Lok Sabha Question No. 14 (STARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Seva Bhoj Yojana
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 14

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## SEVA BHOJ YOJANA

## *14. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

- (a) the objectives of the Seva Bhoj Yojana;
- (b) applications  received,  processed  and  accepted  under  the  scheme  so  far,  Statewise;
- (c) applications  received  and  accepted  from  the  State  of  Jharkhand,  district-wise including Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  planning  any  initiatives  to  create  awareness  on  the scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 14 FOR 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

- (a)  The objectives of the Seva Bhoj Yojana, a Central Sector Scheme launched w.e.f. 1st  August,  2018,  is  to  provide  reimbursement  of  Central  Goods  and  Services  Tax (CGST) and Central Government's share of Integrated Goods & Services Tax (IGST) paid  by  charitable/religious  institutions  like  Gurudwara,  Temples,  Dharmik  Ashram, Mosques,  Dargah,  Church,  Math,  Monasteries  etc.,  who  have  been  distributing  free food  in  the  form  of  'prasad',  'langar'/bhandara  (community  kitchen)  to  at  least  5000 persons in a calendar month for at least past 3 years, on purchase of specific raw food items viz. (i) Ghee (ii) Edible Oil (iii) Sugar/Burra/Jaggery (iv) Rice (v) Atta/Maida/Rava/Flour and (vi) Pulses.
- (b) A total of 1843 applications have been received so far under Seva Bhoj Yojana.  The State wise list of applications received, processed and accepted under the Scheme so far is placed at Annexure I.
- (c) The list of applications received and accepted from the State of Jharkhand, districtwise including Hazaribagh and Ramgarh Districts is placed at Annexure II .
- (d)  The  complete  details  of  Seva  Bhoj  Yojana  alongwith  comprehensive  Scheme guidelines  are  available  on  the  official  website  of  the  Ministry  of  Culture  for  creating awareness amongst Charitable / Religious Institutions involved in distributing free food in the form of Prasad, langar, bhandara etc. This scheme is open throughout the year for the applicant organizations. A mechanism for scrutinizing the applications and short listing  the  eligible  organizations  for  financial  assistance  on  a  monthly  basis  is  also  in place.

## Annexure I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 14 for 29.11.2021

## States/UTs-wise  details  of  applications  received,  processed  and  accepted  for financial assistance under theSevaBhojYojana:-

|   Sl. No. | State/UT               | Nos. of Applications received   | Nos. of Applications processed   | Nos. of Applications accepted   |
|-----------|------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar      | 27                              | 27                               | -                               |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh         | 41                              | 41                               | 3                               |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh      | 8                               | 8                                | -                               |
|         4 | Assam                  | 33                              | 33                               | -                               |
|         5 | Bihar                  | 86                              | 86                               | -                               |
|         6 | Chandigarh             | -                               | -                                | -                               |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh           | 18                              | 18                               | -                               |
|         8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1                               | 1                                | -                               |
|         9 | Daman and Diu          | -                               | -                                | -                               |
|        10 | Delhi                  | 154                             | 154                              | 1                               |
|        11 | Goa                    | -                               | -                                | -                               |
|        12 | Gujarat                | 53                              | 53                               | -                               |
|        13 | Haryana                | 15                              | 15                               | -                               |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh       | 6                               | 6                                | -                               |
|        15 | Jammu & Kashmir        | 49                              | 49                               | -                               |
|        16 | Jharkhand              | 37                              | 37                               | -                               |
|        17 | Karnataka              | 88                              | 88                               | -                               |
|        18 | Kerala                 | 17                              | 17                               | -                               |
|        19 | Lakshadweep            | 2                               | 2                                | -                               |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh         | 129                             | 129                              | -                               |
|        21 | Maharashtra            | 218                             | 218                              | 1                               |
|        22 | Manipur                | 23                              | 23                               | -                               |
|        23 | Meghalaya              | 3                               | 3                                | -                               |
|        24 | Mizoram                | 6                               | 6                                | -                               |
|        25 | Nagaland               | 4                               | 4                                | -                               |
|        26 | Odisha                 | 75                              | 75                               | -                               |
|        27 | Puducherry             | 4                               | 4                                | -                               |
|        28 | Punjab                 | 16                              | 16                               | 3                               |
|        29 | Rajasthan              | 90                              | 90                               | 1                               |
|        30 | Sikkim                 | 1                               | 1                                | -                               |

| 31.   | Tamil Nadu    |   49 |   49 | -   |
|-------|---------------|------|------|-----|
| 32.   | Telangana     |   30 |   30 | -   |
| 33.   | Tripura       |    6 |    6 | -   |
| 34.   | Uttar Pradesh |  305 |  305 | 2   |
| 35.   | Uttarakhand   |   32 |   32 | -   |
| 36.   | West Bengal   |  217 |  217 | -   |
| Total | Total         | 1843 | 1843 | 11  |

## Annexure II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 14 for 29.11.2021

## Total  No.  of  Applications  received  &accepted  for  financial  assistancefrom  the State of Jharkhand, district-wise including Hazaribagh and Ramgarh Districts:

| SL. No.   | Districts           | Applications Received   | Applications Accepted   |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.        | Bokaro              | 1                       | -                       |
| 2.        | Chatra              | -                       | -                       |
| 3.        | Deoghar             | 1                       | -                       |
| 4.        | Dhanbad             | 5                       | -                       |
| 5.        | Dumka               | -                       | -                       |
| 6.        | East Singhbum       | 6                       | -                       |
| 7.        | Garhwa              | -                       | -                       |
| 8.        | Giridh              | -                       | -                       |
| 9.        | Godda               | 3                       | -                       |
| 10.       | Gumla               | -                       | -                       |
| 11.       | Hazaribag           | -                       | -                       |
| 12.       | Jamtara             | 1                       | -                       |
| 13.       | Khunti              | -                       | -                       |
| 14.       | Koderma             | -                       | -                       |
| 15.       | Latehar             | 1                       | -                       |
| 16.       | Lohardaga           | 2                       | -                       |
| 17.       | Pakur               | -                       | -                       |
| 18.       | Palamu              | -                       | -                       |
| 19.       | Ramgarh             | 6                       | -                       |
| 20.       | Ranchi              | 9                       | -                       |
| 21.       | Sahibganj           | 1                       | -                       |
| 22.       | Seraikela-Kharsawan | -                       | -                       |
| 23.       | Simdega             | -                       | -                       |
| 24.       | West Singhbum       | 1                       | -                       |
|           | Total               | 37                      | -                       |