Lok Sabha Question No. 3253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Allocation of Wheat and Rice to Tamil Nadu from Central Pool
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3253

TO BE ANSWERED ON 9TH AUGUST, 2023

## ALLOCATION OF WHEAT AND RICE TO TAMIL  NADU FROM CENTRAL POOL

## 3253.  SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRSI FOOD  AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION a  Mr XFM, VIH aT TT8ff+q R(Wr IHt be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has any data about the total quantum of rice and wheat that has been allocated and released from the central pool to the State of Tamil Nadu for the last three years;
- (b) whether the Union Government has any proposal to  increase the quota to the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT  AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): Allocation and offtake of Rice and Wheat from the Central Pool to the State  of  Tamil  Nadu  under  NFSA, PMGKAY, AtmaNirbhar Bharat  Scheme andOther Welfare Schemes (OWS) for the last three years i.e, from FY 2020-21 to 2023-24 (till June 2023) is as below:

(in  LM

| Commodity                    | Wheat      | Wheat   | Rice       | Rice    |
|------------------------------|------------|---------|------------|---------|
| FY                           | Allocation | Offtake | Allocation | offtake |
| 2020-21                      | 3.94       | 4.04    | 48.97      | 47.33   |
| 2021 -22                     | 6.18       | 5.92    | 50.44      | 48.86   |
| 2022-23                      | 2.08       | 1 .72   | 51 .64     | 40.59   |
| 2023-24 offtake tilIJune'23) | 1 .26      | 0.37    | 36.30      | 7.86    |
| Total                        | 1 3.46     | 1 2a05  | 1 87.35    | 1 44.64 |

(b) to (d):  Allocation  of foodgrains to States/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(now Niti  Aayog) on  the  basis of  data  of  NSSO household consumption expenditure survey 2011-12 and foodgrains entitlement  prescribed under the Act 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 The Act  further  provides that  if  on the  above basis, annual foodgrains allocation to  any State/UT is lower than the  average annual offtake during 20'10-11 to 2012-13 under erstwhile  normal Targeted Public Distribution System, the same shall be protected

The coverage of beneficiaries determined for the State of Tamil Nadu under the NFSA  is 364.70 lakh persons against which the State has identified  364,12 lakh  beneficiaries.  The number of beneficiaries  keeps on changing due to addition/deletion of ration cards due to various reasons, as reported by States/UTs time to time. Accordingly, 2,14l400.60 MT of foodgrains are  being allocated per month under NFSAto the State Government at free of cost.  In addition  to this,  92,078.733 MT of foodgrains are being allocated per month to Tamil Nadu under 'tide  over' to protect the average annual offtake  during 2010-11 to 2012-13. Thus, the State of Tamil Nadu is  receiving Total  3,06,479.333 MT of foodgrains per month (36,77,751.996  MT  of  foodgrains per  annum)  which  is  as  per  maximum permissible limit  under the Act.

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