THE MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI SHANTA KUMAR )
(a),(b),(c),(d), (e), (f) & (g) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a),(b),(c),(d), (e), (f) & (g) OF STARRED
QUESTION NO. 584 FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.04.2001.
(a) Under the Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDS) operated during the period 1992-97,
foodgrains were issued @ 5 kg. per head upto 20 kg. per family per month at prices 50 paise
per kg. below the Central Issue Prices (CIP). The RPDS covered 1775 identified blocks in the
country including 1073 blocks in tribal areas.
(b) Under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), each BPL family is, at present,
entitled to 20 kg. of foodgrains per month at 50% of the economic cost.
(c), & (d) : Since the PDS is only supplementary in nature, the quantity of foodgrains
provided under the TPDS does not fully meet the requirements of an average ration card holder
family whether in a tribal area or some other area. However, under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) launched recently, the entitlement of an eligible family is 25 kg of foodgrains per month
at highly subsidized rates - Rs.2 a kg for wheat and Rs. 3 a kg for rice. The AAY contemplates
identification of one crore poorest families from among BPL families.
(e) & (f) : Allocation of foodgrains under the TPDS has been doubled from 10 kg to 20 kg per
family per month with effect from 1.4.2000. The Central Issue Prices (CIPs) were fixed at 50%
of the economic cost. The prices of PDS foodgrains for people living Below Poverty Line (BPL)
are generally lower than one market prices. A proposal to increase the scale of ration for BPL
families and to reduce the CIPs is under consideration.
(g) The allocation of foodgrains for BPL families has been increased with effect from 1.12.2000 by shifting the base from 1995 population to the projected population as on 1.3.2000.
As a result of this, the number of BPL families has increased from 5.86 crore to 6.52 crore.
With this, the monthly allocation of rice and wheat for BPL families has also increased. The
statewise details in this regard are given in the enclosed statement (Annexure).
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (g) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 584 FOR ANSWER IN THE
LOK SABHA ON 27-04-2001.
STATEMENT SHOWING PRE-REVISED (NOVEMBER,2000) & REVISED MONTHLY ALLOCATION FROM DECEMBER, 2000
OF RICE AND WHEAT FOR ALL STATES UNDER TARGETED P.D.S.
(Figures in `000 Tonnes)
Sl.No. STATES/UTs PRE-REVISED REVISED FROM DECEMBER,2000 RICE WHEAT RICE WHEAT
1. ANDHRA PRADESH 75.560 0.000 81.256 0.000
2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1.400 0.140 1.796 0.180
3. ASSAM 38.120 0.000 38.114 0.000
4. BIHAR 68.720 103.080 50.270 75.405
5. CHHATISGARH + 25.924 7.427
6. DELHI 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
7 GOA 0.520 0.240 0.515 0.237
8. GUJARAT 16.000 24.000 16.961 25.441
9. HARYANA 0.000 14.660 0.000 14.659
10. HIMACHAL PRADESH 4.260 4.260 4.258 4.258
11. JAMMU & KASHMIR 9.400 2.960 9.400 2.960
12. JHARKHAND + 18.450 27.675
13. KARNATAKA 46.000 11.500 50.068 12.517
14. KERALA 30.700 0.000 31.077 0.000
15. MADHYA PRADESH 48.000 58.680 22.076 51.253
16. MAHARASHTRA 42.320 78.600 45.736 84.945
17. MANIPUR 2.600 0.000 2.607 0.000
18. MEGHALAYA 2.860 0.000 2.877 0.000
19. MIZORAM 1.060 0.000 1.365 0.000
20. NAGALAND 1.540 0.380 1.540 0.380
21. ORISSA 63.640 0.000 65.955 0.000
22. PUNJAB 1.360 7.240 1.480 7.879
23. RAJASTHAN 0.500 42.900 0.527 45.213
24. SIKKIM 0.680 0.000 0.869 0.000
25. TAMIL NADU 91.580 0.000 97.256 0.000
26. TRIPURA 4.620 0.000 4.625 0.000
27. UTTARANCHAL + 5.543 2.960
28. UTTAR PRADESH 63.000 128.000 57.457 125.040
29. WEST BENGAL 44.140 47.300 46.216 49.524
30. A&N ISLANDS @ 0.300 0.140 0.301 0.140
31. CHANDIGARH 0.040 0.320 0.040 0.319
32. D&N HAVELI 0.240 0.060 0.256 0.064
33. DAMAN & DIU 0.040 0.020 0.053 0.027
34. LAKSHADWEEP @ 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
35. PONDICHERRY 1.300 0.000 1.672 0.000 TOTAL 660.500 524.480 686.540 538.503
(+) Allocation of foodgrains to these States were not started from December,2000 only.
