Lok Sabha Question No. 236 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Inclusion of NPH Citizens in Food Security Scheme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ms. Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK  SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.236 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07TH AUGUST, 2024

## INCLUSION OF NP11 CITIZENS IN FOOD SECURITY SCHEME

## #236  MS. PRANITI  SUSHILKUMAR  SHINDE

Will the Minister of CONSUM£R  AFFAIRS\_  FOOD  AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION wftm  wr8, ©r93#tvT#yfqa fqaWT =Ht be pleased to state

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to include Non-Priority Holder (NPH) citizens with  orange ration cards in the Central Govemment's food security scheme;
- (b) the  details of  the  manner in  which  the Government will  ensure that NPH citizelrs with  incomes slightly  above the threshold still  receive necessary foodgrains  at concessIonal rates
- (c) whether a lot  of  families have been coerced into  signing the give  up food subsidy form ;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether a lot  of  families  have been deprived of  the  free ration  under Food Security scheme during 2014 and if  so, the details thereon

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) to (e):

A statement is laid on the Table of  the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE  STARRED QUESTION NO. 236 FOR ANSWER ON 07.08.2024 IN THE LOK SABHA

(a) & (b): The Government is implementing the Pradhan N4antri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)  which provides for coverage of upto 75% of the rural and upto 50% of the urban population,  at the all-India  level, for receiving  free of  cost foodgrains,

The PMGKAY scheme is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State Governments. Under the joint  responsibility of  the Union and the States, tlle responsibility for  identification of  beneficiaries,  within  the coverage determined for  the State/UT, rests with  the concerned States/UT. Identification  of beneficiaries under the Act  is under two  categories- households covered under Antyodaya Anna  Yojana  ( A AY)  which constitute poorest of  the poor, to the extent specified  by the Central Government and the remaining households as priority  households (Pm) to be  identified by  the  State Governments/ UT Administrations as  per  criteria evolved by  them, within the  coverage determined for the State/UT

At  present,  no proposal for  inclusion of  Non-Priority  (NPFI) category under the PMGKAY  is under consideration of the Government

(.) & (dy There is no such report from  any State/UT

(e): in  the year 2014, the foodgrains were being distributed under the National l"ood Security Act, 2013  at  highly subsidized  prices  of Rs.3/2/1 per kg for rice/  wheat/ coarsegrains respectively. The distribution of  foodgrains, free of  cost, started w.e.f.  I" January, 2023 . Fulther, there is no report from any State/UT about deprival of any eligible households from  the benefit of free of cost foodgrains  under the PMGKAY

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