Lok Sabha Question No. 2779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: Opening of Rice Mills
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2779 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20TH DECEMBER, 2023

## OPENING OF RICE MILLS

## 2779.  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS! FOOD  AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION W+tVT xn+, um at  WTbrf+q fq7wr ++ be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of rice mills opened in Phase-II of the programme;
- (b) the district-wise breakdown of the number of rice mills opened in
- Andhra Pradesh in both Phase-I and Phase-II of the said programme;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries eligible to  receive fortified rice in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (d) the actual number of beneficiaries receiving fortified  rice in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district  wise;  and
- (e) the amount of fortified rice that has been sold by Andhra Pradesh to
- the Food Corporation of India, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND

## CONSUMER AFFAIRS! FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a):  As per information provided by the States/UTs, the total number of rice mills used/operated in phase-II of Rice Fortification initiative were around 8160.
- (b): The district  wise  breakup of  Rice Mills  opened in Andhra Pradesh in Phase I  and Phase II  of  Rice Fortification initiative  is  enclosed as Annexure-l.
- (c):  The number of beneficiaries eligible to receive fortified rice in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise  is enclosed as Annexure-II.
- (d):  The actual number of beneficiaries receiving fortified rice in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise is enclosed  as Annexure-III.
- (e): The amount of Fortified  Rice that  has been sold  by Andhra Pradesh to Food Corporation of India, year wish is enclosed as Annexure-IV.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2779  FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2023  IN THE  LOK SABHA.

## Mills  opened in Phase I

| S. No.   | DISTRICT             |     |
|----------|----------------------|-----|
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|          | Vi:                  | 145 |
|          | mI                   |     |
| 11       | SPSR Nellore         |     |
| 12       | Prakasam             |     |
| 13       | Anakapall            |     |
| 14       | Visakhapatnam        |     |
| 15       | Palnadu              |     |
| 16       | Parvathipuram Manyam |     |
| 17       | Srikakulam           |     |
| 18       | Krishna              |     |
| 19       | Kakinada             |     |
| 20       | Konaseema            |     |
| Total    | Total                |     |

## Mills  opened in Phase II

|    | DISTRICT NAME        | MILLS COUNT   |
|----|----------------------|---------------|
|    | NTR                  | 24            |
|    | Bapatla              | 78            |
|    | Tirupati             | 16            |
|    | West Godavari        | 212           |
|    | Vizianagaram         | 134           |
|    | a                    | 144           |
|    | Eluru                | 99            |
|    |                      | 30            |
|    | )                    | 3             |
|    | Palnadu              | 21            |
|    | Parvathipuram Manyam | 81            |
|    | Srikakulam           | 170           |
|    | Krishna              | 152           |
|    | Kakinada             | 120           |
|    | Konaseema            | 153           |
| 16 | 1ysr                 |               |
| mt |                      |               |
| I  |                      |               |
|    |                      | 1452          |

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## ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2779 FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA.

The number of beneficiaries  eligible  to  receive fortified  rice in the State of Andhra Pradeshl district-wise is as under:

| SI. No.                     | District           | No. Of cardholders   | No. Of beneficiaries   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| 1 ,lluri Sitharama Raju     | 288629             |                      | 867392                 |
| 2                           | ,nakapalli         | 51 1 500             | 1 442761               |
| 3 'nanthapur                | 609236             |                      | 1 903809               |
| 4                           | lnnalnaWFa         | 460707               | 1 407593               |
| 5 Ma                        | 1                  | 52846                | 404836                 |
| 6 MI                        |                    | 499278               | 1 594854               |
| 7 IDr,B.R.AmbedkarKonaseema | 1 62060            |                      | 448229                 |
| 8 a                         | 1 461              | 32                   | 391 887                |
| 9 IEluru                    | 21                 | 3082                 | 587258                 |
| 10 IGuntur                  |                    | 1 70276              | 465242                 |
| 11 IKakinada                | 1 39854            |                      | 373353                 |
| 12 Mr                       |                    | 1 53055              | 408223                 |
| 13 Mt                       |                    | 609656               | 2045293                |
| 14                          | INandyal           | 496853               | 1 494529               |
| 15                          | 1 68525            |                      | 484363                 |
| IG uN IPalnadu              |                    | 1 87534              | 530647                 |
| a am                        | Manyam 263324      |                      | 791 942                |
| Prakasam                    | 601                | 249                  | 1 799459               |
| 19 e                        |                    | 238980               | 648338                 |
| 20 W                        |                    | 524795               | 1610114                |
| 21                          | ya Sai ISrikakutam | 622403               | 1 858654               |
| 22                          | ITirupathi         | 450082               | 1 285701               |
| 23                          | Fjsakhapatnam      | 1 27803              | 375813                 |
| 24                          | jvizianagaram      | 550619               | 1 594095               |
| 25                          | Fest Godavari      | 1 351 40             | 357990                 |
| 26 'SR Kadapa               |                    | 540393               | 1 650597               |
| MT                          | MT                 | 902401 1             | 26822972               |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2779  FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2023

The actual  number of  beneficiaries receiving fortified  rice  in the state of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise is as under:

| SI. blog     | District              | No. Of cardholders availed   | No, Of beneficiaries   |
|--------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1            | llluri Sitharama Raju | 285406                       | 850510                 |
| 2            | Lnakapalli            | 468951                       | 1 397474               |
| 3            | ,nanthapur            | 565652                       | 1 685643               |
| 4            | bnnanlaWa             | 4201 83                      | 1 252145               |
| 5            | Ma                    | 1 37771                      | 41 0558                |
| 6            | mI                    | 455424                       | 1 3571 64              |
| 7 IKonaseema | IDr.B.R.Ambedkar      | 1 50720                      | 4491 46                |
| 8            | IEastGodavari         | 1401 42                      | 41 7623                |
| 9            | IEluru                | 1 97704                      | 5891 58                |
| 10           | Ic untur              | 161 541                      | 481 392                |
| 1 11         | Kakinada              | 1 32774                      | 395667                 |
| 12           | Mr                    | 1 42209                      | 423783                 |
| 13           | IKurnool              | 555540                       | 1 655509               |
| 14           | Wa                    | 444823                       | 1 325573               |
| 15           | uN                    | 1 62876                      | 485370                 |
| 16           | IPalnadu              | 170191                       | 5071 69                |
| 17           | a yam                 | 240557                       | 71 6860                |
| 18           | IPrakasam             | 537961                       | 1 6031 24              |
| 19           | e                     | 220969                       | 658488                 |
| 20           | r ai                  | 485066                       | 1 445497               |
| 21           | ISrikakulam           | 577456                       | 1 720819               |
| 22           | irupathi              | 41 0268                      | 1 222599               |
|              | isakhapatnam          | 1 58094                      | 471 1 20               |
|              | izianagaram           | 5061 47                      | 1 50831 8              |
| 25           | 'est Godavari         | 1 26266                      | 376273                 |
| 1 HB         | IYSR YSR Kadapa       | 495915                       | 1 477827               |
| Total        | Total                 | 83l50,606                    | 2l48,84,806            |

## ANNEXU RE-IV

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2779  FOR ANSWER ON 20.12.2023

The amount of  fortified rice  that  has  been sold  by Andhra Pradesh to the Food Corporation of India, year-wise is as under:

## Quantity sold to Fei (in MTs)

| Year     | Kharif     | Rabi        | Total        |
|----------|------------|-------------|--------------|
| 2020-21  | 7896.746   | 34050.757   | 41 947.503   |
| 2021 -22 | 300551 .00 | 351 796.606 | 652347.606   |
| 2022-23  | 688749.878 | 385943.097  | 1 074692.975 |
| 2023-24  | 0          |             | 0            |