(a) the amount sanctioned by the Union Government for the various schemes viz. Antyodaya Yojana, Famine relief etc. for each of the last three years;
(b) the amount actually spent on these schemes/programmes for the said period;
(c) the number of persons brought under the Below Poverty Line and above Poverty Line;
State-wise, till date; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that the schemes benefit the deserving
strata of the society?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI U.V. KRISHNAM RAJU )
(a)&(b): Antyodaya Anna Yojana was started from March 2001. Under the scheme foodgrains (rice & wheat) are allotted to the States at highly subsidised rates. The estimated subsidy on
the basis of the quantity of foodgrains allotted to the States and the quantity lifted by the
States during year 2000-2001 is given in the annexed statement (Annex-I)
Food For Work (FFW) Programme for drought /flood relief was started in January 2001. Under the
Programme foodgrains are provided to the States free of cost. The estimated subsidy on the
basis of the economic cost of the foodgrains for the quantity allotted and lifted by the States
during 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 is given in the annexed statement (Annex-I)
(c): A statement showing the number of Ration Cards Below Poverty Line and Above Poverty
Line is attached (Annex-II)
(d): Government has taken a series of measures to ensure that the schemes benefit the
deserving strata of the society. These are:-
(i) Based on the belief that truly democratic institutions safeguard food security concerns
of all better than the State bureaucracy, the Government has advised the State Governments to
involve the Gram Panchayats more substantially in the supervision and monitoring of PDS
especially at FPS level as a measure of social audit.
(ii) The allocation of foodgrains for the BPL category was increased from 10 kg. to 20 kg.
w.e.f. 1.4.2000, to 25 kg. per family per month from July, 2001 and to 35 kg per family per
month w.e.f. 1.4.2002 for a period of one year.
(iii) Government of India is reimbursing the road transport cost on actual basis for
transportation of foodgrains, to be distributed through PDS network, from the base depots of
FCI to the designated Public Distribution Centres (PDCs) under the Hill Transport Subsidy (HTS)
scheme, which is aplicable to predominantly hilly States (including North-Eastern States and
Island Territories).
(iv) Antyodaya Anna Yojana has been implemented throughout the country. The scheme envisages
25kg. of foodgrains per family per month at highly subsidized rates of Rs.2 a kg. for wheat and
Rs.3 a kg. for rice. The scale of issue has been enhanced to 35 kg. per family per month w.e.f. 1.4.2002 for a period of one year.
(v) In order to maintain supplies, secure availability and distribution of subsidized
commodities to the targeted beneficiaries under the PDS, the Public Distribution System (Control)
Order, 2001 has been issued on 31.8.2001.
ANNEX-I
ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)&(b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1812 DUE FOR ANSWER
ON 26-07-2002 IN THE LOK SABHA.
STATEMENT SHOWING SUBSIDY ON ALLOCATION AND OFFTAKE OF FOODGRAINS UNDER ANTYODAYA ANNA YOJANA
AND FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAMME.
Antyodaya Anna Yojana
2000-2001 2001-2002 Subsidy Subsidy Allocation Offtake Allocation Offtake (in Rs. Crores) (in Rs. Crores)
RICE 30.47 15.75 930.57 817.28 WHEAT 14.00 11.00 625.04 519.89 TOTAL 44.47 26.75 1555.60 1337.18
Food for Work
2000-2001 2001-2002 Subsidy Subsidy Allocation Offtake Allocation Offtake (in Rs. Crores) (in Rs. Crores)
RICE 425.71 342.64 2849.53 2725.09 WHEAT 205.25 113.41 843.11 803.37 TOTAL 630.96 456.05 3692.64 3528.46
ANNEX-II
ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1812 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 26-07-2002 IN THE LOK SABHA.
STATE WISE NO. OF RATION CARDS (In Lakhs) S.No.States/UTs BPL AAY APL TOTAL
1.Andhra Pradesh 98.82 6.23 53.97 159.02
2.Arunachal Pradesh 0.84 0.15 2.73 3.72
3.Assam 18.84 2.81 25.72 47.37
4.Bihar 51.64 9.99 54.56 116.19
5.Chhattisgarh 18.19 2.70 24.90 45.79 6.Delhi 3.06 0.32 33.86 37.24
7Goa 0.16 0.06 3.00 3.22
8.Gujarat 30.67 3.25 77.87 111.79
9.Haryana 6.61 1.14 36.67 44.42 10.Himachal Pradesh 2.19 0.79 10.34 13.32 11.Jammu & Kashmir 3.36 1.13 10.12 14.61 12.Jharkand 16.62 3.66 5.15 25.43 13.Karnataka 59.11 4.76 48.98 112.85 14.Kerala 20.10 2.49 41.28 63.87 15.Madhya Pradesh 50.40 6.32 82.28 139.00 16.Maharashtra 63.39 10.02 145.87 219.28 17.Manipur 0.42 0.25 1.13 1.80 18.Meghalaya 1.55 0.28 0.98 2.81 19.Mizoram 0.58 0.10 1.71 2.39 20.Nagaland 1.05 0.19 0.75 1.99 21.Orissa 43.50 5.05 30.47 79.02 22.Punjab 6.32 0.72 48.19 55.23 23.Rajasthan 19.14 3.73 93.49 116.36 24.Sikkim 0.30 0.07 1.89 2.26 25.Tamilnadu 6.74 161.15 167.89 26.Tripura 2.50 0.45 4.79 7.74 27.Uttaranchal 4.22 0.76 16.77 21.75 28.Uttar Pradesh 90.38 16.36 282.01 388.75 29.West Bengal 41.33 5.59 112.42 159.34 30.A&N Islands 0.11 0.04 0.72 0.87 31.Chandigarh 0.10 0.03 2.15 2.28 32.D&N Haveli 0.13 0.03 0.17 0.33 33.Daman & Diu 0.00 0.01 0.17 0.18 34.Lakshdweep 0.00 0.004 0.11 0.11 35.Pondicherry 0.86 0.09 1.75 2.70
Total 656.49 96.31 1418.12 2170.92