Lok Sabha Question No. 2345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: PDS in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Vijay Baghel, Sunil Kumar Soni, Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## MINtSTRy  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG D|STR|BUTION DEPARTME}IT  OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIOil NO. 2345

## TO BE ANSWERED  ON 3RD AUGUST,  2O2{

## PDS IN CHHATTISGARH

t2345.  SHR! VTJAY BAGHEL: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI: SHR! ARUN SAO:

Will the lMinister of GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AitD  pUBLtC DlsTRlBUTtoN  $niEirr xrr&, urg sih Trffi6, fit$rr dfi be pteased  to state:

- (a)  the details of the items and their quantity  received  by chhattisgarh Government through Public Distribution System (pDS) from the Union Government  during each of the tast three yearc;
- (b)  the number of beneficiaries and househotds nad the current year, receiving  these items through PDS;
- (c) the details of the rates of provided  to the beneficiaries  through  pDS, item-wise;
- (d) the commission  paid to PDS shopkeepers or the agents; and
- (e) whether the PDS shopkeepers or agents receive their commission  on time, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT  AND coNsuMER AFFA!RS, FOOD &  pUBLtc  DtSTRtBUTtOt{ (sADHVt  NTRANJAN JYOTT)

(a): Under National Food Security Act (NFSA) 20{3, only foodgrains namely Rice, Wheat and Goarsegrains are allocated to all States/UTs including Ghhattisgarh for distribution  to  NFSA beneficiaries,  through Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), As per the requirements  of State of Ghhattisgarh,  only Rice is allocated to the State, and the details of allocations made during the last three years and the current year are as below:

|   s. No. | Year     | Quantity of Rice allocated to State Ghhattisgarh (in Lakh Metric Tons )   |
|----------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 201E.{ 9 | 13.44                                                                     |
|        2 |          | 2019-12.J 13.44                                                           |
|        3 | 2020-i21 | 13.a4                                                                     |
|        4 | 2021-:22 | 4.6{ (upto July,2O21l                                                     |

- (b): Presently under NFSA, a total of about 79.5{ crore beneficiaries  in the corntry are covered by the States/UTs  for receiving the monthty benefits of highly subsidized  foodgrains. In Ghhattisgarh, nearly 2.O1 crore total beneficiaries including  7.{9 lakh Antyodaya Anna  yojana  (AAy) Households are covered by the State Government  of Ghhattisgarh  for receiving  the NFSA beneficiaries.
- (c):  Under the  NFSA, the  foodgrains namely Rice, Wheat and Goarsegrains  are distributed  to eligible beneficiaries/ households at the highly subsidized Gentral Issue Price (GlP) of Rs. 3r2, and {  per kg respectively  in all States/UTs  including Ghhattisgarh.  However, Ghhattisgarh  State as per their local requirements is only distributing rice to its beneficiaries.
- (d): As per provisions of  the Food Security (Assistance  to  State Government) Rules, 2O{5 on {7.O8.20{5,  the rate of fair price shop deaterc margin is Rs.7O per quintat lor 23 General category States including Chhattisgarh  and Rs.{43 per quintat for {3 Special category  States. ln addition  to this, additional dealers margin of at the rate of Rs.{ 7 per quintal  is provided  to all States/UTs including Chhattisgarh for distribution of foodgrains  through ePoS devices. These FPS Dealers Margin and Additiona!  Dealerc Margin for e-PoS devices are shared between Gentral and State/UT  Government on 5O:5O basis with General Gategory States and 75;25 basis with Special Gategory  States/UTs.
- (e): The responsibility for payment of margin to fair price shop dealers rests with the concerned  State Government. As per Rules, the State Government shall ensure the payment of fair price shop dealers, margin in advance by way of adjusting the same in prices of foodgrains to be paid by fair price shop dealers, or through other appropriate mechanism.  !f the price  of foodgrains  payable by fair price shop dealers in any State or Union territory is lower than the fair price shop dealers, margin, the State Government shall ensure upfront payment of margin, in futl, to fair price shop deaters.