Lok Sabha Question No. 867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: PMGKAY
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Manjulata Mandal, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, DNV Senthilkumar. S., C.N. Annadurai, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

867. SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA  SULE:

SHRIMATI  MANJULATA  MANDAL:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR  S.:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS1  FOOD  AND PUBLIC

DiSTRiBUTiON aqqteT wr+,  @r©3itwTMfqq fq?wr THt be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is successfully implementing Pradhan
- Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  challenges faced  by  the  Government while  implementing
- PMGKAY;
- (c) the number of  beneficiaries, State-wise, funds allocated and spent since its  inception, year-wise;
- (d) the expenditure on food subsidy incurred under National Food Security Act (NFSA) and PMGKAY for the years 2022 to 2023, year-wise;
- (e) the measures that the Government has taken to ensure that the benefits of PMGKAY reach all eligible families, particularly  those in remote or marginalized areas;
- (f) the monthly allotment of foodgrains for the scheme, State-wise along with the total percentage of beneficiaries among urban and rural population; and
- (g) the  lessons learned from  PMGKAY for  designing and implementing
- future social welfare  programmes in India?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.867

TO BE ANSWERED ON 7TH FEBRUARYI 2024

## PMGKAY

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND

## CONSUMER AFFAIRS! FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (9):  The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) was launched with the specific purpose of amelioratin9 the hardships faced by the  poor  and  needy  due  to  economic disruptions caused  by  the  COVID-19 outbreak in the country. In view of COVID crisis, the allocation of free foodgrains, under PMGKAY was in addition to  regular alloeation  for around 80 crore beneficiaries. A total  quantity  of approx. 1118 LMT foodgrains had been allocated under PMGKAY (Phase I-VII) for  the  period of 28 months with a total planned financial outlay was about Rs. 3.91 lakh crore.

In order to remove the financial burden of the poor beneficiaries and to  ensure nationwide uniformity and effective implementation of  the programme for support of the poor, the Central Government had decided to provide food grains free of cost to Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households and  Priority  Households (PHH) beneficiaries,  beginning from

1 st  January  2023  under  the  PMGKAY.

Keeping in view welfare of the benefieiaries of PMGKAY in terms of accessibility, affordability and availability of food grains for the poor and to maintain uniformity across the States, the Government has decided to continue to provide free food grains to about 81.35 crore  beneficiaries (i.e. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households and Priority  Households (PHH) beneficiaries) under the PMGKAY for a period of five years with  effect from lst  January, 2024, with  an estimated financial outlay of Rs. 11.80 lakh crore totally  to be borne by Central Government.

The PMGKAY is operated under the joint  responsibility of the Central and the State Governments. Under the joint  responsibility of the Union and the Statesl the responsibility for identification of beneficiaries rests with the concerned States/UT. Identification of  beneficiaries under the Act  is under two categories- households covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) which constitute poorest of the poor, to the extent specified by the Central Government and the  remaining households as  priority  households (PHH) to be identified by the State Governments/ UT Administrations as per criteria evolved by them, within the coverage determined for the State/UT. The Central Government has issued advisory, from time  to time,  to all the States/Union Territories to identify all eligible and poor persons/ households including vulnerable Sections of the Society for inclusion under the  PMGKAY.

The scheme provides a unified institutional  mechanism with  uniform price and quantity across the  country and remove difficulties of  the beneficiaries specially migrants under One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC).Implementation of integrated  initiative envisage  making beneficiaries aware about the initiatives taken by Central Government and related subsidy burden as also their entitlements  under PMGKAY,

The extension of free food grains under PMGKAY for five years with effect from 1 st January 2024 reflects  the long-term commitment and vision of  the  Government for  addressing National food  and  nutrition  security. Provision of free food grains shall mitigate any financial hardship of the affected strata  of society  in a sustainable manner and ensure long term pricing strategy with zero cost to  the beneficiaries which is vital for effective penetration of the Public Distribution System.

The PMGKAY is  being successfully implemented in  all  the States/UTs. No State/UT has reported any difficulty or  challenges in implementation of the PMGKAY.

The details of  State/UT-wise percentage coverage and number of beneficiaries covered under the PMGKAY since 2020 are at Annexure-1.

Foodgrains at subsidized prices is made available by Food Corporation of India (FC:1) to the States/UTs under the PMGKAY, for which food subsidy is released to  FeI. In the case of States participating in the Decentralized Procurement, State Governments take the  responsibility of procurement  of  foodgrains  and  its  distribution to  the  eligible  households. In such States food subsidy is released directly  to State Governments. The Central Government undertakes to meet the expenditure incurred by the State Governments on the procurement operation as per approved costing norlnsa

The details  of funds reimbursed by Department of Food and Public Distribution for distribution of food grains under NFSA and PMGKAY to FeI and DCP states since 2020-21 are atAnnexure-IIA.

The  details  of food  subsidy released to  States/UTs are at Annexure-IIB.

The details of foodgrains allocated under the PIUGKAY since 2020 is at Annexure HIll II

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## ANNE:XURE  REFERRED TO IN PARTS  (a)  to (g)  OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRnD QUESTION NO. 867 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2024 REGARDING 'PMGKAY'.

## Number of benefrciaries covered under the PMGKAY since 2020

| SI. No.   | States/UTs        | Percentage Coverage   | Percentage Coverage   | 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)   | Actual number of beneficiaries covered (in lakh)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| SI. No.   | States/UTs        | Rural                 | Urban                 | s 31.03.20201                                      | o 31.03.2021                                       | o 31.03.2022                                       | o 31.03.2023                                       | 1 31.01.2024                                       |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 60.96                 | 41.14                 | 6                                                  | 26                                                 | 26                                                 | 26                                                 |                                                    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 66.3 1                | 51.55                 | 8.21                                               | 8.40                                               | 8.40                                               | 8.40                                               | 8.40                                               |
| 3         | Assam             | 84.17                 | 60.35                 | 251.53                                             | 250.30                                             | 251.17                                             | 251.17                                             | 251.17                                             |
| 4         | Bihar             | 85.12                 | 74.53                 | 857.12                                             | 871.16                                             | 871.16                                             | 871.16                                             | 871.16                                             |
| 5 I       | Chhattjsgarh      | 84.25                 | 59.98                 | 200.77                                             | 200.77                                             | 200.77                                             | 200.77                                             | 200.77                                             |
| 6         | Delhi             | 37.69                 | 43.59                 | 72.73                                              | 72.78                                              | 72.78                                              | 72.78                                              | 72.78                                              |
| Tr        | Goa               | 42.24                 | 33.02                 | 5.32                                               | 5.32                                               | 5.32                                               | 5.32                                               | 5.32                                               |
| 8         | Guiarat           | 74.64                 | 48.25                 | 382.54                                             | 341.71                                             | 345.15                                             | 344.15                                             | 351.60                                             |
| 9         | ma                | 54.61                 | 41.05                 | 126.49                                             | 126.49                                             | 126.49                                             | 126.49                                             | 126.49                                             |
| 10 L      | r                 | 56.23                 | 30.99                 | 28.64                                              | 28.64                                              | 28.64                                              | 28.64                                              | 28.64                                              |
| 11 I      | Jharkhand         | 86.48                 | 60.20                 | 263.70                                             | 263.70                                             | 264.26                                             | 264.19                                             | 264.19                                             |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 76.04                 | 49.36                 | 401.93                                             | 401.93                                             | 401.93                                             | 401.93                                             | 401.93                                             |
| 13        | Kerala            | 52.63                 | 39.50                 | 154.80                                             | 154.80                                             | 154.80                                             | 154.80                                             | 154.80                                             |
| 14        | I Madhya Pradesh  | 80.10                 | 62.61                 | 546.42                                             | 470.47                                             | 482.59                                             | 511.32                                             | 534.79                                             |
| 15        | a                 | 76.32                 | 45.34                 | 700.17                                             | 700.17                                             | 700.17                                             | 700.17                                             | 700.17                                             |
| 16        | Manipur           | 88.56                 | 85.75                 | 24.57                                              | 18.60                                              | 19.97                                              | 20.08                                              | 20.08                                              |
| 17        | e                 | 77.79                 | 50.87                 | 21.46                                              | 21.46                                              | 21.46                                              | 21.46                                              | 21.46                                              |
| [l78      | Mizorarn          | 81.88                 | 48.60                 | 6.68                                               | 6.68                                               | 6.68                                               | 6.81                                               | 6.83                                               |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 79.83                 | 61.98                 | 14.05                                              | 14.05                                              | 14.05                                              | 14.05                                              | 14.05                                              |
| 20        | Odisha            | 82.17                 | 55.77                 | 323.60                                             | 324.33                                             | 324.15                                             | 325.03                                             | 325.98                                             |
| 21        | Punjab            | 54.79                 | 44.83                 | 141.51                                             | 141.51                                             | 141.51                                             | 141.51                                             | 141.45                                             |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 69.09                 | 53.00                 | 446.63                                             | 440.01                                             | 440.01                                             | 440.01                                             | 440.01                                             |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 75.74                 | 40.36                 | 3.79                                               | 3.79                                               | 3.79                                               | 3.81                                               | 3.81                                               |
| Tr        | Tamil Nadu        | 62.55                 | 37.79                 | 357.34                                             | 364.69                                             | 364.69                                             | 364.12                                             | 364.12                                             |
| 25        | Telangana         | 60.96                 | 41.14                 | 191.62                                             | 191.62                                             | 191.62                                             | 191.62                                             | 191.62                                             |
| 26        | mr                | 74.75                 | 49.54                 | 24.83                                              | 24.83                                              | 24.83                                              | 24.43                                              | 24.43                                              |
| 27 F      | a                 | 79.56                 | 64.43                 | 1520.59                                            | 1465.94                                            | 1487.44                                            | 1497.77                                            | 1505.19                                            |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 65.26                 | 52.05                 | 61.94                                              | 61.94                                              | 61.94                                              | 61.94                                              | 61.94                                              |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 74.47                 | 47.55                 | 601.84                                             | 601.84                                             | 601.84                                             | 601.84                                             | 601.84                                             |
| 30        | A&N               | 24.94                 | 1.70                  | 0.61                                               | 0.61                                               | 0.61                                               | 0.61                                               | 0.61                                               |
| 31        | DNH&DD            | 69.93                 | 54.17                 | 2.91                                               | 2.86                                               | 3.02                                               | 2.69                                               | 2.69                                               |
| 32        | Lakshadweel       | 35.30                 | 33.56                 | 0.22                                               | 0.22                                               | 0.22                                               | 0.22                                               | 0.22                                               |
| 33        | Chandigarh (DBT)  | 38.54                 | 47.26                 | 2.80                                               | 2.80                                               | 2.76                                               | 2.99                                               | 2.99                                               |
| 34        | Puducherry (DBT)  | 59.68                 | 46.94                 | 6.15                                               | 6.30                                               | 6.23                                               | 6.34                                               | 6.34                                               |
| 1 35      | J&K               | 63.93                 | 46.93                 | 72.05                                              | 72.41                                              | 72.41                                              | 72.41                                              | 72.41                                              |
| 36 36     |                   | 55.65                 | 41.62                 |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | 1.44                                               |
|           | 1 Ladakh Total    | 75.00                 | 50.00                 | 1.44 8095.22                                       | 1.44 7932.80                                       | 1.44 7972.53                                       | 1.44 8010.70                                       | 8049.94                                            |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO IN PARTS (a) to (g)  OF  THE> LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  867  DUE  FOR  ANSWBR ON  07.02.2024 REGARDING 'PMGKAY'.

The details of  funds reimbursed by  Department of  Food and Public Distribution for distribution of food grains under NFSA and PMGKAY to FCI and DCP states since 2020-21

(Amount in erore)

| Year                       | FCI           | DCPStates   | Total        |
|----------------------------|---------------|-------------|--------------|
| 2020-21                    | *4,62,789.00  | 78,337.7'   | 5l41 ,1 26.7 |
| 2021 -22                   | 2,08,929.00   | 79l789.5,   | 2l88l71 8.5  |
| 2022-23                    | 2l00l219.20   | 72l282.50   | 2,72,501 .70 |
| 2023-24 (as on 05.02.2024) | 1 ,O1 ,600.00 | 50l637.18   | 1 ,52l237.1  |

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## ANNBXURE-IIB

ANNE:XURE  REFERRBD TO IN PARTS  (a)  to (g)  OF THE> inK SABHA UNSTARRED QUBSTION NO.  867  DUE  FOR  ANSWER ON  07.02.2024 REGARDING 'PMGKAY'.

## A. Details of funds released by Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) to  DCP States under  PMGKAY from  Phase-1 to  Phase-VII

( Amount  in  crore)

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | PMGKAY 2020-21   | PMGKAY 2021-22   | PMGKAY 2022-23   |   ( I Total fund releases 1 underPMGKAYfor Phase-1 to VII |
|----------|---------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | bndhra Pradesh      | 2764.05          | 3248.92          | 1027.02          |                                                   7039.99 |
| 2        | IBihar              | 737.37           | 2773.64          | 5443.15          |                                                   8954.16 |
| 3        | Chhattisgmh         | 2367.03          | 2438.53          | 2923.43          |                                                   7728.99 |
| 4        | G"j''t              |                  | 7.13             | 22.34            |                                                     29.47 |
| 5        | MadhyaPradesh       | 3202.55          | 5084.52          | 5181.35          |                                                  13468.4  |
| 6        | Maharashtra         | 981 .60          | 870.45           | 1298.51          |                                                   3150.56 |
| , 7      | 10disha             | 2964.20          | 2670.98          | 2422.25          |                                                   8057.43 |
| 8        | jpunjab             | 63.06            |                  |                  |                                                     63.06 |
| 9        | Felangana           | 2357.64          | 1296.51          | 2551.87          |                                                   6206.02 |
| 10       | IUttarakhand        | 492.97           | 301.29           | 434.92           |                                                   1229.18 |
| 11       | ITamit Nadu         |                  |                  | 139.07           |                                                    139.07 |
| 12       | West Bengal         |                  |                  | 1695.28          |                                                   1695.28 |
|          | hotal               | 15930.47         | 18691.97         | 23139.19         |                                                  57761.6  |

## by FCI to States for procurement  of food grains B. Details of funds released

:Amount in  crore)

| S. No.   | Nameof Region   | 2020-21   |   2021-22 | 2022-23   |
|----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Jharkhand       | 686.18    |   1058.06 | 1252.23   |
| 2        | Odisha          | 5281.84   |   4551.87 | 4243.93   |
| 3        | Assam           | 206.5     |    269.63 | 1177.62   |
| 4        | Haryana         | 34129.47  |  38446.4  | 24411.41  |
| 5        | HimachalPradesh | 6.2       |     27.1  | 6.12      |
| 6        | J&K             | 0.02      |     49.04 | 0.61      |
| 7        | Punjab          | 73335.31  |  89469.8  | 78226.7   |
| 8        | Rajasthan       | m7        |   4855.69 | 21.67     |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh   | 21471.43  |  26012    | 17007.3 1 |
| 10       | Uttarakhand     | 1030.53   |    623.41 | 635.41    |
| 11       | Andhra Pradesh  | 6870.88   |   2548.32 | 3005.16   |
| 12       | Telangana       | 15522.12  |  16713.7  | 12521.64  |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh  | 3         |  14857.3  | 17977.27  |
| 14       | Chhattisgarh    | 8779.95   |  10713.6  | 13174.35  |
|          | Grand Total     | 185704.6  | 210196    | 173661.43 |

ANNEXURE REFERRBD  TO IN PARTS (a) to (g)  OF THB LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 867 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 07.02.2024 REGARDING 'PMGKAY'.

## Allocation  of foodgrains under the PMGKAYsince 2020

(in thousand tons)

| S. No.   | States                         | 2020-21   | 2021-22    | 2022-23   |
|----------|--------------------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
|          | Andhra Pradesh                 | 1072.920  | 1475.218   | 1206.995  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh              | 32.845    | 46.219     | 37.815    |
| 3        | Assam                          | 1006.117  | 1380.988   | 1130.25 1 |
| 4        | Bihar                          | 3474.654  | 4791.399   | 3920.235  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                   | 803.080   | 1104.235   | R)3.465   |
| 6        | Delhi                          | 290.933   | 400.290    | 327.510   |
| 7        | Goa                            | 21.280    | 29.270     |           |
| 8        | Gujarat                        | 5         | 1884.348   | 1551.681  |
| 9        | Haryana                        | 505.960   | 695.695    | 569.205   |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh               | 114.578   | 157.545    | 128.901   |
| 11       | Jharkhand                      | 1054.801  | 145 1 .459 | 1188.611  |
| 12       | Karnataka                      | 1607.720  | 2210.615   | 1808.685  |
| [1l3     | Kerala                         | 619.200   | 85 1.40 1  | 696.601   |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                 | 2185.680  | 2654.248   | 2214.735  |
| 15       | Maharashtra                    | 2800.680  | 3850.920   | 3150.751  |
| 16       | Manipur                        | 98.526    | 105.942    | 90.262    |
| 17       | Meghalaya                      | 85.821    | 118.003    | 96.548    |
| 18       | Mizoram                        | 26.729    | 36.752     | 30.070    |
| 19       | Nagaland                       | 56.187    | 77.258     | 63.211    |
| 20       | Odisha                         | 1250.609  | 1783.081   | 1462.648  |
| 21       | Punjab                         | 565.800   | 778.322    | 636.809   |
| 22       | Rajasthan                      | 1786.480  | 2420.068   | 1980.056  |
| 23       | Sikkim                         | 15.152    | 20.833     | 17.045    |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                     | 1429.348  | 2005.815   | 1641.121  |
| 25       | Telangana                      | 766.480   | 1053.920   | 862.299   |
| 26       | Tripura                        | 99.788    | 136.745    | 110.705   |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                    | 247.787   | 340.670    | 278.730   |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh                  | 5802.846  | 8126.602   | 6704.914  |
| 29       | West Bengal                    | 2407.351  | 3310.107   | 2708.270  |
| 30       | Andaman Nicobar                | 2.434     | 3.347      | 2.739     |
| 3 1      | Chandigarh                     | 10.676    | 15.107     | 12.379    |
| 32       | Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman DIU | 11 .482   | 15.563     | 13.293    |
| 33       | J&K                            | 289.462   | 398.259    | 325.848   |
| 3 zI     | Ladakh                         | 5.756     | 7.914      | 6.475     |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                    | 0.880     | 1.201      | 0.981     |
| 36       | Puducherry                     | 25.315    | 34.396     | 28.219    |
|          | Total                          | 32105.501 | 43773.756  | 35932.010 |

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