Lok Sabha Question No. 251 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Doorstep Delivery of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 251 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6TH AUGUST, 2025

## DOORSTEP DELIVERY  OF FOODGRAINS

## *251. SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH: SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

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

- (a): whether  the  Government proposes to implement  doorstep delivery  of foodgrains under the Public  Distribution  System (PDS) across the States particularly in rural and remote regions of Maharashtra including Jalgaon;
- (b): if  so, the detailed framework  and modalities thereof;
- (c): whether any special provision  or scheme has been introduced for differentlyabled and elderly beneficiaries (above 65 y9ars) who do not have an adult family member linked to the ration card;
- (d): if  so, the details of such scheme including  coverage, implementation status and the name of  States/districts included  therein; and
- (e): the expected timeline by which the said scheme is likely to be fully rolled oul across the country  and specifically  in the Jalgaon region?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION AND MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) to (e):

A  statement is laid  on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) of  STARRED QUESTION NO.251 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2025 IN THE LOK SABHA.

(a) &  (b): The Public  Distribution  System (PDS) is now  governed as per the provisions of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFS A).  The PDS under the Act is operated under the joint  responsibility  of the Central and the State/UT Governments, wherein the operational responsibilities including lifting of foodgrains from the designated  depots,  further transportation &  handling within  the State, delivery of foodgrains upto the door step of fair price  shops through authorised agencies, identification  of  beneficiaries, issuance of  their ration cards and distribution of foodgrains to beneficiaries  as per their entitlements through fair  price shops rests with  the State Government.  There is no provision under the Act  for delivery offoodgrains at the door step of beneficiaries.

(c)  to  (e): Under the Act, identification of beneficiaries is under two categories-households covered under Antyodaya Anna  Yojana (AAY) identified by  the  State Government  to  the  extent  specified  by  the  Central  Government  as  per  the  guideline applicable for  the said scheme and the remaining households as priority  households to be identified by the State Governments/ Union Territories (UT)  Administrations as per criteria evolved by  them,  within  the  coverage determined for  the  State/UT. There is  no  special provision under the Act  for differently-abled  and elderly beneficiaries.

Further, at present, no proposal or scheme for door step delivery  offoodgrains for differently-abled  and elderly  beneficiaries, is under consideration of the Government.

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