Lok Sabha Question No. 2514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: PM Garib Kalyan Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel, Devji Mansingram Patel, Gyaneshwar Patil, Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Umesh G. Jadhav, Saikia Dilip, Sandhya Ray, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2514

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2023 / AGRAHAYANA 27, 1945 (SAKA)

## 'PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN YOJANA'

## 2514. SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI:

SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  manner,  functioning  and  the  operational  time  of  the  PM  Garib  Kalyan  Yojana (PMGKY);
- (b) the allocation of funds under the PMGKY, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (c) the expenditure incurred in the past, being incurred at present and likely to be incurred in the future under PMGKY;
- (d) the number of families that have benefited from PMGKY in the country including Madhya Pradesh and Khandwa Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (e) the name of the States that have adopted the PMGKY and those that have not?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (FINANCE) (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to (e): The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) of Rs. 1.70 lakh crore was announced by the Government on 26.3.2020 to help the poor in their fight against COVID-19.  The benefits provided were as follows:-
- (i)            Additional food-grains (Rice/wheat) @ 5 kg per person, per month to all existing  beneficiaries  of  National  Food  Securities  Act  (NFSA)  under  PM  Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) and pulses according to regional preferences @

1  kg  per  family  were  provided  free-of-cost.    The  schemes  were  initially  for  a period of three months from April to June 2020, but were extended till November, 2020.   The scheme of free distribution of additional free-of-cost food-grains was introduced again in May 2021 and continued until December 2022.   A total 1118 Lakh metric Tonne of Food grain was allocated under the PMGKAY, involving a total financial outlay of 390997 crore for the purpose.

- (ii)          The first instalment of Rs 2,000 due  to farmers in 2020-21 under the PM KISAN Yojana was front-loaded and paid in April 2020 itself covering about 8.7 crore farmers
- (iii)         A total of 20.40 crores (approx.) PM Jan Dhan Yojana women accountholders were given an ex-gratia of Rs 500 per month for three months.
- (iv)         Up  to  three  free  of  cost  LPG  refills  were  provided  to  Pradhan  Mantri Ujjwala Yojana beneficiaries w.e.f. 01.04.2020 till 31.12.2020.
- (v)          An  amount  of  Rs.1000/-  to  around  3  crore  aged,  widows  and  people  in Divyang category was provided.
- (vi)         Wage earners, earning below Rs 15,000 per month, in businesses having less  than  100  workers,  were  provided  twenty-four  percent  of  the  monthly  wages into their PF accounts, for three months to prevent disruption in their employment. The scheme was extended for another three months, i.e., till August 2020.
- (2). The schemes announced under PMGKP were implemented by the Ministry/Department  concerned.   The  benefits  under  the  package  were  provided  to  all eligible beneficiaries of every State/UT, including beneficiaries from Khandwa Parliamentary constituency.
- (3).     A  Statement  indicating  State-wise  details  of  benefits  provided  under  PMGKP, beneficiaries and expenditure incurred, wherever applicable is at Annexure.

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|       |                                        | PMGAY (Food Grains)                                      | PMGAY (Food Grains)                                         | PMGAY Pulses/channa               | PMGAY Pulses/channa   | Ujjwala                                        | Ujjwala                      | PMKISAN             | PMJDY                 | PMJDY            | 24% EPF       | 24% EPF          | NSAP National Social Assistance Programme   | NSAP National Social Assistance Programme   |
|-------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| No.   | State                                  | Total distribution (in MT) since April 2020 to 9.12.2020 | Total Persons covered under NFSA (in Lakh) as on 30.11.2022 | Pulses/Chana Qty (Apr - Nov) (MT) | Beneficairies         | Refill delivered against advance or reimbursed | Amount Transferred (In Lakh) | No of beneficiaries | No of a/c credited    | Amount (In Lakh) | Beneficiaries | Amount (Rs lakh) | Total Beneficiarie s                        | Amount (In Lakh)                            |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | 7772                                                     | 0.61                                                        | 122                               | 16,350                | 22,354                                         | 157.3                        | 10,677              | 23,064                | 346.0            | 3,238.00      | 155.91           | 5,928                                       | 59.3                                        |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                         | 2645092                                                  | 268.22                                                      | 66,492                            | 90,28,190             | 7,62,204                                       | 5163.2                       | 46,95,820           | 60,13,565             | 90203.5          | 1,85,152.00   | 11,651.14        | 9,32,661                                    | 9326.6                                      |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 102280                                                   | 8.4                                                         | 1,034                             | 1,77,210              | 76,831                                         | 518.1                        | 66,323              | 1,80,119              | 2701.8           |               | 0.00             | 34,139                                      | 341.4                                       |
| 4     | Assam                                  | 3142258                                                  | 251.17                                                      | 45,456                            | 57,86,440             | 52,88,902                                      | 36257.4                      | 18,61,715           | 95,34,385             | 143015.8         | 9,772.00      | 252.73           | 8,40,984                                    | 8409.8                                      |
| 5 6   | Bihar                                  | 10582970                                                 | 871.16                                                      | 1,20,112                          | 1,43,33,767           | 1,54,12,430                                    | 111170.7                     | 58,99,824           | 2,33,15,732           | 349736.0         | 67,545.00     | 4,287.92         | 36,64,811                                   | 36648.1                                     |
| 7     | Chandigarh                             | 32348                                                    | 2.76                                                        | 486                               | 63,670                | 246                                            | 1.6                          | 429                 | 1,10,537              | 1658.1           | 23,805.00     | 2,034.29         | 3,415                                       | 34.2                                        |
|       | Chhattisgarh                           | 2633887                                                  | 200.77                                                      | 39,632                            | 51,49,800             | 42,22,762                                      | 32416.0                      | 21,67,441           | 78,57,012             | 117855.2         | 84,417.00     | 6,404.33         | 8,52,275                                    | 8522.8                                      |
| 8     | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | 35216                                                    | 2.73                                                        | 519                               | 65,240                | 25,694                                         | 169.2                        | 13,531              | 70,204                | 1053.1           |               | 0.00             | 10,964                                      | 109.6                                       |
| 9     | Delhi                                  | 930116                                                   | 72.78                                                       | 13,690                            | 17,54,513             | 1,96,011                                       | 1262.8                       | 12,075              | 20,30,271             | 30454.1          | 41,521.00     | 3,642.58         | 1,56,436                                    | 1564.4                                      |
| 10    | Goa                                    | 68310                                                    | 5.32                                                        | 1,066                             | 1,42,550              | 2,119                                          | 14.3                         | 7,854               | 69,987                | 1049.8           | 16,563.00     | 1,265.92         | 2,061                                       | 20.6                                        |
| 11    | Gujarat                                | 4418252                                                  | 344.15                                                      | 50,026                            | 65,09,333             | 49,38,563                                      | 32592.2                      | 46,85,062           | 71,08,005             | 106620.1         | 2,70,988.00   | 18,510.49        | 6,88,953                                    | 6889.5                                      |
| 12    | Haryana                                | 1555227                                                  | 126.49                                                      | 18,812                            | 24,27,333             | 15,15,725                                      | 9902.1                       | 15,14,497           | 34,16,299             | 51244.5          | 83,035.00     | 6,403.61         | 3,27,269                                    | 3272.7                                      |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                       | 365604                                                   | 28.64                                                       | 4,790                             | 6,73,667              | 2,92,437                                       | 1964.5                       | 8,70,609            | 5,84,184              | 8762.8           | 48,762.00     | 3,629.35         | 1,11,863                                    | 1118.6                                      |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 863504                                                   | 72.41                                                       | 13,208                            | 16,44,090             | 20,17,863                                      | 14573.5                      | 9,20,451            | 10,49,256             | 15738.8          | 43,121.00     | 2,055.78         | 143289 (including Ladakh)                   | 1432.9                                      |
| 15    | Jharkhand                              | 3045538                                                  | 264.12                                                      | 44,593                            | 57,11,600             | 53,78,043                                      | 37520.2                      | 12,31,912           | 72,27,042             | 108405.6         | 1,05,631.00   | 7,666.54         | 12,88,850                                   | 12888.5                                     |
| 16    | Karnataka                              | 5153724                                                  | 401.93                                                      | 80,975                            | 1,27,22,730           | 57,16,148                                      | 37831.3                      | 48,39,093           | 79,87,088             | 119806.3         | 3,19,389.00   | 24,924.83        | 13,98,410                                   | 13984.1                                     |
| 17    | Kerala                                 | 1949831                                                  | 154.8                                                       | 27,956                            | 35,91,483             | 5,11,674                                       | 3323.1                       | 27,16,844           | 24,13,289             | 36199.3          | 1,21,319.00   | 9,250.22         | 6,88,329                                    | 6883.3                                      |
| 18    | Ladakh                                 | 17429                                                    | 1.44                                                        | 233                               | 29,008                | 19,175                                         | 165.7                        | 0                   | 9,951                 | 149.3            | 247.00        | 21.08            | Included in J&K above                       | Included in J&K above                       |
| 19    | Lakshadweep                            | 2726                                                     | 0.22                                                        | 39                                | 5,200                 | 521                                            | 3.5                          | 0                   | 2,867                 | 43.0             |               | 0.00             | 324                                         | 3.2                                         |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh                         | 6276168                                                  | 511.32                                                      | 77,890                            | 96,95,633             | 1,13,69,027                                    | 77377.9                      | 68,12,020           | 1,66,22,091           | 249331.4         | 1,69,059.00   | 10,711.54        | 22,05,963                                   | 22059.6                                     |
| 21    | Maharashtra                            | 8016574                                                  | 700.17                                                      | 1,03,643                          | 1,32,15,103           | 76,29,148                                      | 50512.8                      | 86,32,718           | 1,29,47,062           | 194205.9         | 4,76,836.00   | 31,528.87        | 11,68,385                                   | 11683.9                                     |
| 22    | Manipur                                | 255232                                                   | 20.08                                                       | 4,192                             | 5,87,503              | 2,76,621                                       | 2119.6                       | 2,83,457            | 5,04,169              | 7562.5           |               | 0.00             | 61,972                                      | 619.7                                       |
| 23    | Meghalaya                              | 284255                                                   | 21.46                                                       | 3,145                             | 4,21,503              | 2,01,679                                       | 1408.4                       | 1,15,638            | 2,68,908              | 4033.6           | 73,342.00     | 2,224.82         | 54,127                                      | 541.3                                       |
| 24    | Mizoram                                | 88922                                                    | 6.68                                                        | 1,243                             | 1,55,405              | 55,281                                         | 419.7                        | 69,425              | 58,176                | 872.6            |               | 0.00             | 27,538                                      | 275.4                                       |
| 25    | Nagaland                               | 172087                                                   | 14.05                                                       | 2,276                             | 2,84,940              | 90,537                                         | 592.6                        | 1,81,008            | 1,57,792              | 2366.9           |               | 0.00             | 49,210                                      | 492.1                                       |
| 26    | Odisha                                 | 3994202                                                  | 325.03                                                      | 74,941                            | 95,19,513             | 83,72,979                                      | 57172.5                      | 20,03,185           | 81,21,020             | 121815.3         | 1,62,121.00   | 10,148.60        | 20,27,022                                   | 20270.2                                     |
| 27    | Puducherry                             | 74020                                                    | 6.34                                                        | 1,273                             | 1,78,500              | 31,184                                         | 202.6                        | 9,715               | 83,926                | 1258.9           | 16,456.00     | 1,011.52         | 28,757                                      | 287.6                                       |
| 28    | Punjab                                 | 1730270                                                  | 141.51                                                      | 27,751                            | 35,47,747             | 24,53,435                                      | 16350.8                      | 17,52,498           | 33,22,186             | 49832.8          | 79,150.00     | 5,054.89         | 1,40,404                                    | 1404.0                                      |
| 29    | Rajasthan                              | 5337014                                                  | 440.01                                                      | 75,043                            | 99,94,240             | 1,11,36,139                                    | 73857.8                      | 51,64,391           | 1,56,13,962           | 234209.4         | 1,23,266.00   | 7,946.42         | 9,87,781                                    | 9877.8                                      |
| 30    | Sikkim                                 | 43496                                                    | 3.79                                                        | 614                               | 93,817                | 21,313                                         | 165.3                        | 0                   | 42,552                | 638.3            |               | 0.00             | 18,332                                      | 183.3                                       |
| 31    | Tamil Nadu                             | 4087528                                                  | 364.69                                                      | 33,324                            | 1,11,07,920           | 61,90,878                                      | 41390.2                      | 35,59,533           | 60,75,989             | 91139.8          | 5,81,768.00   | 34,570.97        | 18,14,700                                   | 18147.0                                     |
| 32    | Telangana                              | 2458216                                                  | 191.62                                                      | 15,804                            | 52,68,030             | 18,75,380                                      | 13036.0                      | 33,31,468           | 52,60,800             | 78912.0 6476.6   | 1,78,225.00   | 10,233.62        | 6,65,956                                    | 6659.6                                      |
| 33    | Tripura                                | 324621                                                   | 24.32                                                       | 4,420                             | 5,40,847              | 4,49,580                                       | 3746.8                       | 1,90,441            | 4,31,770              | 477203.0         | 2,30,453.00   | 0.00 15,741.60   | 1,38,473                                    | 1384.7 52573.9                              |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh                          | 17592310                                                 | 1490.71                                                     | 2,69,530 10,736                   | 3,34,08,790           | 2,70,88,702                                    | 181728.1                     | 1,76,75,849         | 3,18,13,530           |                  | 41,863.00     | 3,234.58         | 52,57,390 2,15,109                          | 2151.1                                      |
| 35 36 | Uttarakhand West Bengal                | 774732 7856087                                           | 61.94 601.84                                                |                                   | 13,44,657             | 7,63,126 1,72,98,898                           | 5015.5 116938.4              | 6,74,688 0          | 12,67,372 1,89,95,377 | 19010.6 284930.7 | 4,28,442.00   | 21,132.39        | 21,32,959                                   | 21329.6                                     |
|       | TOTAL                                  | 96917817                                                 | 8003.68                                                     | 91,452                            | 1,40,19,333           | 14,17,03,609                                   | 9,67,041                     |                     | 20,65,00,000          | 3097500.0        |               |                  | 2,81,45,039                                 | 281450                                      |
|       |                                        |                                                          |                                                             | 13,26,516                         | 18,32,15,657          |                                                |                              | 8,94,54,616         |                       |                  | 39,85,486.00  | 2,55,696.54      |                                             |                                             |