Lok Sabha Question No. 1971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel, Kanakmal Katara, Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1971

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022 / PHALGUNA 23, 1943 (SAKA)

## 'PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN YOJANA'

1971:   SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA: MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has announced Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) with a view to provide basic amenities to the economically weaker sections of the society as well as the scheduled tribes;
- b) if so, the details thereof including its aims and objectives along with the amount of funds released  to  Rajasthan  including  Banswara  and  Dungarpur  and  the  targets  set  by  the Government on the number of beneficiaries under PMGKY, year and month-wise and State-wise ;
- c) the number of beneficiaries who have benefited from the said Yojana, month and yearwise and Statewise along with the criteria fixed by the Government for availing benefits thereunder;
- d) whether families of several societies have failed to receive benefits of the development or to connect themselves with the mainstream of development even after seventy five years of independence;
- e) if so, whether the Government has formulated any scheme after indentifying such families and if so, the details thereof; and
- f) the list of such deprived families identified throughout Uttar Pradesh including Prayagraj district along with the criteria fixed for providing benefits to them?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (FINANCE) (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (f): Yes, Sir. The Government had announced the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) of Rs. 1.70 lakh crore on 26.3.2020 to help the poor in their fight against COVID-19. PMGKP provided benefits to existing beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, PM-KISAN, National Social Security Programs & Employees Provident Fund Schemes covering every section of society.  Besides, a comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs. 50 lakh to healthcare providers and an ex-gratia payment of Rs. 500 per month for 3 months to all women PM Jan Dhan Yojana Account holders was also provided. The benefits under the package were provided to eligible beneficiaries of every State/UT including Banswara and Dungarpur districts of Rajasthan.

Statements  indicating  details  of  the  PMGKP  and  State-wise  benefits  provided  therein  are  at Annexure-I and II respectively.

The Government announces various schemes/programs from time to time to address economic, social and welfare issues of the citizens depending on requirement after taking a holistic view of the situation while ensuring that benefits of these schemes/programs reach out to all regions of the country and identified beneficiaries/ sections of the society.

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## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of LSUSQ No.1971 for answer on 14.03.2022

## Features of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package

- I. 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 cover of Rs. 50 lakhs to around 22.12 lakh public healthcare providers, including community health 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 staff/ retired/volunteer/ local urban bodies/contract/daily wage/ ad-hoc/outsourced staff requisitioned by States/Central hospitals/autonomous hospitals of Central/States/UTs, AIIMS & INIs/  hospitals  of  Central  Ministries,  drafted  for COVID19  related  responsibilities,  were  also covered  under  the  scheme.      The  insurance  policy  has  been  extended  several  times,  the  last extension being for a further period of 180 days w.e.f. 21.10.2021.
- II. Additional allocation of food grain @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost was provided to all beneficiaries covered under the targeted public distribution system (Antyodaya Anna Yojana & Priority Households), including those covered under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) from April to November 2020 under PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana.   Further, Pulses according to regional preferences @ 1 kg per family were also provided for three months, free of cost.  This Scheme was also extended for 5 months till November, 2020.  In 2021, owing to the on-going severe COVID-19 pandemic across the country, Government of India has announced to provide free foodgrains @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost from May, 2021 to November, 2021. It was again extended till March, 2022.
- III. Benefit to farmers: The first instalment 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: During Covid-19 pandemic, a Scheme for providing upto 3 (three) free of cost LPG refills to Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) beneficiaries was started w.e.f. 01.04.2020 under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP). The scheme was valid upto 31.12.2020.
- 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, i.e., till August 2020.
- d) Support for senior citizens (above 60 years), widows and Divyang: An  amount  of Rs.1000/- to around 3 crore aged widows and people in Divyang category was provided.
- V. MGNREGAWages 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 worker and benefit approximately 13.62 crore families.
- VI. Self-Help groups: Limit of collateral free lending was increased from Rs. 10 lakhs to Rs. 20 lakhs for women organized through 63 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs), who supported 6.85 crore households.

## VII. Other components of PM Garib Kalyan package:

- (a) 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 the accounts of the employees.
- (b) State Governments were directed to utilise the funds available under 'Welfare Fund for Building and Other Constructions Workers', created under a Central Government Act to provide  assistance  and  support  to  around  3.5  Crore  workers  registered  in  the  Fund  to protect them against economic disruptions.
- (c) The State Governments 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 COVID-19 pandemic as well as treating the patients affected with this pandemic.

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|                                         |                       | PMG AY (Apr-Nov 2020)            | PMG AY (Apr-Nov 2020)   | PMGAY Pulses/channa (Apr - Nov 2020)   | PMGAY Pulses/channa (Apr - Nov 2020)   | PMGAY III May'21 to June'21               | PMGAY III May'21 to June'21   | PMGAY IV July'21 to November'21           | PMGAY IV July'21 to November'21   | PMGAY V Dec'21 to Jan'22                  | PMGAY V Dec'21 to Jan'22                       | Ujjwala                      | Ujjwala                  | PMJDY                        | PMJDY                    | NSAP National Social Assistance Programme EPF   | NSAP National Social Assistance Programme EPF   | NSAP National Social Assistance Programme EPF   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| No. State                               | Qty                   | Foodgrains (MT) Beneficiaries    | Pulses/Chan a Qty (MT)  | Beneficairies                          | Distributed Quantity (MT)              | Number of Beneficiaries covered (Average) | Distributed Quantity (MT)     | Number of Beneficiaries covered (Average) | Distributed Quantity (MT)         | Number of Beneficiaries covered (Average) | Refill delivered against advance or reimbursed | Amount Transferred (In Lakh) | No of a/c credited       | Amount transferred (in lakh) | Beneficiaries            | Amount (Rs lakh)                                | Total Beneficiaries                             | Amount transerred (in lakh)                     |
| 1 Andaman and                           |                       | 2,383 59,100                     | 122                     | 16,350                                 | 571                                    | 57,100                                    | 1420.2638                     | 56,810.55                                 | 551.55                            | 55,155.00                                 | 22,354                                         | 157.3                        | 23,064                   | 346.0                        | 3,238.00                 | 155.91                                          | 5,928                                           | 59.3                                            |
| Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh        | 9,95,500              | 2,61,12,304                      | 66,492                  | 90,28,190                              | 2,55,687                               | 2,55,68,719                               | 605239.55                     | 2,42,09,582.00                            | 2,53,334.01                       | 2,53,33,401.00                            | 7,62,204                                       | 5,163.2                      | 60,13,565                | 90,203.5                     | 1,85,152.00              | 11,651.14                                       | 9,32,661                                        | 9,326.6                                         |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh                     | 30,642                | 7,98,490                         | 1,034                   | 1,77,210                               | 8,094                                  | 8,09,380                                  | 15837.491                     | 6,33,499.64                               | 6,074.33                          | 6,07,433.00                               | 76,831                                         | 518.1                        | 1,80,119                 | 2,701.8                      |                          | 0.00                                            | 34,139                                          | 341.4                                           |
| 4 Assam                                 | 9,77,964              | 2,48,73,000                      | 45,456                  | 57,86,440                              | 2,47,225                               | 2,47,22,480                               | 594621.8                      | 2,37,84,872.00                            | 2,36,292.47                       | 2,36,29,247.00                            | 52,88,902                                      | 36,257.4                     | 95,34,385                | 1,43,015.8                   | 9,772.00                 | 252.73                                          | 8,40,984                                        | 8,409.8                                         |
| 5 Bihar                                 | 31,47,508             | 8,11,39,356                      | 1,20,112                | 1,43,33,767                            | 8,18,441                               | 8,18,44,051                               | 2067339.46                    | 8,26,93,578.40                            | 7,40,700.68                       | 7,40,70,067.86                            | 1,54,12,430                                    | 1,11,170.7                   | 2,33,15,732              | 3,49,736.0                   | 67,545.00                | 4,287.92                                        | 36,64,811                                       | 36,648.1                                        |
| 6 Chandigarh                            | 10,167                | 2,59,080                         | 486                     | 63,670                                 | 2,460                                  | 2,46,000                                  | 6323.175                      | 2,52,927.00                               | -                                 | -                                         | 246                                            | 1.6                          | 1,10,537                 | 1,658.1                      | 23,805.00                | 2,034.29                                        | 3,415                                           | 34.2                                            |
| 7 Chhattisgarh                          | 7,89,804              | 1,94,31,064                      | 39,632                  | 51,49,800                              | 1,98,880                               | 1,98,88,006                               | 489722.95                     | 1,95,88,918.00                            | 1,93,621.44                       | 1,93,62,144.00                            | 42,22,762                                      | 32,416.0                     | 78,57,012                | 1,17,855.2                   | 84,417.00                | 6,404.33                                        | 8,52,275                                        | 8,522.8                                         |
| 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli &Daman and Diu | 10,568                | 2,58,328                         | 519                     | 65,240                                 | 2,530                                  | 2,52,957                                  | 6409.39                       | 2,56,375.60                               | 2,546.86                          | 2,54,686.00                               | 25,694                                         | 169.2                        | 70,204                   | 1,053.1                      |                          | 0.00                                            | 10,964                                          | 109.6                                           |
| 9 Delhi                                 | 2,72,775              | 6284047                          | 13,690                  | 17,54,513                              | 72,627                                 | 72,62,700                                 | 177453.74                     | 70,98,149.60                              | 69,421.00                         | 69,42,100.00                              | 1,96,011                                       | 1,262.8                      | 20,30,271                | 30,454.1                     | 41,521.00                | 3,642.58                                        | 1,56,436                                        | 1,564.4                                         |
| 10 Goa                                  | 20,585                | 5,14,412                         | 1,066                   | 1,42,550                               | 5,201                                  | 5,20,079                                  | 13118.78                      | 5,24,751.20                               | 5,299.64                          | 5,29,964.00                               | 2,119                                          | 14.3                         | 69,987                   | 1,049.8                      | 16,563.00                | 1,265.92                                        | 2,061                                           | 20.6                                            |
| 11 Gujarat                              | 12,76,713             | 31784856                         | 50,026                  | 65,09,333                              | 3,27,197                               | 3,27,19,703                               | 823985                        | 3,29,59,400.00                            | 3,26,770.10                       | 3,26,77,010.00                            | 49,38,563                                      | 32,592.2                     | 71,08,005                | 1,06,620.1                   | 2,70,988.00              | 18,510.49                                       | 6,88,953                                        | 6,889.5                                         |
| 12 Haryana                              | 4,50,912              | 1,11,90,324                      | 18,812                  | 24,27,333                              | 1,13,473                               | 1,13,47,309                               | 281344.31                     | 1,12,53,772.40                            | 95,254.53                         | 95,25,453.00                              | 15,15,725                                      | 9,902.1                      | 34,16,299                | 51,244.5                     | 83,035.00                | 6,403.61                                        | 3,27,269                                        | 3,272.7                                         |
| 13 Himachal Pradesh                     | 1,06,429              | 27,72,352                        | 4,790                   | 6,73,667                               | 26,810                                 | 26,81,044                                 | 69158.151                     | 27,66,326.04                              | 26,788.22                         | 26,78,822.00                              | 2,92,437                                       | 1,964.5                      | 5,84,184                 | 8,762.8                      | 48,762.00                | 3,629.35                                        | 1,11,863                                        | 1,118.6                                         |
| 14 Jammu and Kashmir                    | 2,82,312              | 69,15,000                        | 13,208                  | 16,44,090                              | 62,481                                 | 62,48,145                                 | 149106.83                     | 59,64,273.20                              | 52,982.66                         | 52,98,266.00                              | 20,17,863                                      | 14,573.5                     | 10,49,256                | 15,738.8                     | 43,121.00                | 2,055.78                                        | 143289 (including Ladakh)                       | 1,432.9                                         |
| 15 Jharkhand                            | 8,83,433              | 2,40,94,622                      | 44,593                  | 57,11,600                              | 2,47,055                               | 2,47,05,515                               | 619781.44                     | 2,47,91,257.60                            | 2,40,615.39                       | 2,40,61,539.00                            | 53,78,043                                      | 37,520.2                     | 72,27,042                | 1,08,405.6                   | 1,05,631.00              | 7,666.54                                        | 12,88,850                                       | 12,888.5                                        |
| 16 Karnataka                            | 15,41,056             | 3,86,45,940                      | 80,975                  | 1,27,22,730                            | 3,78,032                               | 3,78,03,234                               | 941549.87                     | 3,76,61,994.80                            | 3,81,168.09                       | 3,81,16,809.00                            | 57,16,148                                      | 37,831.3                     | 79,87,088                | 1,19,806.3                   | 3,19,389.00              | 24,924.83                                       | 13,98,410                                       | 13,984.1                                        |
| 17 Kerala                               | 5,87,791              | 1,49,27,032                      | 27,956                  | 35,91,483                              | 1,45,857                               | 1,45,85,673                               | 355259.79                     | 1,42,10,391.60                            | 1,46,066.23                       | 1,46,06,623.00                            | 5,11,674                                       | 3,323.1                      | 24,13,289                | 36,199.3                     | 1,21,319.00              | 9,250.22                                        | 6,88,329                                        | 6,883.3                                         |
| 18 Ladakh                               | 5,645                 | 1,41,480                         | 233                     | 29,008                                 | 1,374                                  | 1,37,420                                  | 3397.884                      | 1,35,915.36                               | 818.89                            | 81,889.00                                 | 19,175                                         | 165.7                        | 9,951                    | 149.3                        | 247.00                   | 21.08                                           | Included in J&K above                           | Included in J&K above                           |
| 19 Lakshadweep                          | 864                   | 21,800                           | 39                      | 5,200                                  | 220                                    | 22,013                                    | 533.06                        | 21,322.40                                 | 208.95                            | 20,895.30                                 | 521                                            | 3.5                          | 2,867                    | 43.0                         |                          | 0.00                                            | 324                                             | 3.2                                             |
| 20 Madhya Pradesh                       | 18,00,437             | 4,93,09,348                      | 77,890                  | 96,95,633                              | 4,55,960                               | 4,55,95,989                               | 1155109.03                    | 4,62,04,361.20                            | 4,60,277.21                       | 4,60,27,721.00                            | 1,13,69,027                                    | 77,377.9                     | 1,66,22,091              | 2,49,331.4                   | 1,69,059.00              | 10,711.54                                       | 22,05,963                                       | 22,059.6                                        |
| 21 Maharashtra                          | 25,27,129             | 6,82,50,268                      | 1,03,643                | 1,32,15,103                            | 6,36,508                               | 6,36,50,778                               | 1553932.56                    | 6,21,57,302.40                            | 5,25,106.13                       | 5,25,10,613.00                            | 76,29,148                                      | 50,512.8                     | 1,29,47,062              | 1,94,205.9                   | 4,76,836.00              | 31,528.87                                       | 11,68,385                                       | 11,683.9                                        |
| 22 Manipur                              | 90,747                | 20,47,906                        | 4,192                   | 5,87,503                               | 17,077                                 | 17,07,669                                 | 36544.71                      | 14,61,788.40                              | 16,162.54                         | 16,16,254.00                              | 2,76,621                                       | 2,119.6                      | 5,04,169                 | 7,562.5                      |                          | 0.00                                            | 61,972                                          | 619.7                                           |
| 23 Meghalaya                            | 85,803                | 21,45,145                        | 3,145                   | 4,21,503                               | 20,226                                 | 20,22,623                                 | 47692.79                      | 19,07,711.60                              | 17,662.55                         | 17,66,255.00                              | 2,01,679                                       | 1,408.4                      | 2,68,908                 | 4,033.6                      | 73,342.00                | 2,224.82                                        | 54,127                                          | 541.3                                           |
| 24 Mizoram                              | 25,288                | 6,62,132                         | 1,243                   | 1,55,405                               | 6,122                                  | 6,12,198                                  | 16609.13                      | 6,64,365.20                               | 6,384.96                          | 6,38,496.00                               | 55,281                                         | 419.7                        | 58,176                   | 872.6                        |                          | 0.00                                            | 27,538                                          | 275.4                                           |
| 25 Nagaland                             | 53,964                | 14,04,600                        | 2,276                   | 2,84,940                               | 13,500                                 | 13,50,000                                 | 23592.29                      | 9,43,691.60                               | 8,487.33                          | 8,48,733.00                               | 90,537                                         | 592.6                        | 1,57,792                 | 2,366.9                      |                          | 0.00                                            | 49,210                                          | 492.1                                           |
| 26 Odisha                               | 12,06,580             | 2,88,37,690                      | 74,941                  | 95,19,513                              | 3,10,900                               | 3,10,89,967                               | 767817.06                     | 3,07,12,682.40                            | 2,13,890.11                       | 2,13,89,011.00                            | 83,72,979                                      | 57,172.5                     | 81,21,020                | 1,21,815.3                   | 1,62,121.00              | 10,148.60                                       | 20,27,022                                       | 20,270.2                                        |
| 27 Puducherry                           | 23,211                | 5,97,945                         | 1,273                   | 1,78,500                               | 6,069                                  | 6,06,935                                  | 12773.481                     | 5,10,939.24                               | -                                 | -                                         | 31,184                                         | 202.6                        | 83,926                   | 1,258.9                      | 16,456.00                | 1,011.52                                        | 28,757                                          | 287.6                                           |
| 28 Punjab 29 Rajasthan                  | 17,52,646             | 5,33,154 1,33,65,720 4,44,44,332 | 27,751 75,043           | 35,47,747 99,94,240                    | 1,36,328 4,20,133                      | 1,36,32,800 4,20,13,322                   | 353785                        | 1,41,51,400.00                            | -                                 | - 3,72,04,660.00                          | 24,53,435 1,11,36,139                          | 16,350.8 73,857.8            | 33,22,186 1,56,13,962    | 49,832.8 2,34,209.4          | 79,150.00 1,23,266.00    | 5,054.89 7,946.42                               | 1,40,404 9,87,781                               | 1,404.0 9,877.8                                 |
| 30 Sikkim                               | 14,479                |                                  |                         |                                        |                                        |                                           | 1032471.38                    | 4,12,98,855.20                            | 3,72,046.60                       |                                           |                                                |                              | 42,552                   | 638.3                        |                          |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                         |                       | 3,65,120                         |                         | 93,817                                 | 3,710                                  | 3,70,980                                  |                               | 3,69,632.00                               | 914.23                            |                                           | 21,313                                         | 165.3                        |                          |                              | 0.00                     |                                                 | 18,332                                          | 183.3                                           |
|                                         |                       |                                  | 614                     |                                        |                                        |                                           | 9240.8                        | 3,22,77,976.80                            |                                   | 91,423.00                                 |                                                |                              |                          |                              |                          |                                                 | 18,14,700                                       |                                                 |
| 31 Tamil Nadu                           | 12,31,653             | 2,97,45,840                      | 33,324                  | 1,11,07,920                            | 3,14,057                               | 3,14,05,694                               | 806949.42                     |                                           | 2,24,440.08                       | 2,24,44,008.00                            | 61,90,878                                      | 41,390.2                     | 60,75,989                | 91,139.8                     | 5,81,768.00              | 34,570.97                                       |                                                 | 18,147.0                                        |
| 33 Tripura 34 Uttar Pradesh             | 56,16,735             | 94,893 23,73,722 14,19,99,424    | 4,420                   | 5,40,847 3,34,08,790                   | 24,242 14,14,907                       | 24,24,161 14,14,90,661                    | 60472.516                     | 24,18,900.64                              | 24,095.87 13,99,408.91            | 24,09,587.00 13,99,40,890.70              | 4,49,580 2,70,88,702                           | 3,746.8                      | 4,31,770                 | 6,476.6 4,77,203.0           | 2,30,453.00              | 0.00 15,741.60                                  | 1,38,473 52,57,390                              | 1,384.7 52,573.9                                |
|                                         |                       | 58,95,600                        | 2,69,530                | 13,44,657                              |                                        | 59,39,990                                 | 3520779.37                    | 14,08,31,174.80 45,93,607.20              | 37,791.62                         | 37,79,162.00                              | 7,63,126                                       | 1,81,728.1                   | 3,18,13,530              |                              | 41,863.00                | 2,15,109                                        |                                                 | 2,151.1                                         |
| 35 Uttarakhand                          | 2,37,842              |                                  | 10,736                  |                                        | 59,400                                 |                                           | 114840.18                     |                                           |                                   |                                           |                                                | 5,015.5                      | 12,67,372                | 19,010.6                     |                          |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| 36 West Bengal                          |                       | 5,83,10,164                      |                         | 1,40,19,333                            |                                        |                                           |                               |                                           | 5,20,982.10                       | 5,20,98,210.00                            | 1,72,98,898                                    | 1,16,938.4                   |                          |                              |                          | 3,234.58                                        |                                                 | 21,329.6                                        |
| TOTAL                                   | 23,39,724 2,97,51,729 | 75,80,40,523                     | 91,452 13,26,516        | 18,32,15,657                           | 5,87,047 75,25,269                     | 5,87,04,738 75,25,26,888                  | 1455652.16 18628094.44        | 5,82,26,086.40 74,51,23,777.67            | 67,82,349.29                      | 66,96,17,979.86                           | 14,17,03,609                                   | 9,67,041                     | 1,89,95,377 20,65,00,000 | 2,84,930.7 30,97,500.0       | 4,28,442.00 39,85,486.00 | 21,132.39 2,55,696.54                           | 21,32,959 2,81,45,039                           | 2,81,450                                        |