Lok Sabha Question No. 2482 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-04
Subject: Distribution of Sugar
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: NITYANAND RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2482

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH  AUGUST, 2015

## DISTRIBUTION OF SUGAR

## 2482. SHRI NITYANAND RAI:

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

- (a) the number and names of the States where sugar is being distributed/sold through the public Distribution System (PDS);
- (b) the  reasons  for  not  distributing/selling  sugar  through  PDS  in  Bihar; and
- (c) the quantum of subsidy being provided on sugar by the Government at present?

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

- (a): Presently, 23 States and 5 UT Administrations are participating in the scheme meant for distribution of sugar through PDS. The names of participating States/UTs are at Annexure.
- (b): As  intimated  by  the  Government  of  Bihar,  the  levy  sugar  was distributed  in  the  State  during  the  financial  year  2006-07,  2009-10  and 2010-11. The lifting and distribution of levy sugar was postponed as they suffered losses in distribution.
- (c): The  Central  Government  is  reimbursing  the  fixed  subsidy  @  Rs. 18.50  per  kg  to  the  State/UTs,  limited  to  the  quantity  based  on  their existing annual allocation of 27 lakh MT.

## Annex

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2482  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  04.08.2015  IN  THE  LOK SABHA

ates/UT's where sugar is being distributed underStatement showing the number and names of the St PDS.

|   Sl. No. | State Name       | Sl. No.   | UT's             |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | 1         | Andaman& Nicobar |
|         2 | Chhatisgarh      | 2         | Delhi            |
|         3 | Goa              | 3         | Chandigarh       |
|         4 | Gujarat          | 4         | Lakshadweep      |
|         5 | Haryana          | 5         | Puducherry       |
|         6 | Himachal Pradesh |           |                  |
|         7 | J&K              |           |                  |
|         8 | Karnataka        |           |                  |
|         9 | Kerala           |           |                  |
|        10 | Madhya Pradesh   |           |                  |
|        11 | Maharashtra      |           |                  |
|        12 | Manipur          |           |                  |
|        13 | Meghalaya        |           |                  |
|        14 | Mizoram          |           |                  |
|        15 | Nagaland         |           |                  |
|        16 | Rajasthan        |           |                  |
|        17 | Sikkim           |           |                  |
|        18 | Tamil Nadu       |           |                  |
|        19 | Tripura          |           |                  |
|        20 | Uttar Pradesh    |           |                  |
|        21 | Uttarakhand      |           |                  |
|        22 | West Bengal      |           |                  |
|        23 | Telangana        |           |                  |

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