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. 47 FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 23.02.2001.
(a),(b),(c),(d),(e),(f) & (g) : The Antyodaya Anna Yojana launched by the Prime Minister on
the 25th December, 2000 contemplates identification of one crore poorest of the poor families
and providing them with foodgrains @ 25 kg per family per month at highly subsidised rates -
Rs.2 a kg for wheat and Rs.3 a kg for rice. A statement indicating the number of Antyodaya
families to be identified in each State/Union territory is enclosed.
The State Governments/UT Administrations have been requested to identify the Antyodaya
families from amongst BPL families within their respective jurisdiction. They have also been
advised to finalise the list of Antyodaya families by involving Panchayati Raj Institutions/
local bodies.
With a view to devising a mechanism to ensure that the foodgrains lifted by the State
Governments from Central godowns get actually distributed to the beneficiaries under the
Targetted Public Distribution System, the Government of India has suggested that future
allotments of foodgrains be linked to the receipt of a certificate from the State Governments
to the effect that the allotted quantities of foodgrains have been actually distributed to the
beneficiaries. The Guidelines issued by the Government of India in regard the Antyodaya Anna
Yojana specifically provide that the allocation of foodgrains to the States will be linked to
the receipt of Utilisation Certificates from them to the effect that the foodgrains already
allocated have actually reached the Antyodaya families.
The Government of India has advised the State Governments/UT Administrations to
substantially involve the Gram Panchayats in the supervision and monitoring of the Public
Distribution System, especially at the Fair Price Shop level, as a measure of social audit.
It is expected that the involvement of Panchayat Raj Institutions in the implementation of
the Public Distribution System at the grass root level will make the said System transparent
and accountable and thereby help in checking the diversion of PDS commodities to a great extent.
Keeping in view the extremely poor condition of the Antyodaya families, the Government
of India has suggested to the State Governments/UT Administrations to ensure that the end retail
price is retained at Rs.2 a kg for wheat and Rs.3 a kg for rice. The expenditure to be borne
by the State Governments in this regard would not be much. The extent of subsidy involved in
the scheme from the Central Exchequer will be Rs.2300 crores per annum.
Foodgrains under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana will be distributed to the beneficiaries
through the existing network of fair price shops.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b),(c),(d),(e),(f) & (g) OF STARRED QUESTION
NO. 47 FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 23.02.2001.
STATEMENT INDICATING THE NUMBER OF ANTYODAYA FAMILIES TO BE IDENTIFIED IN EACH STATE/UT.
(in lakhs)
SL. NO. State/UT NO. OF ANTYODAYA FAMILIES
1 Andhra Pradesh 6.228
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.151
3 Assam 2.815
4 Bihar 10.000
5 Chattishgarh 2.874
6 Delhi 0.626
7 Goa 0.073
8 Gujarat 3.250
9 Haryana 1.209
10 Himachal Pradesh 0.787
11 Jammu & Kashmir 1.129
12 Jharkhand 3.665
13 Karnataka 4.797
14 Kerala 2.382
15 Madhya Pradesh 6.324
16 Maharashtra 1.017
17 Manipur 0.255
18 Meghalaya 0.281
19 Mizoram 0.105
20 Nagaland 0.189
21 Orissa 5.055
22 Punjab 0.717
23 Rajasthan 3.726
24 Sikkim 0.067
25 Tamilnadu 7.455
26 Tripura 0.452
27 Uttaranchal 0.763
28 Uttar Pradesh 16.371
29 West Bengal 7.939
30 Andaman & Nicobar 0.043
31 Chandigarh 0.035
32 D&N Haveli 0.028
33 Daman & Diu 0.006
34 Lakshdweep 0.004
35 Pondicherry 0.128
T O T A L 99.954
