Lok Sabha Question No. 573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Distribution of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 573

TO BE ANSWERED ON 3RD DECEMBER, 2025

## DISTRIBUTION OF FOODGRAINS

## 'i'573.  SHRI ARUN KUMAR  SAGAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has devised any welfare schemes to distribute foodgrains stored in the FCI godowns among the poor;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof as on date; and
- (c) the quantum of  foodgrains distributed among the people through the said schemes during the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIM ATI  NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI  BAMBHANIYA)

- (a) &  (b): The Government is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)  in all the States/UTs which  aims to supplement  the food requirements of up to 75% of the rural and up to  50% of the urban population, which at Census 2011 comes to  81.35 crore persons .

At  present, against the  intended coverage of  81.35 crore, 80.56 crore persons are covered under PMGKAY.

- (c): Under the  PMGKAY,  foodgrains are distributed to  Antyodaya Anna  Yojana (AAY) households, which constitute the poorest of the poor at 35 kg of foodgrains, per household per month and to Priority  Households (PHH)  at 5 kg of  foodgrains per person per month, free of  cost, w.e.f.  lst  January, 2023. A  statement showing the state-wise, year wise distribution  of  foodgrai.ns during the last three years under PMGKAY is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  PART (c) OF THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.573  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 03.12.2025  REGARDING 'DISTRIBUTION  OF FOODGRAINS'.

Statement showing the state-wise, year wise distribution of foodgrains during  the last three years under  PMGKAY (in MT)

| IState/UT                         | 2023           | 2023       | 2023           | 2023       | 1          | 1          | 1              | 1             | 2025 till date   | 2025 till date   | 2025 till date   | 2025 till date   |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|------------|------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| IState/UT                         | IWheat         | IRice      | ICoarse brains | I Total    | I IWheat   | I IRice    | iCoarse brains | I o Total     | IWheat           | IRice            | brains           | ITotal           |
| ndaman And Nicobar Islands        | E534           | 3,697      | l-             | k,231      | l535       | F3,701     | [              | b, 236        | k37              | 13,024           | F                | b,461            |
| ndhra Pradesh                     | 12,727         | 117,17,331 | 117,o05        | 117,37,063 | F          | 117,15,489 | 127,278        | 117,42,767    | F-               | 114,39,633       | 118,865          | b4,58,497        |
| runachal Pradesh                  |                | 150, 190   | L              | 50, 190    | [          | 151,783    | F              | 151,783       | F                | 42,442           | L                | b2,442           |
| ssam                              |                | I11,99,564 | [              | I11,99,564 | 1-         | 114,90,491 | F              | 114,90,491    | L                | 113,25,586       | F                | 113,25,586       |
| Bihar                             | 1lo,41,220     | hl,73,458  | F              | 152,14,677 | 1lo,87,100 | 139,41,498 | F              | 150,28,598    | 19,98,939        | l31,88,017       | [                | hl,86,955        |
| [Chhattisga rh                    | I'             | 13,38,063  |                | 13,38,063  | -          | 113,41,737 | L              | 113,41,737    | 145              | I11,22,263       | F                | 11,22,308        |
| Dadar & Nagar Haveli l&Daman& Diu | I1,488         | 114,393    | F              | 115,881    | 11,573     | 115,236    | F              | T-[-[ 116,810 | l1,303           | 112,600          | F                | 113,903          |
| r-r Delhi                         | [--[ 2,85, 196 | b,88,276   | F              | h,73,472   | b, 17,261  | 12,11,136  | F              | 5,28,397      | 12,69,269        | 11,79,034        | F                | 14,48,302        |
| Goa                               | b              | 129,690    | F              | 129,690    | b          | 129, 193   | F              | 129, 193      | b                | 123,705          | F                | 123,705          |
| uja rat                           | 19,12,015      | I11,66,874 | [-[ 156,788    | 121,35,677 | 19,55,869  | 1lo,83,571 | 11,51,579      | 121,91,020    | b,19,117         | l8,26,608        | 89,140           | 117,34,865       |

| Ha ryana         | 17,28,445        |                  | -1,037           | 17,69,482        | 17,01,301        |                    | D3 4,817         | 10,46, 118       | 16,67,olo        |                      | 12, 17,422       | l8,84,432        |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh   | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh     | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh |
|                  | M360             | !9,195           |                  | 11,97,555        | 11,02,997        | 177,725            |                  | 11,80,722        | [81,969          | 160,969              |                  | 11,42,938        |
| ammu And Kashmir | 1,13,901         | 1,05,019         |                  | L, 18,920        | Fl,16,663        | 13,08,427 3,08,427 | [                | n,25,090         | 99,746 is        | l2,59,046            |                  | 13,58,792        |
| harkhand         | 3,16,302         |                  |                  | 116,25,601       | 3,54,643         | 12,82,283          |                  | 116,36,927       | 13,01,893        | 1lo,64,384           |                  | 113,66,277       |
| Karnataka        |                  | IO,81,372        | b, 12,564        | 24,93,936        |                  | 120,96,229         | L,01,286         | 124,97,515       |                  | 116,16,089 16,16,089 | P,67,639 ,67,639 | 120,83,728       |
| Kerala           | 1,62,574         | 8, 16,596        | .87              | 1,79,657         | I1,77,047        | 8, 19,771          | 116              | l9,96,834        | I1,41,653        | 6,57,906             | 10               | 17,99,558        |
| Ladakh           | L,317            | 13,486           |                  | ',803            | b,290            | 13,462             |                  | 17,752           | 13,483           | 12,833               |                  | l6,316           |
| Lakshadweep      |                  | 611              |                  | 611              |                  | 11,325 1,325       | F                | 11,325           | L                | 11, 138              |                  | 11,138           |
| Madhya Pradesh   | l12,72,253       | 119,31,154       | 12,814           | 132,06,221       | 15,08,165        | 18,38,784          |                  | b3,46,949        | 113,97,705       | 113,36,206           | 140              | k 7,34,751       |
| Maharashtra      | 114,29,955       | 125,75,273       | 116,732          | LO,21,960        | 115,05,662       | 126,09,003         | 161,265          | .1,75,930        | l12,66,968       | 122,08,836 22,08,836 | 174,972 74,972   | 135,50,776       |
| Manipur          |                  | 127,919          |                  | l27,919          |                  |                    |                  |                  |                  |                      |                  |                  |
| Meghalaya        |                  | 11,24,324        |                  | +1,24,324        |                  | I1,26,222          |                  | I1,26,222        |                  | Il,04,471            |                  | Il,04,47 !       |
| Mizoram          |                  | [6,379           |                  | [6,379           |                  | [6,687             |                  | b6,687           |                  | 138,162              |                  | 138,162          |
| Nagaland         |                  | 1,297            |                  | 1,297            |                  | 172,084            | F                | 2,084 172,084    | b                | 159,740 59,740       | P                | 159,740 9,740    |
| Odisha           | 5                | 22,18,705        |                  | 122,18,710       | 11,710           | 122,22,057         |                  | 122,23,767       | 13,450           | l18,37,974           |                  | 118,41,424       |
| Punjab           | 16,37,593        |                  |                  | 16,37,593        | 18,77,366        |                    |                  | 18,77,366        | 16,57,068        |                      |                  | 16,57,068        |

| Rajasthan     | 126,07,589   |              |           | 126,07,589    | 125,65,551   |             |           | 125,65,551   | 120,76,672   |             |           | 20,76,672    |
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|--------------|
| Sikkim        |              | .7,577       |           | 17,577        |              | 119,770     |           | 119,770      |              | 114,121     |           | 114,125      |
| amil Nadu     | 153,826      | :3,12,809    |           | 3,70,942      | I1,511       | .2,74,984   |           | 123,39,331   |              | 18,90,091   |           | h9,48,553    |
| -elangana     |              | 2,07,709     |           | 2,07,709      |              | 2,25,778    |           | 112,25,778   |              | 1lo,46,500  |           | 1lo,46,500   |
| rlpura        |              | 60, 174      |           | 1,60, 174     |              | 11,61,241   |           | 11,61,241    |              | b,32,463    |           | I1,32,463    |
| Uttar Pradesh | 137,96,600   | 156,48,851   | 13,342    | 194,48,792    | 137,01,339   | 153,51,166  | 13,71,394 | 194,23,899   | ,39,278      | L2,91,460   |           | 75,95,019    |
| Uttarakhand   | 11,25,397    | 12,oo,901    | [         | 3,26,298      | 1,41,027     | 2,29,360    |           | b,70, 387    | 16,278       | 11,86,940   |           | [3,05,679    |
| WestBengal    | 115,40,228   | 123,10,641   | [         | 38,50,869     | 115,51,516   | 123,28, 144 |           | 138,79,660   | 2,99,814     | 119,50,501  |           | [32,50,315   |
| brand Total   | b,51,40,525  | 13,33,40,829 | 15,55,077 | 1 4,90,36,431 | 11,57,33,126 | b,29,78,337 |           | 15,oo,71,936 | 1,33,98,186  | 2,69,22,745 | .0,37,991 | L, 13,58,922 |

Note: Distribution  data for year 2025 is till  Oct 2025. Data for  Manipur  state is till  April,  2025