Lok Sabha Question No. 3154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Free Ration under PMGKAY
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Naveen Jindal

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3 154

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19TH MARCH, 2025

## FREE RATION UNDER PM(,KAY

## 3154. SHRI NAVEEN JINDAL:

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

- (a) the total  quantity  of free ration  distributed  under Pradhan Mantri  Gareeb KaI)'an  Yojana (PMGKAY) during  each of  the last three years and the  current year till date along with  the number of beneficiaries,  State-wise;
- (b) the quantity of old stock of foodgrains, lying in godown which needs early disposal, gralnwlse;
- (c) the quantity of  foodgrains stock sold in  open market under open market sale scheme during the said period till  date, grain-wise; and
- (d) the  steps taken  by  the  Government to  ensure availability of  adequate quantities  of foodgrains  in domestic  market and also to check prices  of foodgrains  in the open market?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIM ATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI  BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): The details of  foodgrains distributed under Pradhan Mantri  Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) from  2022  to  2025 is  at Annexure-I. The  State-wise coverage of  beneficiaries under PMGKAY  2022 to 2025 is at Annexure-11.
- (b): No stock of more than three years is lying  in the Food Corporation of India.
- (c) &  (d): Government of  India  sells surplus food grains (Wheat &  Rice), beyond the public Distribution System (PDS) and Other Welfare Schemes (OWS) requirements, through open sale under Open Market Sales Scheme (Domestic) (OMSS(D)). This helps increase the availability  of  foodgrains in  the market, controls inflation,  ensures food  security and make foodgrains more affordable for  the general population. In  addition, Bharat Atta  and Bharat Rice were launched on 06.11.2023 and 06.02.2024, respectively, with  a view to provide  atta (wheat flour)  and rice to  general consumers at subsidized rates under Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic) (OMSS(D)) policy. Quantity of wheat and rice sold in open market under OMSS(D) during last three years and current year are enclosed at Annexure-Ill.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3154 FOR ANSWER ON 19.03.2025 IN THE LOK  SABHA.

## The details of foodgrains distributed  under Pradhan Mantri  Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) from 2022 to 2025.

| S. No.   | I State/UT 1                       | Food Grains Distribution in 2022 (Qty in MT)   | Food Grains Distribution in 2023 (Qt)' in MT)   | Food Grains Distribution in 2024 (Qty in MT)   | Food Grains Distribution in 2025 (till Feb 2025) (Qty in MT)   |
|----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | ANDAMANAND NICOBAR ISLANDS         | 7,478                                          | 4,23 1                                          | 4,236                                          | 708                                                            |
|          | ANDHRA PRADESH                     | 25,77, 158                                     | 17,37,063                                       | 17,42,767                                      | 2,93,254                                                       |
|          | ARLrNACHAL PRADESH                 | 83,322                                         | 50,190                                          | 51,783                                         | 3,717                                                          |
|          | ASSAM                              | 15,31,107                                      | 11,99,564                                       | 14,90,491                                      | 2,63,237                                                       |
|          | BIHAR                              | 1 ,42,73,602                                   | 52, 14,677                                      | 50,28,598                                      | 8,20, 199                                                      |
|          | CHHATTISGARH                       | 25,07,948                                      | 13,38,063                                       | 13,41 ,737                                     | 2,23, 132                                                      |
|          | Dadar& Nagar Haveli & DamIan & Diu | 32,839                                         | 15,881                                          | 16,810                                         | 2,922                                                          |
|          | DELHI                              | 9,30, 188                                      | 4,73,472                                        | 5,28,397                                       | 92,701                                                         |
|          | GOA                                | -60,466                                        | 29,690                                          | 29,l93                                         | 4,875                                                          |
| 10       | 1GUJARAT                           | 41 , 12,030                                    | 21 ,35,677                                      | 21 ,91 ,020                                    | 3,71 ,640                                                      |
|          | HARYANA                            | 14,3 1,236                                     | 7,69,482                                        | 10,46, 118                                     | 1 ,86,555                                                      |
|          | HIMACH,AL PRADESH                  | 3,51 ,174                                      | 1 ,97,555                                       | 1 ,80,683                                      | 26.839                                                         |
|          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                  | 7,75,459                                       | 4, 1 8,920                                      | 4,25,088                                       | 77,682                                                         |
|          | JHARKHAND                          | 30,37,027                                      | 16,25,601                                       | 16,36,927                                      | 2,74,242                                                       |
| 15       | 1 KARNATAKA                        | 47,75,457                                      | 24,93 ,936                                      | 24,97,5 15                                     | 4, 17,588                                                      |
| 16       | 1KERALA                            | 18,44,001                                      | 9,79,657                                        | 9,96,834                                       | 1 ,59,701                                                      |
| 17       | 1LADAKH                            | 13,258                                         | 7,803                                           | 7,752                                          | 1,286                                                          |

| 18   | LAKSHADWEEP    | 459          | 611         | 1,324       | 222       |
|------|----------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|
| 19   | MADHYA PRADESH | 59,06,758    | 32,06,22 1  | 33,46,949   | 5,69, 194 |
| 20   | MAHARASHTRA    | 70,97,5 17   | 40,2 1 ,960 | 4 1 ,75,930 | 7,05,241  |
| 21   | MANIPUR        | 2,05,2 19    | 27,919      |             |           |
| 22   | MEGHALAYA      | 2,34,543     | 1 ,24,324   | 1 ,26,222   | 19,075    |
| 23   | MIZORAM        | 84.794       | 46,379      | 46,687      | 4,002     |
| 24   | NAGALAND       | 1 ,23,371    | 7 1,297     | 72,084      | 11,255    |
| 25   | ODISHA         | 38,37,670    | 22, 18,7 10 | 22,23,767   | 3 ,67,428 |
| 26   | PUNJAB         | 17,8 1,022   | 6,37,593    | 8,77,366    | 1 ,29,861 |
| 27   | RAJASTHAN      | 50,23.136    | 26,07,589   | 25,65,551   | 4,07,810  |
| 28   | SIKKIM         | 25,292       | 17,577      | 19,770      | 3,046     |
| 29   | TAMIL NADU     | 41,52,878    | 23,70,942   | 23,39,33 1  | 3,86,798  |
| 30   | TELANGANA      | 24,33,062    | 12,07,709   | 12,25,778   | 2,06,099  |
| 31   | TRIPURA        | 3,04,243     | 1,60. 174   | 1 ,61,241   | 26,769    |
| 32   | UTTAR PRADESH  | 1 ,62,58,658 | 94,48,792   | 94,23,899   | 15,71,661 |
| 33   | UTTARAKHAND    | 5,70,376     | 3.26.298    | 3,70,387    | 63 ,541   |
| 34   | WEST BENGAL    | 68,96,01 6   | 38,50,869   | 38,79,660   | 6,45,444  |
|      | Grand Total    | 9,32,78,766  | 4,90,36,431 | 5,oo,71,894 | 83,37,723 |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3154 FOR ANSWER ON 19.03.2025 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## The State-wise coverage of beneficiaries under PMGKAY from 2022 to 2025 during the last three years

| NSI :   | S t a t es/ U T s   | Actual number of beneficiaries covered (in lakh)   | Actual number of beneficiaries covered (in lakh)   | Actual number of beneficiaries covered (in lakh)   | Actual number of beneficiaries covered (in lakh)   |
|---------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| NSI :   | S t a t es/ U T s   | As on 31.03.2022                                   | As on 31.03.2023                                   | 1 As on 1 31.3.2024                                | As on 28.02.2025                                   |
| 1       | ldhra Pradesh       | m2                                                 | 2                                                  | m                                                  | 268.22                                             |
| 2       | Lrunachal Pradesh   | H8                                                 | T8                                                 | m                                                  | M61                                                |
| 3       | IAssam              | 251.171                                            | 251.171                                            | 251.171                                            | 247.98                                             |
| 4       | ml                  | n8                                                 | m8                                                 | m8                                                 | Bill                                               |
| 5       | a                   | m-7]                                               | T2                                                 | -2-6bTjl                                           | 200.77                                             |
| 6       | baR                 | m7                                                 | n7                                                 | n7                                                 | 72.78                                              |
| 7       | no                  | 35                                                 | a5                                                 | 35                                                 | 5.32                                               |
| 8       | FiiM                | n3                                                 | T3                                                 | m3                                                 | 365.84                                             |
| 9       | Fm                  | ml                                                 | ml                                                 | m6                                                 | II[4]                                              |
| 10      | r                   | m2                                                 | m2                                                 | m2                                                 | 29.88                                              |
| 11      | ml                  | 76-4381                                            | m2                                                 | m2                                                 | mB                                                 |
| 12      | FEmakT              | 7o31                                               | niT9]                                              | -aTT:all                                           | 401.93                                             |
| 13      | He                  | mI                                                 | ml                                                 | Tin-d                                              | a5                                                 |
| 14      | a                   | mI                                                 | n5                                                 | m                                                  | q5                                                 |
| 15      | IBF;Fir-iRa         | Ibm17                                              | T7                                                 | n7                                                 | -mTil7                                             |
| 16      | Ma                  | m71                                                | m2                                                 | m2                                                 | T2                                                 |
| 17      | FiTgm               | n61                                                | n2                                                 | HI                                                 | S                                                  |
| 18      | Fvlm                | -836                                               | 6.81                                               | tiiI                                               | 7.05                                               |
| 19      | iNm                 | nl                                                 | II4                                                | m                                                  | 14.05                                              |
| 20      | m(                  | mI1                                                | B3                                                 | B3                                                 | 325.17                                             |
| 21      | FtaiT               | 14'1 .5 1                                          | 141.51                                             | Tl                                                 | 141.45                                             |
| 22      | ma                  | 440.01                                             | 440.01                                             | 440.01                                             | 440.01                                             |
| 23      | RTIim               | IT81                                               | 3.81                                               | 3.81                                               | 3.81                                               |
| 24      | -amil Nadu          | TaI6                                               | mI2                                                | n3                                                 | 364.12                                             |
| 25      | Fana                | nI                                                 | mI                                                 | mI                                                 | 191.70                                             |

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| 26    | ITripura      | 24.83    | 24.43   | 24.431   | 24.43   |
|-------|---------------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
| 27    | a             | 1487.441 | 14n9    | 1505.191 | 1498.70 |
| 28    | miaii;in      | m6       | a:;a    | n6       | 61.94   |
| 29    | Wasan         | Binl4    | m6      | m6       | n6      |
| 30    | mA            | 0.61     | 0.61    | 0.61     | 0.61    |
| 31    | nDmb=         | a3       | D6      | m2       | mR      |
| 32    | L             | To       | Ta      | 10       | ba      |
| 33    | [ci;Fj;TTJBT  | Td       | B§1     | m2       | 2.99    |
| 34    | Fa-iii;;T5'nT | ;331     | XII4    | l6       | 6.34    |
| 35    | mJ            | 72.41    | 72.41   | m        | 72.41   |
| 36    | [-aJaX        | 71       | TIl4    | al       | 1.44    |
| Total | Total         | m7       | m8      | mI       | 8056.02 |

Annexure-Ill

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) &  (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3154 FOR ANSWER ON 19.03.2025 IN THE LOK  SABHA.

| Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS(D)             | 1 2021-22 (Fig. in LMT)   | 1 2021-22 (Fig. in LMT)   |   2022-23 (Fig. in LMT) | 2022-23 (Fig. in LMT)   | 2023-24 (Fig. in LMT)   | 2023-24 (Fig. in LMT)   | 2024-25 till date (Fig. in LMT)   | 2024-25 till date (Fig. in LMT)   |
|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|                                              | c                         | na                        |                   1     | cel                     |                         |                         | c                                 |                                   |
| a Govt. through E- auction                   |                           | 10.11                     |                   0.82  | 0                       | o                       |                         | oToTo                             |                                   |
| a Govt. without E- auctron                   |                           | 0.94                      |                   1.83  | 0.01                    | o                       |                         | oT4n                              |                                   |
| a parties/bulk corlsurners through e-auction |                           | 59.32                     |                   0.002 | 13.79                   | 1                       | a5                      | 2                                 |                                   |
| a scheme                                     |                           | 0                         |                   0     | 0                       | 3                       |                         | =1.n                              | M                                 |
| Rice sale for Ethanol production             | 1.69                      | 0                         |                  15.2   | 0                       | WTo                     |                         |                                   |                                   |
| Sale of Bjra (course graIn) under OMSS(D)    | 0                         | 0                         |                   0     | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                                 | 0                                 |
| Total                                        | 11.78                     | 70.37                     |                  99.032 | 33.80                   | Tl                      | 1                       |                                   | .T6m                              |
| Year wise total                              | 82.15                     | 82.15                     |                 132.832 | 132.832                 | 1167                    | 1167                    |                                   |                                   |

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