Question : OFFTAKE OF FOODGRAINS

(a) whether offtake of foodgrains from the Central pool during the current year has increased;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the offtake of foodgrains during the last three years, State-wise?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI SUBHASH MAHARIA )

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): The Government have taken a series of steps for the purpose.

(c): The offtake of foodgrains under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) during the last three years viz. 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02 is Annex.

ANNEX

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2567 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 07-03-2003 IN THE LOK SABHA.

STATEMENT SHOWING TPDS OFFTAKE FROM 1999-2000 TO 2001-2002. (FIGURES IN LAKH TONNES)

SL.NO.	STATES/UTs	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03 (UPTO JAN.,03)
1	ANDHRA PRADESH	19.86	17.35	16.81
2	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	0.31	0.51	0.64
3	ASSAM	3.80	5.74	8.59
4	BIHAR	6.05	4.88	5.89
5	CHATTISGARH	0.79	2.68	0.75
6	DELHI	0.13	1.14	2.24
7	GOA	0.10	0.10	0.13
8	GUJARAT	4.08	5.05	4.32
9	HARYANA	0.45	0.94	2.05
10	HIMACHAL PRADESH	0.57	1.66	1.54
11	JAMMU & KASHMIR	1.15	3.45	4.32
12	JARKHAND	0.87	2.98	2.83
13	KARNATAKA	11.97	13.30	14.96
14	KERALA	5.14	5.53	4.93
15	MADHYA PRADESH	6.57	7.63	9.01
16	MAHARASHTRA	10.20	14.01	14.43
17	MANIPUR	0.21	0.26	0.48
18	MEGHALAYA	0.32	0.57	0.70
19	MIZORAM	0.46	0.47	0.63
20	NAGALAND	0.23	0.48	0.62
21	ORISSA	6.64	5.88	4.83
22	PUNJAB	0.13	0.54	0.91
23	RAJASTHAN	3.34	6.73	7.70
24	SIKKIM	0.08	0.19	0.23
25	TAMIL NADU	12.04	10.66	12.43
26	TRIPURA	0.60	0.86	1.23
27	UTTAR PRADESH	12.10	14.04	14.00
28	UTTARANCHAL	0.00	0.00	0.69
29	WEST BENGAL	9.33	7.68	9.86
30	A & N ISLANDS	0.20	0.17	0.19
31	CHANDIGARH	0.00	0.00	0.02
32	D & N HAVELI	0.04	0.05	0.04
33	DAMAN & DIU	0.00	0.00	0.00
34	LAKSHADWEEP	0.04	0.03	0.01
35	PONDICHERRY	0.12	0.10	0.11
T O T A L	117.81	135.67	148.12
(P) PROVISIONAL