Lok Sabha Question No. 1 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Beneficiaries under NFSA
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, P. KARUNAKARAN, SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2015

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER NFSA

1. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL: SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN: SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

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- the  present  status  of  implementation  of  the  National  Food  Security Act (NFSA) in the country indicating the names of the States where it has
- (a) not been implemented along with the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of beneficiary families covered and the funds spent under
- the NFSA, State/UT-wise;
- whether the Government has urged the States to submit the list of beneficiaries to be covered under the NFSA, if so, the details thereof and
- (c) the response of the States thereto, State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  or  proposes  to  undertake evaluation of the implementation status of NFSA and if so, the details and the outcome thereof, State-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  amend  the  rules  relating  to NFSA; and
- (f)
- if so, the details thereof and the views of the States in this regard?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a) to (d): Based  on  the  preparedness  and  identification  of  beneficiaries reported by 12 States/Union Territories (UTs), foodgrains under the National  Food  Security  Act,  2013  (NFSA)  are  being  allocated  to  them. Details of these States/UTs and identified beneficiaries reported by them are  at  Annexure.  Under  the  Act,  States/UTs  are  required  to  identify  the eligible households and place their list in the public domain and display it prominently. Remaining 24 States/UTs have not completed all the preparatory measures required for implementation of the Act. Foodgrains allocation  under  existing  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS)  is continuing in these States/UTs.

Expenditure  on  subsidy  involved  in  allocation  of  foodgrains  under NFSA as well as existing TPDS is met out of budgetary allocation for food subsidy.  During the years 2013-14 and 2014-15, food subsidy of Rs. 89,740 crore  and  1,13,265.81  crore  were  released  respectively.  For  the  current year  (2015-16),  the  allocation  under  food  subsidy  is  Rs.  1,19,919  crore against which Rs. 41,225.21 crore has been released upto 16.07.2015.

Implementation  of  the  Act  is  reviewed  on  a  regular  basis  and necessary advisories are issued to States/UTs, wherever required. Status of  implementation of the Act in the States/UTs where it has started was reviewed in a conference with their Food Secretaries held on 03.12.2014. Similarly, status of preparedness of States/UTs, where implementation of Act  has  not  started,  was  reviewed  in  a  conference  with  their  Food Secretaries on 10.12.2014. In a recent meeting with Ministers of States/UTs, in charge of Food and Consumer Affairs, held on 07.07.2015, status of  implementation  of  NFSA  was  also  reviewed.  During  such meetings/conferences, the points raised by States/UTs are clarified and the need for early implementation of Act and necessary strengthening of TPDS in  order  to  be  able  to  successfully  deliver  entitlements  in  a  rights-based approach under NFSA are emphasized.

(e) & (f): There  is  no  proposal  presently  under  consideration  to  amend the rules made by the Central Government under NFSA.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 01  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 21.07.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

## DETAILS OF IDENTIFIED BENEFICIARIES UNDER NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT, 2013 (NFSA)

|   S. No. | NAME OF THE STATE/UT   |   NO. OF PERSONS REPORTED BY STATE/UT AS IDENTIFIED FOR COVERAGE (IN LAKH) |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1. | Bihar                  |                                                                     760.63 |
|       2. | Chandigarh             |                                                                       2.46 |
|       3. | Chhattisgarh           |                                                                     200.77 |
|       4. | Delhi                  |                                                                      64.51 |
|       5. | Haryana                |                                                                     126.49 |
|       6. | Himachal Pradesh       |                                                                      26.78 |
|       7. | Karnataka              |                                                                     401.93 |
|       8. | Madhya Pradesh         |                                                                     509.52 |
|       9. | Maharashtra            |                                                                     700.17 |
|      10. | Punjab                 |                                                                     141.45 |
|      11. | Rajasthan              |                                                                     446.62 |
|      12. | West Bengal            |                                                                     158.77 |

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