MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI SHARAD PAWAR)
(a),(b) & (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. 384 DUE FOR
ANSWER ON 21.04.2008 IN THE LOK SABHA.
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir.A few complaints have been received from individuals, organizations and
through press reports about non-availability and non-distribution of foodgrains under Targeted
Public Distribution System (TPDS) in some States. A statement containing State-wise details of
complaints received during 2006, 2007 and 2008 is enclosed. Government of India has ensured
adequate availability of foodgrains for all BPL and AAY families. The responsibility for ensuring
further transportation and proper distribution to eligible ration card holders is of the State
and UT Governments. Therefore, all the complaints have been sent to the concerned State and UT
Governments for taking appropriate action.
(c): Government of India allocates foodgrains to all States and UTs as per applicable norms.
These allocations of the foodgrains are issued in advance. As per existing instructions, FCI
delivers the allocated foodgrains to State and UT Governments from its depots/godowns.
Decentralized procurement States also lift the allocated foodgrains from the stocks maintained
by them.
In some rare cases if FCI is not able to deliver the allocated quantities to State and UT
Governments from the designated depots/godowns, it delivers them from the nearest depots/godowns.
For remote and inaccessible areas in States, advance allocations of foodgrains are also
permitted for stocking during monsoon and winter seasons.
