Lok Sabha Question No. 688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: PDS Scheme in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 688

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23RD JULY, 2025

## PDS SCHEME IN UTTAR PRADESH

## t688.  SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA:

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

- (a) the details of  funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised under the Public Distribution System (PDS) scheme during the last five years and in the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the details of commodities being provided through the PDS across the country including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries of the  said scheme in  Uttar Pradesh especially in  Jaunpur Lok  Sabha constituency;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to provide other essential food items other than wheat and rice under PDS scheme; and
- (e) if  so, the details thereof  and if  not,  the reasons therefor?

## AN SWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): State-wise funds  are not  allocated by  Ministry  of  Finance, Government of  India. Department of Food and Public  Distribution  (DFPD) reimburses the expenditure incurred by States, who  have opted for Decentralized Procurement (DCP) mode for procurement/distribution of food grain to the Central Schemes' beneficiaries as per allocation. Other Non-DCP States lift  the food grain from Food Corporation of  India, as per their allocation. The Detail of  funds released to DCP States as food subsidy during the last five years and in current  year is placed at Annexure-I.

(b): Rice. wheat and coarse grain are provided across the country including Uttar Pradesh under  Pradhan  Mantri Garib  Kalyan Anna  Yd  and (P?Y'1(3KAY).

(c): Under National Food Security Act,  the present. coverage of  beneficiaries in  Uttar Pradesh is 14.98 Crore including  34.65 Lakh in J3unpur district.

(d) & (e): From 01.06.20 17, in addition to n'heat and rice, 1 Kg of sugar per AAY  family per month is also provided to participating  States./UniOn Territories  @ Rs.18.50 per Kg. under the scheme, nameiy, Sugar subsidy payable under PDS for AAY families.

Scheme-wise detail of funds allocated and ,lil'ized during last five Financial Year and current year is placed at Annexure-II

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## Detail of State-wise fund released as food subsidy during last five years and in current year

(Rs. In Cr.)

| Is.No.   | Name of the State   | 2020-21 1   | 2021-221       | 2022-23     | 2023-24   | 1 2024-25   | 2025-26 (as on 18.07.2025)   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|------------------------------|
|          | ndhra Pradesh       | 8424.72     | 9323.401       | 6636.oo     | 6268.201  | 8399.oo     | 345.88                       |
|          | ihar                | 4117.33     | J              |             | 6         |             | 1463.63                      |
| [3       | :hhattisgarh        | 7193.13     | 9              |             | 5236.10r  | 5695.60     | 17.20                        |
|          | ujarat              | 9.24        | 7              |             | 267.83    | 138.87      |                              |
| i        | mc FraTe-Fl         |             |                |             | 47.38     |             |                              |
| i        | lharkhand           | 3.66        |                |             | 42.77     | 502.99      |                              |
| Fg       | .arnataka           | 323.99      | mn2            |             | 1222. 10  | 1281.20     | 203.77                       |
| [8       | .craG               | 1214.98     | 7              |             | 1151.90   | 1062.40     |                              |
| 19       | [adhya Pradesh      | 11946.40 1  | 14421.oo       | 1 ' 9471.50 | ml 0      | Ml 0        | 1036.83                      |
| 10       | [ah;Ii;nl Fa        | 2           | 82             |             | 3923.30   | 327.74      |                              |
| 1 1      | bdisha              | 8985.731    | 7892.701       | 7600.10     | 14474.0 0 | 9948.80     | 520.64                       |
| 12       | 'unjab              |             | mIT--mn-13a£3d |             | 2064.60   | 2572.70     |                              |
| 13       | 'amil Nadu          | 5n          |                | lm          | 7072.50   | 6033.90     | 30.82                        |
| 14       | -elangana           | 6           | 65             |             | 5367.10   | 4178.30     | 68.78                        |
| 15       | lttar Pradesh       |             |                |             |           | 9.09        |                              |
| 16       | Jttarakhand         | nl          | 1554.o         |             | 7         |             | 119.92                       |
| 17       | Fest Bengal         |             | miTa2mm-       |             |           | ITm         | 28.36                        |
| 18       | rlpura              |             |                | BTaT-BXFm   | To        |             |                              |
| ITotal   | ITotal              | 66719.oo    | 179603.oo      | 172095.oo   | mmomT8ITo | 1 1         | 3835.83                      |

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## Annexure-II

| Detail of State-wise fund released as sugar subsidy during last five years and in current year   | Detail of State-wise fund released as sugar subsidy during last five years and in current year   | Detail of State-wise fund released as sugar subsidy during last five years and in current year   | Detail of State-wise fund released as sugar subsidy during last five years and in current year   | Detail of State-wise fund released as sugar subsidy during last five years and in current year   | Detail of State-wise fund released as sugar subsidy during last five years and in current year   | Detail of State-wise fund released as sugar subsidy during last five years and in current year   | Detail of State-wise fund released as sugar subsidy during last five years and in current year   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Hi o E t a t e ][\][ a 1r1rI e                                                                   | 2020-21                                                                                          | 2021-22                                                                                          | 2022-23                                                                                          |                                                                                                  | 2023-24 !024-25                                                                                  | M Crore) 2025-26 (as on                                                                          | 1 1                                                                                              |
| .ndhra Pradesh                                                                                   | 5.59                                                                                             | 20.34                                                                                            | 15.20                                                                                            | 35.28                                                                                            | 10.08                                                                                            | 18.07.25) 10.22                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                  | 15.96                                                                                            | 15.96                                                                                            | 12.40                                                                                            | 11.58                                                                                            | 12.89                                                                                            |                                                                                                  | [3                                                                                               |
| )elhi                                                                                            | 2.68                                                                                             | 2.20                                                                                             | 2.20                                                                                             |                                                                                                  | 2.54                                                                                             |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |
| IGoa                                                                                             |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | 0.60                                                                                             |                                                                                                  | 0.29                                                                                             |                                                                                                  | [5                                                                                               |
| iujarat                                                                                          | 27.07                                                                                            | 22.04                                                                                            |                                                                                                  | 22.41                                                                                            |                                                                                                  | 21.49                                                                                            |                                                                                                  |
| aryana                                                                                           | 5.05                                                                                             | 1.15                                                                                             | 5.60                                                                                             | 4.24                                                                                             | 1.21                                                                                             |                                                                                                  | [7                                                                                               |
| [imachal Pradesh                                                                                 |                                                                                                  | 8.08                                                                                             | 3.50                                                                                             |                                                                                                  | 12.12                                                                                            |                                                                                                  | [8                                                                                               |
| r&K                                                                                              | 2.08                                                                                             | 2.54                                                                                             | 4.80                                                                                             | 1.29                                                                                             | 10.14                                                                                            |                                                                                                  | [9                                                                                               |
| Fharkhand                                                                                        |                                                                                                  | 33.38                                                                                            |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | 20.16                                                                                            | 9.40                                                                                             | m                                                                                                |
| nm                                                                                               | 6.37                                                                                             |                                                                                                  | 21.50                                                                                            | 9.21                                                                                             | 7.02                                                                                             |                                                                                                  | 12                                                                                               |
| [adhya Pradesh                                                                                   |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | 12.93                                                                                            | 99.48                                                                                            | 42.29                                                                                            |                                                                                                  | n                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                  | 32.12                                                                                            | 60.44                                                                                            | 45.90                                                                                            | 37.34                                                                                            | 31.90                                                                                            |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |
| mm                                                                                               |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | 1.06                                                                                             | 1.45                                                                                             |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |
| Pm                                                                                               | 1.05                                                                                             | 1.05                                                                                             | 1.10                                                                                             | 1.06                                                                                             | 1.06                                                                                             |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |
| am                                                                                               | 6.94                                                                                             |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | nc                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                  | 0.18                                                                                             | 0.73                                                                                             | 0.20                                                                                             | 0.37                                                                                             | 0.37                                                                                             | 0.37                                                                                             | 18                                                                                               |
| -amil Nadu                                                                                       | 32.08                                                                                            | 31.05                                                                                            | 62.10                                                                                            | 3 1.04                                                                                           | 61.05                                                                                            | 10.35                                                                                            |                                                                                                  |
| an                                                                                               |                                                                                                  | J0.41                                                                                            |                                                                                                  | 1.81                                                                                             | 5.99                                                                                             |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |
| ttar Pradesh                                                                                     |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | 87.30                                                                                            | 127.83                                                                                           | 84.41                                                                                            |                                                                                                  | I                                                                                                |
| Fttarakhand                                                                                      |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | 18.63                                                                                            |                                                                                                  | 7.11                                                                                             |                                                                                                  |
| qBm                                                                                              | 60.76                                                                                            | 37.38                                                                                            | 24.20                                                                                            | 16.33                                                                                            | 58.92                                                                                            | 8.51                                                                                             | 3                                                                                                |
| -elangana                                                                                        | 5.43                                                                                             | 3.25                                                                                             | 1.30                                                                                             | 1.05                                                                                             | 3.19                                                                                             | 0.34                                                                                             |                                                                                                  |
| 'OTAL                                                                                            | 203.37                                                                                           | 250.00                                                                                           | 300.83                                                                                           | 420.00                                                                                           | 367.08                                                                                           | 67.79                                                                                            | M dget Allocated                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                  | 203.37                                                                                           |                                                                                                  | 250.00                                                                                           | 301.08                                                                                           | 420.00                                                                                           | 367.08                                                                                           | 420.00                                                                                           |

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