The National Food Security Ordinance, 2013, promulgated on 05.07.2013, provides for coverage of upto 75% of the rural andupto 50% of the urban population, at the all India level, to receive 5 kilograms of foodgrains at subsidized prices under Targeted Public Distribution System, provided that households covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana will be entitled to 35 kilograms per household per month. The annual requirement of foodgrains for implementation of the Ordinance is estimated at 614.3 lakhtons. This information was given by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Prof. K.V. Thomas in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
The Minister said that the Ordinance further provides that the State-wise percentage coverage will be determined by the Central Government. Identification of beneficiaries within the state will be done by the concern state only.
Accordingly, based on National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) Consumption Expenditure Survey data for 2011-12, the Planning Commission has estimated the State-wise percentage coverage as following:
|
Sl.No. |
State/UT |
Estimated state-wise percentage coverage (%) (Based on 2011-12 NSSO data) |
|
|
Rural |
Urban |
||
|
1 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
60.96 |
41.14 |
|
2 |
ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
66.31 |
51.55 |
|
3 |
ASSAM |
84.17 |
60.35 |
|
4 |
BIHAR |
85.12 |
74.53 |
|
5 |
CHHATTISGARH |
84.25 |
59.98 |
|
6 |
NCT OF DELHI |
37.69 |
43.59 |
|
7 |
GOA |
42.24 |
33.02 |
|
8 |
GUJARAT |
74.64 |
48.25 |
|
9 |
HARYANA |
54.61 |
41.05 |
|
10 |
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
56.23 |
30.99 |
|
11 |
JAMMU & KASHMIR |
63.55 |
47.10 |
|
12 |
JHARKHAND |
86.48 |
60.20 |
|
13 |
KARNATAKA |
76.04 |
49.36 |
|
14 |
KERALA |
52.63 |
39.50 |
|
15 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
80.10 |
62.61 |
|
16 |
MAHARASHTRA |
76.32 |
45.34 |
|
17 |
MANIPUR |
88.56 |
85.75 |
|
18 |
MEGHALAYA |
77.79 |
50.87 |
|
19 |
MIZORAM |
81.88 |
48.60 |
|
20 |
NAGALAND |
79.83 |
61.98 |
|
21 |
ODISHA |
82.17 |
55.77 |
|
22 |
PUNJAB |
54.79 |
44.83 |
|
23 |
RAJASTHAN |
69.09 |
53.00 |
|
24 |
SIKKIM |
75.74 |
40.36 |
|
25 |
TAMIL NADU |
62.55 |
37.79 |
|
26 |
TRIPURA |
74.75 |
49.54 |
|
27 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
79.56 |
64.43 |
|
28 |
UTTARAKHAND |
65.26 |
52.05 |
|
29 |
WEST BENGAL |
74.47 |
47.55 |
|
30 |
A & N ISLANDS |
24.94 |
1.70 |
|
31 |
CHANDIGARH |
38.54 |
47.26 |
|
32 |
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |
84.19 |
51.54 |
|
33 |
DAMAN & DIU |
26.66 |
56.47 |
|
34 |
LAKSHADWEEP |
35.30 |
33.56 |
|
35 |
PUDUCHERRY |
59.68 |
46.94 |
| ALL INDIA |
75.00 |
50.00 |
|
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