Lok Sabha Question No. 1589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-26
Subject: Food Subsidy
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: LADU KISHORE SWAIN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1589 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JULY, 2016

## FOOD SUBSIDY

## 1589. SHRI LADU KISHORE SWAIN:

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- (a) the  amount  of  food  subsidy  released  to  the  States  during  the  last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the  amount  released  to  FCI  to  clear  the  food  subsidy  backlog  for previous years during the said period;
- (c) the steps taken to implement NFSA in the country;
- (d) the  number  of  States  that  have  set  up  the  Food  Commission  as  of now along with the measures taken by the Government to set up such a commission in the remaining States; and
- (e) the steps taken to computerise the PDS as per NFSA guidelines?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): A statement showing State/Union Territory (UT)-wise release of food subsidy and food subsidy released to FCI to clear the backlog, during the last three years and the current year is given at Annex.

(c) to (e): Under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), which came into force with effect from 05.07.2013, main responsibility for implementation, which inter alia includes identification of eligible households, issuing ration cards to them, distribution of foodgrain entitlements to eligible households through fair price shops (FPS), setting up  effective  grievance  redressal  mechanism,  necessary  strengthening  of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) including end-to-end computerization, rests with the States/(UTs).  Implementation of the Act is reviewed  on  regular  basis  through  meetings  with  States/UTs  at  various levels. As a result of regular review, implementation of the Act has started in all the States/UTs except Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Recently a meeting of Food Ministers and Food Secretaries of States/UTs was held on 21.05.2016 at New Delhi, to review implementation of NFSA and progress in end-to-end computerization,  wherein  Governments  of  Kerala  and  Tamil  Nadu  were requested to expedite implementation of NFSA.

As  per  Section  16  of  the  Act,  it  is  the  responsibility  of  the  State Government to constitute State Food Commission (SFC) or designate any statutory Commission or a body as SFC for the purpose of monitoring and review of implementation of this Act. As per available information, SFC has been  constituted/  designated  in  30  out  of  34  States/UTs,  implementing NFSA. Remaining States are at different stages of setting up of SFC.

As part of efforts for modernization of TPDS, Department of Food and Public Distribution is implementing a Plan Scheme on End-to-End Computerisation  of  TPDS  operations.  Costs  are  being  shared  on  90:10 basis  in  respect  of  North-Eastern  States  and  on  50:50  basis  with  other States/UTs.  The  key  activities  under  the  Scheme  include  digitisation  of beneficiary  database,  computerisation  of  Supply  Chain  Management  and grievance Redressal Mechanism & Transparency Portal. The scheme has been declared as a Mission Mode Project (MMP) by the Government.

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## ANNEUXRE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1589 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 26.07.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## I. Release of food subsidy State/UT-wise during the last three years and the current year

(Rupees in crores)

| Sl. No.   | State                   | Subsidy   | Subsidy   | Subsidy   | Subsidy   |
|-----------|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | State                   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17** |
| 1         | Bihar                   | 0.00      | 1146.41   | 2540.92   | 0.00      |
| 2         | Punjab                  | 0.00      | 75.00     | 300.00    | 1480.02   |
| 3         | Madhya Pradesh          | 3398.88   | 5668.11   | 5737.29   | 2717.55   |
| 4         | Andhra Pradesh          | 1554.83   | 2254.42   | 1364.25   | 1019.20   |
| 5         | Telangana               | 0.00      | 200.00    | 1390.08   | 578.00    |
| 6         | Uttar Pradesh           | 5.18      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 7         | West Bengal             | 1551.14   | 2578.38   | 2465.86   | 632.82    |
| 8         | Chhattisgarh            | 2374.87   | 3332.71   | 3328.93   | 1415.91   |
| 9         | Uttarakhand             | 318.22    | 385.42    | 408.67    | 0.00      |
| 10        | Tamil Nadu              | 1007.49   | 914.55    | 936.89    | 350.00    |
| 11        | Odisha                  | 3041.11   | 3785.00   | 3331.39   | 1847.60   |
| 12        | Karnataka               | 492.95    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 13        | Gujarat                 | 0.00      | 0.00      | 55.57     | 27.17     |
| 14        | Kerala                  | 427.82    | 744.84    | 834.42    | 0.00      |
| 15        | Rajasthan               | 67.50     | 90.97     | 155.11    | 0.00      |
| 16        | Chandigarh*             | ---       | ---       | 14.31     | 6.16      |
| 17        | Puducherry*             | ---       | ---       | 54.59     | 23.77     |
| 18        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli* | ---       | ---       | 0.71      | 1.13      |

## II. Release of food subsidy to FCI to clear the backlog during the last three years and the current year:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Subsidy* |
|---------|------------|
| 2013-14 |       9009 |
| 2014-15 |      30000 |
| 2015-16 |      45633 |
| 2016-17 |      25000 |