Lok Sabha Question No. 3605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Pilot Scheme for Distribution of Fortified Rice
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3605 To BE ANSWERED ON 22NP MARCH, 2023

## PILOT SCHEME FOR DISTRIBUTION OF FORTIFIED RICE

## 3605. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) the status of pilot scheme for the distribution of fortified rice under PDS;
- (b) the number of Statesldistricts in States that have started implementing it;
- (c) the details of quantity, State-wise;
- (d) the additional cost of fortified rice;
- (e) whether the Government is planning to expand it to all districts in the coming years; and

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

(a) & (b): Government of India approved Centrally Sponsored Pilot Scheme on (Fortification of Rice its Distribution under Public Distribution System" for the period from 2019-20 to 2021-22. Out of 15 States consented for the implementation of Pilot Scheme in their identified districts, eleven (11) States namely Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat; Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand have reported distribution of fortified rice in their identified districts. Approximately 4.30 Lakh Metric Ton (LMT) of fortified rice has been distributed through Targated Public Distribution System (TPDS) under the Pilot Scheme upto 31.03.2022.

- (c): The State-wise distribution of fortified rice under the Pilot Scheme is at Annexure.
- (d): During the implementation of Pilot Scheme; the incremental cost of rice fortification was worked out as 73 paise per which includes cost of Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) and other incidentals. kg-,
- (e) & (f): In order to achieve uniform nutritional impact among the targeted population, the Government of India approved the supply of fortified rice throughout the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) and in Other Welfare Schemes of Government of India in all States and Union Territories (UTs) by the year 2024 in a phased manner. The implementation plan of the initiative throughout the country in a phased manner is envisaged below:
1. Phase-I: Covering ICDS and PM-POSHAN in all over India by March, 2022
2. Phase-II: Phase above plus TPDS and OWS in all Aspirational and High Burden Districts on stunting (total 291 districts) by March 2023
3. Phase-III: Phase Il above plus covering the remaining districts of the country by March, 2024

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED To IN REPLY To PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3605 FOR ANSWER ON 22.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA.

| SL No   | Name of States   | Fortified Rice Distributed till 31.03.2022 Quantity in Metric Ton (MT)   |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | Andhra Pradesh   | 105453                                                                   |
| 2       | Gujarat          | 16806                                                                    |
| 3       | Maharashtra      | 54407                                                                    |
| 4       | Tamil Nadu       | 117,068                                                                  |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh     | 43,079                                                                   |
| 6       | Uttar Pradesh    | 45,380                                                                   |
| 7       | Odisha           | 20,418                                                                   |
| 8       | Telangana        | 5261                                                                     |
| 9       | Madhya Pradesh   | 13716                                                                    |
| 10      | Uttarakhand      | 6703                                                                     |
| 11      | Jharkhand        | 2694                                                                     |
|         | Total            |                                                                          |

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