Lok Sabha Question No. 341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Beneficiaries under PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UI{STARRED QUESTION 1{O. 34{ TO BE ANSWERED  ON 2OrHJULY,2O2{

## BENEEICIARIES UNDER PDS

## 34{. SHRI PART}IIIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of  GOilSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIG DlsTRtBuTIox  rquhor arr&, urc sik srffiq; fuf,{q t'*  be pleased to state: state:

- (a)  the names of the commodities  allocated to the States by the Union Government through Pubtic Distribution  system (PDS) during the last three years, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of househotds along with the number of beneficiaries who
- have received these commodaties  through PDS; and
- (c)  the rates at which each household receives commodities through
- PDS along with the details of the commodities?

ANSUYER MINISTER OF STATE FOR M!ilISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION (sADHVl NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (c): The Targeted Public Distribution  System (TPDS)  is governed as per provisions of the National Food Security Act, 2O{3 (NFSA) which provides for al! lndia coverage  of upto 75o/o ol the ruIal population and upto 5O7o ol the urban population  which at Gensus 2O{{ come to 8{.35 crore persons, for receiving subsidized foodgrains  (Ricer Wheat and Goarsegrains).  Goverage under the  Act  is  under two  categories' households  covered under Antyodaya  Anna Yoiana (a[Y) and the priority househotds  (PHH) to  be identified by the state Governments/  Union Territories  (uT) Administrations  as per criteria evolved by themr within the coverage  limit determined for  the state/uT. under the Act, while Antyodaya Anna Yoiana (AAY) households, are entitled to 35 kg of foodgrains  per family per month, priority households are entitled to 5 kg of foodgrains per person per month at uniform subsidized prices of Rs' 31211 per kg for rice/ wheat/ coarse grains respectively.  The details of allocation and offtake of foodgrains in regard to States/UTs from year 2Ol8''19 to 2O2O-21 under NFSA, are placed at Annexure-!.

## AilNEXURE  REFERRED TO tN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTIOil  No. 34{ FOR ANSWER ON2O.O7.2O2{  IN THE LOK SABHA

Allocation  and Offtake ol'Foodgrains (Rice and Wheat) from year 2018-19  to 2020-21  under TPDS/NFSA

(in  thousand  tons)

| sr No   | StatesruTs         | 2018-19    | 2018-19   | 2019-20    | 2019-20   | 2020-21    | 2020-21   |
|---------|--------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| sr No   | StatesruTs         | Allocation | Offtake   | Allocation | Offtake   | Allocation | Offtake   |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh     | 1871.844   | 1855.279  | 1871.844   | 1871.205  | 1871.844   | 2147.362  |
| 2       | Arunanchal Pradesh | 88.992     | 87.032    | 88.992     | 92.023    | 88.99233   | 87.22328  |
| J       | Assam              | 1695.t32   | 1691.029  | 1695.132   | 1702.142  | 1694.324   | 1553.353  |
| 4       | Bihar              | 5493.861   | 5 188.923 | 5493.861   | 5404.327  | 5524.33    | 5183.855  |
| 5       | Chhatisgarh        | 1384.056   | 1375.528  | 1384.056   | 1374.945  | 1384.056   | 1375.292  |
| 6       | Delhi              | 450.872    | 390.997   | 4s0.873    | 436.490   | 450.6901   | 449.4721  |
| 7       | Goa                | 59.031     | 59.031    | 59.045     | 59.04s    | s8.17318   | 55.99979  |
| 8       | Gujarat            | 2379.456   | 2046.175  | 2379.462   | 1924.614  | 2r78.396   | 2011.139  |
| 9       | Haryana            | 795.000    | 543.946   | 795.000    | 598.623   | 795        | 619.6565  |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh   | 508.021    | 504.568   | 508.020    | 5t 1.817  | s08.02     | 507.421'7 |
| l1      | Jharkhand          | 1739.s14   | 1698.036  | t739.st4   | 1678.827  | 1739.514   | 1760.584  |
| 12      | Karnataka          | 2608.836   | 2609.932  | 2608.836   | 2631.142  | 2608.801   | 2370.616  |
| 13      | Kerala             | 1425.049   | 1410.293  | 1333.91 5  | 1334.324  | 1395.973   | 1395.549  |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh     | 3564.469   | 3418.672  | 3564.468   | 3394.007  | 3443.277   | 3184.182  |
| l5      | Maharashtra        | 460s.192   | 4048.387  | 4605.192   | 4029.097  | 4605.191   | 3988.186  |
| 16      | Manipur            | 151.832    | 152.542   | 159.122    | 155.855   | 162.5984   | 158.8661  |
| 17      | Meghalaya          | 176.175    | 177.254   | 176.298    | 176.157   | 176.298    | 174.6963  |
| 18      | Mizoram            | 65.758     | 66.259    | 65.758     | 67.406    | 65.7s796   | 64.66309  |
| 19      | Nagaland           | 138.058    | 137.450   | 138.058    | 136.247   | 138.058    | 138.1618  |
| 20      | Odisha             | 2207.981   | 2333.963  | 2211.582   | 2047.239  | 2224.92    | 2078.529  |
| 21      | Punjab             | 870.120    | 817.567   | 870.120    | 616.006   | 870.12     | 466.1929  |
| 22      | Rajasthan          | 279r.572   | 2444.405  | 2791.572   | 2843.387  | 2788.073   | 2752.219  |
| 23      | Sikkim             | 44.324     | 44.621    | 44.324     | 44.081    | 44.3241    | 41.70891  |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu         | 3677.752   | 3580.906  | 3677.752   | 3928.213  | 3677.752   | 3535.626  |
| 25      | Telangana          | 133 8.000  | 1218.543  | 1338.000   | 1354.597  | 1338       | 1253.716  |
| 26      | Tripura            | 271.000    | 272.314   | 27t.000    | 264.550   | 271.1925   | 243.0109  |
| 27      | Uttrakhand         | 502.999    | 502.653   | 502.999    | 500.422   | 502.9992   | 515.699   |

| 28   | Uttar Pradesh   | 9619.999   | 9052.057   | 9329.515   | 89s9.395   | 9436.967   | 9003.628   |
|------|-----------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 29   | West Bengal     | 3969.883   | 3897.009   | 3970.620   | 3919.479   | 3970.62    | 3941.558   |
| 30   | A&N Islands     | 29.559     | 17.503     | 29.5 58    | 14.692     | 29.55792   | t6.91922   |
| 3l   | Chandigarh      | 0.000      | 0.000      | 0.000      | 0.000      | 0          | 0          |
| 32   | D&N Haveli      | 1t .147    | 9.368      | I I .016   | 11.01 7    |            |            |
| 33   | Damen& DIU      | 5.312      | 4.628      | 4.772      | 4.287      | 15.89168   | 14.57269   |
| 34   | Jammu & Kashmir | 75 L081    | 739.747    | 748.343    | 756.989    | 734.654    | 695.9858   |
| 35   | Ladakh          | 0.000      | 0.000      | 2.736      | 0.000      | 16.42698   | 15.04045   |
| 36   | Lakshadweep     | 4.620      | 3.777      | 4.620      | 4.211      | 4.62       | 3.49175    |
| 3t   | Puducherry      | 0.000      | 0.000      | 0.000      | 0.000      | 0          | 0          |
|      | Total           | ss,296.497 | 52,400.393 | s4,925.974 | 52,846.858 | 54815.41   | 51804.17   |