Lok Sabha Question No. 1184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Distribution of Foodgrains during Pandemic
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sunil Kumar Singh, Balak Nath

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

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED OUESTION NO. II84

TO BE ANSWERED  ON  gth  February' 2O2{

## DISTIIIBUTION  OF FOODGRAINS  DURING PANDEMIC

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SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH  HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI BALAK NATH:

Wilt the Minister of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTIoN scsrIffr arri, urq-+ elk {rdEIa-fi  futr{ur d+ be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has distributed foodgrains  to poor people
- apart from PDS during Govid.{9 pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT'wise;
- (c)  whether the union Government has distributed  pulses apart from
- wheat, rice in the said scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State'wise  including Maharashtra; and
- (e) the amount of additional  funds Government  has to spend on the said
- foodgrains and pulses?

## ANSWER

IUINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF COi{SUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD &

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(sHRl DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a)to(d):  !n pursuance  of the pro-poor measures under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package as part of the Economic Response to GOVID '{9t GovtoflndiahadlaunchedPradhanMantriGaribKalyanAnna yolana(PMGKAY)  for additionat allocation of food-grains from the Gentral Pool @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost for all the beneficiaries of all the 36 States/UTs  covered under Targeted Public Distribution system (TPDS)(AAY&PHH)inctudingthosecoveredunderDBTforaperiodof8

months i.e APril.November,  2O2O.

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ln addition to above, under PMGKAY, pulses/chana  have also been provided @ {kg per household per month free of cost to all beneficiaries under NFSA covering {9.4 crore households.

Also, under the  Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (Al{BP)r this Department has made allocation of foodgrains  @ 5 kg per person per month and whole chana @ lkg per household per month, free of cost for a period of two months (May & June, 2O2O). State/UT-wise allocation detaals of foodgrains and chana under PMGKAY scheme and ANB scheme in all the States/UTs as placed at Annexure-l-ll!.

The allocation of free of cost foodgrains/pulses/chana  under PMGKAY and ANBP is in addition to normal allocation done under the NFSA.

(e): During PMGI(AY-I'  about {2{ LMT of foodgrain was allocated  for free of cost entailing  financial implications of approximately Rs. 46061 Grore and about 5.65 LMT pulses were allocated for free of cost and Funds altocated  for putses under PMGKAY is about Rs. 5O0O.OO  Crore.

During PMGKAY-II about 20{ LMT of foodgrains was allocated for free of cost entailing financial imptications of approximately  Rs. 76O62.{ { Grore and about 8.82 LMT whole chana was allocated free of cost.  Funds ailocated  for distribution  of chana under the extended  PMGKAY Yoiana is about Rs. 6999.24 Grore'

Under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANBP), this Department made allocation of about total 8 LMT of addit:ona! food-grain free of cost entaiting subsidy  of about Rs. 3{09.52 crore and about 27ool.',l9 MT whole chana was allocated for free of cost. Funds allocated under ANBP for distribution  of chana is about Rs. 280.0O Grore.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO lN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED OUESTION  No. I184 FOR ANSWER  ON 09.02.2021 lN THE LOK SABHA

## State.wise  allocation under PM Gar:b Kalyan Anna Yoiana and ANB Schemes in MTs)

| SN           | States/UTs                | Total Allocation under PMGKAY (April-Nov 2020)   | Total a!location undel Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme   |
|--------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1            | Andaman & Nicobar lslands | 2434.44                                          | 6'l                                                 |
| 2            | Andhra Pradesh            | 107292O.OO                                       | 26423                                               |
| 3            | Arunachal Pradesh         | 32a44.84                                         | a21                                                 |
| 4            | ,llssam                   | 10061 16.96                                      | 25',153                                             |
| 5            | Bihar                     | 3463588.53                                       | 85450                                               |
| 6            | Chandigarh                | 11112,95                                         | 275                                                 |
| 7            | Ghhattisgarh              | 803080.00                                        | 20077                                               |
| 8            | Daman & Diu D&NN          | 114A2.44                                         | 245                                                 |
| I            | Delhi                     | 290932.96                                        | 7273                                                |
| 10           | Goa                       | 21279.76                                         | 532                                                 |
| 11           | Guiarat                   | { 530143.48                                      | 3A254                                               |
| 12           | Haryana                   | 505960.00                                        | ,t2649                                              |
| t3           | Himachal Pradesh          | 11457A.24                                        | 2A64                                                |
| 14 Jammu And | Kashmir                   | 289101.03                                        | 7241                                                |
| 15           | Jh arkhand                | 't054800.92                                      | 26370                                               |
| 16           | Ka mataka                 | 1607720.OO                                       | 40'193                                              |
| 17           | !(erala                   | 619200.48                                        | 1 5480                                              |
| 't8          | L,adakh                   | 5755.80                                          | 144                                                 |
| t9           | Lak:;hadweep              | 880.00                                           | 22                                                  |
| 20           | Madhtya Pradesh           | 2{ 85680.00                                      | s4642                                               |
| 21           | Maharashtra               | 2800680.00                                       | 70017                                               |
| 22           | l\rlanipur                | 98526.02                                         | 2457                                                |
| 23           | Me ghalaya                | 85820.68                                         | 2146                                                |
| 24           | Mizoram                   | 2672a,60                                         | 668                                                 |
| 25           | Nagaland                  | 56187.48                                         | 1405                                                |
| 26           | Odisha                    | 12943A4.64                                       | 32360                                               |
| 27           | Purlucherry               | 252A4.94                                         | 624                                                 |
| 2A           | I,unjab                   | 565800.00                                        | 14145                                               |
| 29           | Raiasthan                 | 1786480.00                                       | 44662                                               |
| 30           | Siikkim                   | 15151.52                                         | 379                                                 |
| 3t           | Tarnil Nadu               | 142934A.44                                       | 35734                                               |
| 32           | Telangana                 | 766480,00                                        | 19162                                               |
| 33           | f'ripura                  | 99788.02                                         | 2443                                                |
| 34           | Uttar Pradesh             | 5915765,97                                       | ,142033                                             |
| 35           | Uttarakhand               | 247746,45                                        | 6196                                                |
| 36           | We$t Bengal               | 2407350.80                                       | 50'184                                              |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) tO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION No. l{84 FOR ANSWER  ON O9.O2.2O21  lN THE LOK SABHA

(in iiTs)

| Allocation of pulses under PMGKAY- I   | Allocation of pulses under PMGKAY- I   | Allocation of pulses under PMGKAY- I   | Allocation of pulses under PMGKAY- I          |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| s No                                   | State/UT                               | Total 3 months atlocation of pulses    | Adiusted atlocation as per States/UTs request |
| 1                                      | Andaman &lrlicobar                     | 49.Os                                  | 49.05                                         |
| 2                                      | Andhra Pradesh                         | 27044.57                               | 27084.57                                      |
| 3                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 531.53                                 | 531,63                                        |
| 4                                      | Assam                                  | 17346.77                               | 1738G.77                                      |
| 5                                      | Bihar                                  | 50655.00                               | 43655.00                                      |
| 6                                      | Ghandigarh                             | 191 .01                                | 19{ .0{                                       |
| 7                                      | Chhattisgarh                           | 15449.73                               | 1s449.73                                      |
| E                                      | Dadra and Nagar Havelir Daman & Diu    | 195.72                                 | 195,72                                        |
| 9                                      | Delhi                                  | s261.46                                | 5261.46                                       |
| {0                                     | Goa                                    | 427.50                                 | 427,50                                        |
| 11                                     | Gujarat                                | 20641.43                               | 19528,00                                      |
| 12                                     | Haryana                                | 7930,91                                | 7930,91                                       |
| 13                                     | Himachal Pradesh                       | 2055.00                                | 2055,O0                                       |
| 14                                     | Jammu and !(ashmir                     | 4935,12                                | 4935,12                                       |
| 't5                                    | Jharkhand                              | 17134,80                               | 17134,80                                      |
| 16                                     | Kamataka                               | 38168.19                               | 38168.{ 9                                     |
| 17                                     | Kerala                                 | 11214.51                               | 11214.s1                                      |
| l8                                     | Ladakh                                 | a7.78                                  | 87,78                                         |
| l9                                     | Lakshadweep                            | 15.60                                  | 15.60                                         |
| 20                                     | Madhya Pradesh                         | 3s058.00                               | 35058.00                                      |
| 2,|                               | Maharashtra                            | 460{9,O8                               | 46019.08                                      |
| 22                                     | Mani J                                 | 1762,50                                | 1762,50                                       |
| 23                                     | M laya                                 | 1264.50                                | ,1264,50                                      |
| 24                                     | Mizoram                                | 46G.23                                 | 466.23                                        |
| 25                                     | Nagaland                               | as4.a2                                 | 4s4.82                                        |
| 26                                     | Odisha                                 | 27853.89                               | 27853.89                                      |
| 27                                     | Puducherry                             | 534,54                                 | 534.54                                        |
| 2A                                     | Pu ab                                  | to800,00                               | 10800.00                                      |
| 29                                     | Raiasthan                              | 33555.00                               | 29982,72                                      |
| 30                                     | Sikkim                                 | 241,67                                 | 241.67                                        |
| 31                                     | Tamil Nadu                             | 33323.76                               | 33323.76                                      |
| 32                                     | Telangana                              | 1 5988.14                              | t 5988.14                                     |
| 33                                     | Tripura                                | 1736,64                                | {736.64                                       |
| 34                                     | Uttar Pradeslh                         | 105733,71                              | 100226,40                                     |
| 35                                     | Uttarakhand                            | 4038,00                                | 4038,00                                       |
| 36                                     | West Bengal                            | 43s87.00                               | 43587.00                                      |
|                                        | Grand Total                            | 5A2273.25                              | 565080.24                                     |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO lN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION l{o. ll84 FOR ANSWER  ON 09.02.2021  lN THE LOK SABHA

## Total allocation  of chana by States/UTs  under PMGKAY-!|

in MTs)

| sl. No   | States/UTs                     | Monthly allocation   | Adiusted s-months allocation as per request of States/UTs   |
|----------|--------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR              | 16.35                | 77.4O                                                       |
| 2        | ANDHRA PIIADESH                | 8967.00              | 44,835.00                                                   |
| 3        | ARUNAGHIiL PRADESH             | 177.21               | 886.05                                                      |
| 4        | ASSAM                          | 5795.59              | 28,977.95                                                   |
| 5        | BIHAR                          | 15885.00             | 78,149.89                                                   |
| 6        | CHAND!GAIRH                    | 63.67                | 312.05                                                      |
| 7        | CHHATTIS(;ARH                  | 5{ 49.91             | 24,894.13                                                   |
| I        | DADAR NAGAR HAVELI DAMAN & DIU | 6s.24                | 326,20                                                      |
| 9        | DELHI                          | 1753,42              | 8,649.{O                                                    |
| 'to      | GOA                            | 142.50               | 712.50                                                      |
| 11       | GUJARAT                        | 6880,48              | 29,678.75                                                   |
| 't2      | HARYANA                        | 2700.00              | 12,051.34                                                   |
| {3       | HIMACHAL PRADESH               | 685.00               | 2,973.OO                                                    |
| 14       | JAiNMU & }(ASHMIR              | 1704.79              | 8,318.43                                                    |
| {5       | JHARKHAND                      | s7rr.60              | 22,842.88                                                   |
| 16       | KARNATAX.A                     | 12722,73             | 62,955.97                                                   |
| 17       | KERALA                         | 373A.17              | 17$2O.8s                                                    |
| t8       | LADAKH                         | 29.26                | 146.30                                                      |
| ,t9      | LAKSHADY1IEEP                  | 5.20                 | 24.64                                                       |
| 20       | MADHYA PIIADESH                | 1 ,t 686.00          | 56,348.94                                                   |
| 21       | MAHARASHITRA                   | 15339.69             | 7O,226.91                                                   |
| 22       | MANIPUR                        | 587.50               | 2,91O.50                                                    |
| 23       | MEGHALAYA                      | 42',1.50             | 2r1O7,5O                                                    |
| 24       | MIZORAM                        | 155.41               | 777,O5                                                      |
| 25       | NAGALAND                       | 2A4.94               | 1,424,7O                                                    |
| 26       | ODISHA                         | 92A4.63              | 46A23.1s                                                    |
| 27       | PUDUCHERRY                     | 178.18               | 890.90                                                      |
| 2A       | PUNJAB                         | 3600.00              | { 8,000,o0                                                  |
| 29       | RAJASTHAIN                     | ,1oo11,74            | 4,175,65                                                    |
| 30       | SIKKIM                         | s3.8e                | 469.45                                                      |
| 31       | TAMIL NADU                     | 11107.92             | 53,591.59                                                   |
| 32       | TELANGANA                      | o.o0                 | o.oo                                                        |
| 33       | TRIPURA                        | 578,89               | 2,781.O8                                                    |
| 34       | UTTAR PRIIDESH                 | 35244.57             | 158,556.89                                                  |
| 35       | UTTARAKHAND                    | 1346.00              | 6,510,45                                                    |
| 36       | WEST BEN(;AL                   | 14529,24             | 72,349,19                                                   |
|          | Total                          | 187643.66            | aa2176.A2                                                   |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO !N REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION No. {{E4 FOR ANSWER  ON 09.02.202{  IN THE LOK SABHA

| Stiate-wise allocation of whole chana under ANBP   | Stiate-wise allocation of whole chana under ANBP   | Stiate-wise allocation of whole chana under ANBP                | Stiate-wise allocation of whole chana under ANBP      |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| s No                                               | State/UT                                           | Tota! 2 months allocation of chana whole @ ,IO% NFSA HH (in MT) | Adiusted allocation as per States/UTs request (in MT) |
| 1                                                  | Andaman &ilicobar                                  | 3,27                                                            | 12.sO                                                 |
| 2                                                  | Andhra Prad esh                                    | {805.64                                                         | 0.00                                                  |
| 3                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                  | 35.44                                                           | 35.44                                                 |
| 4                                                  | Assam                                              | 1159.12                                                         | 937.48                                                |
| 5                                                  | Bihar                                              | 3377.O0                                                         | 3375.50                                               |
| 6                                                  | Chandigarh                                         | 12.73                                                           | 12.37                                                 |
| 7                                                  | Ghhattasgarh                                       | 1029.98                                                         | ,t 029.98                                             |
| 8                                                  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu                | {3.O5                                                           | 13.05                                                 |
| 9                                                  | Delhi                                              | 350.76                                                          | 350.76                                                |
| {0                                                 | Goa                                                | 28.50                                                           | 28.50                                                 |
| 11                                                 | Gujarat                                            | {376.O0                                                         | 788.64                                                |
| 12                                                 | Haryana                                            | 540.O6                                                          | 540.06                                                |
| {3                                                 | Himachal Prirdesh                                  | 137.O0                                                          | 136.OO                                                |
| 14                                                 | Jammu and lKashmir                                 | 329.O1                                                          | 329.O{                                                |
| {5                                                 | Jharkhand                                          | 1142.32                                                         | 1142,32                                               |
| t6                                                 | Karnataka                                          | 2544.55                                                         | 2544,55                                               |
| 17                                                 | Kerala                                             | 747.63                                                          | 747.63                                                |
| {8                                                 | Ladakh                                             | 5.85                                                            | 5.85                                                  |
| ,9                                                 | Lakshadweep                                        | 1.O4                                                            | 5.59                                                  |
| 20                                                 | Madhya Pradlesh                                    | 2337.20                                                         | 219.24                                                |
| 21                                                 | Maharashtra                                        | 3340.00                                                         | {766.00                                               |
| 22                                                 | Manipur                                            | ,117.50                                                         | 82.3s                                                 |
| 23                                                 | Meghalaya                                          | 84.30                                                           | 82.35                                                 |
| 24                                                 | Mizoram                                            | 31.08                                                           | 3{.08                                                 |
| 25                                                 | Nagaland                                           | 56.99                                                           | 56.99                                                 |
| 26                                                 | Odisha                                             | 1856.93                                                         | {00.00                                                |
| 27                                                 | Puducherry                                         | 35.64                                                           | 35.64                                                 |
| 28                                                 | Puniab                                             | 720.OO                                                          | ,t015,72                                              |
| 29                                                 | Raiasthan                                          | 2237.OO                                                         | 2237,OO                                               |
| 30                                                 | Sikkim                                             | ,t 8.78                                                         | 14,74                                                 |
| 31                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                         | 2221.54                                                         | 2224.O8                                               |
| 32                                                 | Telangana                                          | 1065.88                                                         | {066.68                                               |
| 33                                                 | Tripura                                            | 11s.77                                                          | 115.74                                                |
| 34                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                      | 704A.91                                                         | 273434                                                |
| 35                                                 | Uttarakhand                                        | 269.20                                                          | 270.OO                                                |
| 36                                                 | West Bengal                                        | 2905.80                                                         | 2905.80                                               |