(a) whether the Food Corporation of India (FCI) was required to supply 12 lakh tonnes of foodgrains to Bihar under various rural development schemes during the year 2004-05;
(b) if so, the quantity of foodgrains supplied to the State during the current year and till date;
(c) the efforts made to supply the remaining quota of foodgrains; and
(d) the scheme formulated to supply adequate quantity of foodgrains to the State during 2005-2006?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( DR. AKHILESH PRASAD SINGH )
(a): Yes, Sir. 11.92 lakh tonnes of foodgrains was allocated to Bihar under rural development schemes.
(b): A statement showing scheme-wise allocation and offtake is at Annexure-I.
(c): Foodgrains are being despatched to the State of Bihar on monthly basis as per the requirement of the State of Bihar and availability of railway rakes.
(d): Allocation has not been finalized for Bihar for the year 2005-06 by the nodal ministry, i.e., Ministry of Rural Development, so far.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2692 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 21.3.2005 IN THE LOK SABHA.
STATEMENT SHOWING SCHEME-WISE ALLOCATION AND OFFTAKE OF FOODGRAINS DURING 2004-05 TO BIHAR.
(figures in lakh tonnes)
SCHEME ALLOTMENT OFFTAKE (upto January, 2005)
SAMPOORNA GRAMIN ROJGAR YOJANA (SGRY) 5.17 1.67 SPECIAL COMPONENT OF SGRY. 3.84 0.00 NATIONAL FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAMME 2.71 0.00 ANNAPURNA 0.20 0.08
TOTAL 11.92 1.75