Lok Sabha Question No. 232 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Allocation of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN, KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 232 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## ALLOCATION OF FOODGRAINS

## *232. SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:

SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the  Government  is  supplying  foodgrains  and  essential commodities as per the demand/requirement of each State, if  so,  the details thereof indicating the total production, demand and allocation of the said commodities during each of the last two years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b)   whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaint  regarding inadequate  supply  of  essential  commodities  under  Public  Distribution System, if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c)   whether  the  per  capita  allocation  of  foodgrains  and  essential commodities is in consonance with the average per capita consumption in  the  country,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  steps proposed in this regard;
- (d )  whether  allocation  to  some  States  has  been  reduced  during  the recent years, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, Statewise; and
- (e)   whether requests have  been  received from some  States  for additional quota and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon along with the steps taken to check irregularities thereunder?

A N S W E R

MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

***

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO 232 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

- (a): Allocation  of  foodgrains  under  Public  Distribution  System  (PDS)  is supplemental  in  nature  and  is  not  intended  to  make  available  the  entire requirement of any commodity distributed under it to a household or a section of  the  society.  With the objective to provide access to adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people, Government of India has enacted National Food Security Act (NFSA) which has come into force with effect from 5.7.2013  which  covers  2/3 rd of  the  population.  Persons  belonging  to  priority households are entitled to receive 5kg of foodgrains per person per month and Antyodaya  Anna  Yojna  (AAY)  households  are  entitled  to  receive  foodgrains @35kg per family per month at highly subsidized prices of Rs. 3/2/1 per kg for rice/wheat/coarse  grains  respectively.  The  States/UTs  which  are  yet  to implement the Act are being allocated foodgrains under existing TPDS @35kg per  family  per  month  for  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  families  (including  AAY families)  and  @15-35kg  per  family  per  month  for  Above  Poverty  Line  (APL) families.

In  so  far  as  kerosene  is  concerned,  Government  makes  quarterly allocation of PDS Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) to States/UTs under the PDS for the purpose of cooking and illumination only. Further distribution of PDS SKO within the State/UT is the responsibility of the respective State/UT Government.

Taking into account the census of 2001, Central Government has fixed the  quota  of  sugar  for  each  State/UT  for  distribution  through  PDS.  The Government has decontrolled the sugar sector by removing the levy obligation of  sugar  mills  from  2012-13  sugar  seasons.  Under  the  new  dispensation  of sugar  distribution  through  PDS,  the  State  Government/UTs  are  required  to procure  it  from  the  open  market  through  a  transparent  system  to  meet  the requirement  for  beneficiaries.  The  Central  Government  is  reimbursing  sugar subsidy to the States/UTs @Rs.18.50 per kg limited to the quantity based on their existing allocations.

The  State/UT  wise  details  of  production,  allocation  and  offtake  of foodgrains, allocation of Kerosene and sugar under PDS/NFSA during the last two years and the current year are at Annex I to IV.

- (b): There have been requests from the States/UTs for additional allocation of foodgrains. To meet the additional requirement of the States/UTs, Government  has  been  making  additional  APL  and  BPL  allocations  to  the States/UTs. A quantity of around 112 lakh tons, 76 lakh tons and 58 lakh tons of foodgrains have been additionally allocated to the States/UTs during 201314, 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively over and above their normal entitlement under TPDS/NFSA for their additional TPDS requirements. In addition, Government has also been making additional allocation of foodgrains to the States/UTs for natural calamities, festivals etc.

Government has not received any complaint regarding shortage of PDS SKO  in  the  recent  past.  Adequate  stock  of  PDS  SKO  is  available  at  the locations of Oil Marketing Companies in all States/UTs.

Government has not received any complaint regarding inadequate supply of sugar in PDS either.

- (c): As per the 68 th  round of National Sample Survey (NSS), conducted by the Government, average cereal consumption per person per month is 11.2kg in rural India and 9.3kg in urban India. As already mentioned in part (a) above, allocation  of  foodgrains  under  PDS  is  supplemental  in  nature  and  is  not intended to make  available the entire requirement of any  commodity distributed under it to a household or a section of the society.

Allocation of PDS kerosene is made to the States/UTs on historical basis for  onward  distribution  to  the  beneficiaries  through  PDS  network.  There  is variation  in  the  per  capita  allocation  on  account  of  historical  allocation, difference  in  LPG  coverage  etc.  The  scale  of  PDS  Kerosene  allocation  to beneficiaries  under  various  categories  such  as  AAY,  BPL  is  done  by  the State/UT Governments.

The quantity of sugar distributed in the States is 500 gm per person per month.  However,  in  case  of  UTs/Hilly  areas  universal  coverage  is  adopted where  the  distribution  ranges  from  500  gm  per  person  per  month  to  a maximum of 1625 gm per person per month.

(d): There has been no reduction in the normal TPDS foodgrain allocation to the  States/UTs.    Under  NFSA  also,  it  is  already  provided  in  the  Act  that  if annual allocation of foodgrains to any State under the Act is less than their average annual offtake under normal TPDS for three years preceding the Act coming into force, the same shall be protected.

Allocation  of  PDS  SKO  is  rationalized  on  various  factors  such  as domestic  Liquefied  Petroleum  Gas  (LPG)  and  Piped  Natural  Gas  (PNG) connections, non lifting of PDS SKO quota by the States/UTs concerned, cap on per capita SKO allocation for non LPG and PNG population.

The Central Government has not reduced the allocation of sugar quota to any State/UT.

- (e): States/UTs, which  has not implemented  NFSA  so  far, have  been requesting  to continue  additional APL  and  BPL  allocation  to  them  till implementation  of  NFSA.    Considering  the  requests  of  these  States/UTs, Government of India has made additional APL and BPL allocation of foodgrains to the non NFSA States/UTs during the current year upto March, 2016 or till implementation of NFSA by these States/UTs whichever is earlier.

In response to the requests of various State Governments for increased allocation  of  PDS  Kerosene,  the  Government  has  allowed  the  States/UTs  to draw one month quota of PDS Kerosene at non-subsidized rates for  special needs.

Recently, the  State  Governments  of  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh  and Uttarakhand had requested for allocation of additional festival quota of sugar. The  request  of  the  concerned  State  Government  was  not  acceded  as  any increase  in  monthly  or  festival  quota  will  have  financial  implication  on  the sanctioned budget on account of increased subsidy.

TPDS  is  operated  under  the  joint  responsibility  of  the  Central  and State/UT Governments wherein the operational responsibilities for implementation  of  TPDS  within  the  States/UTs  rest  with  the  concerned States/UTs.  However,  for  maintaining  supplies  and  securing  availability  and distribution of essential commodities, under PDS, the Government has notified the PDS  (Control) Order, 2001  and  the  TPDS  (Control)  Order,  2015  in consonance with the NFSA, 2013. Further, a Nine Point Action Plan for curbing the leakages/diversion of foodgrains under TPDS was evolved in July, 2006 in consultation with the State/UT Governments for implementation by them. The Government has also initiated implementation of the plan scheme on 'End-toend Computerisation of TPDS Operations' during the 12 th  Five Year Plan (201217)  to  ensure  transparency  and  check  leakages  in  the  TPDS  system  under which  financial  assistance  is  being  provided  to  States/UTs  on  cost  sharing basis. The scheme envisages ration card data digitization, online allocation of foodgrains,  computerization  of  supply-chain  management  and  setting  up  of Transparency  Portal,  online  Grievance  Redressal  Mechanism  and  toll  free helpline number.

*****

## ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  STARRED  QUESTION NO.232 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Estimated Production Cereals**

| State/UT          | Production ( '000 Tonnes)   | Production ( '000 Tonnes)   | Production ( '000 Tonnes)   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| State/UT          | 2012-13                     | 2013-14                     | 2014-15*                    |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 17039.5                     | 18114.1                     | 16287.0                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 359.0                       | 373.5                       | 0.0                         |
| Assam             | 5196.2                      | 4992.5                      | 4948.0                      |
| Bihar             | 15396.8                     | 12383.8                     | 12633.4                     |
| Chhattisgarh      | 6994.8                      | 7113.5                      | 6421.1                      |
| Goa               | 122.9                       | 126.5                       | 0.0                         |
| Gujarat           | 6484.0                      | 8450.6                      | 6404.9                      |
| Haryana           | 16096.0                     | 16849.0                     | 16688.0                     |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1434.6                      | 1477.4                      | 1631.6                      |
| Jammu &Kashmir    | 1817.8                      | 1764.0                      | 1280.7                      |
| Jharkhand         | 3948.2                      | 3707.1                      | 4137.8                      |
| Karnataka         | 9604.0                      | 10608.4                     | 10560.0                     |
| Kerala            | 508.6                       | 509.5                       | 558.6                       |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 18524.6                     | 18333.7                     | 20784.5                     |
| Maharashtra       | 8667.3                      | 10677.2                     | 8596.1                      |
| Manipur           | 308.3                       | 462.7                       | 0.0                         |
| Meghalaya         | 261.3                       | 316.8                       | 0.0                         |
| Mizoram           | 38.5                        | 67.2                        | 0.0                         |
| Nagaland          | 557.0                       | 582.1                       | 0.0                         |
| Orissa            | 7584.4                      | 7940.2                      | 8529.8                      |
| Punjab            | 28490.0                     | 29440.8                     | 27388.5                     |
| Rajasthan         | 16410.9                     | 15408.7                     | 17801.1                     |
| Sikkim            | 100.2                       | 96.5                        | 0.0                         |
| Tamil Nadu        | 5382.9                      | 8169.4                      | 8813.2                      |
| Tripura           | 719.2                       | 718.0                       | 0.0                         |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 48413.4                     | 48330.1                     | 41024.6                     |
| Uttarakhand       | 1776.5                      | 1719.9                      | 1585.0                      |
| West Bengal       | 16354.2                     | 16837.2                     | 16332.0                     |
| A&NIslands        | 21.7                        | 16.5                        | 0.0                         |
| D &NHaveli        | 29.4                        | 27.5                        | 0.0                         |
| Delhi             | 89.7                        | 122.1                       | 0.0                         |
| Daman &Diu        | 3.8                         | 4.0                         | 0.0                         |
| Pondicherry       | 46.7                        | 24.9                        | 0.0                         |
| Others            | 0.0                         | 0.0                         | 3079.1                      |
| All India         | 238782.3                    | 245790.3                    | 235485.2                    |

* As per Fourth Advance Estimates for 2014-15.

** Cereals include wheat rice and coarsegrains

****

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.232 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Allocation and Offtake of RICE, WHEAT and Coarsegrains for the Years 2013-14 TO 2015-16 Under TPDS

(In Thousand tons)

| SL.NO   | STATES/UTs              | 2013-14    | 2013-14   | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16*   | 2015-16*   |
|---------|-------------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|
| SL.NO   | STATES/UTs              | Allocation | Offtake   | Allocation | Offtake   | Allocation | Offtake    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh          | 3822.816   | 2688.167  | 2629.793   | 1587.263  | 1486.304   | 1416.166   |
| 2       | Arunanchal Pradesh      | 101.556    | 100.162   | 101.556    | 96.646    | 67.704     | 66.805     |
| 3       | Assam                   | 1886.856   | 1788.041  | 1890.094   | 1840.293  | 1257.904   | 1168.875   |
| 4       | Bihar (NFSA)            | 3804.791   | 3195.481  | 4914.900   | 3938.148  | 3409.987   | 3288.261   |
| 5       | Chhatisgarh (NFSA)      | 1255.803   | 1232.282  | 1337.466   | 1329.701  | 922.704    | 922.704    |
| 6       | Delhi (NFSA)            | 554.894    | 521.490   | 356.693    | 360.925   | 274.393    | 277.961    |
| 7       | Goa                     | 63.036     | 64.063    | 63.148     | 57.239    | 42.024     | 43.090     |
| 8       | Gujarat                 | 2085.108   | 1505.321  | 2087.795   | 1885.738  | 1390.072   | 1279.352   |
| 9       | Haryana (NFSA)          | 632.504    | 486.102   | 795.000    | 732.473   | 530.000    | 523.682    |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh (NFSA) | 517.968    | 502.905   | 507.996    | 498.365   | 338.664    | 338.273    |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir          | 756.804    | 756.635   | 756.804    | 666.045   | 504.536    | 546.253    |
| 12      | Jharkhand               | 1358.652   | 1022.392  | 1359.442   | 958.781   | 939.600    | 647.767    |
| 13      | Karnataka (NFSA)        | 2456.382   | 2467.432  | 2542.657   | 2313.096  | 1739.253   | 1571.710   |
| 14      | Kerala                  | 1472.688   | 1466.713  | 1474.349   | 1441.726  | 981.792    | 953.754    |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh (NFSA)   | 2743.016   | 2519.347  | 3194.247   | 2911.381  | 2241.784   | 1996.993   |
| 16      | Maharashtra (NFSA)      | 4716.136   | 4307.369  | 4527.492   | 4045.779  | 3070.128   | 2856.968   |
| 17      | Manipur                 | 170.952    | 160.435   | 171.379    | 172.281   | 113.968    | 102.432    |
| 18      | Meghalaya               | 188.580    | 188.567   | 188.858    | 188.197   | 125.720    | 118.173    |
| 19      | Mizoram                 | 70.140     | 66.393    | 70.140     | 67.419    | 46.760     | 47.446     |
| 20      | Nagaland                | 126.876    | 125.048   | 126.876    | 137.329   | 84.584     | 91.509     |
| 21      | Odisha                  | 2191.872   | 2073.182  | 2192.981   | 2008.221  | 1458.281   | 1300.324   |
| 22      | Punjab (NFSA)           | 781.044    | 587.370   | 870.120    | 191.434   | 580.080    | 542.209    |
| 23      | Rajasthan (NFSA)        | 2485.536   | 2399.933  | 2791.572   | 2723.600  | 1861.048   | 1779.697   |
| 24      | Sikkim                  | 44.280     | 45.932    | 44.283     | 42.789    | 29.519     | 27.188     |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu              | 3722.832   | 3010.254  | 3722.832   | 3082.407  | 2481.888   | 2524.370   |
| 26      | Telangana               | 0.000      | 0.000     | 1196.445   | 425.164   | 1019.680   | 828.435    |
| 27      | Tripura                 | 303.240    | 311.409   | 303.249    | 300.224   | 194.099    | 178.830    |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh           | 7268.520   | 6755.502  | 7274.773   | 6213.857  | 4845.680   | 4575.239   |
| 29      | Uttrakhand              | 511.992    | 511.274   | 512.647    | 539.743   | 339.828    | 340.532    |
| 30      | West Bengal             | 3857.196   | 3560.451  | 3860.971   | 3752.948  | 2427.168   | 2373.930   |
| 31      | A&N Islands             | 34.020     | 32.045    | 34.020     | 24.727    | 22.680     | 19.361     |
| 32      | Chandigarh (NFSA)       | 35.852     | 24.725    | 31.212     | 27.018    | 13.005     | 14.762     |
| 33      | D&N Haveli              | 10.464     | 13.192    | 10.470     | 12.436    | 6.976      | 8.488      |
| 34      | Damen& DIU              | 5.652      | 0.725     | 5.661      | 2.266     | 3.796      | 0.484      |
| 35      | Lakshadweep             | 4.620      | 3.090     | 4.620      | 5.044     | 3.080      | 1.810      |
| 36      | Puducherry              | 60.312     | 33.427    | 60.372     | 5.950     | 30.156     | 4.526      |
|         | TOTAL                   | 50102.990  | 44526.856 | 52012.913  | 44586.653 | 34884.845  | 32778.359  |

Above allocation and offtake includes addl. APL allocation and offtake also.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.232 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## State-wise PDS SKO allocation in KL

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs   |   2015-16 (approved allocation) |   2014-15 |   2013-14 |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | A & N ISLANDS        |                            5772 |      6408 |      6912 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH       |                          266676 |    320580 |    465996 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |                           10320 |     11460 |     11479 |
| 4         | ASSAM                |                          321372 |    327924 |    327966 |
| 5         | BIHAR                |                          796704 |    812964 |    814068 |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH           |                            2988 |      3324 |      3528 |
| 7         | CHATTISGARH          |                          172272 |    175788 |    180072 |
| 8         | D&N HAVELI           |                            1836 |      2040 |      2280 |
| 9         | DAMAND AND DIU       |                             828 |       876 |       876 |
| 10        | DELHI                |                               0 |         0 |     53424 |
| 11        | GOA                  |                            5136 |      5244 |      5244 |
| 12        | GUJARAT              |                          657336 |    670752 |    673416 |
| 13        | HARYANA              |                           88344 |     90144 |     91260 |
| 14        | HIMACHAL PRADESH     |                           24144 |     24636 |     24660 |
| 15        | JAMMU & KASHMIR*     |                           81180 |     90198 |     94698 |
| 16        | JHARKHAND            |                          262572 |    267936 |    268704 |
| 17        | KARNATAKA            |                          509832 |    522768 |    522888 |
| 18        | KERALA               |                          117780 |    120180 |    120192 |
| 19        | LAKSHADWEEP          |                             984 |      1008 |      1008 |
| 20        | MADHYA PRADESH       |                          589824 |    625572 |    625668 |
| 21        | MAHARASHTRA          |                          626256 |    695844 |    730464 |
| 22        | MANIPUR              |                           23388 |     24960 |     24967 |
| 23        | MEGHALAYA            |                           25428 |     25944 |     25944 |
| 24        | MIZORAM              |                            6672 |      7416 |      7800 |
| 25        | NAGALAND             |                           16752 |     17088 |     17100 |
| 26        | ORISSA               |                          389724 |    397680 |    398988 |
| 27        | PUDUCHERRY           |                            4260 |      4344 |      4440 |
| 28        | PUNJAB               |                           85380 |     89664 |     90132 |
| 29        | RAJASTHAN            |                          495180 |    505284 |    508764 |
| 30        | SIKKIM               |                            5712 |      6348 |      6348 |
| 31        | TAMIL NADU           |                          341724 |    348696 |    348696 |
| 32        | TELANGANA            |                          174480 |    145404 |         0 |
| 33        | TRIPURA              |                           38400 |     39180 |     39180 |
| 34        | UTTAR PRADESH        |                         1557600 |   1589388 |   1590000 |
| 35        | UTTRAKHAND           |                           35196 |     35916 |     36168 |
| 36        | WEST BENGAL          |                          943332 |    962580 |    963528 |
|           | TOTAL ALLOCATION     |                         8685384 |   8975538 |   9086858 |

****

## ANNEXURE IV

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.232 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## STATEMENT  SHOWING  STATE  WISE  PROVISIONAL  QUANTITY  OF  SUGAR DISTRIBUTED FROM 1 st  JUNE, 2013.

(As on 09.12.2015) (Quantity in MT)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                        | Financial Year              |                            | (Quantity in MT)         |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1 2       | A&N Andhra Pradesh                | 2013-14 # 3470.93 112940.49 | 2014-15 # 4646.24 80751.00 | 2015-16 # 34140.00       |
| 3 4       | Arunachal Pradesh * Assam *       |                             |                            |                          |
| 5         | Bihar *                           |                             |                            |                          |
| 6 7       | Chandigarh Chhattisgarh           | 157.50 42621.00             | 56156.00                   | 28079.00                 |
| 8         | Daman &Diu *                      |                             |                            |                          |
| 9 10      | Delhi DNH *                       | 17423.80                    | 18341.65                   |                          |
| 11        | Goa                               | 604.84                      | 1486.64                    | 339.06                   |
| 12 13     | Gujarat Haryana                   | 53085.00                    | 74970.00 29099.52          | 37485.00 13212.46        |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh                  | 25358.01 48759.55           | 43275.13                   |                          |
| 15 16     | Jammu &Kashmir Jharkhand **       | 41772.00                    | 84399.92                   | 41772.00                 |
| 17        | Karnataka                         | 52679.57                    | 106184.50                  | 25908.00                 |
| 18 19 20  | Kerala Lakshadweep Madhya Pradesh | 37645.36 529.92 111170.00   | 52836.00 978.45 142093.30  | 28218.00 213.11 72573.00 |
| 21 22     | Maharashtra Manipur               |                             | 133941.03 21364.00         | 87539.97 10578.00        |
| 23        | Meghalaya                         | 5112.00                     | 10224.00                   | 10224.00                 |
| 24        | Mizoram                           | 2060.00                     |                            |                          |
| 25        | Nagaland                          | 9560.00                     | 14276.00                   | 7074.00                  |
| 26        | Odisha *                          |                             |                            |                          |
| 27        | Puducherry                        | 7473.10                     | 1443.44                    | 714.42                   |
| 28        | Punjab **                         |                             |                            |                          |
| 29        | Rajasthan                         | 78512.00                    | 93196.00                   | 22026.00                 |
| 30        | Sikkim                            | 1638.00                     | 2184.00                    | 1928.00                  |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                        | 114990.00                   | 136630.00                  | 32460.00                 |
| 32        | Tripura                           | 10000.00                    | 13000.00                   |                          |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh                     | 319475.90                   | 411216.00                  | 104059.00                |
| 34        | Uttrakhand                        | 53418.86                    | 72335.43                   | 36198.00                 |
| 35        | West Bengal                       | 67720.44                    | 115162.66                  | 41973.23                 |
| 36        | Telangana                         |                             | 43143.00                   | 27143.00                 |
|           | TOTAL                             | 1218178.26                  | 1763333.90                 | 663857.24                |