Lok Sabha Question No. 474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-06
Subject: Extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Manjulata Mandal, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, M. K. Raghavan, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6TH DECEMBER, 2023

## EXTENSION OF PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN

ANNA  YOJANA (PnHGICAY)

## 474.  SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRIMATI  MANJULATA  MANDAL:

DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR  S.:

SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA  SULE:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD  AND PUBLIC DiSTRiBUTiON 3qqtVT qm+, vr© aj{ tIT&t+% f+twi  IHt be pleased  to state,

- (a) whether the Government has decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for  five more years and if  so, the details thereof;
- (b) the State and month-wise details of Central allocation of foodgrain distribution during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the total  number of people who  have been benefitted  by PMGKAY in the State of Tamil  Nadu, Odisha and Maharashtra  during the above period;
- (d) the challenges faced by the Government in the implementation of the scheme;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to further extend the scheme and if so, the steps taken by the Government to reach individuals not covered under the scheme; and
- (f) whether the  Government has  assessed  the  performance of  PMGKAY scheme and if so, the outcome of the assessment and the corrective  steps taken to improve the  PMGKAY scheme?

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## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Central Government, in order to  remove the financial  burden of the poor beneficiaries and to ensure nationwide uniformity and effective implementation of the Act  has decided to  continue to  provide free food grains to  about 81.35 crore  NFSA beneficiaries (i.e. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households and  Priority  Households (PHH) beneficiaries) under the PMGKAY for a period of five years with  effect from lst  January, 2024
- (b):  A statement indicating the State/UT-wise allocation of foodgrains during the last three years and current year is at Annexure.
- (c): The  number  of  beneficiaries covered in  the  State of  Tamil  Nadu, Odisha and Maharashtra  are as follows:
- (d):  No  State/UT has  reported any  difficulty  or challenges in implementation of the  PMGKAYH
- (e): As explained in part (a) above.
- (f): The Government has engaged Monitoring Institutions  (MIs) of repute to  undertake concurrent evaluation of  the  implementation of  National Food Security  Act,  2013  (NFSA)  in  all  States/UTs for  03  years  (2020-23)The questionnaires devised for the evaluation  exercise also covered few. Reports submitted by the  Mls of the surveyed households indicate that rations under PMGKAY have been provided free of  cost  since January 2023 to eligible beneficiaries during the period of survey.

| Name of the State   |   Number of beneficiaries (in lakh) |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu          |                              364.12 |
| Odisha              |                              325.03 |
| Maharashtra         |                              700.17 |

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## ANNXURE  REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.474 FOR ANSWER ON 06.12.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Allocation of foodgrains under the National Food Security Act, 2013 in the last three years and the  current  year.

(in  thousand tons)

| S.No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2020-21    | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   |
|---------|--------------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           | 1871.844   | 1871.844  | 1871.844  | 1871.844  |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 88.992333  | 88.996    | 88.996    | 88.996    |
| 3       | Assam                    | 1694.3237  | 1694.726  | 1695.130  | 1695.130  |
| 4       | Bihar                    | 5524.3305  | 5527. 100 | 5527.100  | 5527.100  |
| 5       | Chhattjsgarh             | 1384.056   | 1384.056  | 1384.056  | 1384.056  |
| 6       | Delhi                    | 450.69013  | 448.682   | 448.693   | 448.711   |
| 7       | Goa                      | 58.173179  | 59.045    | 59.045    | 59.045    |
| 8       | Guiarat                  | 2178.3957  | 2175.742  | 2185.375  | 2211.234  |
| 9       | ma                       | W7         | 795.000   | 795.000   | 795.000   |
| 10      | r                        | 508.02     | 508.020   | 508.020   | 508.020   |
| 11      | Jharkhand                | 1739.5136  | 1724.899  | 1743.73 1 | 175 1.020 |
| 12      | Karnataka                | 2608.8014  | 2608.820  | 2608.836  | 2608.836  |
| 13      | Kerala                   | 1395.9733  | 1425.049  | 1425.049  | 1425.048  |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh           | 3443.2766  | 3165.838  | 3259.683  | 3436.082  |
| 15      | a                        | 4605.1919  | 4605.192  | 4605.189  | 4605.188  |
| 16      | ManiDur                  | 162.59841  | 130.994   | 136.172   | 136.286   |
| 17      | 1                        | 176.298    | 176.298   | 176.298   | 176.298   |
| 18      | Gz                       | 65.75796   | 65.758    | 65.758    | 65.758    |
| 19      | Nagaland                 | 138.05796  | 138.058   | 138.058   | 138.058   |
| 20      | mc                       | 2224.9201  | 2244.23 1 | 2249.705  | 2249.705  |
| 21      | Punjab                   | 870.12     | 870.120   | 870.120   | 870.120   |
| 22      | ma                       | 2788.0725  | 2770.584  | 2770.584  | 2770.584  |
| 23      | Sikkim                   | 44.3241    | 44.324    | 44.324    | 44.325    |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu               | 3677.752   | 3677.752  | 3677.752  | 3677.752  |
| 25      | Telangana                | 1338       | 3         | 1338.000  | 1338.000  |
| 26      | Tripura                  | 271.19249  | 271.23 1  | 271.224   | 271.231   |
| 27      | Uttarakhand              | 502.9992   | 502.999   | 502.991   | 502.990   |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh            | 9436.9659  | 9780.563  | 9878.534  | 9933.795  |
| 29      | West Bengal              | 3970.61 98 | 3970,620  | 3970.620  | 3970.620  |
| 30      | s                        | 29.55792   | 29.558    | 29.558    | 29.558    |
| 31      | Chandigarh(DBT)          | 0          | 0.000 dVD | 0.000     | 0.000     |
| 32      | D&NH and D&DIU           | 15.89168   | 15.421    | 15.162    | 15.128    |
| 33      | Jammu & Kashmir          | 734.65404  | 734.654   | 734.654   | 734.654   |
| 34      | Ladakh                   | 16.426976  | 16.427    | 16.427    | 16.427    |
| 35      | Lakshadweel              | Tail       | 4.620     | 4.620     | 4.620     |
| 36      |                          |            | 0.000     | 0.000     | 0.000     |
|         | Total                    | 54815.411  | 54865.222 | 55096.308 | 55361.218 |