Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Foodgrains to Jharkhand
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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## LOK SABHA

## UNATARRED QUESTION 1{0.68 To BE AitsryERED  oil 2xo FEBRUARY, 2022

## FOODGRATNS  TO JHARKHAND

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- (a)  the district-wise  details of the food grains provided  to Jharkhand so
- far under the Pradhan  Mantri Garib Katyan  yoiana  (pMcl(yh
- (b)  the numben of famiries benefitted under this scheme from entire Jharkhand,  distrrct'wise  incruding  Ranchi  parriamentary  Gonstituency;  and
- (c)  whether thore is any proporffonate  share of Gentrar Govemment  and state Government under  pradhan  Mantri Garib Karyan  yoiana  and it so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMEI{T  AIID coilsumER AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DtSTRtBUTtOit (sADHVt  NTRANJAI  JYOTI)

(a) A (b): Addationat  foodgrains  @ 5 tg per person per month for around

264 lakh beneficiaries including  those in  Ranchi  parliamentary Constituency  undrar  phase-l-phase  V of Pradhan  Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yoiana (PMGI(AY)  have been ailocated to State of Jharkhand  for free of cost distrlbution.

Targeted pubric  Distribution  system (TpDs)  is operated under the ioint  responsibirity  of the Gentrar and the state/UT Governments. The responsibilaty  of  identification  of  beneficiaries  under Nationar Food security  Act (NF$A) (and  pMGl(Ay  also, as targeted beneficaaries  are same) and further sub artocataon and distribution of foodgralns to districts within the state/ur ries with respective state/ur.  tnformation regarding dastrict'wise  detairs of  foodgrains  distributed to  Jharkhand  and beneficiaries benefitted  under  pMGKAy  as received from state Govt, is at Annexure-l  & ll re$pectively.

- (c):  Govt.  of lndia is bearang the entire expenditure  towards  this scheme without any contdbution by States/UTs

## ANNEXURE REFEiRRED  To tN REpLy TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNaTARRED qUESTION  NO.68 FOR ANSWER ONO2.O2.2O22IiI  THE LOK SABHA.

## District'wise detairs of Foodgrains distributed  in Jharkhand  under  pMGKAy

| Sl. No.   | District            | Foodgrains distributed under pMGKAy(in MT)   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | BOKARO              | 35960.52                                     |
| 2         | CHATRA              | 66384.30                                     |
| 3         | DEOGHAR             | 89351.06                                     |
| 4         | DHANBACI            | 135329.17                                    |
|           | DUMKA               | 83503.92                                     |
| 6         | EAST SIN(JHBUM      | 121630.27                                    |
| 7         | GARHWA              | 86135.80                                     |
| 8         | GtRtDil-l           | 155144.67                                    |
| o         | GODDA               | 80600.20                                     |
| 10        | GUMLA               | 61039.10                                     |
| 11        | HAZARIBAGH          | '108750.24                                   |
| 12        | JAMTARA             | 53;25.08                                     |
| 13        | KHUNTI              | 33025.84                                     |
| 14        | KODERMA             | 39299.97                                     |
| 15        | LATEHAR             | 49782.50                                     |
| 16        | LOHARDAGA           | 30770.24                                     |
| 17        | PAKUR               | 55845.86                                     |
| 18        | PALAMU              | 135206.47                                    |
| 19        | RAMGARH             | 43655.30                                     |
| 20        | RANCHI              | 144542.56                                    |
| 21        | SAHEBGANJ           | b9 10.79                                     |
| 22        | SARAIKELA KHARSAWAN | 64562.02                                     |
| 23        | SIMDEGA             | 37117.60                                     |
| WEST 24   | SINGHBHUM           | 87148.46                                     |
| Total     | Total               | 1928121.93                                   |

## ANNEXURE.II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO lN REpLy TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.88 FOR ANSWER  ON O2.O2.2O22  !N THE LOX SABHA

## District-wise  details of Beneficiaries  benefitted in Jharkhand  under  pMGKAy

| Sl. No.   | District             | No. of Beneficiiriei-   |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | Bokaro               | 1347083                 |
| 2         | Chatra               | 888830                  |
|           | Deoghar              | 1 191637                |
| 4         | Dhanbad              | 1869663                 |
|           | Dumka                | 1118770                 |
| 6         | Garhwa               | 1185452                 |
| 7         | Giridih              | 2108095                 |
| I         | Godda                | 1 '10s483               |
| I         | Gumla                | 826124                  |
| 10        | Hazaribagh           | 1456655                 |
| 11        | Jamtara              | 713163                  |
| 12        | Khunti               | 455497                  |
| 1|>  | Kodarma              | 533767                  |
| 14        | Latehar              | 682043                  |
| 15        | Lohardaga            | 429379                  |
| 16        | Pakur                | 778806                  |
| 17        | Palamu               | 1828924                 |
| '18       | ['ashchimi Singhbhum | 1257169                 |
| 19        | Purbi Singhbhum      | 1652517                 |
| 20        | Ramgarh              | 6UU4UO                  |
| 21        | Ranchi               | 1986075                 |
| 22        | Sahibganj            | 950502                  |
| 23        | liaraikela-Kharsawan | 883070                  |
| 24        | Simdega              | 558674                  |
| Total     | Total                | 26407858                |