Lok Sabha Question No. 2096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Foodgrains distributed under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2096 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND AUGUSTI 2023

## FOODGRAINS DISTRIBUTED UNDER ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT ABHIYAAN

t2096u  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

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- (a) the State-wise details of the foodgrains allocated free of cost to the States for  distribution under the Public Distribution System for  migrant workers under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan;
- (b) whether any survey has been conducted related to  the foodgrains allocated to the States and the quantity thereof distributed by the States;
- (c) if so! the details thereof State-wise; and
- (d) if not! the reasons therefor?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT  AND CONSUMER AFFAIRSI FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) As part  of  the  Economic  Measures (Atma  Nirbhar  Bharat)I  Government of India had allocated about 8 Lakh MT free foodgrain for the migrantsl who are not covered under National Food Security Act  (NFSA) or State Scheme PDS Cards! @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost for two months (May &  June, 2020) to  benefit approximately 8  crore stranded migrantsl to help mitigate their plight during this precarious COVID-'19 situation  and to ensure availability  of foodgrain to them.

Statement showing State-Wise Allocation Foodgrains (Wheat & Rice) under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme is placed at Annexure.

(b) to (d): As  part  of  the  concurrent evaluation of  implementation of National Food Security Act  (NFSA), monitoring Institutions  engaged by Department of  Food and Public Distribution, Government of  India have submitted general findings w,r,t, few states regarding Atma Nirbhar Bharat Scheme (ANBS).  These findings state that beneficiaries expressed satisfaction regarding the foodgrains received under ANBSH

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2096 FOR ANSWER ON 02.08.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA

Statement showing State-Wise Allocation Foodgrains (Wheat & Rice) under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat scheme is as below

| SI. No.   | States/UTs        | TwoMonth's(May-June'20) Allocation (in MT)   | TwoMonth's(May-June'20) Allocation (in MT)   | TwoMonth's(May-June'20) Allocation (in MT)   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|           |                   |                                              |                                              | Total                                        |
| 1         | A&N               | 0                                            | 61                                           | 61                                           |
| 2         | AndhraPradesh     | 0                                            | 26823                                        | 26823                                        |
| 3         | a;;m1 Pradesh     | 0                                            | 820                                          | 820                                          |
| 4         | Assam             | 0                                            | 25153                                        | 25 153                                       |
| 5         | Bihar             | 0                                            | 86450                                        | 86450                                        |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 275                                          | 0                                            | 275                                          |
| 7         | Chattisgarh       | 0                                            | 20077                                        | 20077                                        |
| 8         | Bar7&TarHaveli    | 0                                            | 209                                          | 209                                          |
| 9         | Daman& Diu        | 0                                            | 76                                           | 76                                           |
| 10        | Delhi             | 5819                                         | 1455                                         | 7273                                         |
| 11        | Goa               | 0                                            | 532                                          | 532                                          |
| 12        | Gujarat           | 26778                                        | 11476                                        | 38254                                        |
| 13        | Haryana           | 12649                                        | 0                                            | 12649                                        |
| 14        | Hirnachal Pradesh | 0                                            | 2864                                         | 2864                                         |
| 15        | J&K               | 0                                            | 7241                                         | 7241                                         |
| 16        | Jharkhand         | 0                                            | 26370                                        | 26370                                        |
| 17        | Karnataka         | 0                                            | 40193                                        | 40193                                        |
| 18        | Kerala            | 0                                            | 15480                                        | 15480                                        |
| 19        | Ladakh            | 0                                            | 144                                          | 144                                          |
| 20        | Lakshadweep       | 0                                            | 22                                           | 22                                           |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh    | 54642                                        | 0                                            | 54642                                        |
| 22        | Maharashtra       | 0                                            | 70017                                        | 70017                                        |
| 23        | Manipur           | 0                                            | 2457                                         | 2457                                         |
| 24        | Meghalaya         | 0                                            | 2146                                         | 2146                                         |
| 25        | Mizoram           | 0                                            | 668                                          | 668                                          |
| 26        | Nagaland          | 0                                            | 1405                                         | 1405                                         |
| 27        | Odisha            | 0                                            | 32360                                        | 32360                                        |

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| 28    | Puduchery     |      0 |    628 |    628 |
|-------|---------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 29    | Punjab        |  14145 |      0 |  14145 |
| 30    | Rajasthan     |  44662 |      0 |  44662 |
| 31    | Sikkim        |      0 |    379 |    379 |
| 32    | Tamil Nadu    |      0 |  35734 |  35734 |
| 33    | Telangana     |      0 |  19162 |  19162 |
| 34    | Tripura       |      0 |   2483 |   2483 |
| 35    | Uttar Pradesh |  85220 |  56813 | 142033 |
| 36    | Uta           |      0 |   6196 |   6196 |
| 37    | West Bengal   |      0 |  60184 |  60184 |
| Total | Total         | 244189 | 556076 | 800265 |