Lok Sabha Question No. 372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Beneficiaries of AAY
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 372

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2016

## BENEFICIARIES OF AAY

## 372.   SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

PUBLIC

- (a) the number of people benefitted and the quantum of foodgrains distributed under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) during the last two years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has undertaken any evaluation of the scheme to ascertain  that  its  benefits  are  reaching  the  targeted  beneficiaries,  if  so,  the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide free foodgrains to the poorest of poor under AAY; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  number  of  persons  likely  to  be
- benefitted thereunder?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a) As per National Food Security Act (NFSA),2013 notified by the Govt. of India approximately  upto  2.5  crore  Antyodaya  Anna  Yojana  (AAY)  families  can  be covered by State/UT Governments for providing subsidized food grains.

TPDS  is  operated  under  the  joint  responsibility  of  the  Central  and  the State/UT Governments.  Central  Government  is  responsible  for  procurement, allocation and  transportation  of  foodgrains  upto  the  designated  depots  of  the Food Corporation  of  India.  The  operational  responsibilities  for  distribution  of foodgrains including identification of AAY beneficiaries within the States/UTs rest with the concerned State / UT Governments.

A  State/UT  wise  statement  showing  allocation  of  foodgrains  and  the quantity of foodgrains lifted by the State/UT Govts. for distribution including for AAY beneficiaries during the last two years and the current year is at Annex I.

- (b): No Madam.  AAY  scheme  has not been separately evaluated. This Department  however  has  been  getting  the  functioning  of  TPDS,  including  the implementation of AAY, evaluated by different agencies from time to time. These evaluation studies have revealed certain shortcomings/deficiencies in the functioning  of  TPDS,  such  as  inclusion/exclusion  errors,  leakages/diversion  of foodgrains, etc. The reports received have been sent to the concerned States/UTs for taking necessary remedial measures to remove the deficiencies noticed in the functioning of TPDS.
- (c): ` No Madam. Under NFSA,2013 foodgrains are provided to AAY beneficiaries at  a  highly  subsidized  rate  of  Rs.3/2/1  per  kg  for  rice,  wheat  and  coarse  grains respectively.
- (d): Question does not arise.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.372 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

Allocation and offtake of foodgrains under NFSA for AAY & Priority Households category from 2014-15 to 2016-17(Up to June,16)

(in thousand tons)

| क् स o   | राज् / संघ राज् �ेत States/ Uts   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17(Up to June,16)   | 2016-17(Up to June,16)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| S.No.    |                                   | Allocation | Offtake   | Allocation | Offtake   | Allocation               | Offtake                  |
| 1        | आंध र े् Andhra Pradesh           | 449.754    | 325.911   | 870.951    | 734.569   | 462.444                  | 428.177                  |
| 2        | अरुााच र े् Arunachal Pradesh     | 15.972     | 15.771    | 15.972     | 16.074    | 14.031                   | 12.952                   |
| 3        | अस् Assam                         | 295.692    | 291.488   | 718.06     | 560.828   | 390.699                  | 374.234                  |
| 4        | �बहार Bihar                       | 4914.9     | 3926.397  | 5241.275   | 5025.021  | 1373.466                 | 1151.548                 |
| 5        | छत्तससग Chhatisgarh               | 1337.466   | 1329.701  | 1384.056   | 1384.056  | 346.014                  | 346.014                  |
| 6        | � लचल Delhi                       | 220.691    | 234.099   | 423.792    | 425.638   | 112.426                  | 109.689                  |
| 7        | सोवा Goa                          | 6.108      | 5.599     | 15.212     | 16.095    | 8.355                    | 7.455                    |
| 8        | सुजरा् Gujarat                    | 318.36     | 309.087   | 326.292    | 326.169   | 527.238                  | 516.961                  |
| 9        | ह�र्ाुा Haryana                   | 795        | 732.473   | 795        | 780.211   | 198.750                  | 208.792                  |
| 10       | �ह्ााच र े् Himachal Pradesh      | 185.952    | 180.705   | 185.952    | 186.084   | 47.338                   | 46.488                   |
| 11       | जम्म - कश्तर Jammu & Kashmir      | 107.388    | 96.353    | 163.15     | 123.156   | 118.704                  | 129.045                  |
| 12       | झारखण् Jharkhand                  | 385.524    | 356.653   | 973.584    | 726.751   | 390.412                  | 362.582                  |
| 13       | कनार्क Karnataka                  | 2542.657   | 2313.096  | 2608.836   | 2238.332  | 652.209                  | 678.486                  |
| 14       | के रच Kerala                      | 250.26     | 243.433   | 250.26     | 247.394   | 62.565                   | 66.618                   |
| 15       | ्ध् र े् Madhya Pradesh           | 3194.247   | 2911.381  | 3390.015   | 3182.27   | 868.008                  | 655.399                  |
| 16       | ्हाराष् Maharashtra               | 4527.492   | 4045.524  | 4605.192   | 4324.368  | 1151.298                 | 1060.039                 |
| 17       | ्�ुपुर Manipur                    | 26.724     | 26.724    | 26.724     | 26.725    | 35.391                   | 14.299                   |
| 18       | ्ेघाच् Meghalaya                  | 29.484     | 29.484    | 46.172     | 27.026    | 32.400                   | 35.145                   |
| 19       | �्जोर् Mizoram                    | 10.92      | 9.722     | 13.721     | 11.098    | 11.133                   | 9.305                    |
| 20       | नासाच�् Nagaland                  | 19.968     | 21.486    | 19.968     | 21.764    | 4.992                    | 6.488                    |
| 21       | ओ�््ा Odisha                      | 526.404    | 529.844   | 1031.826   | 870.144   | 510.562                  | 533.594                  |
| 22       | पंजाब Punjab                      | 870.12     | 191.434   | 870.12     | 890.317   | 217.530                  | 119.346                  |
| 23       | राजस्ान Rajasthan                 | 2791.572   | 2723.6    | 2791.572   | 2681.131  | 697.893                  | 653.730                  |
| 24       | �सिकक् Sikkim                     | 6.936      | 6.448     | 11.778     | 11.777    | 6.576                    | 6.597                    |
| 25       | ्�्च ना्ु Tamil Nadu              | 783.144    | 741.524   | 783.144    | 782.662   | 195.786                  | 196.085                  |
| 26       | ्ेचंसाना Telengana                | 204.534    | 81.719    | 784.38     | 668.348   | 324.012                  | 300.214                  |
| 27       | �तपुरा Tripura                    | 47.52      | 46.857    | 106.649    | 104.929   | 41.571                   | 36.063                   |
| 28       | उत्र र े् Uttar Pradesh           | 1719.696   | 1578.078  | 2651.683   | 2541.652  | 2274.656                 | 2176.249                 |
| 29       | उत्राखण् Uttrakhand               | 80.184     | 103.066   | 240.822    | 234.432   | 100.365                  | 103.505                  |
| 30       | पिशा् बंसाच West Bengal           | 621.684    | 559.656   | 1603.372   | 1049.195  | 903.288                  | 861.648                  |
| 31       | अं o एवं �नकोबार A & N Island     | 1.818      | 2.089     | 1.928      | 0.885     | 0.999                    | 0.629                    |
| 32       | ां्तसग Chandigarh                 | 13.096     | 10.598    | 6.145      | 6.529     | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
| 33       | ा o एवं न o हवेचल D&N Haveli      | 2.196      | 2.72      | 2.762      | 3.001     | 2.244                    | 1.257                    |
| 34       | ्न एवं लव Daman & Diu             | 0.636      | 0.336     | 2.866      | 2.612     | 1.505                    | 0.427                    |
| 35       | च�दवतप Lakshadweep                | 0.504      | 1.008     | 1.184      | 1.016     | 0.381                    | 0.381                    |
| 36       | पुदुाेरल Pudducherry              | 13.548     | 4.551     | 5.645      | 2.6       | 0.000                    | 0.000                    |
|          | जोड़ Total                         | 27318.151  | 23988.615 | 32970.060  | 30234.859 | 12085.241                | 11209.441                |