Lok Sabha Question No. 2150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Requirement of Foodgrains under NFSA
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Balak Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NOH2150 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND AUGUSTI 2023

## REQUIREMENT OF FOODGRAINS UNDER NFSA

## 12150.  SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRSI FOOD  AND PUBLIC

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- (a) whether after the complete implementation of National Food Security Act  (NFSA), the  requirement of  foodgrains is likely  to increase
- significantly;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the district-wise percentage of essential foodgrains and funds including population to be included annually for this purpose in Rajasthan;
- (d) the likely effect of implementation of NFSA on food economy;
- (e)  whether the Government has received any suggestion/recommendation for providing food for all for one fourth of the
- most poor districts/blocks  of Rajasthan; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS! FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)&(b): Allocation of  foodgrains to  States/UTs under  the  National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 is made on the basis of  identification of beneficiaries reported by the  States/Union Territories (UTs) within  the State/UT-wise coverage of population as determined by erstwhile  Planning Commission. At  present, against the intended coverage of  81.35 crorel about 80.11 crore  beneficiaries  are identified  by the States/UTs under the NFSA. The foodgrains entitlement  prescribed under the Act  is  35 kg per household per month for  households covered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and 5 kg per person per month for Priority Households (PHH).

Accordingly, foodgrains are being allocated to the States/UTs.

As there is still  scope for identification of  IH24 crore additional beneficiaries, the allocation  of foodgrains under the NFSA may increase on identification of  beneficiaries upto  the  maximum permissible linritH

(c): The National  Food Security  Act,  2013 (NFSA) provides for  coverage of 69.09% of the rural and 53% of the urban population of Rajasthanl which at Census 2011 comes out to  a ceiling of 446.62 lakh personsH At present! against the  intended coverage of  446,62 lakh  beneHciariesl the  State Government has  identified 440nOI lakh  beneficiariesH Accordinglyl 230881,99 MT of  wheat per month is  being allocated to  the State Government of Rajasthan,.

(d):  The National Food Security Act provides for food and nutritional security  in  the  human life  cycle  approach, by  ensuring access to  an adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to  live a life with dignity,  Food security1 through attainment of self-sufficiency in food grains production in the country boost the agricultural sector thereby enhancing the economic growth and resultant reduction in poverty levels.

(e)& (f): No such  proposal is under consideration  of the  Government'

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