(a) whether the Union Government has recently announced any scheme to provide foodgrains to
some States for distribution to the poor people at cheap rates;
(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the names of the beneficiary States and the
criterion adopted for their identification;
(c) the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
(d) whether the Government proposes to extend the scheme to other poor and backward
States; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION(PROF. K.V. THOMAS)
(a) to (e): Apart from the normal allocation of foodgrains made under the Targeted Public
Distribution System (TPDS) to States/UTs, the Government has made a special adhoc additional
allocation of 30.66 lakh tons of foodgrains (13.80 lakh tons of rice and 16.86 lakh tons of
wheat) to all the States and UTs for the accepted number of Below Poverty Line (BPL),
Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families under TPDS on 19th May
2010. The above allocations have been made at a subsidized price of Rs.11.85/- per kg for rice
and Rs.8.45 per kg for wheat. The States/UTs have been allowed to lift the allocated quantities
upto 20th November 2010.