Lok Sabha Question No. 1714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: NFS Scheme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Smt. Manju Sharma

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1714

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10TH DECEMBER, 2025

## NFS SCHEME

## + 1714. SMT. MANJU SHARMA

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

- (a) the number of  beneficiaries under the National  Food Security (NFS) Scheme in  various States of the country including  Rajasthan  during the last three years;
- (b) the details of  the foodgrains distributed/funds allocated under the  said scheme from  01 January 2022 to till  date, State-wise;
- (c) the quantity of  foodgrains allocated and distributed after the announcement of  free food grains in the country along with  the number of persons benefited therefrom, State-wise; and
- (d) the current status of the 'One Nation  One Ration Card' scheme in the country?

## ANSWER

## MrNiSTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI  BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): A  statement showing the state-wise coverage under the Act  during the last three years is at Annexure I.
- (b):  The  details of  food  subsidy  released to  Decentralized Procurement (DC:P) States from  FY 2022-23 is  at  Annexure-II. A  statement indicating  the  funds  released to  States/UTs under the scheme 'Assistance to  State Agencies for  intra-State movement of foodgrains and FPS dealers margin under NFS A'  from  FY  2022-23 is at Annexure-III. A  statement showing the state-wise, year wise distribution  offoodgrains  from  FY 2022-23 under NFS A  is at Annexure  IV.
- (c):  The Central Government decided to  provide food grains free of  cost to  AAY  &  PHH beneficiaries, beginning from  lst  January 2023 under the NFS A.  The details of  allocation of  food grains under the NFS A from January 2023 is at Annexure-V.
- (d) The One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) plan is implemented successfully in all  the States/UTs

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1714  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2025  REGARDING 'NFS SCHEME'

State/UT wise number of beneficiaries during the last 3 years

| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs       | Actual number of beneficiaries covered (in lakh)   | Actual number of beneficiaries covered (in lakh)   | Actual number of beneficiaries covered (in lakh)   | Actual number of beneficiaries covered (in lakh)   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/ UTs       | As on 31.03.2023                                   | As on 31.3.2024                                    | S 31.03.2025                                       | 103.12.2025                                        |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 268.22                                             | 268.22                                             | RB2                                                |                                                    |
| 2         | Arunacha1 Pradesh | 8.40                                               | 8.40                                               | 8.441                                              | 8.44                                               |
| 3         | Assam             | 251.17                                             | 247.98                                             | B2                                                 | 247.98                                             |
| 4         | Bihar             | 871.16                                             | 871.16                                             | n8                                                 | 871.16                                             |
| 5         | Chhattjsgarh      | 200.77                                             | 200.77                                             | T2                                                 | lol=7                                              |
| 6         | Delhi             | 72.78                                              | 72.78                                              | B7                                                 | 72.78                                              |
| 7         | Goa               | 5.32                                               | 5.32                                               | HI                                                 | 5.32                                               |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 344.15                                             | 365.84                                             | B3                                                 | m6                                                 |
| 9         | HarIrana          | 126.49                                             | 126.49                                             | HI                                                 | 126.49                                             |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 28.64                                              | 29.88                                              | 29.881                                             | 29.88                                              |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 264.19                                             | 264.19                                             | n2                                                 | 264. 19                                            |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 401.93                                             | 401.93                                             | n4                                                 | no                                                 |
| 13        | Kerala            | 154.80                                             | 154.80                                             | m5                                                 | mI                                                 |
| 14        | Ma(ih),a Pradesh  | 511.32                                             | 534.79                                             | D5                                                 | n5                                                 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       | 700.17                                             | 700.17                                             | T7                                                 | n7                                                 |
| 16        | Manipur           | 20.08                                              | 20.87                                              | ml                                                 | n2                                                 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         | 21.46                                              | 21.46                                              | mI                                                 | 2 1.46                                             |
| 18        | Mizorarn          | 6.81                                               | 7.05                                               | 47                                                 | l7                                                 |
| 19        | Nagaland          | 14.05                                              | 14.05                                              | TI                                                 | HI                                                 |
| 20        | Odin              | 325.03                                             | 325. 17                                            | T3                                                 | n3                                                 |
|           | r Punjab          | 141.51                                             | 141.45                                             | nl                                                 | nl                                                 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 440.01                                             | 440.01                                             | 440.0 1                                            | 440.01                                             |
| 23        | Sikkim            | 3.81                                               | 3.81                                               | 3.81                                               | 3.81                                               |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        | 364. 12                                            | 364. 12                                            | n3                                                 | n3                                                 |
| 25        | Telangana         | 191.62                                             | 191.70                                             | a9                                                 | ml                                                 |
| 26        | Tripur;           | 24.43                                              | 24.43                                              | n2                                                 | n2                                                 |
| 27        | Uttar Tm          | 1497.77                                            | 1498.70                                            | m9                                                 | 1498.70                                            |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 61.94                                              | 61.94                                              | T6                                                 | 36                                                 |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 601.84                                             | 601.84                                             | B6                                                 | no                                                 |
| 30        | A&N               | 0.61                                               | 0.61                                               | 0.61                                               | 0.61                                               |
| 31 I      | DNH&DD            | 2.69                                               | 2.69                                               | a2                                                 | 2.69                                               |
| 32        | Lakshadwee1       | 0.22                                               | 0.22                                               | 10                                                 | n2                                                 |
| 33        | Chandigarh (DBT)  | 2.99                                               | 2.99                                               | 2.99                                               | 2.99                                               |
| 34        | Puducherry :DBT)  | 6.34                                               | 6.34                                               | 6.341                                              | 6.34                                               |
| 35        | J&K               | 72.41                                              | 72.41                                              | 72.41                                              | 72.41                                              |
| 36        | Ladakh            | 1.44                                               | 1.44                                               | al                                                 | 1.44                                               |
|           | Total             | 80 10.70                                           | 8049.94                                            | I                                                  | 8056.05                                            |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1714  DUE FOR ANSWER ON  10.12.2025  REGARDING 'NFS SCHEME' .

Statement indicating  the subsidy  released to DCP States from FY 2022-23

To

|                | Fund Released (in crore)   | Fund Released (in crore)   | Fund Released (in crore)   | Fund Released (in crore)   |
|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| States/UTs     | 12022-23                   | 12023-24                   | 12024-25                   | ®2 1(ason 30. 11.2025)     |
| Ms             |                            |                            | 9                          |                            |
| FiT;i          | mll                        | mT                         | m9                         | ml8                        |
| Fm             | nl                         | bml5                       | n5                         | Mg                         |
| a              | B9                         | Ta§Bnl                     | mol4                       | m9To                       |
| .ndhra Pradesh | -6-mI9                     | a6=31                      | m8                         | nb-2:72                    |
| 'elangana      | ml7                        | -ilan?I                    | n2l7                       | B2                         |
| Fm             |                            |                            | 39                         | 119.92                     |
| r              | n6                         |                            |                            | D9                         |
| Fn=FsarT       | n7                         | mI                         | m=1                        | nl                         |
| Bit-;FiJi=i-   | nB-a1                      | D7                         | niH                        | m91                        |
| FrTimiiBnl     |                            | B4                         |                            |                            |
| 'amil Nadu     | 76-gTq5                    | nEil3                      | nbl                        | B-56:a                     |
| Odisha         | D7                         | Tmn6                       | n9                         | n6                         |
| [m=F;          | -m=7                       | HI                         | n8                         | m91                        |
| mt             | 33                         | mi1                        | TigH8                      |                            |
| Kerala         | mI8                        | TIEi3BI                    | ml                         | D4                         |
| a              | m5T51                      | EaTSq                      | n3                         | ml                         |
| harkhand       |                            | n4                         | m7B31                      | mH                         |
| 'rlpura        | ml                         | no                         | n6                         |                            |
| DBT States*    | ml                         | m2                         | m91                        | HI                         |
| 0              | (                          |                            |                            |                            |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1714  DUE FOR ANSWER ON  10.12.2025  REGARDING 'NFS SCHEME'.

Fund released to States/UTs  under  the  scheme 'Assistance to State Agencies for intra-State  movement of  foodgrains  and FPS dealers' margin  under  NFSA' from FY 2022-23

|       |                   | Fund Released (in crore)   | Fund Released (in crore)   | Fund Released (in crore)   | Fund Released (in crore)    |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.No. | States/UTs        | 2022-23                    | 2                          |                            | 2025-26 (As on 30.1 1.2025) |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 91.73                      | 105.44                     | 281.23                     | 323.34                      |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 44. 19                     | 8.39                       | 31.32                      | 4.14                        |
| 3     | Assam             | 826.91                     | 321.75                     | 443.94                     | 226.61                      |
| 4     | Bihar             | 881.05                     | 434.73                     | 807.42                     | 191.52                      |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 181.88                     | 355.06                     | 84.38                      | 60.26                       |
| 6     | Delhi             | 48.88                      | 0.00                       | 175.18                     | 28.28                       |
| 7     | Goa               | 4.69                       | 5.67                       | 0.00                       | 6.66                        |
| 8     | Gujarat           | 260.20                     | 124.37                     | 503.25                     | 156.51                      |
| 9     | Haryana           | 43.26                      | 45.78                      | 308.83                     | 7.26                        |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh  | 188.03                     | 29.58                      | 42.74                      | 25.63                       |
| 11    | Jharkhand         | 187.02                     | 99.64                      | 101.25                     | 372.42                      |
| 12    | Karnataka         | 354.89                     | 148.70                     | 112.18                     | 549.25                      |
| 13    | Kerala            | 110.03                     | 403.63                     | 72.07                      | 52.45                       |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh    | 844.50                     | 234.66                     | 247.90                     | 92.06                       |
| 15    | Maharashtra       | 621.69                     | 703.54                     | 765.27                     | 306.91                      |
| 16    | Manipur           | 31.54                      | 36.46                      | 0.00                       | 0.00                        |
| 17    | Meghalaya         | 79.78                      | 20.59                      | 33.54                      | 16.36                       |
| 18    | Mizoram           | 12.57                      | 0.00                       | 6.54                       | 1.06                        |
| 19    | Nagaland          | 61.06                      | 31.42                      | 30.74                      | 0.00                        |
| 20    | Odisha            | 110.86                     | 872.57                     | 195.70                     | 102.74                      |
| 21    | Punjab            | 0.00                       | 50.06                      | 263.05                     | 10.18                       |
| 22    | Rajasthan         | 406.77                     | 479. 15                    | 257.65                     | 181.36                      |
| 23    | Sikkim            | 12.33                      | 3.85                       | 3.85                       | 2.54                        |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu        | 543.01                     | 145.90                     | 524.60                     | 10.21                       |

| 25            | Telangana     |   147.95 |   378.50 |   111.84 |   24.50 |
|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|---------|
| 26            | Tripura       |    49.15 |    23.92 |    29.97 |   65.22 |
| 27            | Uttar Pradesh |  1325.4  |  3213.86 |   614.57 |  390.9  |
| 28            | Uttarakhand   |   379.83 |    58.71 |   106.01 |   24.56 |
| 29            | West Bengal   |   535.06 |   226.32 |   698.67 |  230.85 |
| 30            | A & N         |     0    |     0    |     0    |    0    |
| 31            | Chandigarh    |     0    |     0    |     0    |    0    |
| 32            | DNH & DD      |     1.55 |     0.87 |     1.89 |    0    |
| 33            | Lakshadweep   |     0    |     0    |     0    |    0    |
| 34            | Puducherry    |     2.13 |     0    |     0    |    0    |
| 35            | J&K           |   184.08 |   139.96 |    89.82 |    4.02 |
| 36            | Ladakh        |     0    |     1.38 |     0    |    0    |
| Total Release | Total Release |  8572.03 |  8704.46 |  6945.39 | 3467.78 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1714  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2025  REGARDING 'NFS SCHEME'.

Distribution of food grains under  the NFSA from  FY 2022-23

| State                     | Year wise Distribution (MT)   | Year wise Distribution (MT)   | Year wise Distribution (MT)   | Year wise Distribution (MT)   |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| State                     | 2022                          | 2023                          | 2024                          | 2025 (till 30 Nov             |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 4, 113.22                     | 4,230.84                      | 4,235.55                      | 3,786. 17                     |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 17,99,131.07                  | 17,37,063.41                  | 17,42,766.95                  | 16,03,948.85                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 44,302.98                     | 50, 190.36                    | 51,782.71                     | 46,081.10                     |
| Assam                     | 8,23,566.36                   | 11,99,564.07                  | 14,90,490.68                  | 14,58,011.90                  |
| Bihar                     | 52,01,246.41                  | 52,14,677.34                  | 50,28,598.13                  | 46,03,986.59                  |
| Chhattisgarh              | 13,41,923.92                  | 13,38,062.76                  | 13,41,736.83                  | 12,25,337.36                  |
| Delhi                     | 7,59,216.99                   | 4,73,471.65                   | 5,28,396.53                   | 4,58,344.13                   |
|                           | 31,457.42                     | 29,690.32                     | 29,193.20                     | 23,753.15                     |
| Gujarat                   | 21, 12,418.94                 | 21,35,677.50                  | 21,91,019.78                  | 19,00,835.52                  |
| Haryana                   | 7,27,764.04                   | 7,69,481.79                   | 10,46, 118.26                 | 8,85,879.14                   |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 1,83,676.53                   | 1,97,555.25                   | 1,80,722.41                   | 1,48,343.01                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | 4,07,230.61                   | 4, 18,920.25                  | 4,25,089.69                   | 3,92,996.85                   |
| Jharkhand                 | 16,61,868.33                  | 16,25,600.79                  | 16,36,926.88                  | 14,97,672.51                  |
| Karnataka                 | 24,77,233.02                  | 24,93,936.29                  | 24,97,515.41                  | 22,90,090.28                  |
| Kerala                    | 9,97,196.65                   | 9,79,657.39                   | 9,96,834.30                   | 8,79,820.43                   |
| Ladakh                    | 6,505.72                      | 7,802.68                      | 7,752.00                      | 6,316.33                      |
| Lakshadweep               | 243.95                        | 611.03                        | 1,324.99                      | 1,250.83                      |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 30,92,851.07                  | 32,06,221.03                  | 33,46,948.52                  | 30,02,454.02                  |
| Maharashtra               | 41,59,733.74                  | 40,21,960.10                  | 41,75,929.93                  | 37,52,753.93                  |
| Manipur                   | 1, 11,065.34                  | 27,919.18                     | #N/A                          | #N/A                          |
| Meghalaya                 | 1,23,526.87                   | 1 ,24,324.43                  | 1,26,222.12                   | 1,07, 104.24                  |
| Mizoram                   | 45,757.42                     | 46,378.83                     | 46,687.05                     | 41,881.53                     |
| Nagaland Odisha           | 66,529.86                     | 71,297.33                     | 72,084.23                     | 60,364.69                     |
|                           | 19,45,462.83                  | 22, 18,710.18                 | 22,23,766.93                  | 20,26,416.22                  |
| Punjab                    | 12,16, 127.30                 | 6,37,592.87                   | 8,77,365.94                   | 7,05,658.70                   |
| Rajasthan                 | 25,76,446.66                  | 26,07,588.84                  | 25,65,550.64                  | 22,83,765.55                  |

| Sikkim        | 14,933.06       | 17,577.41      | 19,769.50      | 15,570.82      |
|---------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Tamil Nadu    | 22,63,629.94    | 23,70,942.23   | 23,39,331.44   | 21,40,477.62   |
| Telangana     | 12,07,780.65    | 12,07,709.20   | 12,25,777.55   | 11,45,703.17   |
| Tripura       | 1,60,381.03     | 1,60, 174.23   |                | 1,44,954.29    |
| Uttar Pradesh | 93,72,297.48    |                | 94,23,899.27   | 83,04,225.08   |
| Uttarakhand   | 3,03,064. 13    | 3,26,298.21    | 3,70,387. 12   | 3,05,996.33    |
| West Bengal   | 37-,41 , 163.65 | 38,50,869.17   | 38,79,660.14   | 35,76,762.67   |
| Grand Total   | 4,89.79,847. 18 | 4.90.36.430.60 | 5.00,71.935.56 | 4,50,55,860.20 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1714 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2025 REGARDING 'NFS SCHEME'.

Allocation  of food grains under the NFSA  from  January  2023-December 2025

(in  thousand tons)

| 1    |                   | Allocation of foodgrainsunder NFSA   | Allocation of foodgrainsunder NFSA   | Allocation of foodgrainsunder NFSA   | Allocation of foodgrainsunder NFSA   |
|------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S.No | State/UT          | January, 2023 to March, 2023         | April, 2023 to March, 2024           | April, 2024 to March, 2025           | April, 2025 to December, 2025        |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 467.961                              | 1871.844                             | 1871.844                             | 1403.883                             |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 22.249                               | 88.996                               | 88,996                               | 66.747                               |
| 3    | Assam             | 423.782                              | 1695.13                              | 1695.13                              | 1271.347                             |
| 4    | Bihar             | 1381.775                             | 5527.1                               | 5527.1                               | 4145.325                             |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 346.014                              | 1384.056                             | 1384.056                             | 1038.042                             |
| 6    | Delhi             | 112.179                              | 448.777                              | 448.803                              | 336.602                              |
| 7    | Goa               | 14,761                               | 59.045                               | 59.045                               | 44.284                               |
| 8    | Gujarat           | 545.48                               | 22 1 1.234                           | 2263.346                             | 1693.389                             |
| 9    | Haryana           | 198.75                               | 795                                  | 795                                  | 596.25                               |
| 10   | Himachal Pradesh  | 127.005                              | 508.02                               | 508.018                              | 381.013                              |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 437.025                              | 175 1 .02                            | 1751.993                             | 1313.995                             |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 652.209                              | 2608.836                             | 2608.836                             | 1956.627                             |
| 13   | Kerala            | 356.262                              | 1425.048                             | 1425.049                             | 1068.787                             |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 836.424                              | 3436.082                             | 3493.795                             | 2620.346                             |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 1151.297                             | 4605.188                             | 4605, 188                            | 3453.89 1                            |
| 16   | Manipur           | 34.071                               | 136.286                              | 138.037                              | 105.367                              |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 44.075                               | 176.298                              | 176.298                              | 132.224                              |
| 18   | Mlizoram          | 16.439                               | 65'758                               | 65.758                               | 49.3 18                              |
| 19   | N agaland         | 34.514                               | 138.058                              | 138.058                              | 103.543                              |
| 20   | Orissa            | 562,426                              | 2251.617                             | 2253.205                             | 1688.868                             |
| 21   | Punjab            | 217.53                               | 870.12                               | 870, 12                              | 652.59                               |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 692.646                              | 2770.584                             | 2770.584                             | 2077.938                             |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 11.081                               | 44.325                               | 44.325                               | 33.243                               |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 919.438                              | 3677.752                             | 3677.752                             | 2758.3 14                            |
| 25   | Telangana         | 334.5                                | 1338                                 | 1337.806                             | 1003.326                             |
| 26   | Tripura           | 67.805                               | 271.231                              | 27 1.23 1                            | 203.423                              |
| 27   | Uttarakhand       | 125.747                              | 502.99                               | 502.99                               | 377.242                              |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh     | 2477.09 1                            | 9935.484                             | 9950.393                             | 7434.506                             |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 992.655                              | 3970.62                              | 3970.62                              | 2977,965                             |
| 30   | A & N Islands     | 7.389                                | 29.558                               | 29.558                               | 22. 168                              |
| 31   | Chandigarh (DBT)  | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 32   | D&NH and D&DIU    | 3.782                                | 15.128                               | 15.128                               | 1 1.346                              |
| 33   | Jammu& Kashmir    | 183.663                              | 734.654                              | 734.654                              | 550.99                               |
| 34   | Ladakh            | 4.107                                | 16.427                               | 16,427                               | 12.32                                |
| 35   | Lakshadweep       | 1.155                                | 4,62                                 | 4.62                                 | 3.465                                |
| 36   | Pudducherry (DBT) | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
|      | Total             | 13803.289                            | 55364.884                            | 55493.763                            | 41623.925                            |