Lok Sabha Question No. 449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Beneficiaries under NFSA
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 449

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  DECEMBER, 2015

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER NFSA

## 449.  SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  implementation  of  the  National  Food  Security  Act (NFSA) in the country as on date;
- (b) the number of beneficiary families covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has urged the States to submit the list of beneficiaries to be covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), if so, the details thereof and the response of the States thereto, State-wise;
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- (d) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  or  proposes  to  undertake the evaluation of the implementation status of NFSA and if so, the details and the outcome thereof, State-wise?

## MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## A N S W E R (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

(a) to (d): Based  on  the  preparedness  and  identification  of  beneficiaries reported by 23 States/Union Territories (UTs), foodgrains under the National Food  Security  Act,  2013  (NFSA)  are  being  allocated  to  them.  Details  of these  States/UTs  and  identified  beneficiaries  reported  by  them  are  at Annexure.  Under  the  Act,  States/UTs  are  required  to  identify  the  eligible households  and  place  their  list in  the  public  domain  and  display  it prominently. Remaining 13 States/UTs have not completed all the preparatory  measures  required  for  implementation  of  the  Act.  Foodgrains allocation  under  existing  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS)  is continuing in these States/UTs.

Implementation  of  the  Act  is reviewed  on  a  regular  basis  and necessary advisories are issued to States/UTs, wherever required. Various meetings/ conferences have also been held with the States/UTs to review status of implementation of the Act. This year, four such meetings - on 7 July,  1  September,  19  November  (with  North-Eastern  States)  and  23 November,  2015  -  have  been  held  with  the  States/UTs.  During  such meetings/conferences, the points raised by States/UTs are clarified and the need for early implementation of Act and necessary strengthening of TPDS in  order  to  be  able  to  successfully  deliver  entitlements  in  a  rights-based approach under NFSA are emphasized.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 449 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 01.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

## DETAILS OF IDENTIFIED BENEFICIARIES UNDER NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT, 2013 (NFSA)

| S. No.   | NAME OF THE STATE/UT   |   NO. OF PERSONS REPORTED BY STATE/UT AS IDENTIFIED FOR COVERAGE (IN LAKH) |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (1)      | Andhra Pradesh         |                                                                     268.16 |
| (2)      | Assam                  |                                                                     240.59 |
| (3)      | Bihar                  |                                                                     857.12 |
| (4)      | Chandigarh             |                                                                       1.78 |
| (5)      | Chhattisgarh           |                                                                     200.77 |
| (6)      | Daman & Diu            |                                                                       0.97 |
| (7)      | Delhi                  |                                                                      72.64 |
| (8)      | Goa                    |                                                                       5.11 |
| (9)      | Haryana                |                                                                     126.49 |
| (10)     | Himachal Pradesh       |                                                                      26.78 |
| (11)     | Jharkhand              |                                                                     233.41 |
| (12)     | Karnataka              |                                                                     401.93 |
| (13)     | Lakshadweep            |                                                                       0.22 |
| (14)     | Madhya Pradesh         |                                                                     509.52 |
| (15)     | Maharashtra            |                                                                     700.17 |
| (16)     | Odisha                 |                                                                     294.49 |
| (17)     | Puducherry             |                                                                       4.45 |
| (18)     | Punjab                 |                                                                     141.45 |
| (19)     | Rajasthan              |                                                                     446.62 |
| (20)     | Telangana              |                                                                     191.62 |
| (21)     | Tripura                |                                                                      22.07 |
| (22)     | Uttarakhand            |                                                                      61.94 |
| (23)     | West Bengal            |                                                                     158.77 |

Note: Chandigarh and Puducherry are implementing NFSA in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

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