Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) by State Governments

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.2145

TO BE ANSWERED ON 6TH AUGUST, 2021

IMPLEMENTATION OF PMGKAY BY STATE GOVERNMENTS

2145 SHRI HARSHVARDHAN SINGH DUNGARPUR

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

(a) the number of States which implemented the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for distribution of foodgrains and staples in the light of the COVID- 19 pandemic, the details thereof;

(b) whether Government has received any request from the States for the issue of additional ration;

(d) the details of amount of foodgrains lifted and distributed by each State under PMGKAY?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) : In pursuance of the pro-poor measures under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package as part of the Economic Response to COVID -19, Govt of India had launched scheme i.e Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana(PMGKA Y) for additional allocation of food-grains from the Central Pool @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost for ali the beneficiaries covered under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)/National Food Security Act(NFSA) (Antyodaya Anna Yojana(AAY) & Priority Households(PHH)) including those covered under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for a period of 8 months i.e April-November, .2020. During the period of 8 months, about 322 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) of food-grains had been allocated to approx. 80 crore beneficiaries .

The above PMGKAY scheme has also been implemented during the year 2021 for the period of 7 months i.e May-November , 2021. Accordingly, about 278 LMT foodgrains have been allocated free of cost to approximately 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries .

In addition to foodgrains, during the year 2020, under PMGKAY- pulses have also been provided @ lkg per household per month for 8 months i.e April to November, 2020 free of cost to all beneficiaries under NFSA covering 19.4 crore households . During the period April-June, 2020 an adjusted allocation of about 5.65 LMT pulses have been made in comparison to 5.82 LMT pulses allotted originally for 3 months and during the period July-November, 2020 an adjusted allocation of about 8.82 LMT whole chana have been made in comparison to 9.38 LMT of whole chana allotted originally for 5 months.

The allocation of free foodgrains and pulses/whole chana under PMGKAY is in addition to normal allocation done under the NFSA.

(b) & (c): Additional ration issued to States under OMSS, beyond the ceiling of NFSA is placed at Annexure-I(i&ii).

(d): State/UT-wise details of foodgrains allocated, lifted and distributed under PMGKAY during the year 2020 and 2021 are at Aunexure-11 & Annexure-111.

Annexure-I(i)

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2145 FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2021 IN THE RAJYA SABHA

Lifting Under Scheme for persons not covered under NFSA during COVID-19 period (April-June 2020)

(Figures in MTs)

State/UT	Wheat				Rice				Total Foodgrain
State/UT	April’2 0	May’20	June’20	Total	April’2 0	Mav’20	June’20	Total	Total Foodgrain
Andaman Nicobar	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	64	64
Andhra Pradesh	0	0	0	0	0	73458	64	73522	73522
Arunachal Pradesh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Assam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0 0
Bihar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0 0
Chhattisgarh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D&N Haveli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Daman & Diu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Delhi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gujarat	0	0	72964	72964	0	0	19690	19690	92655
Haryana	0	2822	0	2822	0	0	0	0	2822
HimachaI Pradesh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
J & K	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jharkhand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Karnataka	128	0	0	128	29593	16541	251	46385	46513
Kerala	0	0	0	0	29537	80088	23497	133122	133122
Lakshadeep				0	0	0	0	0	0
Madhya Pradesh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maharastra	57330	35234	20528	113092	41725	20448	12910	75084	188176
Manipur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Meghalaya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mizoram	0	0	0	0	0	2713	0	2713	2713
Naealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Orissa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pondichery	0	0	0	0	0		2213	2213	2213
Punjab	60	0	0	60	10	0	0	10	70
Raiasthan	24866	9127	18711	52705	0	0	0	0	52705
Sikkim	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil Nadu	0	0	0	0	0	198813	0	198813	198813
Telangana	0	0	0	0	0	81715	52337	134052	134052
Tripura	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uttar Pradesh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uttaranchal	2450	12963	0	15413	0	23120	0	23120	38533
West Bengal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	84834	60146	112204	257184	100866	496895	111027	708788	965972

Annexure-I(ii)

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2145 FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2021 IN THE RAJYA SABHA

Lifting Under Scheme for persons not covered under NFSA during COVID-19 period (May 2021 onwards)

(Figures in MTs)

State/UT	l Wheat			Rice			Total Foodgrain
State/UT	May’21	June’21	Total	May’2 1	June’2 l	Total	Total Foodgrain
Andaman Nicobar			0			0	0
Andhra Pradesh			0		162976	162976	162976
Arunachal Pradesh			0			0	0
Assam			0			0	0
Bihar			0			0	0
Chandie:arh			0			0	0
Chhattise:arh			0			0	0
D&N Haveli			0			0	0
Daman & Diu			0			0	0
Delhi			0			0	0
Goa			0			0	0
Gujarat			0			0	0
Haryana			0			0	0
Himachal Pradesh			0			0	0
J & K			0			0	0
Jharkhand			0			0	0
Karnataka		28220	28220	31099	25042	56141	84362
Kerala			0			0	0
Ladakh			0			0	0
Lakshadeep			0			0	0
Madhya Pradesh			0			0	0
Maharastra			0			0	0
Manipur			0			0	0
Mhalaya			0			0	0
Mizoram			0			0	0
Nagaland			0			0	0
Orissa			– 0			0	0
Pondicherv			0			0	0
Puniab	–		0			0	0
Raiasthan			0			0	0
Sikkim			0			0	0
Tamil Nadu			0			0	0
Telangana			0			0	0
Tripura			0			0	0
Uttar Pradesh			0			0	0
Uttaranchal	8295	4910	13205	11417	7450	18867	32071
West Bengal			0			0	0
Total	8295	33130	41425	42516	195468	237984	279409

Annexure-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2145 FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2021 IN THE RAJYA SABHA

State-UT wise details of allocation, lifting and distribution of foodgrains under PMGKAY during the year 2020

SN	States/UTs	Total Allocation under PMGKAY 2020 (In MTs)	Total lifting under PMGKAY 2020 (In MTs) (Provisional)	Total Distribution under PMGKAY 2020(In MTs) (Provisional)	Likely Provisional subsidy incurred during 2020 on allocation of foodgrains under PMGKAY# (in Rs. Crores)
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	2434.48	2434.48	2395.03	8.9
2,,	Andhra Pradesh	1072920.00	1035539.00	1017826.94	3,998.5
.)	Arunachal Pradesh	32844.84	32599.33	32552.80	122.4
4	Assam	1006116.96	981235.08	978190.28	3,749.6
5	Bihar	3463588.53	3162020.96	3147507.75	11,999.4
6	Chandigarh	11112.95	10024.00	10261.71	29.8
7	Chhattisgarh	803080.00	799913.13	788251.39	2,992.9
8	Daman & Diu D&NH	11482.44	10956.17	10562.86	41.1
9	Delhi	290932.96	282338.70	272770.08	932.5
IO	Goa	21279.76	20599.00	20585.28	79.3
11	Gujarat	I 530143.48	1294937.64	1276712.69	5,004.3
12	Harvana	505960.00	454081.01	450911.79	1,357.9
13	Himachal Pradesh	114578.24	111138.24	108376.21	383.l
14	Jammu And Kashmir	289101.03	284742.75	284595.17	1,02 l.6
15	Jharkhand	1054800.92	988792 .11	936985.70	3,853.2
16	Karnataka	1607720.00	1565342.91	1541055.89	5,991.6
17	Kerala	619200.48	592905.48	585555.77	2,233.8
18	Ladakh	5755.80	5755.80	5408.14	20.3
19	Lakshadweep	880.00	872.52	864.21	3.3
20	Madhya Pradesh	2185680.00	1981362.09	1866041.88	7,005.8
21	Maharashtra	2800680.00	2471832.76	2498726.67	9,413.l
22	Manipur	98526.02	96745.02	90747.27	367.2
23	Me!!halava	85820.68	85805.67	85802.68	319.8
24	Mizoram	26728 .60	25514 .60	26728.61	99.6
25	Nagaland I	56187.48	55076.48	55076.48	209.4
26	Odisha I ‘	1294384.64	1250590.72	1206580.39	4,711.9
27	Puducherry	25284.94	24446.86	23723.04	94.2
28	Punjab	565800.00	551453.00	531582.09	1,518.5
29	Raiasthan	1786480.00	1764784.93	1756992.27	4,794.6
30	Sikkim	15151.52	14940.59	14952.21	56.5
31	Tamil Nadu	1429348.48	1424376.43	1231648.94	5,285.8
32	Telangana	766480.00	735665.00	728020.26	2,856.5
33	Tripura	99788.02	95891.80	95025.03	371 .9
34	Uttar Pradesh	5915765.97	5666607.00	5619842.88	19,772.l
35	Uttarakhand	247786.85	244240.78	237842.00	826.5
36	West Bengal	2407350.80	2375105.65	2339723.76	8,038.0
Total		32251176.85	30500667.65	29880426. 12	109,565.1

Annexure-III

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Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEPARTMENT

OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1281

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27TH JULY, 2021

IMPLEMENTATION OF PMGKAY

1281. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

(a) the measures introduced by the Ministry to address the food security and nutritional challenges during the lockdown period;

(b) the challenges faced by Government in ensuring food security during lockdown;

(c) the changes in the current status of the Public Distribution System (PDS) and Targeted Public Distribution Systen1(TPDS) schemes in 2020;

(d) the foodgrains allotted under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) since inception _so far, State-wise; and

(e) whether the Ministry has increased the scope of the schemes to tackle increasing food insecurity during the pandemic, if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a): In pursuance of the pro-poor measures under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package as part of the Economic Response to COVID -19, Govt of India had launched scheme i.e Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana(PMGKAY) for additional allocation of food-grains from the Central Pool @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost for all the beneficiaries covered under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)/National Food Security Act(NFSA) (Antyodaya Anna Yojana(AAY) & Priority Households(PHH)) including those covered under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for a period of 8 months i.e April-November ,2020. During the period of 8 months, about 322 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) of food-grains had been allocated to approx. 80 crore beneficiaries.

The above PMGKAY scheme has also been implemented during the year 2021 for tht period of 7 months i.e May-November, 2021.Accordingly, about 278 LMT foodgrains have been allocated free of cost to approximately 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries.

In addition to foodgrains, during the year 2020, under PMGKAY· pulses have also been provided @ 1kg per household per month for 8 months i.e April to November, 2020 free of cost to all beneficiaries under NFSA covering 19.4 crore households. During the period April-June, 2020 an adjusted allocation of about 5.65 LMT pulses have been made in comparison to 5.82 LMT pulses allotted originally for 3 months and during the period July-November, 2020 an adjusted allocation of about 8.82 LMT whole chana have been made in compar son to 9.38 LMT of whole chana allotted originally for 5 months.

Also, under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANBP), allocation of free foodgrain(wheat and rice) for migrants/stranded migrants, who are not covered under NFSA or state ration card,@ 5 kg per person per month for two months i.e May and June, 2020 was made.

Under ANBP, whole Chana was also provided @ 1kg per household per month for two months, May and June,free of cost to migrants, who were not covered under NFSA, 2013 or were without ration card in the States/UTs in which they were stranded. Accordingly, a quantity of 27,001.19 MT whole Chana was allotted for two months (May.June, 2020).

The allocation of foodgrains/pulses/chana under PMGKAY and ANBP IsIn addition to normal allocation done under the NFSA.

(b) Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State/UT Governments, wherein the operational responsibilities pertain with the State/UT. No specific challenges were reported by the States/UTs. Distribution of free of cost foodgrains under PMGKAY was monitored constantly through virtual meetings with States/UTs. In addition, Monitoring institutions engaged by the Govt. have conducted evaluation studies and reported a very highlevel of satisfaction w’lth implementation of food security measures during COVID-19. The distribution of foodgrains under NFSA and PMGKAY was found to be on the average of nearly 93-94%. Foodgrains have been distributed to nearly 75 crore beneficiaries every month during the lockdown.

(c) There has been no significant changes in the current status of Public Distribution System (PDS) and Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). Department of Food & Public Distribution makes allocation of foodgrains (whea·t and rice) to the States/UTs under TPDS in terms of NFSA, 2013. Under the Act eligible households, which comprise of AAY households and priority households,are entitled to receive foodgrains @ Rs 1/2/3 per kg for nutri-cereals/wheat/rice respectively. NFSA is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State/UT Govt. Central Govtis responsible for allocation and transportation of foodgrains upto the designated depots of the FCI. The operational responsibilities for allocation of foodgrains within the States/UTs, identification of eligible beneficiaries, issuance of ration cards to them, distribution of foodgralns to eligible beneficiaries rest with the concerned State/UT Govt. During 2020-21, additional foodgrains (free of cost) to the tune of nearly 298 LMT was distributed all over the country to NFSA beneficiaries.

(d) State/UT-Wi!se details of allocation of foodgrains under PMGKAY schemes since its inceptionis placed at Annexure-I

(e) Yes Sir.In addition· to PMGKAY and ANBP, Govt of India has also allocated foodgrains under Open · Market Sale Scheme(Domestic)(OMSS(D)). Under (OMSS(D), foodgrains have been allocated for all the beneficia”fies to whom ration cards have beenissued by the State Governments under their own scheme but who are not covered under NFSA, @ 5 kg per person per month for distribution to such beneficiaries for three months from April to June, 2020 at Rs. 21/- per Kg. wheat and Rs. 22/- per Kg. rice. Gol had directed FCI to make available the required quantity of foodgrains, as per the demands of the States/UTs, from Central Pool Stocks for distribution to such person holding valid cards issued by the State/UT Govts. There is no upper limit for allocation of foodgrain to such organisations from any FCI depot. This scheme has been extended from May 2021 to March 2022, whichever is later.

Additional quantities of 9.66 LMT foodgrains during 2020-21 and quantity of 2.79 LMT foodgrains so far during the year 2021-22 have been released under Open Market Sale Scheme(OMSS) as per the demands of the States/UTs, from Central Pool Stocks for meeting additional requirements of the State/UT Govts, as per their locally assessed requirements.

ANNEXURE-1

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO JN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1281 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2021 IN THE LOK SABHA

SN	States/UTs	Total Allocation under PMGKAY 2020 (In MTs)	Total Allocation under PMGKAY 202l(ln MTs)
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	2434.48	2130.17
2	Andhra Pradesh	1072920.00	938775.81
3	Arunachal Pradesh	32844.84	29412.01
4	Assam	1006116.96	878654.56
5	Bihar	3463588.53	. 3049071.94
6	Chandigarh	11112.95	9780.23
7	Chhattisgarh	803080.00	702695.00
8	Daman & Diu D&NH	11482.44	9434.94
9	Delhi	290932.96	254729.83
10	Goa	21279.76	18626.34
11	Gujarat	1530143.48	1195998.83
12	Haryana	505960.00	442715.00
13	Himachal Pradesh	114578.24	100255.96
14	Jammu And Kashmir	289101.03	253437.35
15	Jharkhand	1054800.92	922950.81
16	Kamataka	1607720.00	1406755.00
17	Kerala	619200.48	541800.42
18	Ladakh	5755.80	5036.29
19	Lakshadweep	880.00	765.31
20	Madhya Pradesh	2185680.00	1689043.93
21	Maharashtra	2800680.00	2450587.10
22	Manipur	98526.02	65105.57
23	Meghalaya	85820.68	75093.10
24	Mizoram	26728.60	23387.53
25	Nagaland	56187.48	49164.05
26	Odisha	1294384.64	1 135157.42
27	Puducherry	25284.94	21910.50
28	Punjab ·	565800.00	495295.57
29	Rajasthan	1786480.00	1540043.58
30	Sikkim	15151.52	13257.58
31	Tamil Nadu	1429348.48	1276427.78
32	Telangana	766480.00	670676.65
33	Tripura	99788.02	87088.66
34	Uttar Pradesh	5915765.97	5151722.66
35	Uttarakhand	247786.85	216790.00
36	West Bengal	2407350.80	2106431.95
Total		32251176.85	27830209.34

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