Lok Sabha Question No. 109 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Food Subsidy for BPL and APL Families
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINTSTRY OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA STARRED  OUESTION NO.'I 09

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 9ti Februaryr20.21

## FOOD SUBSIDY FOR BPL AND APL FAMILIES

## t*t09.  sHRl AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS' FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIoN 5trelt+.cll errd, ureiu  gt{ grffi{,  kfl"I d* be pleased  to state:

- (a)  the details of the food subsidy on various items provided to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and Above Poverty Line (APL) families separatety in the country during each of the last two years;
- (b)  whether the Government proposes to increase subsidy for BPL families during the next financial  year;
- (c) if so, the details thereofl  and
- (d)  the prices of the subsidised  items being provided to States for distribution  during each of the tast two years and the current  year?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS,  GOMMERGE & INDUSTRY AND GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d): A statement  is laid on the Table of the House'

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE STARRED OUESTION  NO.  *IO9  DUE FOR ANSWER ON O9.O2.2O21  IN THE LOK SABHA.

- (a): The National Food Security  Act (NFSA)  came into force with effect from July 5, 2O13. Under the Act, benefits of providing  foodgrains at highly subsidized rates are provided to only two categories of households niz the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Households that are the poorest of the poor 2.5 crore households  and Priority Households (PHH). Therefore, after the implementation of the Act, there is no further distinction of categories as Above Poverty Line (APL) and Below Poverty Line (BPL) as was existent in the erstwhile Targeted Public Distribution System.

Food Subsidy is given by the Department of Food and Public Distribution to  Food Gorporation of  India IFGII for  Gentralized Procurement  [GPl  and to States directly in cases of Decentralised Procurement  [DGPI  on the basis of quantity of foodgrains procured and distributed under NFSA and other welfare schemes.  A statement showing subsidy released to FGI and DGP States during Financial Years 2018-19,2O19-2O and 2O2O-21  [upto  2"d February, 2021lis annexed.

- (b) to (d): The foodgrains are issued to beneficiaries  under NFSA at a highly subsidized  price of  Re 1l-, Rs.2L and Rs. 3/- for one Kilogram each of Goarsegrainsr  Wheat and Rice respectively uniformly both to AAY and Pl{H categories  and at present,  there is no proposal to further increase subsidy on foodgrains. AAY Households are entitled to 35 kg of foodgrains per family per month and Priority Households are entitled to 5 kg per person per month.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO tN REPLY To PART (a) oF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.  *IO9  DUE FOR ANSWER  Oil O9.O2.2O21  IN THE LOK SABHA.

Statement  showing subsidy released  to FGI and DGp States during Financial Years 2ol8-19r  2Olg-2O and 2O2O-21  [Up to 2"d Februaryr  2O21l.

| Scheme,s FY                         | Budgetary Provision   | Budgetary Provision   | Budgetary Provision   | Extra Budgetary provision (NSSF Loan)   | Total Food Subsidy provided during the FY (actual + NSSF Loan)*   |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                     | BE                    | RE                    | Actual expenditu re   |                                         |                                                                   |
| Food Subsady to FGI                 | {38{23.OO             | ^{40098.OO            | 70098.O0              | 97000.o0                                | {67098.OO                                                         |
| 2018,49 Food Subliady to DGP States | 3{OOO.OO              | 3{O00.oo              | 31o29.49              |                                         | 31029.49                                                          |
| Tota!                               | 169t23.OO             | 17t O98.OO            | 101127.49             | 97000.oo                                | 19a127.49                                                         |
| Food Subsidy to FGI                 | {51000.00             | 75000,oo              | 75000.o0              | { 10000.00                              | 185000.00                                                         |
| 2019-20 Food Subsridy to DCP States | 33000.00              | 33508.35              | 33508.35              |                                         | 33508.35                                                          |
| Total                               | {84000.oo             | 108508.35             | t08508.35             | I 10000.00                              | 218508.3s                                                         |
| Food Subsady to FGI                 | 7798.2.54             | ^^344077.OO           | 77980.O0              | 84636.OO                                | 162616.00                                                         |
| 2020-21 Food Subsidy to DGP Sta'tes | 37337.14              | 74337.14              | 47237.62#             |                                         | 47237.62                                                          |
| Total                               | I { 5319.68           | 422414.14             | 125217.62             | 84636 0                                 | 209853. #* 6l                                                     |

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