Lok Sabha Question No. 525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: NFSA in Bundelkhand Region
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 525

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 3RD DECEMBER, 2025

## NFSA IN BUNDELKHAND REGION

## 525.  SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION  be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of  quantity  of  foodgrains allocated to the districts of  Bundelkhand region in  Uttar Pradesh under the National Food Security Act  (NFSA) along with  the actual quantity distributed during the last three financial  years, district-wise;
- (b) the details of the current status of  installation  and functioning  of  e-PoS machines for biometric authentication at all Fair  Price Shops (FPS) in  Bundelkhand region to  prevent leakages and irregularities in foodgrain distribution;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to provide additional nutritional support such as pulses, edible oils  and millets  to the beneficiaries of  the Bundelkhand region apart from  the existing  entitlement under the present quota; and
- (d) if  so, the details thereon

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): Targeted Public Distribution  System (TPDS) is operated under the joint  responsibility  of the Central and State/UT Governments. As per the provisions  of National Food Security Act  (NFS A), Central Government's responsibility  is to provide the food grains to the designated  depots in each state. As per section 24 (3) of NFSA, it is the responsibility of State to take delivery of food grains from designated depots and ensure distribution to the beneficiaries. As  informed by  the State Government, district wise allocation and distribution for  Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh in last three years are as per Annexure-l.
- (b): As per the State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, all  Fair Price Shops (FPS) in 7 districts of  the Bundelkhand region are installed with e-PoS machines for the distribution of food grains to eligible beneficiaries after biometric  authentication.
- (c) &  (d): Department of  Food &  Public Distribution (DFPD) allocates Coarse grains including Millets,  named as Nutri-Cereals,  under NFS A  to  States/UTs as per State's request in lieu of  equal quantity of wheat/rice. DFPD has allocated 2.86 LMT  &  0.193 LMT  of millets  in FY 2024-25 and FY  2025-26 (as on  27.11.2025) respectively to  Uttar  Pradesh under NFSA.  The district  wise allocation is the responsibility of concerned State.

Further, pulses are not provided under PDS, however, pulses from  the buffer maintained under Price Stabilizaiton  Fund (PSF) have been allocated, from time to time to  States/UTs for their welfare schemes such as Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Mid  Day Meal (MDM)  as per availability and requirement.

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in  IVITs

| April 2022 to March 2023   | April 2022 to March 2023       | April 2022 to March 2023          |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| District Name              | Total Allotment of food grains | Total Distribution of food grains |
| Chitrakoot                 | 55398.17                       | 52373.96                          |
| Banda                      | 95794.57                       | 88730.743                         |
| Mahoba                     | 47765.92                       | 44701 .375                        |
| Hamirpur                   | 63178.83                       | 57541.39                          |
| Jalaun                     | 795 13.74                      | 73400.868                         |
| Jhansi                     | 100078.715                     | 93833.197                         |
| Lalitpur                   | 63988.96                       | 5961 1.054                        |
| Total                      | 505718.905                     | 470192.587                        |

April  2023 to March  2024

| District Name   | Total Allotment of food grains   |   Total Distribution of food grains |
|-----------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Chitrakoot      | 5297 1 .656                      |                             50260.2 |
| Banda           | 93884.168                        |                             87382   |
| Mahoba          | 47337.054                        |                             42616.5 |
| Hamirpur        | 61105.917                        |                             55957.4 |
| Jalaun          | 77396.251                        |                             71054.3 |
| Jhansi          | 96770.70 1                       |                             91589   |
| Lalitpur        | 63910.035                        |                             59136.8 |
| Total           | 493375.782                       |                            457996   |

April 2024 to March  2025

| District Name   | Total Allotment of food grains   |   Total Distribution of food grains |
|-----------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Chitrakoot      | 52927.5 1                        |                     50569.6         |
| Banda           | 93076.804                        |                     87703.8         |
| Mahoba          | 47529.972                        |                     43352.2         |
| Ham irpur       | 60352.592                        |                     55652.1         |
| Jalaun          | 7 1498.4 1                       |                     65898.5         |
| Jhansi          | 98714.289                        |                     93727.7         |
| Lalitpur        | 63 1 69.982                      |                     59633.8         |
| Total           | 487269.557                       |                    456538           |
| Grand Total     | 1486364.244                      |                         1.38473e+06 |

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