Question : UTILISATION OF FOODGRAINS FOR FLOOD RELIEF



(a) whether the Government has received the details of foodgrains utilized for the relief work carried out in flood affected States of the country during the year 2007;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the foodgrains available in State Food Corporation godowns for distribution to Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) families were utilised for relief works particularly in 24 districts of Bihar in the year 2007;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government proposes to make foodgrains available to those people under the BPL and AAY who were not provided any foodgrains as relief during the floods of 2007; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


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) & (b): Foodgrains have been allocated to States for flood relief during 2007-08 as follows:-

 (In tons)
States	Allocations	Offtake
Rice Wheat Rice Wheat
Assam 10000 10000 Bihar 100000 50000 64624 48355 West Bengal 10333 600 2300 Total 120333 50600 76924 48355

(c), (d), (e) & (f): The State Government of Bihar has informed that foodgrains allocated under TPDS were also distributed for flood relief, in addition to those allocated for this purpose. However, their exact details are still awaited from the State Government.