Lok Sabha Question No. 2904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Fortified Rice and Wheat supply
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Sukanta Kumar Panigrahi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2904

ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## FORTIFIED RICE AND WHEAT SUPPLY

## 2904.    SHRI SUKANTA KUMAR PANIGRAHI:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  quantity  of  foodgrains  [Fortified  Rice  Kernels,  rice  and  wheat] separately supplied  during  the  last  five  years  in  the  tribal  and  Left  Wing  Extremism  (LWE) districts of Odisha;
- (b) whether  there  is  any  plan  to  increase  the  quantity  of  foodgrains  in  the  aspirational districts and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)          whether  any  timeline  has  been  set  by  the  Government  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH)

(a) to (c) The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Food and Public Distribution has informed that Government of India had started distribution of Fortified Rice since Pilot Scheme (2019-2022). The initiative was scaled up in phased manner (2021-2024) and  100%  coverage  of  distribution  of  fortified  rice  has  been  achieved  by  March,  2024.  Total allocation of Wheat and Rice from the Central Pool to the State of Odisha under various central Government Schemes during last 5 years is as per Annexure

The Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is operated under the joint responsibility of Central and State/UT Govt. Central Govt. is responsible for allocation and transportation of foodgrains  upto  the  designated  depots  of  FCI.  The  operational  responsibility  for  allocation  of foodgrains within the States/UTs, identification of eligible beneficiaries, issuance of ration cards to them, distribution of foodgrains to eligible beneficiaries rest with the concerned States/UT Govt.

States/UTs are being  allocated  around 46.235  LMT of food  grains  per  month (approx. 554.83 LMT per annum). At present, against the coverage limit of 81.35 crore beneficiaries, States Government have identified 80.54 crore beneficiaries. Addition and deletion of beneficiaries by the  States/UTs  as  per  requirement,  is  a  continuous  process.  On  identification  of  remaining beneficiaries, allocation of food grains is routinely revised.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2904  FOR  ANSWER  ON  08.08.2024  REGARDING 'FORTIFIED RICE AND WHEAT SUPPLY'

## Allocation of Wheat and Rice from the Central Pool to the State of Odisha under various Central Government Schemes

## (In thousand tons)

| Year    | Foodgrain   |    Total |
|---------|-------------|----------|
|         | Rice        | 2181.85  |
| 2019-20 | Wheat       |  355.48  |
|         | Total       | 2537.33  |
|         | Rice        | 3309.85  |
| 2020-21 | Wheat       |  445.767 |
|         | Total       | 3755.62  |
|         | Rice        | 3713.89  |
| 2021-22 | Wheat       |  587.447 |
|         | Total       | 4301.34  |
|         | Rice        | 3730.66  |
| 2022-23 | Wheat       |  295.226 |
|         | Total       | 4025.88  |
|         | Rice        | 2531.39  |
| 2023-24 | Wheat       |   57.321 |
|         | Total       | 2588.71  |

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