Lok Sabha Question No. 977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Pending dues of FCI
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan, Behanan Benny, Amar Singh, A. Chellakumar, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Vincent H Pala

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.977

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26TH JULYI 2023

## PENDING DUES OF FCI

977H SHRI T.N.  PRATHAPAN:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

DR. AMAR  SINGH:

DRn AB CHELLAKU MAR:

SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD  AND PUBLIC

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- (a) the amount (in terms of rupees) of various pending dues  and
- liabilities of the Food Corporation of India, year-wise since 2018;
- (b) the measures that the Government has taken towards the settlement of  dues, as was recommended as high priority by the  Parliamentary Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in
- its 24th Report; and
- (c) whether the Government has any justification for the significant deduction of  Rs. 90,789.89 crore  from  RE 2022-23 to  BE 2023-24 for  the
- Department of Food & Public Distribution,  if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): Details of pending dues are attached as Annexure-l.
- (b):  For settlement of  outstanding dues, Department of  Food &  Public Distribution and Foi are regularly pursuing the matter with  the concerned Ministries and Departments, including Ministry of Finance.

In the wake of COVID-19 outbreak in the country in March 2020, the Department of  Food and Public Distribution had started distribution of 'additional' and 'free-of-cost' foodgrains (Rice/Wheat) to  around 80 crore Priority  Household (PHH) and Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) beneficiaries in  the country under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKAY) to ameliorate the food security hardships faced by the poor and the needy due to  unprecedented outbreak of the pandemic and lockdowns.  Under PMGKAY, about 1,118 LMT foodgrains have been allocated under Phase-I to Phase-VII of the scheme with an earmarked total financial outlay of approximately Rsa 3.91 lakh crore upto 31.12.2022 only.

Now the  Central Government is  distributing  free foodgrains to  all NFSA beneficiaries, as per their  entitlement, under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana  (PMGKAY) from  1 ;t Jan, 2023.

Government of India has continuously been providing sufficient funds to meet the food subsidy requirement of Food Corporation of India.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.977 FOR ANSWER ON 26.07.2023  IN THE LOK SABHA

| The amount (in terms of rupees) of various pending dues of the Food Corporation of India year-wise since 2018.   | The amount (in terms of rupees) of various pending dues of the Food Corporation of India year-wise since 2018.   | The amount (in terms of rupees) of various pending dues of the Food Corporation of India year-wise since 2018.   | The amount (in terms of rupees) of various pending dues of the Food Corporation of India year-wise since 2018.   | The amount (in terms of rupees) of various pending dues of the Food Corporation of India year-wise since 2018.   | The amount (in terms of rupees) of various pending dues of the Food Corporation of India year-wise since 2018.   |
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|                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                  | Amt, in Crores                                                                                                   |
| Particulars                                                                                                      | Closing Balance                                                                                                  | Closing Balance                                                                                                  | Closing Balance                                                                                                  | Closing Balance                                                                                                  | Closing Balance                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                  | 2018-19                                                                                                          | 1 2019-20                                                                                                        | 12020-21                                                                                                         | 1 2021-22                                                                                                        | 12022-23                                                                                                         |
| Ministry of Rural Development                                                                                    | 2,454.03                                                                                                         | 2 ,454.03                                                                                                        | 2 , 454.03                                                                                                       | 2, 454.03                                                                                                        | 2,454.03                                                                                                         |
| inistry of External Affairs                                                                                      | 47.99                                                                                                            | 1 47.99                                                                                                          | 60.43                                                                                                            | 56.46 1                                                                                                          | l07.01                                                                                                           |
| inistry of Defence                                                                                               | o.73                                                                                                             | 1 o.64                                                                                                           | 0.42                                                                                                             | o.43                                                                                                             | 1 o.35                                                                                                           |

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