Lok Sabha Question No. 4352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-18
Subject: NFSA
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Harish Chandra Meena

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4352

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18Trl MARCH, 2026

## NFSA

## t4352. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA:

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

- (a): the details of the number of eligible  families  excluded  from the Ration Card list under the National Food Security Act  (NFSA) in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur district under the TonkSawai Madhopur  Lok  Sabha Constituency  in Rajasthan along with  the reasons for exclusion thereof and the action taken in this regard;
- (b): the allocations made, actual distributions done and cases of  shortages observed in wheat, rice and other foodgrains allocated under the NFSA in the said Lok Sabha Constituency during the last three years, district-wise;
- (c): whether the Government proposes to launch any special drive  in the Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok  Sabha Constituency by  investigating complaints of  fake  ration  cards, receiving foodgrains on behalf of persons deceased/migrated  out and eligible  families being denied ration due to technical  errors in  e-KYC  and Aadhaar seeding; and
- (d): if  so, the timeline  thereof  including  the details of the agencies responsible therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): Targeted Public Distribution  System (TPDS) under National Food Security Act  (NFS A), 2013 is operated under the joint  responsibility of the Central and the State/ Union  Territory (UT) Governments. The operational responsibilities  for allocation  of  foodgrains within  the States/ UTs, identification of eligible beneficiaries, issuance of ration cards to them, distribution offoodgrains to eligible beneficiaries under TPDS, issuance of  license to Fair Price Shop (FPS) dealers, supervision over and monitoring of  functioning  ofFPSs  etc. rest with  the concerned State/ UT  Governments.

The number of eligible  families  excluded from the NFS A  list in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok Sabha constituency of Rajasthan is zero.

- (b): in  Tonk-Sawai Madhopur Lok  Sabha Constituency the amount of wheat Allocated in  last three years is as follows:-

## Tonk

## Allocation

April,23 to March,24

-  58989.938N4T

April,24 to March,25

-  59762.073MT

April,25  to March,26

-  62029.443N4T

## Distribution

April,23 to March,24  -  58517.295MT

April,24 to March,25  -  56961.406MT

April,25 to March,26  -  55271.619MT

## Sa\vai !Wadhopur

## Allocation

April,23 to March,24

- 53318.767MT

April,24 to March,25

- 52631.153MT

April,25 to March,26

- 53664.OIMT

## Distribution

April,23 to March,24  -  51541.468MT

April,24 to March,25  -  49841.258MT

April,25  to March,26

-  48513.576N4T

No  cases of  shortages observed Constituency during the last three years. in  wheat allocated under the  NFS A  in  the  Lok  Sabha

(c) to (d):

No such proposal is under consideration.

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