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Juniper Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
13th April, 2017
“National Food Security Act 2013 and
Reforms in Public Distribution System”
National Consultation on Sustainable Development Goals SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
(End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture)
Agenda
[A] National Food Security Act 2013 (NFSA)
[B] Transparency in Public Distribution System
[C] Direct Benefit Transfers (Cash Transfers) in PDS
[D] Results & Dividends
[D] Centre of Excellence (CENEX)
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National Food Security Act 2013
Salient Features
1. NFSA came into force w.e.f. 5th July, 2013
2. Entitlements under NFSA
o Highly subsidized foodgrains under PDS
o Nutritious meal, free of charge to pregnant women & lactating mothers and children up to
6 years of age under ICDS.
o Nutritious meal, free of charge to children in the 6-14 years of age group under MDM.
o Maternity benefits of Rs. 6000 to Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers
NFSA: Salient Features (Cont.)
3. PDS now governed by provisions of NFSA
4. Coverage under PDS: 75% Rural and 50% Urban population; State-wise coverage
determined by the Planning Commission (now NITI Ayog) on the basis of 2011-12
Household Consumption Expenditure survey of NSSO.
5. Coverage of two-thirds of the total population at the all India level, under two
categories of beneficiaries – Antodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households and Priority
Households (PHH).
6. Foodgrains Entitlement: 5 kg per person for PHH category and 35 kg per household
for AAY households.
7. Prices: Rs. 3/2/1 per kg for rice, wheat and coarse grains
NFSA: Salient Features (Cont.)
8. No reduction in foodgrains allocation to any State/UT under NFSA – Tide Over
allocation.
9. Identification of Households: to be done by States/UTs, which are required to frame
their own criteria
10. Women Empowerment: Eldest woman (18 years or above) to be the head of the
household for the purpose of issuing of ration cards.
11. Grievance Redressal Mechanism: To be set up at the District and State levels.
12. Transparency: Provisions for disclosure of records relating to PDS, placing
beneficiaries list in public domain
13. Assistance to States/UTs for meeting expenditure on intra-State transportation &
handling of foodgrains and FPS Dealers' margin
Details
Coverage under NFSA
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Sl. No. State/UT 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 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
Coverage under NFSA (Cont.)
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Sl. No. State/UT Percentage coverage based on 2011-12 NSSO data
Rural Urban
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 Telangana 60.96 41.14
27 Tripura 74.75 49.54
28 Uttar Pradesh 79.56 64.43
29 Uttarakhand 65.26 52.05
30 West Bengal 74.47 47.55
31 A & N islands 24.94 1.70
32 Chandigarh 38.54 47.26
33 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 84.19 51.54
34 Daman & Diu 26.66 56.47
35 Lakshadweep 35.30 33.56
36 Puducherry 59.68 46.94
TOTAL 75.00 50.00
NFSA vis-à-vis Erstwhile TPDS
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Category of
beneficiary
Coverage
(No. of Households in
crore)
Foodgrains Entitlement
(per month)
Issue Price
(Rs./kg)
Rice Wheat
Erstwhile TPDS AAY 2.5 35 kg per family 3.00 2.00
BPL 4.02 35 kg per family 5.65 4.15
APL 11.52 Depending on availability 8.30 6.10
NFSA AAY 2.5 35 kg per family
3.00 2.00 Priority Households
(PHH) 16.1 (approx) 5 kg per person
Details
NFSA: Implementation Status
A] Current actual coverage under TPDS
About 80.5 Crore persons (In all 36 States/UTs implementing NFSA)
B] Current monthly allocation of foodgrains
46.05 Lakh Tons
(552.6 Lakh Tons annual)
C] Estimated monthly subsidy implication
Rs. 11,906 Crore
(Rs. 1.43 Lakh Crore annual)
Annual Allocation (2014-15)
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ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF RICE AND WHEAT FOR 2014-15
Sl. Category Rice Wheat Coarse
grains Total
A TPDS
(i) Non NFSA Allocation 179.30 85.55 0.00 264.85
(ii) NFSA Allocation 97.33 120.79 0.73 218.85
B ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION
(i) Additional APL and BPL 27.61 8.98 0.00 36.59
(ii) Festivals, Calamity Relief etc. 5.02 7.04 0.00 12.06
Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana,
Tripura and West Bengal
Sustainable Development Goals
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Sl. Goals Targets
1 Goal-2 End hunger, achieve food security
and improved nutrition, and
promote sustainable agriculture
2.1 By 2030 end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the
poor and people in vulnerable situations including infants, to safe,
nutritious and sufficient food all year round
2.C
Adopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity
markets and their derivatives, and facilitate timely access to market
information, including on food reserves, in order to help limit extreme
food price volatility
2 Goal-12 Ensure sustainable consumption
and production patterns
12.3 By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer
levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains,
including post-harvest losses.
State-wise Allocation under NFSA
(in lakh tons)
Sl. No. State/UT Average annual
Offtake*
Estmtd. Allocation
under NFSA**
Change under NFSA over
existing offtake
Total allocation under NFSA
- Higher of the two
(column 3 or 4)
1 2 3 4 5 6
States/UTs gaining under NFSA in terms of allocation
1 UTTAR PRADESH 65.90 96.15 30.25 96.15
2 BIHAR 27.89 55.27 27.38 55.27
3 GUJARAT 13.47 23.95 10.48 23.95
4 MAHARASHTRA 36.50 45.02 8.51 45.02
5 RAJASTHAN 20.55 27.92 7.37 27.92
6 JHARKHAND 10.11 16.96 6.85 16.96
7 MADHYA PRADESH 29.71 34.68 4.97 34.68
8 WEST BENGAL 34.08 38.49 4.41 38.49
9 KARNATAKA 22.24 25.56 3.32 25.56
10 HARYANA 5.55 7.95 2.40 7.95
11 PUNJAB 6.60 8.70 2.10 8.70
12 CHHATTISGARH 11.33 12.91 1.58 12.91
13 ORISSA 20.77 21.09 0.32 21.09
14 MANIPUR 1.30 1.58 0.28 1.58
15 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 0.08 0.15 0.07 0.15
16 DAMAN & DIU 0.03 0.07 0.04 0.07
17 CHANDIGARH 0.31 0.31 0.00 0.31
Total of States gaining 306.41 416.77 110.35 416.77 57
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State-wise Allocation Under NFSA (in lakh tons)
Sl. No. State/UT Average annual
Offtake*
Estmtd. Allocation
under NFSA**
Change under NFSA
over existing offtake
Total allocation under NFSA -
Higher of the two (column 3 or 4)
States/UTs loosing under NFSA in terms of allocation
18 LAKSHADWEEP 0.05 0.01 -0.04 0.05
19 PUDUCHERRY 0.50 0.42 -0.08 0.50
20 A & N ISLANDS 0.16 0.05 -0.11 0.16
21 SIKKIM 0.44 0.26 -0.18 0.44
22 MIZORAM 0.66 0.45 -0.20 0.66
23 GOA 0.59 0.34 -0.25 0.59
24 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0.89 0.57 -0.32 0.89
25 MEGHALAYA 1.76 1.37 -0.39 1.76
26 NAGALAND 1.38 0.94 -0.44 1.38
27 ASSAM 16.95 15.96 -0.99 16.95
28 TRIPURA 2.71 1.64 -1.08 2.71
29 UTTARAKHAND 5.03 3.95 -1.09 5.03
30 TELANGANA 13.38 12.28 -1.10 13.38
31 NCT OF DELHI 5.73 4.56 -1.18 5.73
32 ANDHRA PRADESH 18.72 17.18 -1.53 18.72
33 HIMACHAL PRADESH 5.08 2.45 -2.63 5.08
34 JAMMU & KASHMIR 7.51 4.79 -2.72 7.51
35 KERALA 14.25 10.00 -4.25 14.25
36 TAMIL NADU 36.78 24.12 -12.66 36.78
Total of States loosing 132.58 101.34 -31.24 132.58
GRAND TOTAL (all India) 439.00 518.10 79.11 549.35
58 * Annual average allocation under erstwhile normal TPDS during 2010-11 to 2012-13. Does not include addl. BPL allocation or other adhoc/special allocations
** On the basis of coverage and entitlements under the Act BACK