Lok Sabha Question No. 1576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Phasing out of AAY
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

1576.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1576

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  DECEMBER, 2015 PHASING OUT OF AAY

DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

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- (a) whether Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is being implemented in the States including Maharashtra;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof indicating the number of families benefited and the quantum of foodgrains allocated along with the cost thereof during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) the  efforts  made  by  the  Government  to  provide  benefit  of  the  said scheme to the targeted beneficiaries along with the achievements made in this regard;
- (d) whether there is any proposal to phase out the AAY; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a)  to  (c): Against  the  accepted  number  of  about  2.50  crore  Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) families given to State/Union Territory (UT) Governments, upto November,2015, States/UTs have reported issuance of ration  cards  to  2.25  crore  AAY  families.  Out  of  the  above,  against  the accepted number of 25.053 lakh AAY  families given to State of Maharashtra,  up  to  November,  2015,  State  Government  of  Maharashtra has reported issuance of ration cards to 25.050 lakh AAY families. The State/UT-wise  details  of  allocation  of  rice  and  wheat  at  the  rate  of  Rs. 3.00 per kg and Rs.2.00 per kg respectively and offtake to AAY families made during the last three years are at Annex-I & II.
- (d):    No, Madam.
- (e):   Question does not arise.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1576 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 08.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

Allocation and Offtake of Rice under TPDS from 2012-13 to 2015-16 (upto November, 2015) for AAY category

(in thousand tons)

| SL. NO   | STATES/UTs             | 2012-13    | 2012-13   |                    |          |                    |           | 2015-16 (upto November,   | 2015-16 (upto November,   |
|----------|------------------------|------------|-----------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| SL. NO   | STATES/UTs             | ALLOT MENT | OFF TAKE  | 2013-14 ALLOT MENT | OFF TAKE | 2014-15 ALLOT MENT | OFF TAKE  | 2015) ALLOT MENT          | OFFTAKE                   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 654.288    | 643.499   | 654.288            | 526.656  | 449.754            | 325.898   | 254.384                   | 238.551                   |
| 2        | Arunanchal Pradesh     | 15.972     | 15.845    | 15.972             | 15.734   | 15.972             | 15.771    | 10.648                    | 10.674                    |
| 3        | Assam                  | 295.692    | 293.585   | 295.692            | 294.008  | 295.692            | 291.488   | 197.128                   | 194.568                   |
| 4        | Bihar(NFSA)            | 630.252    | 602.433   | 823.476            | 634.300  | 2948.940           | 2014.856  | 2045.992                  | 1363.562                  |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh(NFSA)      | 301.944    | 301.944   | 549.177            | 467.144  | 1337.466           | 1329.701  | 922.704                   | 922.704                   |
| 6        | Delhi(NFSA)            | 18.024     | 12.852    | 31.588             | 25.779   | 47.750             | 49.726    | 56.571                    | 56.881                    |
| 7        | Goa                    | 6.108      | 6.108     | 6.108              | 6.108    | 6.108              | 5.599     | 4.072                     | 4.055                     |
| 8        | Gujarat                | 155.604    | 149.828   | 155.604            | 156.289  | 145.668            | 145.131   | 99.440                    | 99.326                    |
| 9        | Haryana(NFSA)          | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 4.333    | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000                     | 0.000                     |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh(NFSA) | 35.436     | 35.332    | 56.088             | 54.948   | 76.740             | 75.027    | 51.160                    | 50.613                    |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir        | 86.244     | 86.984    | 86.244             | 86.618   | 86.244             | 77.219    | 57.496                    | 72.872                    |
| 12       | Jharkhand (NFSA)       | 385.524    | 370.771   | 385.524            | 384.030  | 385.524            | 356.653   | 423.570                   | 277.182                   |
| 13       | Karnataka(NFSA)        | 394.956    | 359.755   | 834.953            | 881.460  | 2422.132           | 2183.959  | 1372.403                  | 1361.806                  |
| 14       | Kerala                 | 250.260    | 250.045   | 250.260            | 256.566  | 250.260            | 243.433   | 166.840                   | 168.397                   |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh(NFSA)   | 104.064    | 116.298   | 142.301            | 87.472   | 763.298            | 713.283   | 560.448                   | 566.874                   |
| 16       | Maharashtra(NFSA)      | 510.180    | 479.168   | 755.906            | 677.099  | 1986.999           | 1774.711  | 1347.400                  | 1260.886                  |
| 17       | Manipur                | 26.724     | 26.704    | 26.724             | 26.477   | 26.724             | 26.724    | 17.816                    | 17.210                    |
| 18       | Meghalaya              | 29.484     | 29.421    | 29.484             | 29.485   | 29.484             | 29.484    | 19.656                    | 19.638                    |
| 19       | Mizoram                | 10.920     | 10.170    | 10.920             | 10.120   | 10.920             | 9.722     | 7.280                     | 7.458                     |
| 20       | Nagaland               | 16.056     | 18.320    | 18.012             | 16.572   | 16.708             | 18.552    | 10.704                    | 11.727                    |
| 21       | Odisha                 | 531.120    | 518.381   | 528.750            | 540.173  | 526.404            | 529.844   | 378.121                   | 334.301                   |
| 22       | Punjab(NFSA)           | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000                     | 0.000                     |
| 23       | Rajasthan(NFSA)        | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000                     | 0.000                     |
| 24       | Sikkim                 | 6.936      | 6.907     | 6.936              | 7.372    | 6.936              | 6.448     | 4.624                     | 4.624                     |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu             | 783.144    | 779.930   | 783.144            | 798.121  | 783.144            | 741.524   | 522.096                   | 526.070                   |
| 26       | Telangana (NFSA)       |            |           |                    |          | 204.534            | 81.719    | 336.346                   | 138.003                   |
| 27       | Tripura (NFSA)         | 47.520     | 47.846    | 47.520             | 46.358   | 47.520             | 46.857    | 57.021                    | 49.111                    |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh          | 1153.608   | 1130.895  | 1153.752           | 1149.688 | 1153.752           | 1057.154  | 769.168                   | 768.048                   |
| 29       | Uttrakhand (NFSA)      | 56.220     | 56.003    | 56.220             | 53.164   | 56.220             | 69.369    | 69.594                    | 45.125                    |
| 30       | West Bengal            | 349.092    | 344.140   | 349.092            | 319.106  | 349.092            | 326.519   | 338.237                   | 222.493                   |
| 31       | A&N Islands            | 1.548      | 0.690     | 1.728              | 0.839    | 1.566              | 1.136     | 1.000                     | 0.758                     |
| 32       | Chandigarh(NFSA)       | 0.624      | 0.135     | 0.990              | 0.540    | 5.239              | 4.252     | 2.460                     | 2.632                     |
| 33       | D&N Haveli             | 2.040      | 2.040     | 2.040              | 2.359    | 2.040              | 2.555     | 1.360                     | 1.647                     |
| 34       | Damen& DIU             | 0.576      | 0.613     | 0.576              | 0.071    | 0.576              | 0.288     | 0.572                     | 0.035                     |
| 35       | Lakshadweep (NFSA)     | 0.504      | 0.504     | 0.504              | 0.000    | 0.504              | 1.008     | 0.676                     | 0.254                     |
| 36       | Puducherry (NFSA)      | 13.548     | 12.128    | 13.548             | 9.796    | 13.548             | 4.551     | 6.774                     | 2.600                     |
|          | TOTAL                  | 6874.212   | 6709.274  | 8073.121           | 7568.785 | 14453.458          | 12560.161 | 10113.761                 | 8800.685                  |

AAY allocation and offtake during 2013-14 onwards includes allocation and offtake data of Priority category under NFSA also.

## Annex-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1576 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 08.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

Allocation and Offtake of Wheat under TPDS from 2012-13 to 2015-16 (upto November, 2015) for AAY category

| SL. NO   | STATES/UTs             |                    |          | 2013-14    | 2013-14   |                    |           |                  |          |
|----------|------------------------|--------------------|----------|------------|-----------|--------------------|-----------|------------------|----------|
| SL. NO   | STATES/UTs             | 2012-13 ALLOT MENT | OFF TAKE | ALLOT MENT | OFF TAKE  | 2014-15 ALLOT MENT | OFFTAKE   | 2015) ALLOT MENT | OFF TAKE |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.013     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 2        | Arunanchal Pradesh     | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 3        | Assam                  | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 4        | Bihar(NFSA)            | 420.168            | 409.624  | 548.984    | 423.598   | 1965.960           | 1911.541  | 1363.995         | 1377.320 |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh(NFSA)      | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 6        | Delhi(NFSA)            | 45.060             | 32.332   | 103.632    | 84.507    | 172.941            | 184.373   | 217.162          | 220.870  |
| 7        | Goa                    | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 8        | Gujarat                | 184.476            | 168.057  | 184.476    | 195.531   | 172.692            | 163.956   | 118.088          | 116.389  |
| 9        | Haryana(NFSA)          | 122.820            | 121.430  | 368.674    | 308.161   | 795.000            | 732.473   | 530.000          | 523.682  |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh(NFSA) | 47.304             | 47.746   | 78.258     | 75.547    | 109.212            | 105.678   | 72.808           | 72.522   |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir        | 21.144             | 20.674   | 21.144     | 21.027    | 21.144             | 19.134    | 14.096           | 15.062   |
| 12       | Jharkhand (NFSA)       | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 29.466           | 1.125    |
| 13       | Karnataka(NFSA)        | 82.860             | 74.205   | 142.495    | 116.947   | 120.525            | 129.137   | 366.850          | 209.904  |
| 14       | Kerala                 | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 1.846     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh(NFSA)   | 560.196            | 697.806  | 701.147    | 533.087   | 2430.949           | 2198.098  | 1681.336         | 1430.119 |
| 16       | Maharashtra(NFSA)      | 524.700            | 470.290  | 860.134    | 742.802   | 2540.493           | 2270.813  | 1722.728         | 1596.082 |
| 17       | Manipur                | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 18       | Meghalaya              | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 19       | Mizoram                | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 20       | Nagaland               | 3.912              | 4.238    | 1.956      | 2.282     | 3.260              | 2.934     | 2.608            | 2.608    |
| 21       | Odisha                 | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 10.842           | 0.000    |
| 22       | Punjab(NFSA)           | 75.360             | 51.001   | 279.300    | 265.726   | 870.120            | 191.434   | 580.080          | 284.342  |
| 23       | Rajasthan(NFSA)        | 391.488            | 382.423  | 1591.530   | 1519.460  | 2791.572           | 2723.600  | 1861.048         | 1779.697 |
| 24       | Sikkim                 | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu             | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.044    |
| 26       | Telangana (NFSA)       | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 16.018           | 0.000    |
| 27       | Tripura (NFSA)         | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh          | 565.872            | 567.194  | 565.944    | 569.140   | 565.944            | 520.924   | 377.296          | 378.114  |
| 29       | Uttrakhand (NFSA)      | 23.964             | 23.684   | 23.964     | 23.589    | 23.964             | 33.697    | 37.408           | 36.013   |
| 30       | West Bengal            | 272.592            | 235.364  | 272.592    | 227.925   | 272.592            | 233.137   | 428.915          | 384.071  |
| 31       | A&N Islands            | 0.252              | 0.071    | 0.282      | 0.138     | 0.252              | 0.953     | 0.160            | 0.127    |
| 32       | Chandigarh(NFSA)       | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.705      | 0.705     | 7.857              | 6.346     | 3.685            | 3.897    |
| 33       | D&N Haveli             | 0.156              | 0.180    | 0.156      | 0.171     | 0.156              | 0.165     | 0.104            | 0.116    |
| 34       | Damen& DIU             | 0.060              | 0.051    | 0.060      | 0.030     | 0.060              | 0.048     | 0.298            | 0.033    |
| 35       | Lakshadweep (NFSA)     | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
| 36       | Puducherry (NFSA)      | 0.000              | 0.000    | 0.000      | 0.000     | 0.000              | 0.000     | 0.000            | 0.000    |
|          | TOTAL                  | 3342.384           | 3306.370 | 5745.433   | 5112.219  | 12864.693          | 11428.454 | 9434.991         | 8432.137 |

(in thousand tons)

AAY allocation and offtake during 2013-14 onwards includes allocation and offtake data of Priority category under NFSA also.