23 States get Foodgrains Under National Food Security Act

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New Delhi (ABC Live):Based on the preparedness and identification of beneficiaries reported by 23 States/Union Territories (UTs), foodgrains under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) are being allocated to them. Details of these States/UTs and identified beneficiaries reported by them are at Annexure.

Under the Act, States/UTs are required to identify the eligible households and place their list in the public domain and display it prominently. Remaining 13 States/UTs have not completed all the preparatory measures required for implementation of the Act.

Foodgrains allocation under existing Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) is continuing in these States/UTs. This information was given by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

The Minister said that implementation of the Act is reviewed on a regular basis and necessary advisories are issued to States/UTs, wherever required. Various meetings/ conferences have also been held with the States/UTs to review status of implementation of the Act. This year, four such meetings – on 7 July, 1 September, 19 November (with North-Eastern States) and 23 November, 2015 – have been held with the States/UTs.

During such meetings/conferences, the points raised by States/UTs are clarified and the need for early implementation of Act and necessary strengthening of TPDS in order to be able to successfully deliver entitlements in a rights-based approach under NFSA are emphasized.

DETAILS OF IDENTIFIED BENEFICIARIES UNDER NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY ACT, 2013 (NFSA)

S. No. NAME OF THE STATE/UT NO. OF PERSONS REPORTED  BY STATE/UT AS  IDENTIFIED FOR COVERAGE (IN LAKH)
(1) Andhra Pradesh 268.16
(2) Assam 240.59
(3) Bihar 857.12
(4) Chandigarh 1.78
(5) Chhattisgarh 200.77
(6) Daman & Diu 0.97
(7) Delhi 72.64
(8) Goa 5.11
(9) Haryana 126.49
(10) Himachal Pradesh 26.78
(11) Jharkhand 233.41
(12) Karnataka 401.93
(13) Lakshadweep 0.22
(14) Madhya Pradesh 509.52
(15) Maharashtra 700.17
(16) Odisha 294.49
(17) Puducherry 4.45
(18) Punjab 141.45
(19) Rajasthan 446.62
(20) Telangana 191.62
(21) Tripura 22.07
(22) Uttarakhand 61.94
(23) West Bengal 158.77

Note:           Chandigarh and Puducherry are implementing NFSA in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.