Lok Sabha Question No. 1731 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1731

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10TH DECEMBER, 2025

## ANTYOD AYA ANNA YOJAN A (AAY)

## 1731. SHRI SRIBHARAT MATHUKUMILLI:

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

- (a) the details and the number of  elderly  and disabled beneficiaries under the Antyodaya Anna Yoj ana (AAY),  State-wise;
- (b) whether the  Government proposes to  mandate alternative, non-biometric and easily accessible authentication procedures for  Fair Price Shop (FPS) operators to assist elderly, disabled and remote beneficiaries who face biometric authentication failures or are physically unable to visit the FPS
- (C) if  so, the details thereof and the timeline for its implementation;
- (d) the number of  grievances received under the Public Distribution System (PDS) and the number of those grievances resolved during the last three financial  years, State and year-wise; and
- (e) the number of  FPS licences cancelled during the last three financial  years, State and yearwise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

(a): A  statement showing the state-wise number of  beneficiaries  (including elderly and disabled beneficiaries) under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)  is at Annexure  I.

- (b)  & (c):  All States/ UTs  have been advised vide  letter  dated 24/10/2017 that no  genuine beneficiary/  household shall be denied from  receiving entitled  quota of  subsidized foodgrains due to failure of biometric/ Aadhaar authentication due to network/ connectivity/ linking related issues, other technical reasons or poor biometrics of the beneficiary.
- (d):  A  statement showing no.  of  complaints received under TPDS during the last three years is at Annexure II.

(e): The Targeted Public  Distribution System (TPDS) is operated under the joint  responsibility  of the Central and the State/UT Governments. The operational responsibility including issuance of licenses  to  Fair  Price  Shops (FPSs), supervision and monitoring  of  the  functioning  of  Fair Price Shops etc., rest with the concerned State/UT Government.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1731 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2025 REGARDING 'ANTYODAYA ANNA YOJAN A (AAY)'

## State/UT wise number of beneficiaries under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)

|   SI. No. | States/ UTs       |   Ceiling of AAY HH (in lakh) |   Coverage of AAY HH as on 30.11.2025 (in lakh) |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                          9.09 |                                            9.08 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                          0.38 |                                            0.38 |
|         3 | Assam             |                          7.04 |                                            6.73 |
|         4 | Bihar             |                         25.01 |                                           25.01 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |                          7.19 |                                            7.19 |
|         6 | Delhi             |                          1.57 |                                            0.69 |
|         7 | Goa               |                          0.18 |                                            0.12 |
|         8 | Gujarat           |                          8.13 |                                            7.77 |
|         9 | Haryana           |                          3.03 |                                            2.68 |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh  |                          1.97 |                                            1.65 |
|        11 | Jharkhand         |                          9.18 |                                            8.94 |
|        12 | Karnataka         |                         12    |                                           10.97 |
|        13 | Kerala            |                          5.96 |                                            5.96 |
|        14 | Madhya Pradesh    |                         15.82 |                                           14.63 |
|        15 | Maharashtra       |                         25.05 |                                           25.05 |
|        16 | Manipur           |                          0.64 |                                            0.64 |
|        17 | Meghalaya         |                          0.7  |                                            0.7  |
|        18 | Mizoram           |                          0.26 |                                            0.26 |
|        19 | Nagaland          |                          0.48 |                                            0.48 |
|        20 | Odisha            |                         12.65 |                                           12.53 |
|        21 | Punjab            |                          1.79 |                                            1.79 |

| 22    | Rajasthan        |   9.32 |   6.29 |
|-------|------------------|--------|--------|
| 23    | Sikkim           |   0.17 |   0.17 |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu       |  18.65 |  18.64 |
| 25    | Telangana        |   6.49 |   5.67 |
| 26    | Tripura          |   1.13 |   1.09 |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh    |  40.95 |  40.9  |
| 28    | Uttarakhand      |   1.91 |   1.84 |
| 29    | West Bengal      |  19.86 |  16.42 |
| 30    | A&N              |   0.11 |   0.04 |
| 31    | DNH&DD           |   0.08 |   0.05 |
| 32    | Lakshadweep      |   0.01 |   0.01 |
| 33    | Chandigarh (DBT) |   0.09 |   0    |
| 34    | Puduchery(DBT)   |   0.32 |   0.25 |
| 35    | J&K              |   2.76 |   2.33 |
| 36    | Ladakh           |   0.06 |   0.06 |
| Total | Total            | 250    | 237    |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (d)  OF  THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1731 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2025 REGARDING 'ANTYODAYA ANNA YOJANA (AAY)'

## Complaints on TPDS received From Individuals, Organizations &  through Media Reports Etc. during  the last three years

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | 2022   | 2023   | 2024   |
|----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 25     | 41     | 39     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |        | 10     |        |
| 3        | Assam             | 13     | 48     | 178    |
| 4        | Bihar             | 224    | 380    | 1720   |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 39     | 35     | 69     |
| 6        | Delhi             | 212    | 256    | 346    |
| 7        | Goa               |        | 3      | 2      |
| 8        | Gujarat           | 147    | 82     | 182    |
| 9        | Haryana           | 87     | 347    | 240    |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  | 6      | 9      | 8      |
| 11       | J&K               | 19     | 24     | 57     |
| 12       | Jharkhand         | 236    | 348    | 738    |
| 13       | Karnataka         | 38     | 85     | 126    |
| 14       | Kerala            | 7      | 6      | 8      |
|          | Madhya Pradesh    | 101    | 187    | 157    |
|          | Maharashtra       | 118    | 181    | 376    |
| 17       | Manipur           |        | 2      |        |
| 18       | Meghalaya         |        | 2      | 5      |
| 19       | Mizoram           |        |        |        |
| 20       | Nagaland          |        |        |        |
| 21       | Odisha            | 44     | 66     | 217    |
| 22       | Punjab            | 31     | 86     | 115    |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 72     | 93     | 121    |
| 24       | Sikkim            |        |        |        |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        | 55     | 103    | 151    |
| 26       | Telangana         | 10     | 40     | 36     |
| 27       | Tripura           | 5      | 17     | 5      |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 53     | 54     | 68     |

| 29    | Uttar Pradesh               | 1614   | 2201   |
|-------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|
| 30    | West Bengal                 | 169    | 160    |
| 31    | A&N Island                  |        |        |
| 32    | Chandigarh                  |        |        |
| 33    | D& N Haveli and Darnan& Diu |        |        |
| 34    | Lakshadweep                 |        |        |
| 35    | Puducherry                  |        |        |
| 36    | Ladakh                      |        |        |
| TOTAL | TOTAL                       |        |        |