Question : QUANTITY OF FOODGRAINS ISSUED TO SIKKIM

(a) the total number of people below poverty line (BPL) and above poverty line (APL) in Sikkim;

(b) the total quantity of Rice, Wheat and Kerosene Oil issued to the State of Sikkim from the PDS on subsidy during each of the last three years alongwith the rates thereof, item-wise;

(c) whether the CBI has filed chargesheet against some FCI officials posted in Sikkim and Siliguri for diverting these items in open market; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI SRIRAM CHAUHAN )

(a) As per the Planning Commission`s estimates, 0.34 lakh families are below poverty line and 0.48 lakh families are above poverty line in Sikkim on the basis of 1995 population. An economic survey is presently being conducted by the Govt. of Sikkim to identify the exact number of APL and BPL families in the State.

(b) Total quantity of subsidized Rice, Wheat and Kerosene Oil issued to the State of Sikkim under the PDS during 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2000, year-wise are as under:-

Year	Allocation of	Rice	Wheat	Kerosene Oil	(in`000 tonnes)	(in`000 tonnes)	(in metric tonnes)
1997-98	77.380	5.680	7794	1998-99	87.720	10.680	7885	1999-2000	87.720	2.090	7895

Rice -	For APL - Grade `A`	Rs.1130 per qtl.	For BPL	Common/Grade `A`	Rs.565 per qtl.
Wheat - For APL	Rs.830 per qtl.	For BPL	Rs.415 per qtl.