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.