Lok Sabha Question No. 3708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Allocation of Funds under PDS Scheme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Rajesh Verma, Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske, Smt. Shambhavi

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3708 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18TH DECEMBER, 2024

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS UNDER PDS SCHEME

3708. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR:

SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:

SMT. SHAMBHAVI :

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- (a) the details of  funds sanctioned, allocated  and utilized  under Public  Distribution System (PDS) Scheme within  Maharashtra during the last five years and the current year;
- (b) the details of  items being provided through PDS across the  country including Maharashtra; and
- (C) the details of the number of beneficiaries of this scheme within  Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): Government of  India/Ministry  of  Finance does not  allocate State-wise funds under PMGKAY (Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana), rather funds towards food subsidy are released to FCI  (Food Corporation of  India) and States that have adopted Decentralized Procurement based on  the  distribution  of  food  grains to  the  targetted beneficiaries. The provisional food subsidy is released to States that have opted for Decentralized Procurement (DCP) mode including  Maharashtra,  on the basis of their quarterly food subsidy claims, which is an ongoing and continuous process. These claims are processed keeping in view the opening and closing balance of  stocks, procurement, allocation  and distribution  of  food grains under various Central schemes, Food Corporation of  India's  reconciliation, utilization  certificates received, economic cost of food grains etc. The details of food subsidy released by Department of Food and Public Distribution  (DFPD)  to State Government of Maharashtra during the last 5 years and the current year are as under: -

| Financial Year              |   Total amount of subsidy released (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20                     |                                           1920.17 |
| 2020-2 1                    |                                           2555.74 |
| )m2 32                      |                                           4082.07 |
| T022-23                     |                                           2725.75 |
| 2023-24                     |                                           3923.29 |
| 2024-25 (up to 30. 11.2024) |                                            327.74 |

- (b): DFPD allocates food grains (Wheat, Rice and Coarse grains) to  State3/UTs under National Food Security Act (NFSA) 2013. Total food grain allocation under NFSA to  an States/ Union Territories (tiTs)  is 46.26 LMT  per month which  includes 3.84 LMT  food grains (2.46 LMT  wheat and 1.38 L.MT rice) allocated to Maharashtra per month under NFSA.

In  order to achieve uniform nutritional impact of  fortified  rice among the targeted population, the  Government of  India  has replaced Custom-Milled  Rice with  fortified  rice throughout the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and in Other Welfare Schemes (O\VS) in all States and UTs.

- (c): Number of  beneficiaries under AAY  (Antyodaya Anna Yojna) and PHII  (Priority Household) scheme in Maharashtra is 108.01 lakh and 592.16 lakh respectively.

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