The
Government allocates foodgrains @ 35 kg per family per month for all accepted
number of Antyodaya Anna Yojana
(AAY), Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families in Assam.
The monthly quota of levy sugar is 700 grams per person per month.
Government
of India allocates PDS Kerosene to States/Union Territories (UTs) on quarterly
basis for distribution under PDS for cooking and illumination only. Further, distribution within the States/UTs
through their PDS network to card holders as per their respective criteria, is the responsibility of the concerned States/UTs.
The
total quantity of foodgrains, levy sugar and kerosene allocated and lifted by
Assam under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) during the last three
years is as under:
|
Year
|
Foodgrains
(In
lakh tons)
|
Sugar
( In lakh MTs)
|
Kerosene
(In
KL)
|
|
Allocation
|
Lifting
|
Allocation
|
Lifting
|
Allocation
|
Lifting
|
|
2009-10
|
15.75
|
14.23
|
2.24
|
1.56
|
331393
|
257612
|
|
2010-11
|
24.42
|
19.56
|
2.24
|
2.27
|
331176
|
257671
|
|
2011-12
|
20.42
|
18.77
|
2.24
|
2.09
|
330708
|
327128
|
Lower
offtake by the State is mainly in the additional
allocation attributable to State’s inability to absorb additional allocation
due to further subsidization by the State Government to the targeted
beneficiaries, short placement of stocks at some Food Corporation of India
(FCI) depots due to movement bottlenecks resulting from inadequate placement of
rail rakes. In order to improve lifting, Government has been favourably
considering the request of the State Government for extension of validity for
lifting of the allocated quantity under TPDS. Further, the Government has also
been taking up the matter with the State Government through periodical meetings
and communications at various levels with them.
This information was given by the Minister
of State (IC) for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Prof. K.V.Thomas in a written reply in theRajya
Sabha today.
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NCJ/
RV
(Release ID :90792)