Parliament Question: Antoydaya Anna Yojana

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3051 TO BE ANSWERED ON lITll MARCH, 2026 ANTO\’DA\-A ANNA YO.JANA ';'305 la SHRI IiAli(I SIN(;H KUSH \\’All A:

SHRI NE ERA. J MAUR\’A: \\’ill the N’'Iinister of CONStJNIER AFFAIRS, l"OOD ANI) 1)UBI,iC' DIS-fRIBUTI':)N

be pleased to state:

(a): the total number of ration card holders currently registered under the /\ntyoda};a A,rna Yojana and I)l’iority llouschold categories in the districts of Barcill)’, Badaun. Shahjahanpur.

Jaunpur. Fttall and Kasgani of Uttar Pradesh: ( b): the nulnbcr of ineligible benctlciarics identified in the said districts during tIle last 11\’e years along \\’itIl the action taken b)' the Government against the such benefIciaries and the punitive measures,“steps taken against the guilt)' Fair Price Shop Dealers and departnrentd! offIcers:

(c): the details and the number of Fair Price Shops suspended. cancelled or blacklisted in the

said districts during the said period:

(d): \\-hctllcr any fornral role has been dellned for public represcntati\-e like NII)s. MLAs and \-illage heads ill lnonitoring the Public Distribution S\'steIn:

(e): u'hethcr thc public representati\'cs ha\'c authority to rcconrnrcnded inclusion of eligible excluded families through the Public Financial N4andgenlcnt System or any other nrechanism: and ( D: if so. the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

(a): The category wise details of ration cards registered under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFS A) in the districts of Bareilly, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Jaunpur, Etah and Kasganj of

Uttar Pradesh are as follows:District Antyodaya Priority Anna Yojana Households AA PH Bareill 99.596 6,89,068 mt 45,187 5, 18,790 Shahjahan 37,847 5,58,718 ma 27,592 2,23,303 =t 1 ,25,473 7.14,972 Etah 26,491 2,86,709

(b): The details of total number of bogus or ineligible beneficiaries identified in the said distrIcts

and actions taken against them during the last five years is as follows:

Deleted beneficiaries District Name Flagged Beneficiaries State Govt Bareill 1 ,27,725 55,498 Budaun 96,349 36,116 Shahiahan 55,791 21 ,250 Kasgan 42,625 27,854 JaunDur 1 , 19,478 36,789 Etah 50,207 34,492

(c): A Statement showing results of action taken by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh under relevant clauses of the PDS/TPDS (Control) Orders from January, 2015 to December, 2025 is placed at Annexure.

(d) to (f): As per Section 29 of the NFSA, 2013, the State Governments are required to put in place transparency and accountability mechanisms, including social audits, public disclosure of records, and community monitoring of the functioning of the Targeted Public Distribution System.

In this context, local bodies such as Gram Panchayats and their representatives (including Gram Pradhans) may be associated with monitoring activities such as verification of beneficiary lists, social audits, and supervision of Fair Price Shops at the local level.

Further, the TPDS (Control) Order, 2015 mandates States/UTs to establish Vigilance Committees at State, District, Block and Fair Price Shop levels to regularly supervise the functioning of the PDS and ensure transparency and accountability in foodgrain distribution. These Vigilance Committees are intended to include representatives from local bodies, public representatives, and other community stakeholders to oversee the functioning of Fair Price Shops and the distribution system SeRge k +eScANNEXU RE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3051 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 11.03.2026 REGARDING “ANTOYDAYA ANNA YO JANA”.

Statement showing results of action taken by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh under relevant clauses of the PDS/TPDS (Control) Orders from January, 2015 to December, 2025.

Name of Year Number of Number of Number of Number of FPS the Td Inspections raids persons Licenses State / UT ROeNaIA conducted arrested/ suspended/ Iraq/w vwrq T&TTV prosecuted Cancelled/ BraIA convicted Show cause wweIT IFlqrq vwrq nI W,II{/ notices issued/ FIR Lodged W{ITT©rq maRcI/ a 3f8a Tq/6tqf% aPddtR dt a WTB aT{gIT/ qTftfbq w vlwl WWI val&itqtfta/ Rtf uvf+fhit dt WWI a 45376 1009 6665 Pradesh 2016 62322 696 887 6545 aT(aq 1 2017 29804 3141 557 2461 2018 138302 + 3385 9419 (April 18 March, 19 2019-20 150970 2343 1086 6404 2020-2 1 153393 14329 1199 6506 2021-22 116734 11207 573 5026 2022-23 108662 10312 716 4245 2023 28237 2684 122 820 2024 t + + 2025 + *Information not provided by the State Government