Lok Sabha Question No. 248 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Foodgrains to States under PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LoK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.248 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3R AUGUST, 2022

## FOODGRAINS TO STATES UNDER PDS

- *248. DR. HEENA GAVIT: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) the total quantity of foodgrains released to the States under the Public Distribution System (PDS) during the last three years and the current year, State-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the quantity of foodgrains out of the above distributed under the PDS;
- (c) the details of the remaining quantity of the foodgrains left with each State during the said period, State-wise;
- (d) the manner in which it has been utilised or is proposed to be utilised, State-wise; and
- (e) whether any policy has been formulated for proper implementation of PDS in the country and if SO, the details thereof?

## A NSWER

MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION AND TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED To IN REPLY To PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.248 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 03.08.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA:

- (a): A total quantity of about 1578 Lakh metric Tons(LMT) of foodgrains was released to all StatesIUT's put together under Targeted Public Distribution System(TPDS) during the last 3 years and the current year (till june,2022). Out of this for the States of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, a total quantity of about 638 LMT was released under TPDS during the same period: Details are in Annex-I(a):

In addition to TPDS, the Central Government has allocated a total quantity of about 999 LMT of free foodgrains under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana(PMGKAY) all over the countryFor the aforementioned four States, 409.55 LMT have been allocated:

- (b): A total quantity of about 1592 LMT of foodgrains was distributed by all StateslUT's together under TPDS during the said period mentioned in part(a) above\_ Under PMGKAY, about 822 LMT of foodgrains have been distributed across the country: In respect of these four States, 335.21 LMT of foodgrains were distributed up to the said period: put
- (c): Details are in Annexure-I(b)
- (d): Lifting and distribution of foodgrains under TPDS is a continuous process: StateslUT's lift   foodgrains from Central Pool for distribution under TPDS as are also allowed to lift foodgrains in advance (higher quantity based on supply chain requirements) for future distribution cycles, owing to their Iocal exigencies:
- (e): TPDS is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the StatelUt Governments. Central Government is responsible only for procurement, allocation as per National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) and transportation of such foodgrains upto the designated depots of the Food Corporation of India in the StatelUT: The operational responsibilities lifting and distribution of foodgrains within the States/UTs, identification of eligible beneficiaries, issuance of ration cards to them; redressal of grievances and supervision over and monitoring of functioning of Fair Price Shops (FPSs) etc. rest with the concerned StatelUt Governments- Further as of technological reforms, the scheme of End-to-End Computerization of PDS has been implemented all over the country that ensures transparency and rightful targeting of NFSA beneficiaries in the country through Aadhar-biometric authentication. The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) Plan provides portability of NFSAIPMGKAY ration benefits throughout the country for migrant beneficiaries in a seamless manner with the existing (old) ration card: for part

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## ANNEXURE-I(a)

## ANNEXURE REFERRED To IN REPLY To PART (a) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.248 FOR ANSWER ON 03.08.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA:

## Offtake and Distribution of Foodgrains( wheat and rice) from 2019-20 to 2022-23 TPDSINFSA

Provisional

in metric tons

| Sr. No   |                            | 2019-20   | 2019-20      | 2020-21   | 2020-21      | 2021-22   | 2021-22      | 2022-23(upto June_2022)   | 2022-23(upto June_2022)   |
|----------|----------------------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sr. No   | States/Uts                 | Offtake   | Distribution | Offtake   | Distribution | Offtake   | Distribution | Offtake                   | Distributio               |
|          | Andaman & Nicobar Islands  | 1700      | 2934         | 2489      | 1813         | 4109      | 3844         | 364                       | 1026                      |
|          | Andhra Pradesh             | 1849776   | 1760954      | 2141845   | 1724092      | 1750856   | 1722006      | 463311                    | 432772                    |
|          | Arunachal Pradesh          | 57772     | 67015        | 55465     | 54634        | 52473     | 71717        | 15801                     | 13935                     |
|          | Assam                      | 1632792   | 1692429      | 1484489   | 1653890      | 1549194   | 1490390      |                           | 444067                    |
| 5        | Bihar                      | 5404327   | 5559992      | 5183855   | 5045663      | 4890761   | 5208477      | 1454381                   | 1301745                   |
|          | Chhattisgarh Dadra & Nagar | 1374945   | 1374816      | 1375292   |              | 1376739   | 1369439      | 345647                    | 328616                    |
|          | Haveli                     | 11017     | 9944         | 14573     | 14594        | 14422     | 14707        | 3709                      | 3689                      |
| 8        | Daman diu                  | 4287      | 4254         | 0         | 0            | 0         | 0            | 0                         |                           |
| 9        | Delhi                      | 436490    | 411163       | 449472    | 400203       | 402235    | 443860       | 120344                    | 107947                    |
| 10       | Goa                        | 34398     | 33306        | 32461     | 33983        | 33008     | 34039        | 8542                      | 8269                      |
|          | Gujarat                    | 1924614   | 1915400      | 2011139   | 2053472      | 2014515   | 2087143      | 503376                    | 529058                    |
| 12       | Haryana                    | 598623    | 672166       | 619657    | 714480       | 640430    | 715122       | 194980                    | 181159                    |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh           | 203967    | 191644       | 202290    | 183330       | 200852    | 185252       | 50228                     | 46608                     |
| 14       | Jamiu And Kashmir          | 487840    | 425902       | 450479    | 418194       | 406538    | 400496       | 95853                     | 100915                    |
| 15       | Jharkhand                  | 1678827   | 1614337      | 1760584   | 1610410      | 1501655   | 1653756      | 377684                    | 412602                    |
| 16       | Karnataka                  | 2631142   | 2082648      | 2370320   | 2510747      | 1839458   | 2461594      | 488577                    | 619226                    |
| 17       | Kerala                     | 927971    | 985909       | 996310    | 1008332      | 981656    | 985089       | 282622                    | 244404                    |
| 18       | Ladakh                     | 0         |              | 8845      | 2234         | 8924      | 5321         | 5141                      | 1599                      |
| 9        | Lakshadweep_               | 1429      | 318          | 1269      | 595          | 1390      | 185          | 290                       | 76                        |
| 20       | Madhya Pradesh             | 3394007   | 3035492      | 3184182   | 3021648      | 3064797   | 3044049      | 603703                    | 769370                    |
| 21       | Maharashtra                | 4029097   | 3951083      | 3988186   | 4114605      | 3515638   | 4092942      | 700863                    | 940644                    |
| 22       | Manipur                    | 155855    | 89061        | 158866    | 165819       | 121623    | 128324       | 31863                     | 35976                     |
| 23       | Meghalaya                  | 140624    | 135366       | 139155    | 133712       | 437734    | 142739       | 35014                     | 35297                     |
| 24       | Mizoram                    | 47517     | 37766        | 44841     | 45508        | 45100     | 44680        | 11976                     |                           |
| 25       | Nagaland                   | 89774     | 89328        | 91689     | 79755        | 88528     | 66132        | 24027                     | 16665                     |
| 26       | Odisha                     | 2047239   | 2113791      | 2078529   | 2160641      | 1991198   | 2115773      | 895281                    | 527106                    |
| 27       | Punjab                     | 615081    | 780130       | 465276    | 845262       | 879690    | 859436       | 22892                     |                           |
| 28       | Rajasthan                  | 2843387   | 2568516      | 2752219   | 2702496      | 2543827   | 2587805      | 636718                    | 643324                    |
| 29       | Sikkim                     | 26248     | 28143        | 25270     | 25559        |           | 26020        | 6840                      | 7236                      |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                 | 2669677   | 2376757      | 2356932   | 2402172      | 2005951   | 2295047      | 692740                    | 575729                    |
| 31       | Telangana                  | 1342013   | 1186038      | 1240754   | 1221316      | 1269421   | 1198924      | 324013                    | 294422                    |
| 32       | Tripura                    | 157748    | 156972       | 149097    | 158748       | 118005    | 161664       | 38104                     | 40122                     |
| 33       | Uttar Pradesh              | 8959395   | 8845034      | 9003628   | 9301128      | 8528748   | 9353959      | 2254550                   | 2343397                   |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                | 402937    | 415591       | 415692    | 371163       | 470623    | 397138       | 120244                    | 99451                     |
| 35       | West Bengal_               | 3919479   | 3938481      | 3940655   | 3908901      | 3817032   | 3824566      | 910791                    | 927221                    |
|          | Grand Total                | 50101998  | 48552681     | 49195801  | 49462578     | 46291338  | 49191631     | 12161154                  | 12045221                  |

Offtake Source: FCI

Distribution source: taken from annavitran portal as reported by States.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED To IN REPLY To PART (c) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.248 FOR ANSWER ON 03.08.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA:

Consolidated Offtake and Distribution of Foodgrains  under TPDSINFSA from 2019-20 to 2022-23 upto June, 2022)

Provisional in metric tons

| S.No.   | States/Uts                        |   Offtake | Distribution   | Difference *   |
|---------|-----------------------------------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
|         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands         |      8662 | 9617           | -955           |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                    |   6205788 | 5639823        | 565965         |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                 |    181511 | 207301         | -25789         |
| 4       | Assam                             |   5107161 | 5280776        | -173615        |
| 5       | Bihar                             |  16933324 | 17115877       | -182553        |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh                      |   4472623 | 4446348        | 26275          |
| 7       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli,_Daman & Diu |     48007 | 9944           | 820            |
| 8       | Delhi                             |   1408541 | 1363173        | 45368          |
| 9       | Goa                               |    108408 | 109597         |                |
| 10      | Gujarat                           |   6453645 | 6585074        | -131429        |
| 1       | Haryana                           |   2053690 | 2282927        | 2229237        |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                  |    657337 | 606833         | 50504          |
| 13      | Jammu And Kashmir                 |   1440710 | 1345508        | 95202          |
| 14      | Jharkhand                         |   5318749 | 5291105        | 27645          |
| 15      | Karnataka                         |   7329497 |                | 344718         |
| 16      | Kerala                            |   3188559 |                | 335175         |
| 17      | Ladakh                            |     22910 | 9154           | 13756          |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                       |      4378 | 1174           | 3204           |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh_                   |  10246689 | 9870559        | 376130         |
| 20      | Maharashtra                       |  12233784 | 13099274       | -865490        |
| 21      | Manipur                           |    468207 | 419181         | 49026          |
| 22      | Meghalaya                         |    452527 | 447115         | 5412           |
| 23      | Mizoram                           |    149434 | 139499         | 9935           |
| 24      | Nagaland                          |    294018 | 251879         | 42139          |
| 25      | Odisha                            |   7012246 | 6917341        | 94935          |
| 26      | Punjab                            |   1982939 | 2484829        |                |
| 27      | Rajasthan                         |   8776151 | 8502141        | 274009         |
| 28      | Sikkim                            |     82568 | 86958          | -4390          |
| 29      | Tamil Nadu                        |   7725300 | 7649705        | 75595          |
| 30      | Telangana                         |   4176200 | 3900700        | 275500         |
|         | Tripura                           |    462953 | 517506         | 34553          |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh                     |  28746321 | 29843518       | 1097198        |
| 33      | Uttarakhand                       |   1409496 | 1283343        | 126153         |
| 34      | West Bengal                       |  12587957 | 12599168       | -11241         |

Offtake Source: FCI

Distribution source: taken from annavitran as reported by States. portal