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Government of India
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
09-July-2012 17:25 IST
Fifty Lakh Tonne Additional Foodgrains to the States for BPL Families

 

The Centre has allocated fifty  lakh tonne additional foodgrains to the State for BPL families. The allocation includes wheat and rice both.  State-wise allocation is as follows:-

(in tons)

S.No.

Name of the State

Rice                       Wheat                  Total

1.

Chhatisgarh

121061

22723

143784

2.

Delhi

8617

22747

31364

3.

Gujarat

46217

116355

162572

4.

J&K

38160

18280

56440

5.

Karnataka

178499

61447

239946

6.

Kerala

84978

34190

119168

7.

Madhya Pradesh

89586

2267318

316324

8.

Manipur

11119

1611

12730

9.

Nagaland

6905

2605

9510

10.

Uttrakhand

19478

18710

38188

11.

West Bengal

220061

177091

397152

12

A&N Islands

1667

479

2146

13

Chandigarh

1364

400

1764

14

Andhra Pradesh

280413

31157

311570

15.

Assam

126715

14079

140794

16.

Goa

3812

368

3680

17.

Meghalaya

12630

1403

14033

18.

Mizoram

4693

521

5214

19

Punjab

0

35888

35888

20.

Rajasthan

0

186420

186420

21

Tamil Nadu

335626

37292

372918

22.

Tripura

20360

2262

22622

23.

Lakshadweep

207

23

230

24.

Puduchurry

5798

644

6442

25.*

Bihar

334120

166093

500213

26*

Jharkhand

165226

18358

183584

27*

Orissa

227615

25291

252906

28*

Sikkim

2968

330

3298

29*

Arunachal Pradesh

6010

1582

7592

30*

Haryana

0

60504

60504

31*

Himachal Pradesh

15210

24206

39416

32*

Uttar Pradesh

491509

327370

818879

33*

Maharashtra

217394

283665

501059

34*

Daman & Diu

221

47

268

35*

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

1172

210

1382

 

Total

3078909

1921091

5000000

 

*The allocation is subjected to the offtake or earlier allocations made to the State.

 

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