Lok Sabha Question No. 427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Implementation of NFSA
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: K. GOPAL, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 427

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2016

## IMPLEMENTATION OF NFSA

## 427.   DR. K. GOPAL:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI G. HARI:

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- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  the  final  decision  to  implement  the National  Food  Security  Act  (NFSA)  immediately  and  to  bring  the  whole  country under its ambit, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  some  States  are  yet  to  identify  the  beneficiaries  under  the  said Act,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  steps  proposed  in  this  regard indicating the number and percentage of cards digitised and linked to Aadhaar;
- (c) whether the Government has reviewed the implementation of the scheme in the States, if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (d) the funds allocated, released and utilised under the Act by the Union and the State Governments during the last three years, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  to (c):  Under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), which came into force with effect from 05.07.2013, main responsibility for implementation, which inter  alia  includes  identification  of  eligible  households,  issuing  ration  cards  to them,  distribution  of  foodgrain  entitlements  to  eligible  households  through  fair price shops (FPS), setting up effective grievance redressal mechanism, necessary strengthening  of  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS),  rests  with  the States/UTs.

Implementation of the Act is reviewed on regular basis through meetings with States/UTs at various levels. As a result of regular review, implementation of the Act has started in all the States/UTs except Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Recently, a  meeting  of  Food  Ministers  and  Food  Secretaries  of  States/UTs  was  held  on 21.05.2016 at New Delhi, to review implementation of NFSA and progress in endto-end  computerization,  wherein  Governments  of  Kerala  and  Tamil  Nadu  were requested to expedite implementation of NFSA.

Digitization  of  ration  cards  has  been  completed  in  all  the  States/UTs  and 60% of digitized ration cards have been seeded with Aadhaar.

(d):  For  providing  central  assistance  to  States/UTs  for  meeting  expenditure towards intra-state movement and handling of foodgrains and FPS dealers margin under  NFSA,  the  Food  Security  (Assistance  to  State  Governments)  Rules,  2015 was notified in August, 2015 and for the first time budget allocation was made in 2015-16.  The amount of Rs. 279.01 lakh provided in Revised Estimates (2015-16) was fully released.   During the current year, an allocation of Rs. 250000 lakh has been  made,  out  of  which  Rs.  86341.63  lakh  has  been  released/sanctioned  for release.  State/UT-wise details are at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  OF  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 427 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2016.

Central  assistance  released/sanctioned  for  release  to  States/UTs  for meeting expenditure towards intra-State movement & handling of foodgrains and Fair Price Shop Dealers' margin.

| 2015-16   | 2015-16                | 2015-16          |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------|
| S.No.     | Name of the States/UTs | Amount (in lakh) |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar      | 4.55             |
| 2         | Chandigarh             | 31.11            |
| 3         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli   | 3.79             |
| 4         | Daman & Diu            | 12.63            |
| 5         | Delhi                  | 35.03            |
| 6         | Goa                    | 56.4             |
| 7         | Lakshadweep            | 13.89            |
| 8         | Mizoram                | 31.72            |
| 9         | Sikkim                 | 89.89            |
|           | Total                  | 279.01           |
| 2016-17   | 2016-17                | 2016-17          |
| 1         | Bihar                  | 24007.21         |
| 2         | Assam                  | 4500.00          |
| 3         | Tripura                | 800.00           |
| 4         | Karnataka              | 16400.00         |
| 5         | Maharashtra            | 15000.00         |
| 6         | Rajasthan              | 25634.42         |
|           | Total                  | 86341.63         |

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