Lok Sabha Question No. 5558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Beneficiaries of Foodgrains in UP
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5558 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6TH APRIL, 2022

## BENEFICIARIES OF FOODGRAINS IN UP

## 5558. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of people provided with   foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in the country at present on the basis of the census conducted till date; State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh; being
- (b) whether there is a huge gap between demand and supply under the said system in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c) if the details thereof?

## ANSWE R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND

CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): Department is providing foodgrains to about 80 Crore National Food Security Act   (NFSA) beneficiaries in the country: The StatelUt wise number of NFSA beneficiaries, including the State of Uttar Pradesh; is at Annexure:
- (b) & (c): No allocation of foodgrains to the State of Uttar Pradesh is done as per the number of beneficiaries covered under NFSA: Sir,

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO NN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5558 FOR ANSWER ON 06.04.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA\_

## StatelUT wise number of NFSA beneficiaries

| SL:   | States/ UTs       | Total Persons   |
|-------|-------------------|-----------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 268.22          |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 8.4             |
|       | Assam             | 251.17          |
| 4     | Bihar             | 871.16          |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 200.77          |
| 6     | Delhi             | 72.78           |
| 7     | Goa               |                 |
| 8     | Gujarat           | 344.68          |
| 9     | Haryana           | 126.49          |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh  | 28.64           |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 263.7           |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 401.93          |
| 13    | Kerala            | 154.8           |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 482.58          |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 700.17          |
| 16    | Manipur           | 19.97           |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 21.46           |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 6.68            |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 14.05           |
| 20    | Odisha            | 324.15          |
| 21    | Punjab            |                 |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 440.01          |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 3.79            |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 364.69          |
| 25    | Telangana         | 191.62          |
| 26    |                   | 24.83           |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh     | 1487.44         |
| 28    | Uttarakhand       | 61.94           |
| 29    | West Bengal       | 601.84          |
| 30    | A&N               | 0.61            |
| 31    | DNHEDD            | 3.02            |
| 32    | Lakshadweep       | 0.22            |
| 33    | Chandigarh (DBT)  | 2.75            |
| 34    | Puduchery (DBT)   | 6.24            |
| 35    | JeK               | 72.41           |
| 36    | Ladakh            | 1.44            |
|       | Total             | 7971.48         |

(In lakh)