Lok Sabha Question No. 2302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Budgetary Data for Food Distribution
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Agatha K. Sangma

## GOVERNMENT OF tNDtA

## MtNtsTRy oF GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  D|STRTBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLTC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUEST!ON NO.23O2

## TO BE ANSWERED  ON I6TX MARCH,2022

## BUDGETARY DATA FoR FooD DIsTRtBUTto]tI

## 2302. KUMAR! AGATHA  K. SANGMA

will the ltttinister  of GoNSUMER  AFFATRS, FooD AND  puBt.rc DIsrRlBUTror  w'r*mr qrqt,  uru *< vrffiq Ed-iq q* be pteased to state:

- (a) the details of the food distribution system, incruding quantier  of food distributedr the number of beneficaaries  reached and the percentage of popuration left out of the distribution,  year-n ase from 2O{4  ti date; and
- (b)
- the budgetary data for food securier and distribution rrom 2014 ti[ date, year wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT  AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD A  pUBLtC  D|STRIBUTION (SADHVI  NIRANJAN JYOTI}

(a): The Targeted Public Distribution system (TpDS) under the Naflonat Food securlty Act,2o{3  (NFSA) for the distrtbuffon  of highly subsidised foodgralns to targeted beneficiaries  is operated  und6r  Jolnt  responsibitaties  of the Gentrat Govemment and the state/ur Govemments, wfterein inter-alia all operational responslbllltles such as identification  of eliglbte beneficiaries/households  under the I{FSA' lssuance of either antyodaya  Anna  yorana  (AAy) or  priority  Househord (pHH) category  ratlon cards to them, ricensrng  and monltoring of Fair  price  shops (Fpss), allocatlon and intra-state  movement  of foodgrains up to all Fpss, distrabution  to beneticlaries, grievance  redressal of beneflclarles,  etc. rests with the respecfive stato/ur Govemments.  Further, NFSA provldes  coverage  for a maximum  of  gi.3s crore beneficiaries (nearly  two-third of the country's population as per the Gensus ot  20111 and was adopted by a[  states/UTs by November 2o{6. The incluslon/excluslon  of beneficiaries by states/urs up to their respective celfing llmits ls an ongoing process; accordingly the Department  allocates foodgrains  to the states/UTs as per their current coverago ot beneficiaries  under the Act. Foodgralns  are distrlbuted  to beneficlaries  from Fair  price  shops (Fpss)  at the scale of 35 Kg per AAY househotd  per month  and 5 Kg per  pHH  percon per month.

A yeaFwise statement  irom 2oltl-'ls fill date showing quantigr ot foodgrains allocated by the Department,  offtake by statesruTs  for distribution and number of total beneflclaries  under erstwhale  TPDS / I{FSA is at Annexure-t.

- (b):  The budgetary data for food securigr and distribution tuonI 20,14  ta date year wise statement is al Annexure-ll.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  To lN REPLY To PART (a) oF THE UNSTARRED  euEsroN NO.23O2 FOR ANSWER  ON 16.03.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA.

statementjhowing year-wise guantity  of foodgrains allocated by the Department  under erstwhile TPDS / NFSA, offtake  by States/UTs for distribution to beneficiaries and total number of beneficiaries under erstwhile TPDS / NFSA from 2Oi4-15 till date

| Year                     | Allocated Quantity of Foodgrains by the Department (in Lakh MTs)   | Quantity Offtake by States/UTs for Distribution (in Lakh MTs)   | % Offtake by States/UTs for Distribution   | Total Number of Beneficiaries identified / reached by States/UTs under erstwhile TPDS/NFSA (in Lakhs)   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                  | 515.37                                                             | 441.26                                                          | 85.620/"                                   | 8599 (approx.)                                                                                          |
| 2015-16                  | 5't7.49                                                            | 490.85                                                          | 94.85%                                     | 8599 (approx.)                                                                                          |
| 2016-17                  | 524.88                                                             | 504.18                                                          | 96.06%                                     | 8054.43                                                                                                 |
| 2017-18                  | 524.97                                                             | 512.21                                                          | 97 .57o/o                                  | 8072.92                                                                                                 |
| 2018-{9                  | 525.14                                                             | 496.24                                                          | 94.50Vo                                    | 7965.04                                                                                                 |
|                          | 521.47                                                             | 501.02                                                          | 96.08%                                     | 8095.16 2019-20                                                                                         |
| 2020-21                  | 521.26                                                             | 49'1.96                                                         | 94.38%                                     | 7932.81                                                                                                 |
| 2021-22 (upto Feb. 2022) | 435. t 0                                                           | 385.22                                                          | 89.71%                                     | 7971.48                                                                                                 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.23O2 FOR ANSWER  ON 16.03.2022  IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Budgetary  Data for food Security and distribution  from  2014

| FY                         | Schemes                        | Budgetary Provision & Allocation (in Rs crore)   | Budgetary Provision & Allocation (in Rs crore)   |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|                            |                                | Allocation                                       | Actual expenditure                               |
| 2014-15                    | Food Subsidy to FCI            | 97000.00                                         | 97000.00                                         |
|                            | Food Subsidy to DCP States     | 2117 5.81                                        | 2',t't7 s.8',1                                   |
|                            | Total                          | '118175.81                                       | 1 18175.81                                       |
| 20'15-16                   | Food Subsidy to FCI            | 112000.00                                        | 112000.00                                        |
| 20'15-16                   | Food Subsidy to DCP States     | 22919.00                                         | 22919.00                                         |
| 20'15-16                   | Total                          | 134919.00                                        | 134919.00                                        |
| 2016-17                    | Food Subsidy to FCI '          | 100000.00                                        | 100000.00                                        |
| 2016-17                    | Food Subsidy to DCP States     | 30672.96                                         | 27338.35                                         |
| 2016-17                    | Total                          | 130672.96                                        | 127338.35                                        |
| 2017-18                    | Food Subsidy to FCI '          | 101981 .69                                       | 1 0'1981 .69                                     |
| 2017-18                    | Food Subsidy to DCP States     | 38000.00                                         | 38000.00                                         |
| 2017-18                    | Tota I                         | 139981.69                                        | 139981.69                                        |
| 2018-19                    | Food Subsidy to FCI *          | 140098.00                                        | 140098.00                                        |
| 2018-19                    | Food Subsidy to DCP States     | 31029.485                                        | 31029.485                                        |
| 2018-19                    | Total                          | 17',t',t27 .485                                  | '17 1',t27 .485                                  |
| 2019-20                    | Food Subsidy to FCI *.         | 75000.00                                         | 119164.02                                        |
| 2019-20                    | Food Subsidy to DCP States *'* | 33508.35                                         | 44944.35                                         |
|                            | Total                          | 108508.35                                        | 1,64,108.37                                      |
| 2020-?1                    | Food Subsidy to FCI #          | 344077 .00                                       | 462789                                           |
| 2020-?1                    | Food Subsidy to DCP States     | 78337 .77                                        | 66901.77#                                        |
|                            | Total                          | 422414.77                                        | 529690.77                                        |
| 2021-22 (as on 08.03.20221 | Food Subsidy to FCI            | 210929.00                                        | 1,99,004.00                                      |
| 2021-22 (as on 08.03.20221 | Food Subsidy to DCP States     | 7 5290.',t 1                                     | 58,260.44                                        |
| 2021-22 (as on 08.03.20221 | Tota I                         | 2,86,219.'t1                                     | 2,57,264.44                                      |

## lncludes Rs 11,436 crore released through  FCI to DCP States as part of unutilized  NSSF loan.