Lok Sabha Question No. 3095 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-19
Subject: Nutritional Quality of Food under PMGKAY
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer

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

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3095

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19TH MARCH, 2025

## NUTRITIONAL  QUALITY  OF FOOD UNDER PMGKAY

## 3095. SHRI GURMF,ET SINGH MEET HAYER:

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

- (a) the total quantity of foodgrains distributed under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) since its inception,  State-wise;

- (b) the number of  beneficiaries covered during the current financial year along with  the eligibility  criteria  of the Yojana;

- (c) whether any studies have assessed PMGKAY's impact  on food security  and nutrition,  if so, the key findings thereof;

- (d) the Government's method for determining the nutritional  adequacy of distributed meals;

- (e) whether any reports have evaluated the nutritional  value of supplied foodgrains and if so, the key findings  thereof;

- (f) the percentage of beneficiaries still  lacking basic nutrition  as per dietary guidelines;

- (g) the steps taken to enhance the nutritional  quality  of food under PMGKAY; and

- (h) whether the Government plans to diversify the food basket to include protein-rich  foods and if  so, the details thereon

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

(a): The details of foodgrains distributed under Pradhan Mantri  Garib Kalyan  Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) from  2023 to 2025 is at Annexure.

(b): At  present, against the intended  coverage of  81.35 crore, the  States/UTs have identified only 80.56 crore person. The PMGKAY  is operated under the joint  responsibility of  the Central and the  State Governments. Under  the joint  responsibility of  the Union  and the States, the responsibility for identification of beneficiaries rests  with the  concerned  States/UT. Identification of beneficiaries  under the Act  is under two  categories- households covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)  which constitute poorest of the poor, to the extent specified by the Central Government and the remaining households as priority  households (PHH)  to be identified by the State Governments/  UT  Administrations  as per criteria evolved by them. within  the coverage determined for the State/UT..

(c) to (g): The nutritional standards for children in the age group of 6 months to 3 years, age group  of 3 to 6 years and pregnant women and lactating mothers required to be met by providing 'Take Home Rations' or  nutritious hot  cooked meal in  accordance with  the Integrated Child  Development  Services Scheme and hutritional  standards for  children  in lower and upper primary classes' to be met by providing meals under the PM POSHAN Scheme are specified in Schedule-II of the National Food Security Act.

Further, the Government of India is supplying fortified  rice through the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) and in Other Welfare' Schemes (OWS) in all  States and Union Territories (UTs). The initiative aims to provide fortified rice enriched with essential micronutrients  such as iron, folic  acid, and vitamin B12, to tackle micronutrient deficiencies, particularly anemia. The initiative was scaled up in  a phased manner, and by Match 2024, all Custom- milled  rice has been replaced with  fo-rtified rice  in  every  scheme of the  Government. In  October 2024, the Cabinet approved the continuation of  this initiative  as Central Sector Initiative  (fully  funded by the Government) up to December 2028.

(h): Under the National Food Security ACt (NPS A), the term 'foodgrains'  is defined as rice, wheat or  coarse grains (including  millets)  or  any combination thereof conforming to  such quality norms as may be determined, by order, by the Central Government from  time to time. At  present, no  proposal for  inclusion  of  other  commodities under the NFS A  is  under consideration of the Government.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3095 FOR ANSWER ON 19.03.2025 IN  THE LOK  SABHA.

## The details of foodgrains distributed  under Pradhan Mantri  Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) from 2023 to 2025.

| Year Wise PMGKAY Distribution Data Itv inMT                                                      | Year Wise PMGKAY Distribution Data Itv inMT                                                      | Year Wise PMGKAY Distribution Data Itv inMT                                                      | Year Wise PMGKAY Distribution Data Itv inMT                                                      | Year Wise PMGKAY Distribution Data Itv inMT                                                      |
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|                                                                                                  | State/UT                                                                                         | 2023                                                                                             | HO                                                                                               | 2025 (till Feb 2025                                                                              |
|                                                                                                  | ANDAMAN ANDNICOBARISLANDS                                                                        | 4,23 1                                                                                           | 4,236                                                                                            | 708                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                  | ANDHRAPRADESH                                                                                    | 17,37,063                                                                                        | 17,42,767                                                                                        | 2,93,254                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                | ARUNACH AL PRADESH                                                                               | 50, 190                                                                                          | 51,783                                                                                           | 3,717                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                | ASSAM                                                                                            | 11,99,564                                                                                        | 14,90,49 1                                                                                       | 2,63,237                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                                | BIHAR                                                                                            | 52, 14,677                                                                                       | 50,28,598                                                                                        | 8,20, 1 99                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                | CHHATTISGm                                                                                       | 13,38,063                                                                                        | 13,41 ,737                                                                                       | 2,23,132                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                | Dadar & Nagar Haveli & Daman& Diu                                                                | 15,881                                                                                           | 16,810                                                                                           | 2,922                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                | DELHI                                                                                            | 4,73,472                                                                                         | 5,28,397                                                                                         | 92,701                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                | GOA                                                                                              | 29,690                                                                                           | 29, 1 93                                                                                         | 4,875                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                               | GUJARAT                                                                                          | 21 ,35,677                                                                                       | 21,91,020                                                                                        | 3,71,640                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                               | HARYANA                                                                                          | 7,69,482                                                                                         | 10,46, 1 18                                                                                      | 1 ,86,555                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                               | HIMACH AL PRADESH                                                                                | 1 ,97.555                                                                                        | 1 ,80,683                                                                                        | 26,839                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                               | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                | 4.18.920                                                                                         | 4,25,088                                                                                         | 77,682                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                               | JHARKHAND                                                                                        | 16,25,601                                                                                        | 16,36,927                                                                                        | 2,74,242                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                               | KARNATAKA                                                                                        | 24,93,936                                                                                        | 24,97,5 1 5                                                                                      | 4, 17,588                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                               | KERALA                                                                                           | 9,79,657                                                                                         | 9,96,834                                                                                         | 1 ,59,701                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                               | LADAKH                                                                                           | 7,803                                                                                            | 7,752                                                                                            | 1,286                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                               | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                      | 611                                                                                              | 1 ,324                                                                                           | 222                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                               | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                   | 32,06,221                                                                                        | 33,46,949                                                                                        | 5,69, 194                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                               | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                      | 40,21,960                                                                                        | 41,75,930                                                                                        | NO                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                               | MANIPUR                                                                                          | 27,919                                                                                           |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                               | MEGHALAYA                                                                                        | 1,24,324                                                                                         | 1 ,26,222                                                                                        | 19,075                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                               | VI iiZORAM                                                                                       | 46,379                                                                                           | 46,687                                                                                           | 4,002                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                               | mLAND                                                                                            | 71,297                                                                                           | 72,084                                                                                           | I1,255                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                               | ODISHA                                                                                           | 22.18,710                                                                                        | 22,23,767                                                                                        | 3.67,428                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                               | PUNJAB                                                                                           | 6,37,593                                                                                         | 8,77,366                                                                                         | 1 ,29,861                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                               | raJASTHAN                                                                                        | 26,07,589                                                                                        | 25,65,55 1                                                                                       | 4,07,810                                                                                         |
| 28                                                                                               | SIKKIM                                                                                           | 17,577                                                                                           | 19,770                                                                                           | 3,046                                                                                            |
| 29                                                                                               | mAIILNADU                                                                                        | 23,70,942                                                                                        | 23,39,33 1                                                                                       | 3,86,798                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                               | TELANGANA                                                                                        | 12.07.709                                                                                        | b,25,778                                                                                         | 2,06,099                                                                                         |
| 31                                                                                               | TRIPURA                                                                                          | z                                                                                                |                                                                                                  | 26,769                                                                                           |
| 32                                                                                               | -LTTTARPRADESH                                                                                   | M8                                                                                               | m3®                                                                                              | 15,71,661                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                               | nnARAKHAND                                                                                       | m8-T--3:Id:36                                                                                    |                                                                                                  | 63,541                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                               | WESTBENGAL                                                                                       | 83                                                                                               |                                                                                                  | 6,45,444                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                  | Grand Total                                                                                      | 1363m15                                                                                          |                                                                                                  | 83,37,723                                                                                        |
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