Lok Sabha Question No. 1627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: National Food Security Act
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## MrNrsrRY oF coNsuMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLTG  DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD Al{D PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## .  LOKSABHA UNSTARRED  OUESTION NO.I627

## TO BE ANSWERED  ON 8TH DECEMBE&  202,7

## NATIONAL  FOOD SECURITY AGT

## t{627.  SHR| NIHAL GHAND:

Iuitl the lUlinister  of GONSUi'ER AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTTON  5rn|traTl arrd, <ra-* gk grf,ofro  Bilur *+ be pteased to state:

- (a) the total number of beneficiaries covered  in the entire nation under National Food Security Act (NFSA);
- (b) the State/Union  Territory-wise  details  thereof;
- (c) whether tatget of any kind was fxed under nationat Food Secudt!/ Act by the Gentral Govemment;
- (d) if so, the present status thereot
- (e) if not, whether  the Govemment proposes to set any tatget for future;
- (f) the amount allocated under National Food Security  Act (NFSA) in tlhe country  during the last tt ro years;  and
- (g) the Stateiunaon Territory-wise  details  thereofil

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL  DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI  NIRANJAT{  JYOTD

- (a):  The National Food Security  Act, 2Ol3 (I{FSA) is being amplemented  in all the States/ Union Territories  cove ing approximately  79,53 crore beneliciaries at al! lndia level.
- (b):  A statement  on State/Union Territory wise number of persons covered under ]{FSA is at Annexure-|.
- (c): The NFSA provides for coverage uplo 75o/o of rural  population  and upto 5oo/o  of urban populatlon for receiving  highly subsidized  foodgrains under Targeted  Pubtic Distribution System  (TPDS),  thus covering  about two-tftirds  of the total population which at Census 20{ { eomes to 8l,35 crore. Gorrespondang  to the all lndia coverage ol 75o/o and 50% an the rural and uiban areas, State-wise cove;age was determined by the then Planning Commissaon (now NlTl Aayog) by using the NSSO Household  Gonsumption  Expenditure Survey data lor 2011-12.
- (d): Presently,  approx 79.53 crore persons  are covered under NFSA.
- (e): Question  does not arise.
- (0 & (S): Details of year-wise fund allocated  and State-wise ftrnd released during last two year$ as Food Subsidy to  Food Corporation of lndia (FCl)r Food Subsidy  to Decentralized Procurement  (DCP) States and Central  assistance for expenditure lncurred towalds :ntra€tate  transportation  and handling  & FPS dealers margin is at Annexure-ll. State-wise budgetary allocation is not made under NFSA.

## ANNEXI'RE REFERRTD TO IN REPLY TO PART (bI OF THE UITISTARRED  QUESTION NO.I627 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 08.12.2021 IIII THE LOK SABHA

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| sl. No.                                                                                                                                         | States/ UTs                                                                                                                                     | No. of famllles/persons ldentilied                                                                                                              | No. of famllles/persons ldentilied                                                                                                              | No. of famllles/persons ldentilied                                                                                                              | (in lakhl                                                                                                                                       |
| sl. No.                                                                                                                                         | States/ UTs                                                                                                                                     | AAY                                                                                                                                             | AAY                                                                                                                                             | Horlty                                                                                                                                          | Total persons                                                                                                                                   |
| sl. No.                                                                                                                                         | States/ UTs                                                                                                                                     | l{o, of famllies                                                                                                                                | No. of peBon                                                                                                                                    | No. of persols                                                                                                                                  | Total persons                                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 9.08                                                                                                                                            | 23.52                                                                                                                                           | 244 .7 0                                                                                                                                        | 268.22                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                               | 0.38                                                                                                                                            | 1.50                                                                                                                                            | 6.90                                                                                                                                            | 8.40                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                                                                           | 6.92                                                                                                                                            | 28.08                                                                                                                                           | 223.O8                                                                                                                                          | 25t.17                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                                                           | 25.01                                                                                                                                           | 125.05                                                                                                                                          | 746.tt                                                                                                                                          | 471.16                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                                               | Chattisgarh                                                                                                                                     | 7.19                                                                                                                                            | 20.42                                                                                                                                           | 180.35                                                                                                                                          | 200.77                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                                                               | Delhi                                                                                                                                           | 0.69                                                                                                                                            | 2.81                                                                                                                                            | 69.97                                                                                                                                           | 72.78                                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                                               | Goa                                                                                                                                             | o.72                                                                                                                                            | 0.46                                                                                                                                            | 4.86                                                                                                                                            | 5.32                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                                                                                         | 8.10                                                                                                                                            | 36.50                                                                                                                                           | 305.21                                                                                                                                          | 341.71                                                                                                                                          |
| 9                                                                                                                                               | Haryana                                                                                                                                         | 2.68                                                                                                                                            | 1 1.35                                                                                                                                          | 1 15.14                                                                                                                                         | 126.49                                                                                                                                          |
| 10                                                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 1.82                                                                                                                                            | 7 .67                                                                                                                                           | 20.98                                                                                                                                           | 28.64                                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                              | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                       | 9.t7                                                                                                                                            | 37.98                                                                                                                                           | 225.72                                                                                                                                          | 263.70                                                                                                                                          |
| t2                                                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                                                       | 10.97                                                                                                                                           | 43.91                                                                                                                                           | 358.O2                                                                                                                                          | 401.93                                                                                                                                          |
| i3                                                                                                                                              | Kera-la                                                                                                                                         | 5.96                                                                                                                                            | 25.59                                                                                                                                           | 729.2r                                                                                                                                          | 154.80                                                                                                                                          |
| t4                                                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                  | 14.81                                                                                                                                           | 57 .24                                                                                                                                          | 425.31                                                                                                                                          | 482.58                                                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                     | 25.05                                                                                                                                           | 108.01                                                                                                                                          | 592.16                                                                                                                                          | 700.t7                                                                                                                                          |
| r6                                                                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                                                                         | 0.64                                                                                                                                            | t.a2                                                                                                                                            | 18.15                                                                                                                                           | t9.97                                                                                                                                           |
| t7                                                                                                                                              | Megha-laya                                                                                                                                      | o.70                                                                                                                                            | 2.97                                                                                                                                            | 18.54                                                                                                                                           | 27.46                                                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                                                              | Mizoram                                                                                                                                         | o.26                                                                                                                                            | o.82                                                                                                                                            | 5.86                                                                                                                                            | 6.68                                                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                                                              | Nagaland                                                                                                                                        | 0.48                                                                                                                                            | 2.tt                                                                                                                                            | 1 1.94                                                                                                                                          | 14.05                                                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                                                          | 12.58                                                                                                                                           | 38.08                                                                                                                                           | 286.07                                                                                                                                          | 324.t5                                                                                                                                          |
| 2t                                                                                                                                              | Punjab                                                                                                                                          | 1.79                                                                                                                                            | 7.7L                                                                                                                                            | 133.80                                                                                                                                          | 141 .51                                                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                                                              | Raiasthan                                                                                                                                       | 6.29                                                                                                                                            | 22.29                                                                                                                                           | 417 .72                                                                                                                                         | 440.O1                                                                                                                                          |
| 23                                                                                                                                              | Sikkim                                                                                                                                          | o.!7                                                                                                                                            | 0.55                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                 | 3.79                                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                                              | Tami.l Nadu                                                                                                                                     | 18.65                                                                                                                                           | 68.60                                                                                                                                           | 296.1O                                                                                                                                          | 364.69                                                                                                                                          |
| 25                                                                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                                                                       | 5.67                                                                                                                                            | 15.29                                                                                                                                           | 176.33                                                                                                                                          | 191.62                                                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                                                                         | 1. 10                                                                                                                                           | 4.98                                                                                                                                            | 19.85                                                                                                                                           | 24.83                                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 40.79                                                                                                                                           | 130.i4                                                                                                                                          | 7341.78                                                                                                                                         | t471.92                                                                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                                                                              | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                     | 1.84                                                                                                                                            | 7 .92                                                                                                                                           | 54.O2                                                                                                                                           | 6t.94                                                                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                                                                                     | 16.42                                                                                                                                           | 54.99                                                                                                                                           | 546.85                                                                                                                                          | 601.84                                                                                                                                          |
| 30                                                                                                                                              | A&N Islands                                                                                                                                     | o.o4                                                                                                                                            | 0. 14                                                                                                                                           | o.46                                                                                                                                            | 0.61                                                                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                                                                              | DNH&DD                                                                                                                                          | 0.05                                                                                                                                            | o.24                                                                                                                                            | 2.74                                                                                                                                            | 3.02                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                                                            | o.o4                                                                                                                                            | 0.18                                                                                                                                            | 0.22                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                 | Chandisarh (DET)                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                            | 0.01                                                                                                                                            | 2.74                                                                                                                                            | 2,7 5                                                                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                                                                              | Puduchery (DB'f)                                                                                                                                | 0.25                                                                                                                                            | 0.81                                                                                                                                            | 5.42                                                                                                                                            | 6.2+                                                                                                                                            |
| 35                                                                                                                                              | J&K                                                                                                                                             | 2.33                                                                                                                                            | i0.61                                                                                                                                           | 61.80                                                                                                                                           | 72.41                                                                                                                                           |
| 36                                                                                                                                              | Ladakh                                                                                                                                          | 0.06                                                                                                                                            | o.29                                                                                                                                            | 1.15                                                                                                                                            | 1.44                                                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                           | 238.O5                                                                                                                                          | 900.47                                                                                                                                          | 70s2.40                                                                                                                                         | 7952.99                                                                                                                                         |

ANNE:XURE REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PART (O E (gI OF THE UNSTARRTD QUESTTON  NO. 1627 DUE FOR AITSWER  OI{ 08.12.2021  IN THE LOK SABTTA

Details ofE\rad allocated for Food Subsidy to Food Corporation oflndta and released year-wlse  under l{ational Food Security Act (including Pradhan Mantrl Garib lGlyaa Anna Yojana and Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme)

(Rs ln crorel

| Year                   | Amount allocated   | Amouat released   |
|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| 20L9-20                | 75,000.o0          | 1,1,9,t64.O2 *    |
| 2020-2L                | 344077             | 462789 "*         |
| 2O2l-22 Up to 30.11.21 | 2,O2,6L6           | 1,34,000          |

IINNE:XURE RTFERRED To IN REPLY To PART (0 & (Cl OF THE UNSTIIRR"ED QUESTTON  NO. L627,DrrE FOR /INSWER ON 08.12.2021  rN THE LOK SABTTA

Statement lndlcatlng  the subsldy  released  to DCP States durlng the trast 2  years and current year under Natlonal  Food Securlty Act (lncludlng Pradhan Mantd Garlb Kalyan Anna Yojana and Atma Nirbbar Bharat Scheme)

(Rs in crores)

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | 20L9-20    | 2020-2L    | 2o21-22 (as on 3O.11.211   |
|----------|---------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 7404.42    | 8424.72    | 5186.75                    |
| 2        | Bihar               | 2535.71    | 4t17.33    | 3994.33                    |
| J        | Chhattisgarh        | 462a.LL    | 7t93.13    | 3104.60                    |
| 4        | Gujarat             | 69.O3      | 9.24       | 0.00                       |
| 5        | Karnataka           | 205.79     | 323.99     | 340.28                     |
| 6        | Kerala              | 469.30     | t2u.9a     | 984.44                     |
|          | Madhya Pradesh      | 8888.39    | 11946.44   | 3a27.97                    |
| 8        | Maharashtra         | 1920.t7    | 2555.74    | 676.76                     |
| 9        | Odisha              | 5807.45    | 4985.73    | 2244.94                    |
| 10       | Punjab              | t6t2.o9    | 1761.53    | 860.38                     |
| 11       | Rajasthan           |            |            | 0                          |
| t2       | Iamil Nadu          | 3242.79    | 3to9.76    | t387.t9                    |
| t3       | Ielangana           | 4858.89    | 6479.59    | 5031.88                    |
| t4       | Uttarakhand         | 903.t2     | 1371.33    | 990.95                     |
| 15       | West Bengal         | 2194.a6    | 8792.O3    | 1246.93                    |
| 16       | Jharkhand           |            | 3.66       | 3.66                       |
| t7       | Iripura             |            | 29.79      | 15.58                      |
| 18       | DBT*                | 204.24     | t82.7a     | 97.76                      |
|          | Total               | 44944.35** | 66901.77** | 30040.74                   |

## ANNEKT,RE  RTFERRED TO IN REPLY T'O PIIRT (O A G  OF THE UNSTARRID QUESTTON  NO. 1627 DUE rOR ANSWER ON 08.12.2021  rN THE LOK SABHA

Frrnd released  to States/UTs under the Scheme  of Central assistance  to States/UTs  for aeetlng expeadlture  incurred towards irtra-State movement  & handliog of foodgraius and FPS deeler's margln under Ilational Food Security  Act (lncludlug Pradhau Mantrl Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat Schemel

| S. I{o.           | States/Uts        | Fund Released (In crorel   | Fund Released (In crorel   | Fund Released (In crorel   |
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S. I{o.           | States/Uts        | 20L9-20                    | 2020-2L                    | 2o2L-22 lAs on O1.12.2U    |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 62.52                      | 27t.76                     | 6l_22                      |
| o                 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00                       | o.80                       | 0.oo                       |
| J                 | .l\ssam           | 0.00                       | 368.08                     | 207.55                     |
| 4                 | Bihar             | 342.43                     | 796.58                     | 440.08                     |
| 5                 | Chhattisgarh      | 31.28                      | t24.O7                     | 26.70                      |
| 6                 | Delhi             | 136.83                     | 4.15                       | 9.68                       |
| 7                 | Goa               | 1.81                       | 3.15                       | 2.66                       |
| 8                 | Ciuiarat          | 746.47                     | 285.75                     | 45.49                      |
| 9                 | Har5zana          | 6.70                       | 79.23                      | 149.39                     |
| l0                | Himachal Pradesh  | 29.74                      | 2.79                       | 6.52                       |
| 11                | Jhrarkhand        | 3t7.72                     | 170.94                     | 78.35                      |
| 72                | Karnataka         | 0.00                       | 84.39                      | 53.46                      |
| 13                | l(erala           | 0.00                       | 23.53                      | 0.00                       |
| 74                | Madhva Pradesh    | 0.o0                       | 634.60                     | 64.18                      |
| 15                | Maharashtra       | 305.83                     | 501.91                     | 130.08                     |
| 16                | Malipur           | o.00                       | 21.63                      | 18.84                      |
| t7                | Meghalava         | o.00                       | 704.67                     | 36.50                      |
| 18                | M.izoram          | 14.60                      | 1 1.08                     | 7.77                       |
| 19                | Nagaland          | o.00                       | 15.63                      | 8.15                       |
| 20                | Odisha            | 0.o0                       | 18.44                      | 177 _13                    |
| 2l                | Iirnjab           | 9.30                       | 9.24                       | 0.00                       |
| cc                | Rajasthan         | 95.86                      | 374.O2                     | 225.92                     |
| aa                | Siikkim           | 4.92                       | 5.85                       | t.7a                       |
| 24                | Tarnil Nadu       | 0.00                       | 54.32                      | 48.50                      |
| 25                | Telangana         | 0.00                       | 253.36                     | 25.49                      |
| 26                | Tripura           | 32.28                      | 30.50                      | 2t.73                      |
| 27                | Uttar Pradesh     | 141.05                     | t520.57                    | t95.77                     |
| 28                | Uttarakhand       | 0.00                       | 6.O4                       | 39.53                      |
| 29                | West Bengal       | 0.o0                       | 626.64                     | 572.24                     |
| 30                | A & N Islands     | 0.00                       | o.o6                       | o.00                       |
| 31                | Chandigarh        | 0.o0                       | o.16                       | o.37                       |
|                   | D&NH              | 0.o0                       |                            |                            |
| 32                | Darnan & Diu      | 0.o0                       | o.43                       | 0.33                       |
| Ja)               | Lakshadweep       | o.oo                       | o.oo                       | o.oo                       |
| 34                | Purlucherry       | 0.00                       | o.36                       | 0.00                       |
| 35 36             | J&K               | 0.00                       | 137.85 o.00                | t9.27 0.00                 |
| L,adakh           | L,adakh           |                            |                            |                            |
| Total Release     | Total Release     | t67A.7a                    | 648.2,54                   | 2674,O5                    |
| Budget Estlmates  | Budget Estlmates  | 4102.21                    | 3942.54                    | 4000                       |
| Revised Estimates | Revised Estimates | 7674.78                    | 64a2.54                    |                            |