Lok Sabha Question No. 402 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Ration to BPL Families in Telangana
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.402 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29TH MARCH, 2023

## RATION TO BPL FAMILIES IN TELANGANA

## 402. SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) the details of the quantity of rice, sugar, kerosene, palm oil and other ration items being  supplied to BPL families under the PDS scheme in Telangana by the Union Government and State Government of Telangana, month-wise from June 2014 to February 2023;
- (b) the total number of BPL families being supplied ration by the State Government from June 2014 to February 2023;
- (c) the total number of BPL families supplied ration by the Union Government in Telangana during the said period; being
- (d) whether there is any quality check of rice and other ration being supplied in Telangana and if SO, the details thereof; and
- (e) the salarylhonorariumlcommission received by PDS dealers in India, StatelUT-wise?

## A NSWER

MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION AND TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED To IN REPLY To PARTS (a) To (e) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.402 FOR ANSWER ON 29.03.2023 IN THE LOK

- (a), (b) & (c): The details of foodgrains quantity supplied to National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries are enclosed as Annexure-[:

As per the provisions of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA); the Department allocates foodgrains to all StateslUTs for distribution to the identified ration card holders by them (including Telangana) under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Priority Household (PHH) categories of the Act only: The NFSA is operational in a uniform manner in all States/UTs, and there is no Below Poverty Line (BPL) category under the Act. At present, total 191.62 Lakh NFSA beneficiaries identified by State Government of Telangana (i.e: 15.29 Lakh AAY and 176.33 Lakh PHH beneficiaries): The information of foodgrains supplied to NFSA beneficiaries has been conveyed by the State Government of Telangana:

- (d): Under National Food Security Act (NFSA); there is a set procedurelmechanism to issue foodgrains under the Public Distribution System (PDS): Surprise checks are also conducted at Food Storage DepotsIFair Price  Shops, to ensure the quality of foodgrains (wheat and rice), distributed to PDS beneficiaries. Moreover, Government has issued instructions to State GovernmentIUnion Territories (UTs) and Food Corporation of India (FCI) to ensure the supply of good quality foodgrains under PDS.

The States where the decentralized procurement is in operation, should ensure that the quality of foodgrains issued under TPDS and other welfare schemes (OWS) should meet the prescribed quality standards: As conveyed by the State Government of Telangana

- (e): As per provision of National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013, the Central Government provides assistance to StatesIUTs for meeting expenditure towards intra-State movement & handling of foodgrains and fair price shop dealers margin in accordance with the provisions of the Food Security (Assistance to State Government) Rules, 2015 as amended from time to time. Under the Rules, the rate of fair price shop dealers' margin is specified as per the details given below:

| (Rate in Rupee per quintal)   | (Rate in Rupee per quintal)   | (Rate in Rupee per quintal)                                                                                         | (Rate in Rupee per quintal)     |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                               | FPS dealers'                  | FPS dealers' additional margin for distribution of basic margin foodgrains through electronid point of sale devices | Central Share (in Percentage %} |
| General                       | 90                            | 21                                                                                                                  | 50                              |
| Special                       | 180                           | 26                                                                                                                  |                                 |

Note: Special category States include States of North-East besides Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir; Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

State Governments, however, have the flexibility to fix the actual rate, but the Central assistance is restricted to Central share based on the actual rate or the norms of expenditure mentioned in the table above, whichever is lower.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (), (b)&(c) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.402 FOR ANSWER ON 29.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA:

| Distribution of Rice, Wheat; and Kerosene Oil from June 2014 to February 2023 Sugar   | Distribution of Rice, Wheat; and Kerosene Oil from June 2014 to February 2023 Sugar   | Distribution of Rice, Wheat; and Kerosene Oil from June 2014 to February 2023 Sugar   | Distribution of Rice, Wheat; and Kerosene Oil from June 2014 to February 2023 Sugar   | Distribution of Rice, Wheat; and Kerosene Oil from June 2014 to February 2023 Sugar   | Distribution of Rice, Wheat; and Kerosene Oil from June 2014 to February 2023 Sugar   | Distribution of Rice, Wheat; and Kerosene Oil from June 2014 to February 2023 Sugar   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Month                                                                                 | Rice Distribution (MTs)                                                               | Rice Distribution (MTs)                                                               | Rice Distribution (MTs)                                                               | (In MTs)                                                                              | (In MTs)                                                                              | Kerosene Oil Allocation (KLs)                                                         |
| Month                                                                                 | Total Distribution                                                                    | Union Govt:                                                                           | State Govt:                                                                           | Wheat Distribution                                                                    | Sugar Distribution                                                                    |                                                                                       |
| June,2014                                                                             | 1,06,432.143                                                                          | 1,06,432.143                                                                          |                                                                                       | 4,363.438                                                                             | 4,994.648                                                                             | 16,176.000                                                                            |
| July,2014                                                                             | 1,13,228.515                                                                          | 1,13,228.515                                                                          |                                                                                       | 7,119.598                                                                             | 7,554.171                                                                             | 16,140.000                                                                            |
| August,2014                                                                           | 1,02,856.266                                                                          | 1,02,856.266                                                                          |                                                                                       | 5,337.218                                                                             | 4,651319                                                                              | 16,164.000                                                                            |
| September,2014                                                                        | 1,01,949.881                                                                          | 1,01,949.881                                                                          |                                                                                       | 4,111.040                                                                             | 5,582.292                                                                             | 16,404.000                                                                            |
| October,2014                                                                          | 95,357.070                                                                            | 95,357.070                                                                            |                                                                                       | 3,867.052                                                                             | 6,631.632                                                                             | 16,140.000                                                                            |
| November ,2014                                                                        | 92,207.832                                                                            | 92,207.832                                                                            |                                                                                       | 3,957.817                                                                             | 5,309.212                                                                             | 16,164.000                                                                            |
| December2014                                                                          | 92,973.405                                                                            | 92,973.405                                                                            |                                                                                       | 3,872.772                                                                             | 5,847.854                                                                             | 16,164.000                                                                            |
| January2015                                                                           | 1,35,138.287                                                                          | 1,35,138.287                                                                          |                                                                                       | 3,906.424                                                                             | 8,393.548                                                                             | 16,164.000                                                                            |
| February 2015                                                                         | 1,52,183.638                                                                          | 1,52,183.638                                                                          |                                                                                       | 3,569.106                                                                             | 9,081.147                                                                             | 16,140.000                                                                            |
| March2015                                                                             | 1,66,035.496                                                                          | 1,66,035.496                                                                          |                                                                                       | 7,475.530                                                                             | 6,793.511                                                                             | 16,164.000                                                                            |
| Total (2014-15)                                                                       | 11,58,362.533                                                                         | 11,58,362.533                                                                         |                                                                                       | 47,579.995                                                                            | 64,839.334                                                                            | 1,61,820.000                                                                          |

| April, 2015     | 1,70,878.588   | 1,14,009.000   | 56,869.588   | 8,864.959    | 8,824.877    | 14,532.000   |
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| 2015 May,       | 1,80,381.285   | 1,14,009.000   | 66,372.285   | 8,938.185    | 8,893.609    | 14,532.000   |
| June, 2015      | 1,78,172.991   | 1,14,009.000   | 64,163.991   | 8,923.271    | 8,924.040    | 14,556.000   |
| July,2015       | 1,75,334.962   | 1,14,009.000   | 61,325.962   | 26,852.841   | 17,771.549   | 14,544.000   |
| August; 2015    | 1,75,413.443   | 1,14,009.000   | 61,404.443   | 8,825.784    | 8,845.427    | 14,532.000   |
| September,2015  |                | 1,14,009.000   | 61,464.859   | 8,836.276    | 8,801.572    | 14,544.000   |
| October,2015    | 1,76,918.609   | 99,995.421     | 76,923.188   | 8,869.286    | 8,862.794    | 14,532.000   |
| November; 2015  | 1,78,327.608   | 99,995.421     | 78,332.187   | 8,901.653    | 8,894.288    | 14,544.000   |
| December; 2015  | 1,79,210.849   | 99,995.421     | 79,215.428   | 8,927.902    | 8,917.612    | 14,544.000   |
| January, 2016   | 1,79,512.795   | 99,995.421     | 79,517.374   | 8,914.610    | 8,925.652    | 13,608.000   |
| February, 2016  | 1,78,704.412   | 99,995.421     | 78,708.991   | 8,854.033    | 8,874.437    | 13,536.000   |
| March; 2016     | 1,75,576.341   | 99,995.421     | 75,580.920   | 8,847.308    | 8,747.592    | 12,444.000   |
| Total (2015-16) | 21,23,905.742  | 12,84,026.526  | 8,39,879.216 | 1,24,556.108 | 1,15,283.449 | 1,58,004.000 |
| April, 2016     | 1,73,692.086   | 99,995.421     | 73,696.665   | 24,360.862   | 8,749.072    | 12,372.000   |
| 2016 May;       | 1,73,424.356   | 99,995.421     | 73,428.935   | 194.860 24,  | 8,873.670    | 10,968.000   |
| June, 2016      | 1,73,467.952   | 99,995.421     | 73,472.531   | 24,128.474   | 8,530.371    | 12,672.000   |

| July,2016       | 1,73,292.914   | 1,08,004.230   | 65,288.684   | 24,481.616   | 17,061.3356   | 10,968.000   |
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
| August, 2016    | 1,72,896.629   | 1,08,004.230   | 64,892.399   | 8,679.236    | 8,409.270     | 11,640.000   |
| September,2016  | 1,70,748.235   | 1,08,004.230   | 62,744.005   | 8,566.105    | 8,309.959     | 10,800.000   |
| October,2016    | 1,70,463.624   | 1,08,004.230   | 62,459.394   | 8,513.664    | 8,358.850     | 11,580.000   |
| November; 2016  | 1,69,968.058   | 1,08,004.230   | 61,963.828   | 8,298.046    | 8,279.670     | 10,764.000   |
| December; 2016  | 1,70,337.796   | 1,11,500.000   | 58,837.796   | 8,379.297    | 8,309.719     | 11,520.000   |
| January, 2017   | 1,70,652.517   | 1,11,500.000   | 59,152.517   | 8,443.840    | 8,327.709     | 11,568.000   |
| February, 2017  | 1,70,064.906   | 1,11,500.000   | 58,564.906   | 8,511.845    | 8,305.060     | 10,872.000   |
| March; 2017     | 1,69,992.020   | 1,11,500.000   | 58,492.020   | 8,542.231    | 8,294.557     | 11,484.000   |
| Total (2016-17) | 20,59,001.093  | 12,86,007.413  | 7,72,993.680 | 1,65,100.076 | 1,09,809.263  | 1,25,724.000 |
| April, 2017     | 1,69,571.822   | 1,08,004.230   | 61,567.592   | 8,556.518    | 8,267.497     | 8,544.000    |
| 2017 May,       | 1,68,144.107   | 1,08,004.230   | 60,139.877   | 8,565.237    | 8,466.774     | 9,072.000    |
| June; 2017      | 1,68,681.744   | 1,08,004.230   | 60,677.514   | 3,206.323    | 299.190       | 8,592.000    |
| July,2017       | 1,67,462.689   | 1,08,004.230   | 59,458.459   | 3,276.487    | 298.376       | 8,736.000    |
| August, 2017    | 1,64,780.345   | 1,08,004.230   | 776.115 56,  | 3,300.837    | 298.334       | 8,544.000    |

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| September,2017   | 1,63,321.305   | 1,08,004.230   | 55,317.075   | 3,295.296   | 298.044    | 8,784.000    |
|------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|-------------|------------|--------------|
| October,2017     | 1,62,910.272   | 1,08,004.230   | 54,906.042   | 3,319.802   | 298.009    | 8,184.000    |
| November; 2017   | 1,61,002.528   | 1,08,004.230   | 52,998.298   | 3,314.070   | 297.900    | 8,184.000    |
| December; 2017   | 1,60,668.601   | 1,08,004.230   | 52,664.371   | 2,009.835   | 297.882    | 8,100.000    |
| January, 2018    |                | 1,08,004.230   | 48,366.142   | 883.753     | 297.879    | 8,172.000    |
| February, 2018   | 1,54,125.399   | 1,08,004.230   | 46,121.169   | 1,057.023   | 297.859    | 8,052.000    |
| March; 2018      | 1,53,454.700   | 1,08,004.230   | 45,450.470   | 1,041.794   | 297.771    | 8,148.000    |
| Total (2017-18)  | 19,50,493.884  | 12,96,050.760  | 6,54,443.124 | 41,826.975  | 19,715.515 | 1,01,112.000 |
| April, 2018      | 1,47,972.735   | 94,682.870     | 53,289.865   | 1,003.426   | 264.885    | 7,992.000    |
| 2018 May,        | 1,46,267.711   | 93,711.530     | 52,556.181   | 945.266     | 276.189    | 8,124.000    |
| June, 2018       | 1,46,804.741   | 94,096.080     | 52,708.661   | 907.889     | 249.924    | 8,088.000    |
| July,2018        | 1,48,200.123   | 92,440.350     | 55,759.773   | 890.736     | 166.054    | 8,100.000    |
| August, 2018     | 1,44,625.297   | 90,325.290     | 54,300.007   | 961.318     | 160.260    | 8,052.000    |
| September,2018   | 1,47,771.585   | 91,777.030     | 55,994.555   | 1,063.708   | 249.968    | 8,076.000    |
| October,2018     | 1,49,814.961   | 92,337.540     | 57,477.421   | 1,087.435   | 267.218    | 7,920.000    |
| November; 2018   | 1,50,513.705   | 95,408.740     | 55,104.965   | 1,105.407   | 217.941    | 7,980.000    |
| December; 2018   | 1,51,704.868   | 92,894.290     | 58,810.578   | 1,160.172   | 171.205    | 8,148.000    |
| January, 2019    | 1,51,762.514   | 95,738.950     | 56,023.564   | 1,200.313   | 251.547    | 8,136.000    |
| February, 2019   | 1,52,975.780   | 96,210.730     | 56,765.050   | 1,226.019   | 247.419    | 8,136.000    |
| March; 2019      | 1,52,478.599   | 97,612.420     | 54,866.179   | 1,155.095   | 308.122    | 8,064.000    |
| Total (2018-19)  | 17,90,892.619  | 11,27,235.820  | 6,63,656.799 | 12,706.784  | 2,830.732  | 96,816.000   |

| April, 2019      | 1,50,821.412   | 96.027.470    | 54,793.942   | 1,151.301   | 315.344   | 7,824.000   |
|------------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
| 2019             | 1,49.385.974   | 94,981.580    | 54,404.394   | 1,125.011   | 308.781   | 7,572.000   |
|                  | 1,50.934.793   | 95,664.270    | 55,270.523   | 1,072.435   | 319.967   | 7.668.000   |
| July2019         | 1,54,039.171   | 97.447.560    |              | 1,138.272   | 302.205   | 2,256.000   |
|                  | 1,50,022.844   | 1,03,755.590  | 46,267.254   | 1,071.283   | 276.422   | 2256.000    |
| September,2019   | 1,53.289.162   | 99,809.330    | 53,479.832   | 1,174.980   | 327.427   | 2,436.000   |
| October,2019     | 1,52,385.549   | 99.168.100    | 53,217.449   | 1,148.073   | 310.189   | 2,496.000   |
| November; 2019   | 1,53,120.884   | 99,534.670    | 53,586.214   | 1,191.364   | 260.843   | 2,604.000   |
| December; 2019   | L54297.565     | 99,999.180    | 54,298.385   | 1,263.942   | 279.328   | 2,868.000   |
| January,2020     | 1,54,158.788   | 1,00,103.510  | 54,055.278   | 1315.593    | 343.257   | 2,868.000   |
| February 2020    | 1,53,979.482   | 1,00,091.450  | 53,888.032   | 1,236.275   | 320.751   | 2,880.000   |
| March; 2020      | 4,53.373.664   | 99.785.040    | 53,588.624   | 1260.026    | 320.026   | 2,688.000   |
| Total (2019-20)  | 18,29,809.288  |               | 6,43,771.538 | 14,148.555  | 3,684.540 | 46,416.000  |
| April,2020       | 3,17,925.712   |               | 1,24,683.687 | 379.248     | 237.164   | 3,060.000   |
| 2020 May,        | 3.26,938.861   |               |              | 4175.224    | 147.977   | 2,892.000   |
| June, 2020       | 3.24,881.412   | 1,97,965.456  | 1,26,915.956 |             | 152.568   | 2.856.000   |
| July,2020        | 2,69,640.105   | 4,94,970.690  | 74,669.415   | 1,130.867   | 323.570   | 2,712.000   |
|                  | 2,65,628.883   | 1,92,705.380  | 72,923.503   | 1,125.663   | 167.500   | 552.000     |
| September, 2020_ | 2,67,288.595   | 1,93,885.730  | 73,402.865   | 1217.345    | 1413372   | 588.000     |
| October,2020     | 2,57,852.098   | 1,92,083.810  | 65,768.288   | L120.059    | 109.567   | 588.000     |
| November; 2020   | 2,52,190.373   | 1,88,702.130  | 63,488.243   | 1,089.390   | 91.490    | 576.000     |
| December; 2020   |                | 99,137.590    | 54,183.183   | 1,170.330   | 173.311   | 564.000     |
| January_2021     | 1,53,521.017   | 98,810.980    | 54,710.037   | 1,254.909   | 268.309   | 588.000     |
| February,2021    | 155.669.283    | 99.966.940    | 55,702.343   | L295.877    | 322.653   | 588.000     |
| March, 2021      | 1,53,378.003   | 98,855.000    | 54,523.003   | 1,319.471   | 321.355   | 588.000     |
| Total (2020-21)  | 28,98,235.115  | 19,49,336.648 | 9,48,898.467 | 13,449.772  | 2,456.836 | 16,152.000  |
| April,2021       | 1,52,900.461   | 98.469.820    | 54,430.641   | 1,293.914   | 303.704   |             |
| 2021             | 148.438.812    | 95,872.010    | 52,566.802   | 1295.629    | 242.488   | 564.000     |
| June, 2021       | 3,94,812.353   | 2,88,311.550  | 1,06.500.803 | 1,087.366   | 122.675   | 564.000     |
| July2021         | 1,31,509.662   | 99.075.700    | 32,433.962   | 1,633.682   | 159.793   |             |

| August_2021     | 3,97,868.610   | 2,86,679.920   | 4,14,188.690   | 1,752.901   | 141.838   | 576.000   |
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| September; 2021 | 2,68,167.795   | 1,92,833.200   | 75,334.595     | 1,878.269   | 163.548   | 564.000   |
| October,2021    | 2,65,959.146   | 1,91,264.070   | 74,695.076     | 2252.156    | 166.331   | 408.000   |
| November; 2021  | 2,66.,290.212  | 191,670.860    | 74,619.352     | 2208.194    | 164.239   | 408.000   |
| December; 2021  | 1,35,639.150   | 99,490.460     | 36,148.690     | 2,288.245   | 152.286   | 432.000   |
| January, 2022   | 2,68,793.663   | 1,93,188.870   | 75,604.793     | 2,107.815   | 109.924   | 408.000   |
| February2022    | 2,65,156.704   | 1,94,024.840   | 74,131.864     | 2,389.860   | 119.103   | 408.000   |
| March; 2022     | 2,66,085.615   | 1,92,207.140   | 73,878.475     | 2,397.176   | 107.186   | 432.000   |
| Total (2021-22) | 29,61,622.183  | 21,20,088.440  |                | 22,585.207  |           | 4,764.000 |
| April,_2022     | 2,64,040.740   | 1,90,908.930   | 73.131.810     | 2,486.434   | 111.995   | 120.000   |
| 2022            | 1,53,706.843   | 97.184.040     | 56,522.803     | 2,088.314   | 80.580    | 120.000   |
| June; 2022      | 2,66,322.695   | 1,79,343.960   | 86,978.735     | 2,437.448   | 151.368   | 132.000   |
| July2022        | 2,63,189.369   | 1,91,705.250   |                | 2,546.278   | 69.386    | 120.000   |
| August_2022     | 3,94,048.477   | 2,83,353.790   | 1,10,694.687   | 2,560.014   | 27.683    | 120.000   |
| September 2022  | 3,93,868.607   | 2,84,189.420   | 1,09.679.187   | 2,599.623   | 17.805    | 132.000   |
| October,2022    | 2,62.498.872   | 1,91,423.470   | 71,075.402     | 2,593575    | 13.678    | 120.000   |
| November; 2022  | 2,63,233.687   | 1,94,771.140   | 71,462.547     | 2,739.864   | 35.798    | 120.000   |
| December; 2022  | 2,63,239.823   | 1,92,054.240   |                | 2,516.518   | 63.021    | 132.000   |
| January,2023    |                | 98,981.080     | 33.945.052     | 2,864.748   | 63.596    | 120.000   |
| February,2023   | 1,31,622.623   | 98,523.540     | 33,099.083     | 2,898.527   | 69.673    | 120.000   |
| Total (2022-23) | 27,88,697.868  | 19,99,438.860  |                | 28,331.343  | 704.583   | 1,356.000 |

#In respect of Wheat and Sugar; State Govt, also bearing subsidy on Wheat and Sugar, in addition to Gol Union Govt  allocation of wheat and subsidy on sugar:

#Information as conveyed by the State Government of Telangana