PIB News Update: The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ms. Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that during the year 2021 for the period of 7 months i.e May-November, 2021 about 278 LMT foodgrains have been allocated free of cost to approximately 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries under PMGKAY).
Similarly, about 322 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) of food-grains had been allocated to approx. 80 crore beneficiaries during the period of 8 months i.e April-November in 2020.
In pursuance of the pro-poor measures under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package as part of the Economic Response to COVID -19, Govt of India had launched scheme i.e Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana(PMGKAY) for additional allocation of food-grains from the Central Pool @ 5 kg per person per month free of cost for all the beneficiaries covered under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)/National Food Security Act(NFSA) (Antyodaya Anna Yojana(AAY) & Priority Households(PHH)) including those covered under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
State/UT-wise details of allocation of foodgrains under PMGKAY schemes since its inception is:
| SN | States/UTs | Total Allocation
under PMGKAY 2020 (In MTs) |
Total Allocation
under PMGKAY 2021(In MTs) |
| 1 | Andaman &
Nicobar Islands |
2434.48 | 2130.17 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 1072920.00 | 938775.81 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 32844.84 | 29412.01 |
| 4 | Assam | 1006116.96 | 878654.56 |
| 5 | Bihar | 3463588.53 | 3049071.94 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 11112.95 | 9780.23 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 803080.00 | 702695.00 |
| 8 | Daman & Diu D&NH | 11482.44 | 9434.94 |
| 9 | Delhi | 290932.96 | 254729.83 |
| 10 | Goa | 21279.76 | 18626.34 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 1530143.48 | 1195998.83 |
| 12 | Haryana | 505960.00 | 442715.00 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 114578.24 | 100255.96 |
| 14 | Jammu And Kashmir | 289101.03 | 253437.35 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 1054800.92 | 922950.81 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 1607720.00 | 1406755.00 |
| 17 | Kerala | 619200.48 | 541800.42 |
| 18 | Ladakh | 5755.80 | 5036.29 |
| 19 | Lakshadweep | 880.00 | 765.31 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh | 2185680.00 | 1689043.93 |
| 21 | Maharashtra | 2800680.00 | 2450587.10 |
| 22 | Manipur | 98526.02 | 65105.57 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 85820.68 | 75093.10 |
| 24 | Mizoram | 26728.60 | 23387.53 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 56187.48 | 49164.05 |
| 26 | Odisha | 1294384.64 | 1135157.42 |
| 27 | Puducherry | 25284.94 | 21910.50 |
| 28 | Punjab | 565800.00 | 495295.57 |
| 29 | Rajasthan | 1786480.00 | 1540043.58 |
| 30 | Sikkim | 15151.52 | 13257.58 |
| 31 | Tamil Nadu | 1429348.48 | 1276427.78 |
| 32 | Telangana | 766480.00 | 670676.65 |
| 33 | Tripura | 99788.02 | 87088.66 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 5915765.97 | 5151722.66 |
| 35 | Uttarakhand | 247786.85 | 216790.00 |
| 36 | West Bengal | 2407350.80 | 2106431.95 |
| Total | 32251176.85 | 27830209.34 | |
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