Lok Sabha Question No. 9 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: PDS Beneficiaries
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 9 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2015

## PDS BENEFICIARIES

9. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA: SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

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

- (a) whether the proportion of Indian households using the Public Distribution System (PDS) has nearly doubled over the last seven years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  these  households  are  relying  on  the  PDS  more  than  ever before in comparison to open market sources, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the monthly per capita consumption of grain bought from the PDS has grown both in rural  and  urban  areas  while  the  amount  of  grain brought from other market sources has fallen; and
- (d) 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 (d): Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation's National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in its Consumer expenditure survey collects data  on  domestic  consumption  of  different  food  and  non-food  items. Quantity consumed from PDS and/or other sources is separately collected for rice, wheat, sugar and kerosene. Information on 'Per capita consumption  and  percentage  of  households  reporting  consumption  from PDS of rice, wheat/atta, sugar and kerosene' during NSS 61 st  round (July 2004-June 2005), NSS 66 th  round (July 2009-June 2010) and NSS 68 th  round (July 2011-June 2012) for both rural and urban sector at all-India level is given in Annex-I.

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## Annex-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  09  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 21.07.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

Per capita consumption and percentage of households reporting consumption from PDS of rice, wheat/ atta , sugar and kerosene during 2004-05, 2009-10 and 2011-12, all-India

|             | 2004-05                             | 2004-05                             | 2004-05                   | 2009-10                             | 2009-10                             | 2009-10                      | 2011-12                             | 2011-12                             | 2011-12           | %of hhs                                       | %of hhs                                       | %of hhs                                       |
|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| item        | monthly per capita consumption (kg) | monthly per capita consumption (kg) | % share of PDS qty. cons- | monthly per capita consumption (kg) | monthly per capita consumption (kg) | % share of PDS in qty. cons- | monthly per capita consumption (kg) | monthly per capita consumption (kg) | % share of PDS in | reporting consumption from PDS during 30 days | reporting consumption from PDS during 30 days | reporting consumption from PDS during 30 days |
|             | PDS                                 | other source s                      | in umed                   | PDS                                 | other sourc es                      | umed                         | PDS                                 | other sourc es                      | qty. cons- umed   | 2004 -05                                      | 2009 -10                                      | 2011- 12                                      |
| (1)         | (2)                                 | (3)                                 | (4)                       | (5)                                 | (6)                                 | (7)                          | (8)                                 | (9)                                 | (10)              | (11)                                          | (12)                                          | (13)                                          |
|             |                                     |                                     |                           |                                     |                                     |                              |                                     |                                     |                   |                                               |                                               | Rural                                         |
| rice        | 0.839                               | 5.537                               | 13.2                      | 1.408                               | 4.594                               | 23.5                         | 1.670                               | 4.306                               | 27.9              | 24.4                                          | 39.1                                          | 45.9                                          |
| wheat/ atta | 0.307                               | 3.885                               | 7.3                       | 0.619                               | 3.625                               | 14.6                         | 0.744                               | 3.544                               | 17.3              | 11.0                                          | 27.6                                          | 33.9                                          |
| sugar       | 0.062                               | 0.587                               | 9.6                       | 0.097                               | 0.563                               | 14.7                         | 0.113                               | 0.603                               | 15.8              | 15.9                                          | 27.8                                          | 33.7                                          |
| kerosene*   | 0.477                               | 0.142                               | 77.1                      | 0.511                               | 0.081                               | 86.3                         | 0.431                               | 0.103                               | 80.8              | 72.8                                          | 81.8                                          | 75.6                                          |
| rice        | 0.530                               | 4.181                               | 11.3                      | 0.814                               | 3.706                               | 18.0                         | 0.882                               | 3.605                               | 19.6              | 13.1                                          | 20.5                                          | 23.3                                          |
| wheat/ atta | 0.167                               | 4.192                               | 3.8                       | 0.371                               | 3.706                               | 9.1                          | 0.406                               | 3.605                               | 10.1              | 5.8                                           | 17.6                                          | 19.0                                          |
| sugar       | 0.054                               | 0.763                               | 6.6                       | 0.080                               | 0.700                               | 10.3                         | 0.084                               | 0.732                               | 10.3              | 11.5                                          | 18.7                                          | 20.6                                          |
| kerosene*   | 0.350                               | 0.268                               | 56.6                      | 0.295                               | 0.169                               | 63.6                         | 0.230                               | 0.166                               | 58.1              | 32.8                                          | 33.0                                          | 30.0                                          |

* qty in litres