A N S W E R
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)
(a): Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)’ the Government of India, Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) started distribution of ‘additional’ and ‘free-of-cost’ foodgrains (Rice/Wheat) to around 80 Crore National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries. As per the phase wise distribution reports available from the States/UTs, so far, a cumulative total of about 726 Lakh MT of foodgrains have been lifted and nearly 690 Lakh MT foodgrains have been distributed by the States/UTs. Year wise and foodgrain wise figures are shown below:
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Year wise Lifting % against Allocation Quantity Distributed in LMT
Wheat Rice Total
FY 2020-21 95% 102.4 196.2 298.6
FY 2021-22 96% 184.5 206.6 391.1
(b): A Statement showing State/UT-wise inter-State and intra-State portability transactions since inception of ONORC plan is at Annexure.
(c): About 10% of such transactions take place through portability One Nation One Ration Card Plan.
(d): The primary responsibility of beneficiary outreach and awareness generation under NFSA/ PDS has been entrusted to the States/UTs. All States/UTs have been requested to undertake wide-spread publicity and awareness of PM-GKAY and ONORC plan. The Department has also shared various IEC (Information, Education and Communication) material about ONORC with all States/UTs for regular awareness generation through Fair Price Shops and other public places of importance. Further, the Department also undertakes wide-publicity of ONORC through regular press releases and through Social Media. All States/UTs have also been requested to enable a dedicated 14445 toll-free number for ONORC operations for information dissemination and other matters pertaining to portability of ration cards. States/UTs are also requested to promote awareness about ‘Mera Ration’ Mobile application that has been developed by the Department, in association with NIC, for the benefit of NFSA beneficiaries.
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ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5550 FOR ANSWER ON 06.04.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA.
State/UT wise Inter-State and Intra-State portability Transactions
States Total Intra-State Portability Transactions Total Inter-State Portability Transactions Total Inter-Intra Portability Transactions
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 15,091 199 15,290
ANDHRA PRADESH 9,62,88,126 3,193 9,62,91,319
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1,124 137 1,261
BIHAR 17,88,29,488 13,329 17,88,42,817
CHANDIGARH - 187 187
CHHATTISGARH 1,44,889 47 1,44,936
DELHI 47,36,890 16,89,605 64,26,495
GOA 19,938 9,096 29,034
GUJARAT 18,30,921 1,00,487 19,31,408
HARYANA 2,37,50,504 2,65,909 2,40,16,413
HIMACHAL PRADESH 960 22,654 23,614
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 6,36,409 15,294 6,51,703
JHARKHAND 16,99,982 11,070 17,11,052
KARNATAKA 3,86,77,177 15,465 3,86,92,642
KERALA 3,64,65,424 10,741 3,64,76,165
LADAKH - 188 188
LAKSHADWEEP 122 54 176
MADHYA PRADESH 1,81,52,823 13,134 1,81,65,957
MAHARASHTRA 3,21,26,222 1,29,876 3,22,56,098
MANIPUR 1,505 14 1,519
MEGHALAYA - 49 49
MIZORAM 1,924 4 1,928
NAGALAND 10,450 318 10,768
ODISHA 38,002 787 38,789
PUDUCHERRY - 1 1
PUNJAB 38,26,986 10,280 38,37,266
RAJASTHAN 7,20,58,541 14,814 7,20,73,355
SIKKIM 4,503 300 4,803
TAMIL NADU 15,71,962 4,950 15,76,912
TELANGANA 5,73,80,836 11,147 5,73,91,983
THE DADRA AND NAGAR
HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU 1,15,658 47,381 1,63,039
TRIPURA 5,96,857 7,996 6,04,853
UTTAR PRADESH 4,68,56,037 35,372 4,68,91,409
UTTARAKHAND - 30,676 30,676
WEST BENGAL - 260 260
Total 61,58,39,351 24,65,014 61,83,04,365
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