Lok Sabha Question No. 3201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-11
Subject: PDS in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Smt. Sandhya Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3201

TO BE ANSWERED ON lITH  MARCH, 2026

## PDS IN MADHYA PRADESH

## t3201. SMT. SANDHYA RAY:

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

- (a): the total  number of  beneficiaries registered under the Public Distribution  System (PDS) in the  Bhind-Datia  Parliamentary Constituency of  Madhya  Pradesh during  the  last  five  years, Gram/Panchayat  and Assembly Constituency-wise;
- (b)  the  total  amount  of  funds  spent on  foodgrain  subsidy  and  distribution in  this  Constituency during each of these five years;
- (c) the quantity offoodgrains  (wheat/rice) distributed to these beneficiaries;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  mechanism  in place  to ensure that  only eligible beneficiaries receive the benefits by eliminating  duplicate/fake ration cards; and
- (e) if  so, the details of its outcome and timeline thereon

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): A statement showing the  total  number of  beneficiaries registered under the  Public Distribution  System (PDS)  in the Bhind-Datia  Parliamentary Constituency of  Madhya Pradesh is placed at Annexure-1.
- (b): The Department of Food and Public Distribution reimburses the expenditure incurred by States, that have opted for Decentralized Procurement (DCP) mode (including  Madhya Pradesh) for distribution  of  food-grains to  the  beneficiaries of  Central Schemes as per  allocation made by Government of  India. Funds are released to  State as a whole  and not district  wise. The difference between Economic Cost and Central Issue Price (CIP), at which foodgrains are issued to States, is reimbursed to Food Corporation of India (FCI) and DCP States as food subsidy. The food subsidy released to DCP  States &  FCI is made as per budgetary allocation made by MoF.  State wise funds are not  allocated by  MoF.  Further, funds are also released by Food Corporation of  India  (FCI)  to the States for the quantum of food-grains handed over to them by States for Central Pool. The two food subsidy schemes (Food Subsidy to FCI and Food Subsidy to DCP States) have been subsurned as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). The detail of  funds released: to Government of Madhya Pradesh as food subsidy from FY  2020-21 to till  date is as below :
- (c): A  Statement showing the  quantity of  foodgrains (wheat/rice) distributed to  beneficiaries registered  under the  Public Distribution System  (PDS)  in the  Bhind-Datia Parliamentary Constituency of Madhya Pradesh is placed at Annexure-II.
- (d) &  (e): As an outcome of the use of technology in Targeted Public Distribution  System  (TPDS) operations, i.e., digitization  of  ration  cards/beneficiary databases, Aadhaar. seeding, de-duplication process, identification of duplicates, ineligible  records,  deaths, permanent migration  of beneficiaries, etc. all  States/UTs have been able to  weed-out approx. 2.25 crore ration cards between 2021 to 2025 in order to achieve rightful  targeting.

| F   | Financial Year   | IAmount released (Rs. In Cr.)   |
|-----|------------------|---------------------------------|
|     | 2020-2 1         | 11 946.44                       |
|     | 202 1-22         | 14420.62                        |
|     | 2022-23          | n9                              |
|     | 2023-24          | 16939.27                        |
|     | 2024-25          | 10189.04                        |
| 6   | no               | m9                              |

This exercise flagged approximate 8.51 Crore beneficiaries (2024 to  2025) and list of these flagged beneficiaries  were shared with  the respective State/UTs for  conducting field  verification and to take necessary action  as deemed fit  on these cases. Till  date, the respective  States/UTs have deleted 2.21 Crore beneficiaries of  the above flagged beneficiaries, thus making space for eligible waitlisted beneficiaries.  Further, about 99.8% i.e. 5.50 Lakh of  total 5.51 Lakh Fair Price Shops (FPSs) in the country are having operational electronic Point of  Sale (ePoS) devices for transparent distribution of subsidized foodgrains

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## Statement showing the  total  number of  beneficiaries registered under the  Public Distribution System (PDS)  in the Bhind-Datia Parliamentary Constituency of  Madhya Pradesh

| District   | Beneficiary Count   |
|------------|---------------------|
| BHIND      | 9,36,289            |
| DATIA      | 5, 17,834           |
| BHEND      | 10, 12,334          |
| DATIA      | 5,69,024            |
| BHIND      | 9,23,311            |
| DATIA      | 5,57,220            |
| BHIND      | 9,28,731            |
| DATIA      | 5,64,094            |

## Statement showing the quantity of foodgrains (wheat/rice) distributed to beneficiaries registered under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in the Bhind-Datia Parliamentary Constituency  of Madhya Pradesh

| District   | Distribution (MT)   |
|------------|---------------------|
| BHIND      | 56,601.65           |
| DATIA      | 31,055.73           |
| BHIND      | 55,408.32           |
| DATIA      | 31,497.24           |
| BHIND      | 52,452.16           |
| DATIA      | 31,164.83           |
| BHIND      | 8,446.65            |
| DATIA      | 5,224.65            |