278 LMT foodgrains allocated free of cost to approximately 80 Crore beneficiaries under PMGKAY
27 JUL 2021 4:47PM by PIB Delhi
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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