Lok Sabha Question No. 2498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Food grain under TPDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIOT{

## LOK SABI{A UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2498 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 3RD AUGUST,  2021

## FOOD GRAIN UNDER TPDS

## 2498. DR. ALOK KUMARSUMAN:

Will the Minister  of  GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND  pUBLtC DISTRIBUTIoN  5ln++ar rnrd, uEp sik grffi{, frf,tur  *+ be pteased  to state:

- (a)  whether the Government  makes allocation  of food grains  to the states under Targeted Public Distribution system  in terms of National  Food
- Security,  if so, details thereofl
- (b)
- whether the people across the country have lost their livelihood due to heavy rain and suffering from scarcity of food, if so, details thereof;
- whether the Government is providing  food/ houses to the flood affected poor people under National Food Security Act, if so, detaits
- (c) thereof;  and
- (d)  whether the Government  has taken initiatives to rehabilitate the flood affected people of the country those who have taken shelter on national  highways,  if son the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT  AND coNsuMER AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  D|STR|BUTION (sADHrfl NIRANJA]{ JYOTT)

(a) & (b): Department  of Food & Public Distribution  makes allocation  of foodgrains(wheat  and rice) to  the States/UTs under Targeted Public Distribution  System (TPDS) in terms of National Food Security Act(ilFSA), 2O13. Under the Act eligible households, which comprise of Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households and priority households,  are entitled to receive foodgrains @ Rs  11213 per  kg  for  nutri-cereals/wheaUrice respectively. NFSA is operated under the joint responsibility  of the Gentral and the State/UT Govt. Gentral Govt is responsible for allocation and transportation of foodgrains upto the designated  depots of the FCt. The operational responsibilities for  allocation  of  foodgrains within the States/UTs, identification  of eligible beneficiaries,  issuance of ration cards to them, distribution of foodgrains  to eligible beneficiaries rest with the concerned  State/UT  Govt. The details of allocation of foodgrains under TPDS during the last year and current year is at Annexure-!.

(c) & (d): ln addition to NFSA, this Department  also makes additional allocation of foodgrains for natural calamities based on the request of State/UT Govt. As per extant norms, in case of natural calamities,  the allocation of foodgrains  for 3 months of demand can be made to the States/UTs on the basis of the request received so that the relief measures are not affected. However, for the demands beyond 3 months the proposal must be recommended by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers vYelfare (in case of drought) and Ministry of Home Affairs  lin  case of natural catamities (other than drought) & Iaw and order situationsl. The details of allocation of foodgrains made for floods relief in States/UTs during the past three years is at Annexure-ll,

## ANNEXURE REFERzuiD  TO lN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2498 FOR ANSWER ON 03.08.2021  IN THE LOK SABHA

Allocation and Offtako  of Foodgrains  (RICE & WHEAT) from year 2020-21 to 2021-22 under TPDS/NFSA

in thousaod tonnes

| SL.NO         | STATES/UTs         | 2020-21       | 2020-21     | 2021-22( upto June,202l)   | 2021-22( upto June,202l)   |
|---------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| SL.NO         | STATES/UTs         | Allocation    | Olftake     | Allocation                 | Offtake                    |
| I             | Andhra Pradesh     | 18'71.844     | 2147.362    | 423.433                    | 363.540                    |
| 2             | Arunanchal Pradesh | 88.992        | 87.223      | 22.249                     | 21.846                     |
| 3             | i Assam            | 1694.324      | 1553.353    | 423.379                    | 421.6t9                    |
| 4             | Bihar              | 5524.330      | 5183.855    | 1381.775                   | r 181.605                  |
| 5             | Chhatisgarh        | 13 84.056     | 137 5.292   | 346.014                    | 342.293                    |
| 6             | Delhi              | 450.690       | 449.472     | lL2.t'11                   | '77.032                    |
| 7             | Goa                | 58. | 73 | 56.000      | 14.761                     | 15.6',72                   |
| 8             | Gujarat            | 2t78.396      | 201t.139    | s42.913                    | 414.3 85                   |
| 9             | Haryana            | 795.000       | 619.657     | t98.750                    | 15s.953                    |
| l0            | Himachal Pradesh   | 508.020       | 507 .422    | t2'7.005                   | 125.902                    |
| ll            | Jharkhand          | 1739.514      | 1760.584    | 4:]4.878                   | 323.820                    |
| t2            | Kamataka           | 2608.80r      | 2370.616    | 652.209                    | 366.564                    |
| t3            | Kerala             | 1395.9'73     | 1395.549    | 356.262                    | 329.515                    |
| l4            | Madhya Pradesh     | 1441.277      | 3184.182    | 755.171                    | 925.883                    |
| l5            | Maharashtra        | 4605.191      | 3988.186    | I t51.298                  | 889. t0l                   |
| t6            | Manipur            | 162.598       | 158.866     | 31.832                     | 31.435                     |
| 17            | Meghalaya          | 176.298       | t7 4.696    | 4,1.075                    | 43.668                     |
| l8            | Mizoram            | 65.758        | 64.663      | t6.439                     | 16.660                     |
| l9            | Nagaland           | 138.058       | 138. t62    | 34.514                     | 30.701                     |
| 20            | Odisha             | 2224.920      | 2078.529    | 560.898                    | 690.679                    |
| 2l            | Punjab             | 870.120       | 466.193     | 2t7.530                    | 29.272                     |
| 22            | Rajasthan          | 2188-.O73     | 2',7 52.219 | 692.646                    | 639.988                    |
| zl            | ,1 sit<t i-        | 44.324        | 41.7()9     | I 1.081                    | t0.313                     |
| 24            | Tamil Nadu         | 36'.77 ;7 52  | 3535.626    | 9t 9.438                   | 686.353                    |
| 25            | Telangana          | rst8.ooo      | D .7 t6     | 30'7.873                   | 301.401                    |
| 26            | Tripura            | 2'71.192      | 243.01I     | 67.808                     | 55.658                     |
| z1            | Uttrakhand         | 502.999       | 5 t5.699    | 125.7 50                   | 107.78',7                  |
| 28            | I Uttar Pradesh    | 9436.96',1    | 900:1.628   | 2428.526                   | 1564.500                   |
| 29            | West Bengal        | 3970.620      | 3941.558    | 992.655                    | 971.6 t I                  |
| 30            | A&N Islands        | 29.558        | 16.919      | 7.389                      | 6.699                      |
| 3l            | Chandigarh         | 0.000         | 0.000       | 0.000                      | 0.000                      |
| 32 D&N Haveli | 32 D&N Haveli      |               |             |                            |                            |
| 33            | Damen& DIU         | 15.892        | 14.573      | 3.972                      | 3.515                      |
| 31            | Jammu & Kashrnir   | '134.654      | 69i.986     | 183.663                    | 149.455                    |
| 35            | Ladakh             | t6.42't       | 1s.040      | 4.107                      | 4.468                      |
| 36            | Lakshadweep        | 4.620         | 3.492       | 1.155                      | 1.718                      |
| 37            | Puducherry         | 0.000         | 0.000       | 0.000                      | 0.000                      |
|               | Total              | 54815.412     | 51804. 174  | 13593.62 r                 | I 1300.tt09                |

Offtake  Source:  FCI

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF TINSTARRED QUESTION  No. 2498 FOR ANSWER ON 03.08.2021  IN TIIE LOK SABIIA

Additional allocation of foodgrains (in MTs) made by GOI for flood relief during last thlee years:

2017-18

| States   | Rice   |   Wheat | Total   |
|----------|--------|---------|---------|
| Assam    | 10000  |       0 | 10000   |
| Bihar    | 27523  |       0 | 27s23   |
| Manipur  | 14000  |    6000 | 20000   |
| Nagaland | 257t   |       0 | 2571    |

2018-19

| States      | Rice   |   Wheat |   Total |
|-------------|--------|---------|---------|
| Assam       | l sooo |       0 |   15000 |
| Kerala      | 89540  |       0 |   89540 |
| Maharashtra | 100    |      50 |     150 |
| Manipur     | 2000   |       0 |    2000 |

2019-20

| States      | Rice   |   Wheat |   Total |
|-------------|--------|---------|---------|
| Assam       | i 5000 |       0 |   15000 |
| Maharashtra | 8081   |    8081 |   16161 |