Lok Sabha Question No. 270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Allocation for NFSA
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 270

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  APRIL, 2016

## ALLOCATION FOR NFSA

270.  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state the details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  by  the  Union  Government  to  the States including Bihar under the National Food Security Act during the last one year, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

Foodgrains at subsidized prices is made available by Food Corporation of India (FCI) to the States/UTs under National Food Security Act  (NFSA),  as  well  as  erstwhile  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System (TPDS), and the food subsidy is released to FCI. Only in the case of States participating  in  the  Decentralized  Procurement  (DCP),  under  which  State Governments take the responsibility of procurement of foodgrains and its distribution  to  the  eligible  households,  the  food  subsidy  is  released  to State Governments. Details of food subsidy released to FCI and States/UTs during 2015-16  is at Annexure-I.

Central  Government also provides  Central  assistance  to  States/UTs under NFSA for meeting the expenditure on intra-State movement and handling of foodgrains and fair price shop dealers'  margin.  State-wise  details  of  Central  assistance  released  during

2015-16 is at Annexure - II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  270  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  26.04.2016  IN  LOK SABHA

## Subsidy released to FCI and State Governments during 2015-16

| FCI/States/UTs   | FCI/States/UTs            | Subsidy crore)   | released    | (in   | Rs   |
|------------------|---------------------------|------------------|-------------|-------|------|
| A.               | Food Corporation of India |                  | 1,12,000    |       |      |
| B.               | States/UTs                |                  |             |       |      |
| 1.               | Andhra Pradesh            |                  | 1,364.25    |       |      |
| 2.               | Bihar                     |                  | 2,540.92    |       |      |
| 3.               | Chhattisgarh              |                  | 3,328.93    |       |      |
| 4.               | Gujarat                   |                  | 55.57       |       |      |
| 5.               | Kerala                    |                  | 834.42      |       |      |
| 6.               | Madhya Pradesh            |                  | 5,737.29    |       |      |
| 7.               | Odisha                    |                  | 3,331.39    |       |      |
| 8.               | Punjab                    |                  | 300.00      |       |      |
| 9.               | Rajasthan                 |                  | 155.11      |       |      |
| 10.              | Tamil Nadu                |                  | 936.89      |       |      |
| 11.              | Telangana                 |                  | 1,390.08    |       |      |
| 12.              | Uttarakhand               |                  | 408.67      |       |      |
| 13.              | West Bengal               |                  | 2,465.87    |       |      |
| 14.              | Chandigarh *              |                  | 14.31       |       |      |
| 15.              | Puducherry *              |                  | 54.59       |       |      |
| 16.              | Dadra and Nagar Haveli *  |                  | 0.71        |       |      |
|                  | Total (B)                 |                  | 22,919.00   |       |      |
|                  | Grand Total (A+B)         |                  | 1,34,919.00 |       |      |

* Cash transfer under Direct Benefit Transfer Mode

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  270  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  26.04.2016  IN  LOK SABHA

Central Assistance released to States/UTs for meeting the expenditure  on  intra-State  movement  and  handling  of  foodgrains and fair price shop dealers' margin

| Sl No.   | Name of State/UT          |   Amount released (in lakh) |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                        4.55 |
| 2.       | Chandigarh                |                       31.11 |
| 3.       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                        3.79 |
| 4.       | Daman & Diu               |                       12.63 |
| 5.       | Delhi                     |                       35.03 |
| 6.       | Goa                       |                       56.4  |
| 7.       | Lakshdweep                |                       13.89 |
| 8.       | Mizoram                   |                       31.72 |
| 9.       | Sikkim                    |                       89.89 |
|          | Total                     |                      279.01 |

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