(a) whether the Union Government have reduced the foodgrains quota of some States and
particularly the State of Karnataka despite their request to retain the existing quota of
foodgains;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;
(c) the details of foodgrains requested by each State including Karnataka during the current
year, State-wise; and
(d) the quantum of foodgrains allocated by Union Government to each State during the above
period?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
( SHRI SUBHASH MAHARIA )
(a)&(b): No reduction has been made in the allocation of foodgrains to Karnataka. However,
in conformity with the guidelines applicable to all the States, foodgrains quota for families
above poverty line (APL) was reduced for some States from 1.4.2002.
(c)&(d): A statement showing details of the requests made by the States during 2002-03 for
restoration of their foodgrains quota is at Annex-I.
ANNEX-I
ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c)&(d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 631 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 21-02-2003 IN THE LOK SABHA.
STATEMENT SHOWING DETAILS OF REQUESTS MADE BY THE STATES FOR RESTORATION OF THEIR APL QUOTA.
S.No. State Request
1. Meghalaya To increase the APL rice allocation to 9530 tonnes and APL wheat allocation to 3000 tonnes per month.
2. Mizoram To restore the APL rice allocation to 6810 tonnes per month.
3. Nagaland To restore the previous level of allocation of APL rice allocation to 4825 tonnes and APL wheat allocation to 2000 tonnes per month.