Lok Sabha Question No. 4350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-26
Subject: Universal Public Distribution Scheme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Km. Sudha R

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.4350

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26TH MARCH, 2025

## UNIVERSAL PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SCHEME

## 4350. KM. SUDHA R:

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

- (a) the number of beneficiaries  under the Universal  Public Distribution Scheme, year-wise;

- (b) the details  of disbursals thereunder, State-wise;

- (c) the number of  other State beneficiaries who  received materials in  the  State of  Tamil Nadu under the said scheme;

- (d) the quantum and the details of materials distributed to beneficiaries under the scheme and the compensation, if  any, given to the State of Tamil  Nadu;  and

- (e) the details of  beneficiaries registered in  Tamil  Nadu, but received materials in  other States under this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): The National Food Security Act  (NFSA) has total coverage of beneficiaries of  81.35 crores persons against which  currently  80.56 crore persons are availing  foodgrains free  of cost. The comparative  data of no. of beneficiaries  in the last two  years is as below:
- (b): Details ofdisbursals under NFSA year wise and State wise is at Annexure-l.
- (c): Total  36.6 MT  of  food grains was distributed to migrant beneficiaries in Tamil  Nadu since Aug 2019
- (d) &  (e) Total of  158.1 MT  of  food grains was distributed to migrant beneficiaries from Tamil Nadu since Aug 2019. Details are at Annexure  II.

|                              |   As on Feb 2025 |   As on 31.03.2024 |   As on 31.03.2023 |
|------------------------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| of No Beneficiaries In crore |            80.56 |              80.49 |               80.1 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRF,D QUESTION NO.4350 FOR ANSWER ON 26.03.2025 IN THE LOK  SABHA.

## The details of disbursals under NFSA year wise and State-wise

fOr  MT)

|     | State/UT                         | 2023       | 2024        | 2025 (till Feb 2025)   |
|-----|----------------------------------|------------|-------------|------------------------|
|     | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS      | 4,23 1     | 4,236       | 708                    |
|     | ANDHRA PRADESH                   | 17,37,063  | 17,42,767   | 2,93,254               |
|     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                | 50, 190    | 51,783      | 3,717                  |
|     | ASSAM                            | 11,99,564  | 14,90,491   | 2,63 ,237              |
|     | rmB                              | 52, 14,677 | 50,28,598   | 02                     |
| 6   | ncmTsbAka                        | 13,38,063  | 13,41 ,737  | 2,23,132               |
| , I | Dadar& Nagar Haveli & Daman& Diu | 15,881     | 16,810      | 2,922                  |
| JD  |                                  | 4,73,472   | 5,28,397    | 92,70 1                |
|     | GOA                              | 29.690     | 29, 193     | 4,875                  |
|     | GUJARAT                          | 21 ,35,677 | 21 ,9 1,020 | 3,71 ,640              |
| =   |                                  | 7,69,482   | 10,46, 118  | 1,86,555               |
| 12  | HIMACHAL PRADiSH                 | 1,97,555   | 1,80,683    | 26,839                 |
|     | JANIMU AND KASHMIR               | 4, 18,920  | 4.25,088    | 77,682                 |
|     | JHARKHAND                        | 16,25,601  | 16,36,927   | 2,74,242               |
|     | KARNATAKA                        | 24,93,936  | 24,97,515   | 4,17,588               |
|     | KERALA                           | 9,79,657   | 9,96,834    | 1,59,701               |
|     | LADAKH                           | 7,803      | 7,7a        | 1,286                  |
|     | LAKSHADWEEP                      | 611        | 1,324       | 222                    |
|     | MADHYA PRADESH                   | 32,06,221  | 33 ,46,949  | 5,69,1'94              |
|     | MAHARASHTRA                      | 40,21 ,960 | 41,75,930   | 7,05,241               |
|     | MANIPUR                          | 27,919     |             |                        |
|     | MEGHALAYA                        | 1,24,324   | 1 ,26,222   | 19,075                 |

| _. 23    | IMIZORAM      | 46,379 1    | 46,687   | 4,002      |
|----------|---------------|-------------|----------|------------|
|          | iDNAM         | 7           |          | 11,255     |
| O        |               | 2           |          | 3,67,428   |
|          | HPvAT         | 6           |          | 1,29,86 1  |
| ;R       | &             | 2           |          | 4.07,810   |
| ini      |               | /           |          | 3,046      |
| iT       | An            | 7           |          | m8 798     |
| T        |               | b,07,7091   |          | 2,06,099   |
| !,.'T 31 |               | abC         |          | 26,769     |
|          | UTTAR PRADESH | m©9         |          | -15,71,661 |
|          | UTTARAKHAND   | BINg-T-ObjV |          | 63,541     |
| iPv      |               | mB9         |          | 6.45 ,444  |
|          | r             | Mr[-®8M     |          | 83,37,723  |

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## Annexure Il

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d) &  (e)  OF THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4350 FOR ANSWER  ON 26.03.2025 IN  THE LOK  SABHA.

| Inter-State foodgrain distribution of Tamil Nadu (in KGs) since Aug 2019   | Inter-State foodgrain distribution of Tamil Nadu (in KGs) since Aug 2019   | Inter-State foodgrain distribution of Tamil Nadu (in KGs) since Aug 2019   | Inter-State foodgrain distribution of Tamil Nadu (in KGs) since Aug 2019   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| a ;o. - - - '                                                              | 1 States/UTs I                                                             | e 1 Tamil Nadu I availed ration in [ other States                          | other States availed ration in Tamil Nadu                                  |
| 1                                                                          | ANDAMAN & NICOB AR ISLANDS                                                 | 1,461                                                                      |                                                                            |
| 2                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                             | 70                                                                         | 257                                                                        |
| 3                                                                          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                          |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 4                                                                          | ASSAM                                                                      |                                                                            | 139                                                                        |
| 5                                                                          | BIHAR                                                                      | 889                                                                        | 30,250                                                                     |
| 6                                                                          | CHANDIGARH                                                                 |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 7                                                                          | CHHATISGARH                                                                | 30                                                                         | 186                                                                        |
| 8                                                                          | DAMAN & DIU                                                                |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 9                                                                          | DELHI                                                                      | 23, 161                                                                    | 205                                                                        |
| 10                                                                         | GOA                                                                        | 590                                                                        |                                                                            |
| 11                                                                         | GUJARAT                                                                    | 883                                                                        |                                                                            |
| 12                                                                         | HARYANA                                                                    | 135                                                                        | 73                                                                         |
| 13                                                                         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                           |                                                                            |                                                                            |
| 14                                                                         | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                          | 40                                                                         | 90                                                                         |
| 15                                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                                  |                                                                            | 1,303                                                                      |
| 16                                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                                  | 1,565                                                                      | 437                                                                        |
| 17                                                                         | KERAIA                                                                     | 83 ,260                                                                    | 237                                                                        |

| 18    | LADAKH         |          |        |
|-------|----------------|----------|--------|
| 19    | LAKSHAD WEEP   |          |        |
| 02    | MADHYA PRADESH | 355      | 62     |
| [-T   | MAUARASHTRA    | 41,953   | 457    |
| 22    | MANIPUR        |          |        |
| 23    | MEGHAL'rYA     |          |        |
| 24    | MIZORAM        |          |        |
| 25    | NAGALAND       |          |        |
| 26    | ODISHA         |          |        |
| 27    | PUDUCHERRY     |          |        |
| 28    | PUNJAB         | 45       |        |
| 29    | RAJASTHAN      | 350      | 400    |
| 30    | SIKKIM         |          |        |
| 31    | TELAN=GTNi     | 2,390    |        |
| 32    | nRml           |          | 5      |
| 33    | UTTARAKHAND    | 150      |        |
| 34    | UTTARPRADESH   | 465      | 2,481  |
| 35    | WEST BENGAL    | 345      |        |
| Total | Total          | 1,58,137 | 36,582 |