Lok Sabha Question No. 1736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Household Covered under FSS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERI{UENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF COI{SUIUER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPART E T OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABI{A UNSTARRED  OUESTION NO.I736 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8nr DECEUBER, 2O2t

## HOUSEHOLD  COVERED UNDER FSS

## 1736. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIR!,  FOOD AHD PUBLTC DISTRIBUTION  srrfrIdal arr*, <r<-a gtr  cr&ofi-o ffd{qr  d*  be pteased  to state:

- (a) the details of percentage of householdt  coveted under Food Security Schemc  in the country, Statewise  and District-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated and ieleased  for the said scheme dudng the last Seven years in countryr State.wise and year-wisel
- (c) whether it  lB true that the percentage  of households covered under the Food Security  Act in the State of Maharashtra  is very low as compared  to thc targets lixcdi
- (d) if so, the reasons  therefor;
- (e) whether the Government  proposes to add more beneficiaries  under the said schemei and
- (O ff io, the detalls thereof?

## ArlSWER

XIINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMEI{T AND COI{SUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIOI{

(saDHvr IIRANJAN  JYOTI)

- (a): Details  of State/Unaon Territory wise  percentage of beneficiarios covered under the National Food Secutlty  Acl2(113  (NFSA) in the country ia at Annexure  -  l. Dastrict  wlse data is not maintained by Government  of lndia'
- (b)! Details of yGa.-wase funds allocated and released slnce 2Ol4 undG, Food Subsi.ly  to FGl, Food Subsidy to Decentrallzed  ProcurGment  (DCP) States and Contral assistance  for expenditure incurred  towards lntra-State transportatlon  and handlang  & Fair Prlce Shop dealerc  margln  is at Annexure.ll.
- (e) & (d): The exercise of State-wise coverage within the oyerall national  coverage under the l{ational Food Securih/ Act, 2Ol3 (NFSA) was done by the erctwhile Plannang Commli6ion (Now NtTl Aayog) using the 68th tound of Natlonal Sample Survey Organlzation Household Consumptlon  Expendlture Survey (2O1{-12),  A State-wise cut off level of monthly expenditure was arrlved  at sepa?ately  for lural and urban areas and population  below this cut off monthly  expenditure  was eligiblo for coverage  under the Act. The methodology of Planning Gommisaion was such that the perccntage coyerage unde, NFSA was not uniform acros! all States/Union  Territorles. Coveraga was higher  for those States/Union Territofes' where the size of the populatlon  below the cut otf level ot expenditure  was rclatively large in proportion to theit total population vis-i-vis those atates where the proPortlon  was smatler. Thereforo,  the coyerage of aom€ States like Maharashtra  was lowet vis-a-vl8 those Statca that had a hlgher poverty iatio a8 compared to ftlaharashtra.
- (e) & (f): As per Section 9 of the National Food Secudty  Act' 2O13 the totat number of peraons to be covered in rurat and urban areas of the State shall be calculated  on tho basi$ of the  population  estimates  aB per the census  of which the relevant figures havs been publlehed. Gensus 2O21 is not yet published.

AITNEXURE  REFERRED  TO II\t PART IAI  OP THE LOK SABIIA I'NSTARRED  QUESTIOIT IYO.1736  DUE FOR ANSU'IR OIII 08.12.2021  RIGARDING  ..HOUEEHOLD  COVERTD IIITDER  FSS'.

Statenert lndlcatlng  State-Wlse  ,rurnber of Persons/frmllles  Covered  under Ilatlonal Food Security Act, 2O13

| sl. No.   | States/ UTs       | l{o. of fanllles/persons ldentlfted undes   | l{o. of fanllles/persons ldentlfted undes   | l{o. of fanllles/persons ldentlfted undes   | l{o. of fanllles/persons ldentlfted undes   | l{o. of fanllles/persons ldentlfted undes   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| sl. No.   | States/ UTs       | Antyodaya AtrEa YoJcna                      | Antyodaya AtrEa YoJcna                      | Hority                                      | Total Peraona                               | o/o of ldentlfied PGt3otra                  |
| sl. No.   | States/ UTs       | l{o. of famllles                            | l{o. of Peraona                             | I{o. of peaso!3                             | Total Peraona                               | o/o of ldentlfied PGt3otra                  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 9.08                                        | 23.52                                       | 244.70                                      | 264.22                                      | 100.00%                                     |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.38                                        | i.50                                        | 6.90                                        | 8.40                                        | 96.48o/o                                    |
| 3         | Assam             | 6.92                                        | 28.08                                       | 223.O8                                      | 25t.17                                      | 99.7 t%                                     |
| 4         | Bihar             | 25.01                                       | 125.05                                      | 746.tt                                      | 871.L6                                      | 100.00%                                     |
| 5         | Chattissarh       | 7 .t9                                       | 20.42                                       | 180.35                                      | 200.77                                      | 100.00%                                     |
| 6         | Delhi             | 0.69                                        | 2.4\                                        | 69.97                                       | 72.74                                       | 100.00%                                     |
| 7         | Goa               | o.r2                                        | 0.46                                        | 4.86                                        |                                             | 100.00%                                     |
| 8         | Gu arat           | 8.10                                        | 36.50                                       | 305.21                                      | 341.71                                      | 89.26Vo                                     |
| 9         | Haryana           | 2.68                                        | 1 1.35                                      | 115.14                                      | 126.49                                      | 100.00%                                     |
| 10        | Himachal Prader;h | t.82                                        | 7 .67                                       | 20.98                                       | 28.64                                       | 77 .8Oo/o                                   |
| 11        | .Iharkhald        | 9.t7                                        | 37 .98                                      | 225.7 2                                     | 263.70                                      | 99.79%                                      |
| t2        | Ka-rnataka        | to.97                                       | 43.91                                       | 358.02                                      | 401.93                                      | 100.00%                                     |
|           | Kerala            | 5.96                                        | 25.59                                       | t29.'21                                     | 154.80                                      | 100.00%                                     |
| 14        | Madhva Pradesh    | 14.81                                       | 57 .28                                      | 423.31                                      | 482.58                                      | 88.32o/o                                    |
| i5        | htra              | 25.05                                       | i08.01                                      | 592.16                                      | 700.L7                                      | 100.00%                                     |
| 16        | Mani r            | 0.64                                        | r.a2                                        | 18.15                                       | 19.97                                       | 79.69ot'o                                   |
| t7        |                   | o.70                                        | 2.91,                                       | 18.54                                       | 21.46                                       | 100.00%                                     |
| 18        | Mizoram           | o.26                                        | o.82                                        | 5.86                                        | 6.68                                        | 94.65%                                      |
| 19        | Nasa-land         | 0.48                                        | 2.tl                                        | tl.94                                       | 14.05                                       | 94.94o/o                                    |
| 20        | Odisha            | 12.58                                       | 38.08                                       | 286.O7                                      | 324.t5                                      | 99.37vo                                     |
| 2l        | Pun ab            | t.79                                        | 7.7 t                                       | 133.80                                      | 14 1.51                                     | 100.00%                                     |
| 22        | asthan            | 6.29                                        | 22.29                                       | 417.72                                      | 440.01                                      | 98.52o/o                                    |
| 23        | Sikkim            | o.L7                                        | 0.55                                        | 3.24                                        | 3.79                                        | 9330%                                       |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 18.65                                       | 68.60                                       | 296.tO                                      | 364.69                                      | 100.00%                                     |
|           | Telaagana         | 5.67                                        | 15.29                                       | 176.33                                      | t91.62                                      | 99.96Vo                                     |
| 26        | Tripura           | 1. 10                                       | 4.98                                        | 19.85                                       | 24.83                                       | 99.24%                                      |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     | 40.79                                       | 130.14                                      | t341.78                                     | 147 t.92                                    | 96.4O%                                      |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 1.84                                        | 7 .92                                       | 54.02                                       | 6t.94                                       | 100.00%                                     |
| 29        | I West Bengal     | 16.42                                       | 54.99                                       | 546.85                                      | 601.84                                      | 100.00o/o                                   |
| 30        | A&N lslalds       | 0.04                                        | 0.14                                        | 0.4fi                                       | 0.6 t                                       | 96.61o/o                                    |
| 31        | DNH&DD            | 0.05                                        | o.24                                        | 2.74                                        | 3.O2                                        | 8484%                                       |
|           | Lakshadvzeep      |                                             |                                             | o. 18                                       | o.22                                        | 99.060/o                                    |
|           |                   | o.01                                        | 0.04                                        |                                             |                                             | 55.35%                                      |
| JJ        | Chandigarh (DBT)  | 0.00                                        | 0.01                                        | 2.74                                        |                                             |                                             |
| 34        | J Puducherv (DB1D | o.25                                        | 0.81                                        | 5.42                                        |                                             | 94.37%                                      |
|           | J&K               |                                             | 10.61                                       | 61.80                                       | 72.41                                       | 99.6t%                                      |
| 36        | Ladakh            | 0.06                                        | o.29                                        | r. 15                                       | t.44                                        | 99.99%                                      |
| Total     | Total             | 238.O5                                      | 900.47                                      | 7052.40                                     | 7952.99                                     | 97.760/o                                    |

ANIIEXITRE REFERRED TO IN PART (bl OF THE UNSTARRTD  QUESTIOI  !10.1736  DUE FOR AITSWER  OIT 08.12.2021  IIT THE LOK SABHA

Detail.s of Fund allocated  for Food subsldy  to Food corporatlon  of Indlq and released year-wlse under Natlonal Food Securlty Act (lncludtng Pradhan  Mantrl Garib Kalyan Alna Yojana arld Atma Ntrbhar  Bharat scheme)

| Year                   | Amount allocated   | Amount released   |
|------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
| 20t4-15                | 97,O00             | 91995.35          |
| 2015- 16               | 112000.oo          | 112000.o0         |
| 2016-1.7               | 103334.61*         | 103334.61*        |
| 2017-la                | 101981.69*         | 10 1981.69*       |
| 2018- l9               | 14.0098*           | 140098*           |
| 20t9-20                | 75,000.o0          | 7,t9,L64.O2 **    |
| 2020-21                | 344077             | 462789 ***        |
| 2O2l-22 Up to 3O.11.21 | 2,O2,616           | 1,34,000          |

Rs in crore

*Includes  NSSF 10an of Rs 25,000 crores in FY 2016-L7, Rs 40,000 crores in FY 2OL7-18, Rs 70,000 crores in FY 2018-19.

***  over and above RE (20-21), fund of Rs 1,18,712  crore has been additionally allocated by MoF for the purpose  of repayment  of NSSF  loan to FCI'

**  For FY 2019-20, Rs 44,164.02 crores in FY 2019-20 released  from food subsidy has been adjusted for repayment  of NSSF loan.

## ANItEXuRt REFERRED  TO IIt PART (bl OF THE UNS;TARRED  QUESTIOil  110.1736 DUE I'OR AITSSER  OIT OA.I2.2O2T lrt THE LOK SABHA

Statement tndlcattng the subsidy  released to DCP States under Natlonal Food securlty Act (includlng Pradhan trfiantri  Garlb Kalyan Anna YoJana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat echeme!

[Rs  in crores)

| Sl no.   | Name of the Stste     | 20r+15    | 20r5-16     | 2016-t1   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20    | 2020-21    | 2l-22 (as on 30-l r-2r) ff   |
|----------|-----------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|------------------------------|
| I        | Andhm Pradesh         | 2254.42   | 1364.25     | 3212.82   | 6060.1i   | 4542.5i   | 7404.42    | 8424.72    |                              |
| 2        | Bihar                 | tt46.4l   | 2540.92     | 1495.24   | 4535.r 1  | 2291.68   | 2535.71    | 4t t7 .33  | ff                           |
|          | Chhattisgarh          | 3332.7 t  | 3328.93     | 3141.28   | 42',12.36 | 3303. r 9 | 4628.11    | 7193.13    | ff                           |
| 3 4      | Guiarat               |           | 55.5?       | 46.21     | 0.0c      | 9.31      | 69.03      | 9.24 f     |                              |
| 5        | Kamataka              |           | 0.0c        | 0.0c      | 166.95    | 417.53    | 205.',19   | 323.99     |                              |
| 6        | Kerala                | '744.84   | 834.42      | 4t9.25    | 782.0(.   | 620.23    | 469.3C     | E ISIE     |                              |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh        | 51568.1I  | 5'.13',1.29 | 5354.91   | 8113.23   | 6026.91   | 8888.39    | ry3        |                              |
| 8        | Maharashtla           |           |             |           | 583.66    | 0.0c      | t920.ti    | 2555.14    |                              |
| 9        | Odisha                | 3785      | 3331.39     | 3E47.72   | 5133.5'   | 4651.01   | 5807.45    | 8985.73    | -v                           |
| 10       | Punjab                | 7,        | 300.0c      | 2877.68   | 796.33    | t722.33   | 1612.09    | 1761.53 3  | E6U.J                        |
| ll       | Rajasthan             | 90.g'.j   | 155.1 l     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.0(      |            |            |                              |
| t2       | Tamil Nadu            | 914.55    | 936.89      | 2303.16   | 65 r.7C   | 1136.61   | 3242.'19   | J ttJ9.l   | ry                           |
| l3       | Telangana Uttarakhand | r200.00   | 1390.08     | t716.71   | 3853.7 r  | 2559.3t   | 4858.E9    | 68',79.5c, | ry r                         |
| 14       |                       | '.\85.42  | 408.6'      | 346.8C    | 860.1I    | 329.8     | 903.12     | l37l.li    |                              |
| t5       | West Bengal           | 2:t'18.38 | 2465.86     | 2441.93   | 204234    | 32'.19.69 | 2t94.86    | 6792.U     | 12E6.9                       |
| l6       | Jharkhand             | I         | LI          |           |           |           |            | 3.66       | 3.66                         |
| t7       | Tripura               | I         | II          |           | I         |           | I          | 29.79      | 15.58                        |
| 18       | DBT*                  | I         | 69.62       | 133.9'l   | 148.74    | 139.25    | 204.24     |            |                              |
|          | Total                 | 2l t75.81 | 22919.00    | 27338.35  | 38000.00  | 31029.485 | 44944.35** | 669U1.7    | 30u40.7,                     |

* Under DBT scheme, w.e.f. 2015-16 subsidy is released to UTs of chandigarh, Puducherry  ,  Dadra & Nagar  Haveli. As on 30' 1 1.202 1. --

I

- **  The RE, 20Lg-20 was Rs.33508.35  crore. Total release includes Rs 11,436 crores released to DCP states from NSSF loan to FCI. Accordingly,  MoF has additionally allocated  (over and above  BE for 2O2O-2LI  Rs 11,436 crore for repaJment to FCI for NSSF loan & said amount has been released  to FCI from DCP head in PY 2020-21. The said amount Rs 11,436 crore to FCI for NSSF loan has not been included in the subsidy figures  mentioned for DCP or FCI.

ANIIEXURE  RTFERRED  TO IN PART (bl OF THE UttSTARRtD  QUESTIOI  lI().1735 DUE T1OR ANSWER ON OA.L2.2O2L IIT THE LOK SABHA

| Fund teleased to States/UTs under the Sc states/uTs for meetl-g expendlture lncurred towards lntra-state movenent & handltng of foodgfalns and FPS dealer's margln under under Natlonal Food securtty Act (lncluding Pradhan Mantrl Garib Kalyan Aana YoJana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat scheme) heme of Central asslstance to   | Fund teleased to States/UTs under the Sc states/uTs for meetl-g expendlture lncurred towards lntra-state movenent & handltng of foodgfalns and FPS dealer's margln under under Natlonal Food securtty Act (lncluding Pradhan Mantrl Garib Kalyan Aana YoJana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat scheme) heme of Central asslstance to   | Fund teleased to States/UTs under the Sc states/uTs for meetl-g expendlture lncurred towards lntra-state movenent & handltng of foodgfalns and FPS dealer's margln under under Natlonal Food securtty Act (lncluding Pradhan Mantrl Garib Kalyan Aana YoJana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat scheme) heme of Central asslstance to   | Fund teleased to States/UTs under the Sc states/uTs for meetl-g expendlture lncurred towards lntra-state movenent & handltng of foodgfalns and FPS dealer's margln under under Natlonal Food securtty Act (lncluding Pradhan Mantrl Garib Kalyan Aana YoJana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat scheme) heme of Central asslstance to   | Fund teleased to States/UTs under the Sc states/uTs for meetl-g expendlture lncurred towards lntra-state movenent & handltng of foodgfalns and FPS dealer's margln under under Natlonal Food securtty Act (lncluding Pradhan Mantrl Garib Kalyan Aana YoJana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat scheme) heme of Central asslstance to   | Fund teleased to States/UTs under the Sc states/uTs for meetl-g expendlture lncurred towards lntra-state movenent & handltng of foodgfalns and FPS dealer's margln under under Natlonal Food securtty Act (lncluding Pradhan Mantrl Garib Kalyan Aana YoJana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat scheme) heme of Central asslstance to   | Fund teleased to States/UTs under the Sc states/uTs for meetl-g expendlture lncurred towards lntra-state movenent & handltng of foodgfalns and FPS dealer's margln under under Natlonal Food securtty Act (lncluding Pradhan Mantrl Garib Kalyan Aana YoJana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat scheme) heme of Central asslstance to   | Fund teleased to States/UTs under the Sc states/uTs for meetl-g expendlture lncurred towards lntra-state movenent & handltng of foodgfalns and FPS dealer's margln under under Natlonal Food securtty Act (lncluding Pradhan Mantrl Garib Kalyan Aana YoJana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat scheme) heme of Central asslstance to   | Fund teleased to States/UTs under the Sc states/uTs for meetl-g expendlture lncurred towards lntra-state movenent & handltng of foodgfalns and FPS dealer's margln under under Natlonal Food securtty Act (lncluding Pradhan Mantrl Garib Kalyan Aana YoJana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat scheme) heme of Central asslstance to   | Fund teleased to States/UTs under the Sc states/uTs for meetl-g expendlture lncurred towards lntra-state movenent & handltng of foodgfalns and FPS dealer's margln under under Natlonal Food securtty Act (lncluding Pradhan Mantrl Garib Kalyan Aana YoJana and Atma Nlrbhar Bharat scheme) heme of Central asslstance to   |
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