r[-ataf Xrrnatrka                                | 164.523     | t32.904     | 211.403       | 122.735       | 217.403         | 142.572         | 217.392        | 147.454        | 217.403         | 140.756         |
| l3 hr Kereh                                         | 85.460      | 89.480      | 85.460        | 80.702        | 85.460          | 83.824          | 85.460         | 85.304         | 85.460          | 88.792          |
| t1 ,Il,IIaU Mldhya PEdesh                           | 264.412     | 115.783     | 264.472       | 181.986       | 264.472         | 298.814         | 264.48t        | 206.966        | 264.412         | 156.339         |
| l5 TTIRIE Maharrshtra                               | 383.166     | 295,718     | 383.766       | 296.628       | 383.166         | 310.692         | 383.166        | 283.186        | 383.166         | 27 4.91',',)    |
| l6 aFljtuanipur                                     |             | 10.423      | 10.6          | 8.60t         | 10.611          | 6.191           | I 1.065        | 10.7 52        | I1.065          | 5.141           |
| l7 *qrdFr }{eghalaya                                | I1.124      | 13.749      | I t.128       | 8.190         | | 1.728    | 12.157          | I1.128         | 12.t01         | |.128      | 10.10(l         |
| l8 ffi{qMizoram                                     | 3.410       | 4.070       | 3.828         | 3.168         | 3.828           | 3.47 5          | 3.828          | 4.r81          | 3.828           | 3.828           |
| t9 ar,lrdt Nasaland                                 | '1.632      | 9.321       | 7.632         | '7.2t5        | 7.632           | 7.521           | 7.632          | 5.857          | 7.632           | 9.254           |
| 20 ulBlII oatta                                     | 142.957     | 12.003      | 181.046       | 274.145       | 181.046         | 41.595          | 187.037        | 243.926        | 187.046         | 327.656         |
| 2t lG|ria Punjrb                               | 72.510      | 0.000       | 12.510        | 73.77 t       | 49.396          | 289.69t         | 72.5t0         | 66.688         | 72.510          | 0.000           |
| IIITFIET R{jasthan                                  | 230.882     | 202.n5      | 230.882       | 206.426       | 230.882         | 207.43'l        | 230.882        | 23t.668        | 230.882         | 216.283         |
| 23 RFH-q sin irn                                    | 2.146       | 2.482       | 2.198         | 2.140         | 2.198           | r.266           | 2.198          | 1.235          | 2.198           | 1.95 t          |
| 1.1 afr argTrnil Nsdu                               | 2t3.309     | 2l r.289    | 213.309       | 421.341       | 213.-109        | 196.955         | 11.517         | 17.485         | 185.085         | 15.487          |
| 25 aii?Trjll Telengars                              | 108.004     | 108.001     | 108.004       | 108.002       | r08.001         | 108.004         | t08.004        | r08.004        | 108.004         | 108.004         |
| 26 B1rt Tripura                                     | 13.640      | t4.766      | 13.640        | 9.783         | 13.640          | 2.394           | I3.640         | 9.158          | 13.640          | 9.018           |
| 3EflTgsJ Uttrakhand                                 | 24.534      | 34.812      | 33.455        | I16.893       | 33.455          | 32.75t          | 33.455         | 25.7 5t        | 33.455          | 27.836          |
| 28 3iitt gttl Uttor Pradesh                         | 8r3.644     | I 166.113   | 813.644       | 521.915       | 638.431         | 695.9't 4       | 813.310        | 719.758        | 813.644         | 747.030         |
| 29 qfii?e i416 1rys51 3s1g1;                        | 330.885     | 343.319     | 330.885       | 299.977       | 330.885         | 321.591         | 330.885        | 304.042        | 330.885         | 341.696         |
| 30 *o q* Fmlrr.l & x tsuna                          | 0.364       | 0.026       | 0.364         | 0.020         | 0.364           | 0.000           | 0.364          | 0.144          | 0.364           | 0.044           |
| ll ii*rr{ chrndigarh (DBI)                          | 0.000       | 0.000       | 0.000         | 0.000         | 0.000           | 0.000           | 0.000          | 0.000          | 0.000           | 0.000           |
| l2 ailo ao ftffEi(ffi4t( D&N HrYcli rDd DsmcB & Diu | 0.'125      | l.5l I      | t.324         | 0.452         | t.266           | 1.321           | L266           | t.223          | 1.26            | Ll95            |
| l3 nrf,(- lFl*{ Jsmmu & Kr.hmir                     | 39.066      | 37.362      | 39.066        | 32.510        | 39.066          | 32.319          | 39.066         | 34.253         | 39.066          | 3't.691         |
| t,t Lrdrkh EEIS                                     | 0.438       | 1.025       | 0.787         | 0.295         | 0.787           | 0.564           | 0.787          | 0.51I          | 0.181           | 1.485           |
| 35 i tr{ffTlakshadweep                              | 0.lll       | 0.000       | 0.121         | 0.000         | 0.121           | 0.037           | 0.t21          | 0.455          | 0.121           | 0.000           |
| 36 SgttPudducherry (DBT)                            | 0.000       | 0.000       | 0.000         | 0.000         | 0.000           | 0.000           | 0.000          | 0.000          | 0.000           | 0.000           |
| lulgrot"t                                           | 4221.912    | 4312.410    | 4352.036      | 3669.371      | 4018.574        | 4042.385        | 4134.607       | 3830.261       | 4324.2W         | 3',778.201      |

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION ANNEXURE REFERRED TO lN REPLY TO PART (e) OF No.l700  FOR ANSWER  ON 08.12.2021  lN THE LOK SABHA

State/UT-wise  report of ration cards deleted/cancelled  as reported  by States/UTs

| st.   | State/UT             | Year 2020   | Year 2021   |
|-------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 24523       | 13128       |
| 2     | Andaman & Nicobar    | 431         | 0           |
| J     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0           | n           |
| 4     | Assam                | 21291       | 11120       |
| E     | Bihar                | 99404       | 0           |
| b     | Chandigarh           | 0           | 0           |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh         | 4508        | 4368        |
| 8     | DNH and lfaman & Diu | 5840        | 1410        |
| o     | Delhi                | 518         | 0           |
| 10    | Goa                  | 148         | 59          |
| 't1   | Gujarat              | 47936       | 1 1958      |
| 12    | Haryana              | 0           | 0           |
| 13    | Himachal rradesh     | 4376        | 2538        |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir    | 13224       |             |
| 15    | Jharkhand            | 65234       | 0           |
| 16    | Karnataka            | 317s3       | 42558       |
| 17    | Kerala               | 52475       | 104511      |
| 18    | Ladakh               |             | 614         |
| 19    | Lakshadw:ep          | 7           | 33          |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh       | 165829      | 1424115     |
| 21    | Maharashlra          | 131986      | 361 '19     |
| 22    | Manipur              | 45321       | 15541       |
| 23    | Meghalay;r           | 16          | 0           |
| 24    | Mizoram              | 1443        | 1637        |
| 25    | Nagaland             | 7304        | 0           |
| zb    | Odisha               | 0           | 0           |
| 27    | Puducherry           | 1881        | 1731        |
| 28    | Punjab               | 179837      | 3305        |
| 29    | Rajasthan            | 580241      | 135283      |
| 30    | Sikkim               | 6981        | 0           |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu           | 0           | 0           |
| 32    | Telangana            | 12154       |             |
| JJ    | Tripura              | 1099        | 490         |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh        | 854025      | 415259      |
| 35    | Uttarakhand          | U           | 0           |
| Jb    | West Bengal          | 5vbbb       | 0           |
|       | Total                | 2419451     | 2225777     |