Lok Sabha Question No. 2732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Allocation of Foodgrains under PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Aashtikar Patil Nagesh Bapurao, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DisTRiBurioN

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2732

TO BE ANSWERED ON 7TH AUGUST, 2024

## ALLOCATION  OF FOODGRAINS UNDER PDS

2732 PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKW AD :

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL

SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH

SHRI BAIkAN(J  MANOFLAR SONWANE:

SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE:

SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

SHRI AASHTIKAR PATIL NAGESH BAPURAO:

SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSrNG KOLHE

Will  the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUFION aHInT wr8,  aTa aT  IIT#gfjq fqapr ++ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of allocation of  foodgrains under the Public Distribution  System (PDS) for  the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans to increase the allocation of  foodgrains to States under PDS and if  so, the details  thereof;
- (c) the details of the amount sanctioned, allocated  and utilized during the last three years in  Maharashtra under this scheme :
- (d) the details  of grains that  are included  in PDS;
- (e) whether the Government  is also promoting  millets  under  PDS and if  so, the details thereof.
- (f) the details of the targets  set and achievements made so far under the schedule along with  its response within the country;  and
- (g) whether the Food Corporation of India has undertaken initiatives to reform storage sector and if so, the details thereoF

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): Statement showing State-wise allocation  of food grains (Wheat and Rice) under National Food Security Act  (NFS A) and Tide Over for the last three years is placed at Annexure-I

- (b): States/ms  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,  State Governments  have identified 80.54 crore beneficiaries. Addition  and deletion of beneficiaries by the States/Us  as per requirement, is a continuous process. On identification of  remaining beneficiaries, allocation of food grains is routinely revised
- (c): DPFD releases food subsidy based on the quarterly food subsidy claims submitted by state government for the distribution of food grains under various Central Govt. Schemes. Further,  DFPD also provides  assistance to  States/Us  in meeting the expenditure incurred  by them on transportatIon of food grains within the State, its handling and Fair Price Shops (FPS) dealers'  margin as per noITns devised for this purpose. Details of funds released to Maharashtra  in the last three years is as below

(Fig. in Crore)

| Year     | Food Subsidy   |   Funds released for intra-state movement of foodgrains and FPS dealers ' margin | Total    |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
| 2021 -22 | 4082.07        |                                                                           289.72 | 4371 ,79 |
| 2022-23  | 2725.75        |                                                                           621.69 | 3347.44  |
| 2023 -24 | 3923,29        |                                                                           703.54 | 4626.83  |

(d) to (D: in  addition to  Wheat and Rice, Millets are also part of  PDS. The allocation of approved quantity of millets for distribution under PDS is made by DFPD in lieu of  equal quantity of wheat/rice. The aforesaid allocation  is being made free of  cost under Pradhan Manta  Garib  Kal)'an Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)  from  lst  January 2023. DFPD and field  offices of  Food Corporation of India (FC:I) and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) have organized millets awareness programme/competition/seminars  etc. The detail of  millets/coarse grains allocation  from  2021-22 to 2023-24 is attached at Annexure-II

An  advisory has been issued to  all  the States/Us to  procure millets  and distribute  to NFS A beneficiaries as per  local  consumption preferences and as per  guidelines issued by  the  Central Government from time to time

......3/-

(g): Initiatives undertaken to reform storage sector in Food Corporation of India (FCD are as given below:-

1. Construction of SILOs under Public Private Partnership (PPP) Mode.
2. Phasing out Covered and Plinth (CAP).
3. Third party assessment of warehouses by FCI from Quality Council of India.
4. Mechanization of Warehouse operations.
5. 5 . Warehousing  Development  Regulatory Authority  (WDRA)  Certification  ofFCI  godowns

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Annexure-1 ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2732 FOR ANSWER ON 07.08.2024 IN THE LOK SABHA

(in thousand tons)

| S L N 1C)   | S T ::: S /        | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24    |
|-------------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| S L N 1C)   | S T ::: S /        | NFSA      | Tideover  | NFSA      | Tideover  | NFSA      | Tide ovel' |
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh     | 1849.78   | 22.07     | 1849,78   | 22,07     | 1849,78   | 22, 07     |
| 2           | Arunanchal Pradesh | 57.33     | 31.66     | 57.33     | 31,66     | 57,33     | 3 1 .66    |
| 3           | Assam              | 1628.00   | 66.73     | 1628.93   | 66,20     | 1628.93   | 66.20      |
| 4           | Bihar              | 5527.10   | 0.00      | 5527, 10  | 0.00      | 5527, 10  | 0, OO      |
| 5           | Chhatisgarh        | 1384.06   | 0.00      | 1384,06   | 0.00      | 1384.06   | 0.00       |
| 6           | Delhi              | 448.68    | 0.00      | 448.69    | 0.00      | 448.78    | 0, OO      |
| 7           | Goa                | 34.40     | 24,65     | 34.40     | 24.65     | 34,40     | 24,65      |
| 8           | Gujarat            | 2175.74   | 0.00      | 2185,38   | 0,00      | 22 11.23  | 0.00       |
| 9           | Haryana            | 795.00    | 0,00      | 795.00    | 0.00      | 795.00    | 0.00       |
| 10          | Himachal Pradesh   | 202.29    | 305.73    | 202.29    | 305.73    | 202.29    | 305.73     |
| 11          | Jharkhand          | 1724.90   | 0.00      | 1743.73   | 0.00      | 1751.02   | o.00       |
| 12          | Karnataka          | 2608.82   | 0.00      | 2608.84   | 0.00      | 2608.84   | 0.00       |
| 13          | Kerala             | 1025.52   | 399.53    | 1025.52   | 399.53    | 1025.52   | 399.53     |
| 14          | Madhya Pradesh     | 3165.84   | 0.00      | 3259.68   | 0.00      | 3436.08   | 0.00       |
| 15          | Maharashtra        | 4605.19   | 0.00      | 4605.19   | 0.00      | 4605.19   | 0.00       |
| 16          | Manipur            | 130.99    | 0.00      | 136.17    | 0.00      | 136.29    | 0,OO       |
| 17          | Meghalaya          | 140.73    | 35.57     | 140.73    | 35.57     | 140.73    | 35.57      |
| 18          | Mizoram            | 45,94     | 19.82     | 45.94     | 19,82     | 47.54     | 18.22      |
| 19          | Nagaland           | 91.59     | 46.47     | 91.59     | 46.47     | 91.59     | 46.47      |
| 20          | Odisha             | 2244.23   | 0.00      | 2249.71   | 0.00      | 2251.62   | 0.00       |
| 21          | Punjab             | 870.12    | 0.00      | 870.12    | 0,00      | 870, 12   | 0.00       |
| 22          | Rajasthan          | 2770.58   | 0.00      | 2770.58   | 0.00      | 2770.58   | 0.00       |
| 23          | Siltkim            | 26.38     | 17,95     | 26.37     | 17.95     | 26.37     | 17.95      |
| 24          | Tamil Nadu         | 2559.71   | 1118.05   | 2559.71   | 1118.05   | 2569.53   | 1108.22    |
| 25          | Telangana          | 1296.05   | 41.95     | 1296.05   | 41.95     | 1296.05   | 41.95      |
| 26          | Tripura            | 163.68    | 107 ,55   | 163.64    | 107.59    | 164.34    | 106.89     |
| 27          | Uttrakhand         | 401,46    | 101,54    | 401.46    | 101.53    | 401.46    | 101.53     |

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| 28   | Uttar Pradesh      | 9782.05   | 0.00    | 9878.53   | 0.00    | 9935.48   | 0.00    |
|------|--------------------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|
| 29   | West Bengal        | 3970.62   | 0.00    | 3970.62   | 0.00    | 3970.62   | 0.00    |
| 30   | A&N Islands        | 4.37      | 25, 18  | 4.37      | 25.18   | 4.37      | 25, 18  |
| 31   | Chandjgarh         | 0,00      | 0.00    | 0.00      | 0.00    | 0.00      | 0.00    |
| 32   | D&N Hmv Daman& DIU | 15.42     | o.oo    | 15.16     | 0.00    | 15.13     | 0.00    |
| 33   | Jammu& Kashmir     | 468.80    | 265.86  | 468.80    | 265.86  | 468.80    | 265.86  |
| 34   | Ladakh             | 9.44      | 6.98    | 9.44      | 6,98    | 9,44      | 6.98    |
| 35   | Lakshadweel        | 1,52      | 3.10    | 1.52      | 3,10    | 1.52      | 3.10    |
| 36   | Puducherry         | 0.00      | O       |           | 0.00    | 0.00      | 0.00    |
|      | Total              | 52226.33  | 2640.38 | 52456.43  | 2639.88 | 52737.13  | 2627.76 |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  to  (f)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.2732 FOR ANSWER ON 07.08.2024 IN THE LOK SABHA

(in thousand tons)

| Year    | State           | Type of grain             | luantit        | Total     |   Grand Total |
|---------|-----------------|---------------------------|----------------|-----------|---------------|
| 2021-22 | Karnataka       | Raf                       | 556.101        | 558,864   |       560.845 |
| 2021-22 | Uttar Pradesh   | Maize                     | 2.763          | 558,864   |       560.845 |
| 2021-22 | OWS-WBNP+       | Bajra                     | 1.981          | 1,981     |       560.845 |
| 2022-23 | Karnataka       | Ragi/Jowar                | 470.292 67.500 |           |       585.528 |
| 2022-23 | Haryana         | Bajra/Maize               |                |           |       585.528 |
| 2022-23 | IVladhyaPradesh | Jon,ar                    | 0.237          |           |       585.528 |
| 2022-23 | U. P.           | Bajra                     | 43.443         |           |       585.528 |
| 2022-23 | Kerala          | Rag                       | 0.991          |           |       585.528 |
| 2022-23 | Tamil-Nadu      | Ra!                       | 1.371          | 583.834   |       585.528 |
| 2022-23 | OWS-WBNP8       | Bajra                     | 1.694          | 1.694     |       585.528 |
| 2023-24 | Andhra Pradesh  | gI Ra                     | 27.516         | 1231 ,896 |      1231.9   |
| 2023-24 | Gujarat         | Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, Maize | 128.138        | 1231 ,896 |      1231.9   |
| 2023-24 | Haryana         | Bajra                     | 136.000        | 1231 ,896 |      1231.9   |
| 2023-24 | Karnataka       | I( cI )                   | 700.000        | 1231 ,896 |      1231.9   |
| 2023-24 | Kerala          | I( a)                     | 0.517          | 1231 ,896 |      1231.9   |
| 2023-24 | Tamil-Nadu      | IRagi                     | 1 4.458        | 1231 ,896 |      1231.9   |
| 2023-24 | Uttar Pradesh   | IBajra                    | 235.267        | 1231 ,896 |      1231.9   |

Other Welfare  Schemes-Wheat Based Nutrition  Programme $OWS-WBNP

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