Lok Sabha Question No. 182 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: Ration Cards to Registrants under e-Shram Portal
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ms. Mahua Moitra

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.182

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12TH MARCH, 2025

## RATION  CARDS TO REGISTRANTS UNDER E-SHRAM PORTAL

## i182.  MS MAHUA MOITRA:

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

- (a) whether the Union  Government is aware that Hon'ble Supreme Court had directed to  issue ration cards under the National Food Security Act  to  the 8 crore unorganised sector workers registered  on the e-Shram Portal who do not possess ration cards;
- (b) if  so, the State-wise details thereof and the  number of  e-Shram registrants who have been provided ration cards since the issuance of orders by the Hon'ble  Supreme Court on April  20, 2023 in the case;
- (c) the details of States which have sought additional foodgrains from the Union  Government to provide ration to e-Shram registrants as per the directions of the Court; and
- (d) the amount of additional foodgrains provided by the Union Government to each State to give ration to e-Shram registrants as per the said directions?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHD

(a) to (d):

A statement is laid on the Table of the House

STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE  STARRED QUESTION NO.  182 FOR ANSWER  ON 12.03.2025 IN THE LOK  SABHA.

- (a): Yes Sir, Union Government is aware about the Hon'bIc  Supreme Court case titled 'Re: Problems & Miseries of Migrant  Labourers'  wherein Court had directed to issue ration cards to the unorganised sector workers registered on the e-Shram portal who do not possess ration cards, under the National Food Security Act  on the basis of their eligibility. In compliance, this  Department, from time  to time, has directed all  States/UTs to coordinate with  respective Labour Departments for fetching the data of all e-Shram registrants, who do not possess ration  cards and issue them Ration Card based on their  eligibility.
- (b): State-wise data  on  number  of  e-Shram registrants having  ration  cards is  at Annexure.
- (c) &  (d): At present  State/UT Govt. of Odisha,  Punjab,  Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi  have sought additional  requirements of  food  grains from this  Department for ration cards issued on  e-Sharam portal.  It  is  stated that  allocation  of  foodgrains  to  States/Union Territories  (UTs) under the National  Food Security Act,  2013 (NFSA)  is made on the basis of identification  of  beneficiaries  reported  by  the  States/UTs within the  State/UT-wise coverage  of  population determined  by  the  then  Planning  Commission, and  foodgrains entitlement prescribed under the NFSA i.e. 35 kg per household per month for households covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana and 5 kg per person per month for PrioritY households.

As  and when requests are received from  States/UTs for  revision of  foodgrains allocation under the Act  on account of addition  of new beneficiaries, within  the ceiling of beneficiaries determined for that State, the same are examined and revised allocation orders are issued as per the extant policy.

8888

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  STARRED  QUESTION NO.182 FOR ANSWER ON 12.03.2025 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## State-wise data on number of e-Shram registrants having ration cards (28 Jan. 2025)

| Sr No.   | State Name        | Total current state category)   | 1Ra iii-n- a-ard   | ';4+ji'":{:?;I)' Beneficiaries under State Schemes ( 17 States)   | eShram Registrant s having State Ration Card ( covering 17 States   | Total eShram registrants having ration card   | 9'o of registr ants having ration card   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | A & N ISLANDS     | 32,148                          | 4,802              | 385                                                               | 39                                                                  | 4,841                                         | 15%                                      |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 8 1,15,936                      | 51,83,050          | 76,45,756                                                         | 14, 18,606                                                          | 66,01 ,656                                    | 81%                                      |
|          | ARUNACnAL PRADESH | 1 ,92,285                       | 1 ,06,013          |                                                                   |                                                                     | 1 ,06,013                                     | 559/a                                    |
|          | ASSAM             | 75,50,793                       | 69,05,620          |                                                                   |                                                                     | 69,05,620                                     | 91%                                      |
| 5        | BIHAR             | 2,95,23,945                     | 2,57,96,949        |                                                                   |                                                                     | 2,57,96,949                                   | 87%                                      |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH        | 1 ,84,643                       | 1,07,000           |                                                                   |                                                                     | 1 ,07,000                                     | 58%                                      |
| 7        | CHHATTISGARH      | 85,07,764                       | 66, 15,887         | 84,75,614                                                         | 17,24,453                                                           | 83,40,340                                     | 98%                                      |
| 8        | DNH D& D          | 74,218                          | 38,461             |                                                                   |                                                                     | 38,461                                        | 52%                                      |
| 9        | DELHI             | 34, 14,793                      | 18,37,868          |                                                                   |                                                                     | 18,37,868                                     | 54%                                      |
| 10       | GOA               | 74,476                          | 35,492             |                                                                   |                                                                     | 35,492                                        | 48%                                      |
| 11       | GUJARAT           | 1,18,51,410                     | 86,70,621          | 2, 16,23,238                                                      | 10,25,378                                                           | 96,95,999                                     | 82%                                      |
| 12       | HARYANA           | 53,44,912                       | 46,02,475          |                                                                   |                                                                     | 46,02,475                                     | 86%                                      |
|          | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 19,79,094                       | 9,73 ,328          | 41 ,02,598                                                        | 7,71 ,72 1                                                          | 17,45,049                                     | 88%                                      |
|          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 35, 12,527                      | 27, 16,859         | 33 ,46,551                                                        | 6,40,299                                                            | 33,57,158                                     | 96%                                      |
|          | JHARKHAND         | 95,79, 197                      | 82,64,518          |                                                                   |                                                                     | 82,64,5 18                                    | 86%                                      |
| 16       | KARNATAKA         | 1 ,00, 1 0,448                  | 82,82,669          | 84,36,391                                                         | 8,9 1 ,260                                                          | 91 ,73,929                                    | 92%                                      |
| 17       | KERALA            | 59,96,426                       | 35,66,424          | 2,01,93,609                                                       | 23,28,217                                                           | 58,94,641                                     | 98%                                      |
| 18       | LADAKH            | 33,161                          | 24,274             | 1,088                                                             | 80                                                                  | 24,354                                        | 73%                                      |
| 19       | LAKSHADWEEP       | 2,699                           | 1,024              |                                                                   |                                                                     | 1,024                                         | 38%                                      |
| 20       | MADHYA PRADESH    | 1 ,83,29,965                    | 1 ,54, 12,269      |                                                                   |                                                                     | 1 ,54, 12,269                                 | 84%                                      |
| 21       | MAnARASHTRA       | 1,71 ,41,832                    | 1 ,32,60,821       | 2,88,81 ,663                                                      | 11,97,788                                                           | 1 ,44,58,609                                  | 84%                                      |
| 22       | MANIPUR           | 4,50,027                        | 4,06,361           |                                                                   |                                                                     | 4,06,361                                      | 90%                                      |
| 23       | MEGHALAYA         | 3,24,279                        | 1 ,89,696          | 7,64,22 1                                                         | 7,743                                                               | 1 ,97,439                                     | 61%                                      |
| 24       | MIZORAM           | 64,827                          | 46,204             | 4,72,908                                                          | 17,201                                                              | 63,405                                        | 98%                                      |
| 25       | NAGALAND          | 2,30,747                        | 2,21,221           |                                                                   |                                                                     | 2,21 ,221                                     | 96%                                      |
| 26       | ODISHA            | 1 ,34,96,415                    | 1 ,2 1 ,28,700     |                                                                   |                                                                     | 1 ,2 1 ,28,700                                | 90%                                      |
| 27       | PUt               | 1,88,42 1                       | 1 ,52,494          | 5,90.114                                                          | 34.927                                                              | 1,87,42 1                                     | 99%                                      |

####8

| 28    | PUNJAB        | 57,53,512    | 42,81 ,008   |            |             | 42,81 ,008   | 74%   |
|-------|---------------|--------------|--------------|------------|-------------|--------------|-------|
| 29    | RAJASTHAN     | 1,41,41,178  | 97,76,010    |            |             | 97,76,010    | 69%   |
| 30    | SIKKIM        | 41 ,730      | 30,669       | 393        | 41          | 30,7 le      | 74%   |
| 31    | TAMIL NADU    | 88,39,798    | 58,09,882    |            |             | 58,09,882    | 66%   |
| 32    | TELANGANA     | 44,3 1,957   | 30,49,712    |            |             | 30,49,712    | 69%   |
| 33    | nR PURA       | 8,81 ,989    | 6,45,305     | 13,36, 142 | 2, 18,263   | 8,63,568     | 98%   |
| 34    | UTTAR PRADESH | 8,37, 13,615 | 6,78,50,302  |            |             | 6,78,50,302  | 81%   |
| 35    | UTTARAKHAND   | 30,47,025    | m3           |            | 6,71,800    | 27,66,056    | 91%   |
| 36    | WEST BENGAL   | 2,63,86, 135 | 1            |            | 66,57,803   | 2,56,55,608  | 97%   |
| Total | Total         | 30,34,44,327 | 2            |            | 1,76,05,619 | 25,56,91,668 | 84%   |