Lok Sabha Question No. 1181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Allocation of Foodgrains During Pandemic
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, N.K. Premachandran, Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT  OF IIiIDIA

## MI]ITISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD ANII PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  OUESTION NO. {{8{

TO BE ANSWERED  ON  gth  February,2021

## ALI,.OCATION OF FOODGRAINS  DURTNG PANDEMIC

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SHRI D.K.EURESH:

SHRI N.K. PREMAGHANDRAN:

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Witl the  Mlnister of  GONSUMER AFFAIRS' FOOD AND PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION  5cttrtrilr arri, er<-+  gik  srdqfrfi fft{q d'+ be pteased  to state:

- (a)  whether the Govemment proposes  to provide suffic:ent  quantity of foodgralns to the States considering  the Covid-19 pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the quantity  of foodgrains distributed to the State and UT's in addition to the sanctioned  quota, State/UT'wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to  distribute other essential commodities  to the ration card holders through public distribution system
- consldering the Covid{9 pandemic;
- (d) tf so, the details thereof along with the number of PDS beneficiaries
- covered under the said schemel
- (e) whether the Un:on Government proposes to supply nutritious  food to women and children through publac distribution  system  consadering the Govid-
- {9, pandemic; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS' FOOD & PUBLIG DTSTRIBUTION

(SHRI DANVE RAOSA}IEB DADARAO)

(a):  In addition to foodgrains provided under NFSA @ highly subsidized  rates of Rs {/2/3 per kg for nutri.cereats/wheaUrice  respectively  to Antyodaya Anna Yoiana (AAY) households and priority households(PHH)runder  PMGI(AY scheme,  additional allocation  of foodgrains @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost was made by Govt of lndia for all the beneficiaries  covered under Targetted Public Distrabution  Systyem (Antyodaya Anna Yojna & Priority ]lousehotds)  including those coyered under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for a period of 8 months  i.e April-Nov, 2O2O. Further, under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANBP), thls Department  had also allocated additional  food'grain covering all the states/uTs  for migrants/stranded migrants, who are neither covered under Nat:onal Food Security Act (NFSA) nor State Scheme PDS Gards, @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost for a peraod of two months (May & June, 2O2O)'

- (b): Quantity of foodgrains allocated during 2O2O-21  to various States/UTs under PMGKAY and ANB are placed at Annexure-l.
- (c): No Sir.
- (d): Does not arise.
- (e) and (f):  No lSir, However, since 2O19-2O,  a pitot projeet on supply of fortified rice under PDS in l5 States  (one district per state) is operationat.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED

## State-wise  allocation under PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yoiana and ANB Schemes QUESTION No. I{8I  FOR ANSWER ON O9.O2.2O21 IN THE LOK SABHA

(in MTs)

| SN   | States/UTs                | Total Allocation under PMGKAY (April-Nov 2O2O)   | Total allocation under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme   |
|------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1    | Andaman & Nicobar lslands | 2434.44                                          | 61                                                  |
| 2    | Andh ra Pradesh           | ,t072920.OO                                      | 26A23                                               |
| 3    | Arunac hal Pradesh        | 32844.84                                         | 821                                                 |
| 4    | ,\ssam                    | 10061 16,96                                      | 25{s3                                               |
| 5    | Bihar                     | 3463588.53                                       | 86450                                               |
| 6    | Ghandigarh                | 11112.95                                         | 275                                                 |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh              | 803080.00                                        | 2f)077                                              |
| 8    | Daman & Diu D&NN          | 11442.44                                         | 285                                                 |
| 9    | Delhi                     | 290932.96                                        | 7273                                                |
| 10   | Goa                       | 21279,76                                         | 532                                                 |
| 11   | Giuiarat                  | 1530143.48                                       | 34254                                               |
| 12   | Haryana                   | s05960.00                                        | 12649                                               |
| 13   | Himachal Pradesh          | 114s78.24                                        | 2464                                                |
| 14   | Jammu And Kashmir         | 289101,03                                        | 7241                                                |
| ,t5  | Jhiarkhand                | 1054800.92                                       | 26370                                               |
| ,t5  | Karnataka                 | 1607720.OO                                       | 40{93                                               |
| 17   | l(erala                   | 619200.48                                        | 15480                                               |
| 18   | Ladakh                    | 5755.80                                          | 144                                                 |
| {9   | Laksihadweep              | 880.00                                           | 22                                                  |
| 20   | Madh,ya Pradesh           | 2{85680.00                                       | 54642                                               |
| 21   | Maharashtra               | 2800680.00                                       | 70017                                               |
| 22   | M anipur                  | 98s26.02                                         | 2457                                                |
| 23   | Meghalaya                 | 85820.68                                         | 2146                                                |
| 24   | Mizoram                   | 26724.60                                         | 668                                                 |
| 25   | Nagaland                  | 56t87.48                                         | ,1405                                               |
| 26   | Odisha                    | 12943A4.64                                       | 32360                                               |
| 27   | Puducherry                | 25244.94                                         | 624                                                 |
| 2A   | [tuniab                   | 565800.00                                        | 14145                                               |
| 29   | Raiasthan                 | 1786480.00                                       | 44662                                               |
| 30   | Siikkim                   | 15151.52                                         | 379                                                 |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu                | ,1429344.44                                      | 3s734                                               |
| 32   | Telangana                 | 7664E0.00                                        | 19162                                               |
| 33   | T ripura                  | 99788.02                                         | 2443                                                |
| 34   | Uttar Pradesh             | 5915765.97                                       | ,142033                                             |
| 35   | Uttarakhand               | 247746,45                                        | 6196                                                |
| 36   | We$t Bengal               | 2407350.80                                       | 60184                                               |
|      | Total                     | 32251176.85                                      | 800268                                              |