Lok Sabha Question No. 2101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Quota of Foodgrains under PMGKY
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse, Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2101 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND AUGUST, 2023

## QUOTA OF FOODGRAINS UNDER PIVIGKY

t21 01. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE: SHRIMATI  DELKAR KALABEN  MOHANBHAI: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of  CONSUMER AFFAIRS!  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

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- (a) whether the  Government has assessed the  required quantity of foodgrains every year  to  help  the  people under the  Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the production of foodgrains is likely to go down this year due
- to the heavy rainfall  in Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Darnan & Dill and Maharashtra;
- (c) if  so, whether the Public Distribution System (PDS) is likely to get affected by the said decline in foodgrain production, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of people who have been provided assistance under the PDS during each of the  last three  years; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to double the quota of foodgrains distributed to the poor people and if so, the details thereof, State-wIse?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) being implemented in all the States/UTs, on an all  India basis, aims to supplement the food requirements of upto 75% of the rural and upto 50% of the urban population, While Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households! which  constitute  poorest of  the  poor are entitled to 35 kg of foodgrains, per family per month, Priority Households (PHH) are entitled to 5 kg of foodgrains per person per month at uniform subsidized prices specified in Schedule-I prices of the Act. 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,  is providing food grains free of cost to NFSA beneficiaries i.e. AAY households and PHH beneficiaries, for a period of one year beginning from lst  January 2023 under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY),

- (b) & (c): it  is presently not feasible to assess the production of foodgrains for the current year as the Kharif sowing is still  in progress and two more seasons to  follow  (Rabi and Summer).
- (d): A statement indicating the  number of  beneficiaries covered under the NFSA/ PMGKAY during the last three years is at Annexure.
- (e): At present, no such proposal is under consideration of the Government.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (d) OF THE LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2101 TO  BE  ANSWERED ON  02.08.2023 REGARDING 'QUOTA OF  FOODGRAHVS UNDER PMGKAY'.

Statement indicating the number of people who have been provided assistance under the PDS during each of the last three years.

| S.   | I Nameof the i States/UTs   |     |          | Actual Coverage (in lakh)   | Actual Coverage (in lakh)   | Actual Coverage (in lakh)   | Actual Coverage (in lakh)   |
|------|-----------------------------|-----|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.   | I Nameof the i States/UTs   | No. | Coverage | 2021 (31.03.21)             | 2 1 (31.03.22)              | 12 1 (31.03.23)             | 2023 (19.07.23)             |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh              |     | 268.23   | 268.22                      | 1 268.22                    | 1 268.22                    | 268.22                      |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh           |     | 8.71     | 8.40                        | 1 8.40                      | 8.40                        | 8.40                        |
| 3    | Assam                       |     | 251.90   | 250.30                      | 251.17                      | 251.17                      | 251.17                      |
| 4    | Bihar                       |     | 871.16   | 871.16                      | 871.16                      | 871.16                      | 871.16                      |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh                |     | 200.77   | 200.77                      | 200.77                      | 200.77                      | 200.77                      |
| 6    | Delhi                       |     | 72.78    | 72.78                       | 72.78                       | 72.78                       | 72.78                       |
| 7    | Goa                         |     | 5.32     | 5.32                        | 5.32                        | 5.32                        | 5.32                        |
| 8    | Gujarat                     |     | 382.84   | 341.71                      | 345.15                      | 344.15                      | 344.15                      |
| 9    | Haryana                     |     | 126.49   | 126.49                      | 126.49                      | 126.49                      | 126.49                      |
| 10   | Himachal Pradesh            |     | 36.82    | 28.64                       | 28.64                       | 28.64                       | 28.64                       |
| 11   | Jharkhand                   |     | 264.25   | 263.70                      | 264.26                      | 264. 12                     | 264.19                      |
| 12   | Karnataka                   |     | 401.93   |                             |                             | 401.93                      | 401.93                      |
| 13   | Kerala                      |     | 154.80   | 154.80                      | 154.80                      | 154.80                      | 154.80                      |
| 14   | ]Vladhya Pradesh            |     | 546.42   | 470.47                      | 482.59                      | 511.32                      | 511.32                      |
| 15   | Maharashtra                 |     | 700.17   | 700.17                      | 700.17                      | 700.17                      | 700.17                      |
| 16   | ManipuI                     |     | 25.06    | 18.60                       | 19.97                       | 20.08                       | 20.08                       |
| 17   | Meghalaya                   |     | 21.46    | 21.46                       | 21 .46                      | 21.46                       | 21.46                       |
| 18   | Mizoram                     |     | 7.06     | 6.68                        | 6.68                        | 6.68                        | 6.81                        |

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| 19    | Nagaland         | 14.79   |   14.05 14.05 | 1 14.05 14.05   | 1 14.05 14.05   | 14.05 14.05   |
|-------|------------------|---------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
| 20    | Odisha           | 326.21  |        324.33 | 1 324.15 324.15 | 1 325.03 325.03 | 325.03 325.03 |
| 21    | Punjab           | 141.51  |        141.51 | 141.51          | 141.51          | 141.51        |
| 22    | Rajasthan        | 446.62  |        440.01 | 440.01          | 440.01          | 440.01        |
| 23    | Sil(kim          | 4.06    |          3.79 | 3.79            | 3.81            | 3.81          |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu       | 364.70  |        364.69 | 364.69          | 364.69          | 364.12        |
| 25    | Telangana        | 191.70  |        191.62 | 191.62          | 191.62          | 191.62        |
| 26    | Tripura          | 25.02   |         24.83 | 24.83           | 24.32           | 24.43         |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh    | 1520.61 |       1465.94 | 1487.44         | 1497.77         | 1497.77       |
| 28    | Uttarakhand      | 61.94   |         61.94 | 61 .94          | 61.94           | 61.94         |
| 29    | West Bengal      | 601 .84 |        601.84 | 601.84          | 601.84          | 601.84        |
| 30    | A&N              | 0.63    |          0.61 | 0.61            | 0.61            | 0.61          |
| 31    | DNH&DD           | 3.56    |          2.86 | 3.02            | 2.73            | 2.69          |
| 32    | Lakshadweep      | 0.22    |          0.22 | 0.22            | 0.22            | 0.22          |
| 33    | Chandigarh (DBT) | 4.96    |          2.8  | 2.76            | 2.76            | 2.99          |
| 34    | Puducherry (DBT) | 6.34    |          6.3  | 1 6.23          | 1 6.34          | 6.34          |
| 35    | J&K              | 72.69   |         72.41 | 1 72.41         | 1 72.41         | 72.41         |
| 36    | Ladakh           | 1.44    |          1.44 | 1 1.44          | 1 1.44          | 1.44          |
| Total | Total            | 8135.01 |       7932.8  | 1 7972.53       | E 8010.78       | 8010.70       |