Lok Sabha Question No. 4717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Beneficiaries under PMGKAY in Bihar
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4717 To BE ANSWERED ON 29TH MARCH, 2023

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMGKAY IN BIHAR

## 4717. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) the details of beneficiaries registered under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in the State of Bihar; district-wise;
- (b) the quantum of foodgrains given to each person in a month under the PMGKAY scheme in Bihar in the last three fiscal years; and
- (c) the details of foodgrains allocated to Bihar in the last three fiscal years, in terms of metric tonnes?

## A NSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): The allocation of free foodgrains, under PMGKAY was in addition to normal allocation done under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 to existing NFSA beneficiaries. Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the StatelUt Governments. The responsibility of identification of beneficiaries under TPDS lies with respective StatelUT.The details of the no. of beneficiaries covered under National Food Security Act, 2013 for Bihar (as on 20.03.2023) is as below:

| No. of familieslpersons identified under NFSA   | No. of familieslpersons identified under NFSA   | No. of familieslpersons identified under NFSA   | (in akh)      |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| AAY                                             | AAY                                             | Priority                                        | Total persons |
| No. of families                                 | No: of person                                   | No: of persons                                  | Total persons |
| 25.01                                           | 125.05                                          | 746.11                                          |               |

Bihar has availed maximum permissible limit in terms of number of beneficiaries i.e 871.16 lakh as prescribed under NFSA act. The actual number of beneficiaries keeps on changing based on additionldeletion of ration cards due to various reasons, as reported by States/UTs from time to time.

(b) and (c): 5 kg of additional food grains per person per month was provided free of cost to around 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries all over the countryA total quantity of approx 1118 LMT foodgrains had been allocated to States/UTs including 121.86 LMT to Bihar under Phase [-VII of PMGKAY during the period April, 2020 to December, 2022. Details of food grains allocated under PMGKAY to Bihar is as below:

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| Year        | Food grain type   | Allocation under PMGKAY (in thousand tons)   |
|-------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|             | Rice              | 0 (PMGKAY Scheme                             |
|             | Wheat             | commenced in April 2020)                     |
|             | Total             |                                              |
| 2020-21     | Rice              | 2603.49                                      |
|             | Wheat             | 871.16                                       |
|             | Total             | 3474.65                                      |
| 2021-22     | Rice              | 2874.84                                      |
|             | Wheat             | 1916.56                                      |
|             | Total             | 4791.40                                      |
| 2022-23     | Rice              | 3746.00                                      |
|             | Wheat             | 174.23                                       |
|             | Total             | 3920.24                                      |
| Grand Total |                   | 12186.29                                     |