Lok Sabha Question No. 2590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Distribution of non-subsidised PDS Kerosene
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Shafi Parambil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2590 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## Distribution of non-subsidised PDS Kerosene

2590. Shri Shafi Parambil:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the total kerosene distributed in the fisheries sector through nonsubsidised Public Distribution System (PDS) during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the criteria for allotting  the total  kerosene distributed for the fisheries sector through non-subsidised PDS in each State;
- (c) whether  the  low  quantity  of  kerosene  distributed  to  each  State  is  due  to shortage of kerosene in the country;
- (d) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  solution  to  address  the extreme shortage of kerosene that had already affected the livelihood of the traditional fishermen community in the State of Kerala; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (e): The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoP&NG) being the nodal Ministry  in  the  subject  matter  has  informed  that  PDS  Kerosene  allocation  to States/UTs including Kerala have been rationalized since 2010-11 considering the polluting  nature  of  the  Kerosene.  Till  date,  21  States/UTs  have  become  PDS Kerosene free.

The  MoP&NG  has  further  informed  that  till  FY  2024-25,  Government  was allocating Public Distribution System (PDS) Kerosene to States/UTs including Kerala on quarterly basis for cooking and lighting purpose. Vide order dated 21 st  August, 2012, the Government of India had empowered States/UTs to draw allocation of one month's quota of PDS Kerosene at Non-Subsidized rates during each financial year for special needs such as natural calamities, religious functions, fisheries, various yatras etc. Scale, criteria, modalities etc. of distribution to end customers were also determined  by  respective  State/UT.  The  details  of  PDS  Non  Subsidized  SKO allocated to States/UTs during last five years are given at Annexure .

The MoP&NG has also informed that, Government of India has formulated a new 'PDS  Kerosene  Allocation  Policy'  for the period 2025-26  to  2027-28  after stakeholder's consultation including the Government of Kerala. As per the Policy, the allocation is made to States/UTs under single category 'PDS SKO' on quarterly basis for cooking & lighting and for special needs. Further, the States have liberty to suballocate  PDS  SKO for  cooking  and  lighting  or  for  special  needs  (fisheries,  mela, exhibitions, pandemic, calamity etc.) based on their specific requirement. Distribution of  PDS  SKO  within  State/UT  under  PDS  network  is  carried  out  by  concerned State/UT. Scale and Criteria of distribution is, accordingly, also decided by respective State/UT.

The MoP&NG has informed that under the new policy, the State of Kerala has been allocated 22704 KL PDS SKO for the year 2025-26 as against the total allocation PDS (Subsidized and Non-Subsidised) SKO of 4368 KL for the year 2024-25 which reflects  an  increase  of  319.78%.  The  details  of  quantity  of  PDS  SKO  allocated, uplifted and lapsed till 3 rd  quarter, 2025-26 by the State of Kerala is as under:

Fig. in KL

| Quarter, 2025-26   |   Allocation | Upliftment                           | lapse                                |
|--------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Q1                 |         5676 | 924                                  | 4752                                 |
| Q2                 |         5676 | 5580                                 | 96                                   |
| Q3                 |         5676 | The State can uplift till 31.12.2025 | The State can uplift till 31.12.2025 |

## Statement referred in part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2590 for answer on 16th December, 2025 regarding 'Distribution of non-subsidised PDS Kerosene':

| SL. No.   | Name of the State/UT                 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   Total |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            |       156 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |     156 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                       |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |       0 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                    |       528 |       396 |       276 |       240 |       168 |    1608 |
| 4         | Assam                                |     15156 |     12960 |     10368 |      8292 |      4152 |   50928 |
| 5         | Bihar                                |     21912 |     17724 |     14184 |     10632 |      5316 |   69768 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                           |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |       0 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                         |      6864 |      4848 |      3876 |      2904 |      1380 |   19872 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |       0 |
| 9         | Delhi                                |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |       0 |
| 10        | Goa                                  |        60 |        24 |        24 |        12 |         0 |     120 |
| 11        | Gujarat                              |     11568 |      6996 |      4644 |      2088 |         0 |   25296 |
| 12        | Haryana                              |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |       0 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                     |       948 |       816 |       564 |       336 |       168 |    2832 |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir                    |      3744 |      3744 |      3180 |      2544 |      1272 |   14484 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                            |     11268 |      7500 |      6000 |      4500 |      2244 |   31512 |
| 16        | Karnataka                            |      8822 |     10620 |      9172 |      2684 |       732 |   32030 |
| 17        | Kerala                               |     15108 |     21888 |      7160 |      3300 |      1248 |   48704 |
| 18        | Ladakh                               |       288 |       288 |       288 |       228 |       120 |    1212 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                          |        60 |        60 |        48 |        36 |        24 |     228 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                       |     21720 |     17784 |     13332 |      9996 |      2736 |   65568 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                          |      8868 |      3876 |      2328 |      1392 |       624 |   17088 |
| 22        | Manipur                              |      1104 |       924 |       828 |       744 |       372 |    3972 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                            |      1596 |      1572 |      1416 |      1272 |       888 |    6744 |
| 24        | Mizoram                              |       300 |       264 |       240 |       216 |       108 |    1128 |
| 25        | Nagaland                             |       768 |       708 |       636 |       576 |       408 |    3096 |
| 26        | Odisha                               |     17544 |     16188 |     12948 |      9708 |      4320 |   60708 |
| 27        | Puducherry                           |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |       0 |
| 28        | Punjab                               |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |       0 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                            |      3324 |      1176 |         0 |         0 |         0 |    4500 |
| 30        | Sikkim                               |       204 |       180 |       168 |       144 |        72 |     768 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                           |     12108 |     10764 |      7536 |      4512 |      2712 |   37632 |
| 32        | Telangana                            |      4716 |      1332 |       408 |       120 |        36 |    6612 |
| 33        | Tripura                              |      2196 |      2088 |      1884 |      1692 |      1188 |    9048 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                        |     43152 |     15132 |        55 |         0 |         0 |   58339 |
| 35        | Uttrakhand                           |       660 |       180 |        48 |        12 |         0 |     900 |
| 36        | West Bengal                          |     58668 |     58668 |     58668 |     38556 |     51276 |  265836 |
|           | Total                                |    273410 |    218700 |    160279 |    106736 |     81564 |  840689 |

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