Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
278 LMT foodgrains allocated free of cost to approximately 80 Crore beneficiaries under PMGKAY
Posted On:
27 JUL 2021 4:47PM by PIB Delhi
The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that during the year 2021 for the period of 7 months i.e May-November, 2021 about 278 LMT foodgrains have been allocated free of cost to approximately 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries under PMGKAY).
Similarly, about 322 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) of food-grains had been allocated to approx. 80 crore beneficiaries during the period of 8 months i.e April-November in 2020.
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).
State/UT-wise details of allocation of foodgrains under PMGKAY schemes since its inception is:
|
SN
|
States/UTs
|
Total Allocation
under PMGKAY 2020 (In MTs)
|
Total Allocation
under PMGKAY 2021(In 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
|
Karnataka
|
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
|
1135157.42
|
|
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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