Lok Sabha Question No. 54 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Distribution of Foodgrains under PMGKAY
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

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

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.54 To BE ANSWERED ON JULY, 2022 20TH

## DISTRIBUTION OF FOODGRAINS UNDER PMGKAY

## *54. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) the amount of food grains distributed under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) till the end of June, 2022 along with the State-wise details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has allocated food grains to Andhra Pradesh under phase VI of PMGKAY scheme and if SO, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the fact that no food has been distributed in Andhra Pradesh under phase VI of the PMGKAY programme; grain
- (d) if so, the reasons for non-compliance by the State of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) the measures undertaken to ensure timely distribution of food grains under PMGKAY programme in Andhra Pradesh?

## A NSWER

MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION AND TEXTILES

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e): A statement is Iaid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED To IN REPLY To PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.54 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 20.07.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA:

- (a): A total amount of 791 Lakh Metric Ton (LMT) of food grains have been distributed under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) till the end of June 2022. The detailed statement is annexed as Annexure L.
- (b): The Government has allocated 8.04 Lakh Metric Ton (LMT) of food grains to Andhra Pradesh in phase VI of PMGKAY scheme:
- (c): Yes it has been brought to our notice that the State Government of Andhra Pradesh is to start the distribution of foodgrain under phase VI of the PMGKAY programme, as on date: Sir, yet
- (d): During a follow-up meeting held on 14th July 2022 with States/UTs on review of progress of distribution of foodgrains in PMGKAY phase the State Government of Andhra Pradesh conveyed that adequate stocks of foodgrains are available and that due to certain issues, the distribution offoodgrains in PMGKAY-VI has been delayed: The State Government has informed that they have initiated necessary steps to start the distribution. VI,
- (e): This Department monitors the distribution of foodgrains in PMGKAY scheme on a daily basis: In as the distribution of foodgrains in Andhra Pradesh is concerned, this Department has written letters to State Government of Andhra Pradesh requesting them to initiate the distribution of foodgrains under the phase VI of PMGKAY. Apart from this, the department has reviewed the distribution under PMGKAY with the State on a regular basis, wherein it has been requested to State Govt- of Andhra Pradesh to resolve all the issues and start the process of distribution of foodgrains under PMGKAY-VI: The State Government has informed that they have initiated necessary steps to start the distribution.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED To IN REPLY PART (a) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.54 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 20.07.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA:

## PMGKAY Distribution of Food Grains till June 2022

| StatesIUTs                | PMGKAY Phase-wise Distribution in Metric Ton (MT)   | PMGKAY Phase-wise Distribution in Metric Ton (MT)   | PMGKAY Phase-wise Distribution in Metric Ton (MT)   | PMGKAY Phase-wise Distribution in Metric Ton (MT)   | PMGKAY Phase-wise Distribution in Metric Ton (MT)   | PMGKAY Phase-wise Distribution in Metric Ton (MT)   | Total Distribution   |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| StatesIUTs                | Phase-|                                        | Phase-II                                            | Phase-III                                           | Phase-IV                                            | Phase-V                                             | Phase-VI                                            | (MTs)                |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 902                                                 | 1,493                                               | 571                                                 | 1,420                                               | 1,141                                               | 823                                                 | 6,351                |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 3,92,041                                            | 6,25,786                                            | 2,55,687                                            | 6,05,234                                            | 4,96,748                                            |                                                     | 23,75,496            |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 12,225                                              | 20,327                                              | 8,332                                               | 20,652                                              | 13,666                                              | 8,917                                               | 84,119               |
| Assam                     | 3,71,361                                            | 6,06,829                                            | 2,47,225                                            | 5,94,622                                            | 4,94,581                                            | 1,92,465                                            |                      |
| Bihar                     | 11,50,367                                           | 19,97,140                                           | 8,18,301                                            | 20,67,339                                           | 16,54,598                                           | 7,27,036                                            | 84,14,782            |
| Chandigarh                | 3,785                                               | 6,477                                               | 2,402                                               | 6,346                                               | 5,218                                               | 2,136                                               | 26,364               |
| Chhattisgarh              | 2,99,601                                            | 4,88,650                                            | 1,99,501                                            | 4,95,345                                            | 3,89,541                                            | 2,84,860                                            | 21,57,498            |
| Daman & Diu               | 4,123                                               | 6,439                                               | 2,530                                               | 6,409                                               | 5,176                                               | 3,887                                               | 28,565               |
| Delhi                     | 1,04,344                                            | 1,68,426                                            | 72,630                                              | 1,77,647                                            | 1,45,560                                            | 71,559                                              | 7,40,167             |
| Goa                       | 7,809                                               | 12,776                                              | 5,351                                               | 13,119                                              |                                                     | 7,303                                               | 56,900               |
| Gujarat                   | 4,82,672                                            | 7,94,041                                            | 3,27,197                                            | 8,23,985                                            | 6,60,304                                            |                                                     | 35,82,666            |
| Haryana                   | 1,71,250                                            | 2,79,661                                            | 1,13,469                                            | 2,81,344                                            | 2,27,437                                            | 1,71,491                                            | 12,44,653            |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 40,365                                              | 68,011                                              | 26,567                                              | 69,380                                              | 55,420                                              | 38,479                                              | 2,98,223             |
| Jammu And Kashmir         | 1,08,074                                            | 1,76,522                                            | 62,481                                              | 1,49,107                                            | 1,21,585                                            | 90,709                                              | 7,08,478             |
| Jharkhand                 | 3,83,263                                            | 5,53,723                                            | 2,47,055                                            | 6,19,781                                            | 4,94,078                                            | 2,46,299                                            | 25,44,199            |
| Karnataka                 | 5,89,205                                            | 9,51,850                                            | 3,82,410                                            | 9,47,050                                            | 7,63,627                                            | 5,56,102                                            | 41,90,244            |
| Kerala                    | 2,19,443                                            | 3,66,113                                            | 1,45,967                                            | 3,55,531                                            | 2,89,921                                            | 2,14,251                                            | 15,91,226            |
| Ladakh                    | 2,150                                               | 3,258                                               | 1,374                                               | 3,398                                               | 1,655                                               | 1,415                                               | 13,250               |
| Lakshadweep               | 330                                                 | 534                                                 | 220                                                 | 533                                                 | 409                                                 | 196                                                 | 2,222                |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 6,84,160                                            | 11,81,882                                           | 4,55,960                                            | 11,55,109                                           | 9,36,900                                            | 6,61,243                                            | 50,75,254            |
| Maharashtra               | 9,52,629                                            | 15,46,098                                           | 6,36,508                                            | 15,53,933                                           | 11,77,479                                           | 7,02,213                                            | 65,68,859            |
| Manipur                   | 36,708                                              | 54,039                                              | 18,602                                              | 47,402                                              | 34,269                                              | 21,839                                              | 2,12,858             |
| Meghalaya                 | 32,175                                              | 53,628                                              | 20,226                                              | 47,693                                              | 36,852                                              | 26,853                                              | 2,17,426             |
| Mizoram                   | 10,023                                              | 16,705                                              | 6,683                                               | 16,600                                              | 12,846                                              | 9,822                                               | 72,679               |
| Nagaland                  | 21,070                                              | 34,006                                              | 13,500                                              | 23,592                                              | 28,092                                              | 14,104                                              | 1,34,365             |
| Odisha                    | 4,41,251                                            | 7,65,329                                            | 3,10,900                                            | 7,67,819                                            | 6,32,877                                            | 4,37,291                                            | 33,55,467            |
| Puducherry                | 9,142                                               | 14,581                                              | 6,119                                               | 14,690                                              | 10,959                                              |                                                     | 55,491               |
| Punjab                    | 1,97,439                                            | 3,34,143                                            |                                                     | 3,56,456                                            | 2,80,753                                            | 7,635                                               | 13,15,238            |
| Rajasthan                 | 6,61,277                                            | 10,95,715                                           | 4,20,133                                            | 10,07,557                                           | 8,22,554                                            | 4,06,643                                            | 44,13,879            |
| Sikkim                    | 5,676                                               | 9,276                                               | 3,710                                               | 9,241                                               | 7,551                                               | 2,627                                               | 38,080               |
| Tamil Nadu                | 4,93,109                                            | 7,38,540                                            | 3,14,057                                            | 7,89,440                                            | 6,13,938                                            | 3,21,117                                            | 32,70,200            |
| Telangana                 |                                                     | 4,52,423                                            | 1,84,891                                            | 4,38,230                                            | 3,58,571                                            | 76,478                                              | 17,86,190            |
| Tripura                   | 35,554                                              | 59,471                                              | 24,242                                              | 60,481                                              | 48,122                                              | 35,585                                              | 2,63,455             |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 20,85,481                                           | 35,34,362                                           | 14,14,907                                           | 35,20,779                                           |                                                     | 14,01,075                                           | 1,47,72,123          |
| Uttarakhand               | 91,347                                              | 1,46,495                                            | 58,693                                              | 1,47,192 14,55,652                                  | 1,20,150 11,29,237                                  | 8,38,200                                            | 6,31,454             |
| West Bengal               | 8,84,872                                            | 14,54,852                                           | 5,87,047                                            |                                                     |                                                     |                                                     | 63,49,860            |
|                           | 1,12,60,823                                         | 1,86,19,603                                         | 75,34,260                                           | 1,86,50,110                                         | 1,48,97,873                                         | 81,42,696                                           | 7,91,05,364          |