MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( DR. AKHILESH PRASAD SINGH )
(a), (b) & (c): The Centrally Sponsored Scheme `Construction of Godowns`, under which financial assistance was provided to State Governments/UT Administrations in the form of 50% subsidy and 50% loan for construction of small godowns has been discontinued from 1.4.2002. Apart from this the Food Corporation of India and the Central Warehousing Corporation also create capacity for storage of foodgrains etc. with assistance from Government of India. The storage capacity added during the last three years by them is annexed. The Government also provides assistance for Training, Research and Monitoring under the TPDS and Hill Transport Allowance for strengthening of TPDS to various States/UTs.
(d): As per the Planning Commission`s poverty estimates of 1993-94, taken on the projected population base as on 1.3.2000, 6.52 crores families have been estimated to be living below poverty line.
The scale of issue under TPDS is 35 kg. per household per month. In order to cater to the poorest of the poor families amongst the BPL, the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) which covers 2.00 crore families is being further expanded by adding another 50 lakh households. The AAY families are provided foodgrains at a highly subsidized rate of Rs. 2.00 and Rs. 3.00 per kg. for wheat and rice.
(e): As far as supply of rice and wheat under TPDS and other Welfare Schemes is concerned, the Department of Food & Public Distribution has directed the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to maintain the stock level equivalent to two months offtake at all point of time on all locations.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3536 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 18.04.2005 IN THE LOK SABHA
S.No. State/UT Storage Capacity added (FCI, CWC) ( in MTs )
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
FCI CWC FCI CWC FCI CWC
1 Andhra Pradesh 45,000 1,40,810 15,000 10,000 15,000 -
2 Arunachal Pradesh - - - - - -
3 Assam - - - 20,000 - -
4 Bihar - - - - - 5,000
5 Chattisgarh - - - - 13,340 -
6 Delhi - - - 25,300 - 10,000
7 Goa - - - - - -
8 Gujarat - - 15,000 73,800 10,000 -
9 Haryana - 31,100 16,670 - 10,000 -
10 Himachal Pradesh 1,670 - - 1,670 - -
11 J&K 7,500 - - - - -
12 Jharkhand - - - - - -
13 Karnataka 7,800 20,000 15,000 10,400 15,000 11,140
14 Kerala - 5,000 - 25,000 - -
15 Madhya Pradesh - - - 10,000 - 6,000
16 Maharashtra - - 6,680 38,400 11,920 47,100
17 Manipur - - - - 2,500 -
18 Meghalaya - - - - - -
19 Mizoram - - - - - -
20 Nagaland - - - - 2,500 -
21 Orissa - 29,300 15,000 - - -
22 Punjab 5,000 17,200 23,340 - - -
23 Rajasthan 20,000 25,000 - 12,589 - 17,300
24 Sikkim 2,500 - - - - -
25 Tamil Nadu 5,000 8,900 3,340 1,550 3,340 -
26 Tripura - - 2,500 - - -
27 Uttaranchal - - - - - -
28 Uttar Pradesh - 61,480 20,000 12,000 13,340 5,000
29 West Bengal - 20,000 - 57,400 - 12,800
30 A&N Islands - - - - - 2,700
31 Chandigarh - - - - - -
32 D&N Haveli - - - - - -
33 Daman & Diu - - - - - -
34 Lakshdweep - - - - - -
35 Pondicherry - - - - - -
