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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5996
TO BE ANSWERED ON IsT APRIL, 2026
FORTIFIED RICE
t5996. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:
SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO:
SMT. SANJNA JATAV:
SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:
SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:
SHRI CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMSrii:
SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:
DR. K SUDHAKAR:
DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:
SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNAND AN RAO:
SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI:
Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
be pleased to state:
(a): the quantity of fortified rice distributed under various Government schemes since the
implementation of the fortified rice distribution programme across the country, State/UT-wise
particularly in Bharatpur Lok Sabha Constituency in Rajasthan and Palghar district in
Maharashtra;
(b): the number of rice mills producing Fortified Rice Kernels (FRK) in the country along
with the installed production capacity thereof;
(c): the details of the funds allocated, released and utilised for the implementation of the said
programme during the last three years, year-wise;
(d): the number of fortified rice samples tested to ensure quality compliance during the last
three years;
(e): the number of cases of irregularities in compliance reported during the said period; and
(f): whether any special initiative have been initiated by the Government for tribal district of
the country like Palghar in Maharashtra for fortified rice distribution under Government schemes
and if so, the details thereon
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS,
FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)
(a): The fortified rice is being distributed in Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
(PMGKAY), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti
Nirman (PM POSHAN) and Other Welfare Schemes (OWS) of Government of India since March,
2024 except for the PMGKAY in wheat consuming states i.e. Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan and
100% Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) UTs i.e. Chandigarh and Puducherry.A statement showing quantity of fortified rice lifted/distributed under various
Government’s food safety-net programmes since the implementation of the initiative is at
Annexure.
(b): As on 24.03.2026, there are 741 Fortified Rice Kernels manufacturing units licensed under
FSSAI. However, information related to production capacity specifically for Fortified Rice Kernels
(FRK) is not maintained by the Government of India.
(c): For the implementation of Rice Fortification Initiative, the Government of India has
allocated Rs.1323.38 Cr. for F. Y. 2022-23, Rs. 2679.47 Cr. for F. Y. 2023-24 and then extended
the initiative at an annual financial implication of Rs.3796 Cr.
Food subsidy is released for distribution offoodgrains (Wheat, Rice and Coarse grains), no
commodity wise food subsidy release is maintained by Department of Food and Public Distribution
(DFPD). The total food subsidy released for distribution of foodgrains (including fortified rice)
during the last three years is as under:
Financial Year Amount
(in Rs. Crore)
2022-23 272501.69
2023-24 211394.39
2024-25 199499.67
(d) & (e): in order to ensure the quality of fortified rice, each lot of fortified rice is being accepted
only after quantitative analysis. All physical parameters including the blending ratio of (FRK) are
thoroughly checked.
In addition to above, the number of fortified rice samples tested by the Food Safety and
Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) during the last 3 years are tabulated as under:
Financial Year No. of samples tested
Fm
,025-26
,024-25 B2 B5
2023-24 .9 B4
(f): The Government of India is supplying fortified rice through all the food safety-net
programmes across all States and Union Territories (UTs) including tribal districts except Wheat
consuming States and 100% Direct Benefit Transfer UTs.
+ + +:+cicAnnexure
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 5996 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 IN THE LOK SABHA.
Statement showing quantity of fortified rice lifted/distributed under various Government’s food
safety-net programmes since the implementation of the initiative
Sr. No. 1 Name of State/UT Total fortified rice lifted/distributed (in MTs)
s 11616.01
Andhra Pradesh 5455891.71
3 Arunachal Pradesh 178503.19
4 Assam 4515367.33
5 Bihar 13519162.49
6 Chandigarh 6710.70
Chhatisgarh 4610226.52
8 DD & DNH 71655.29
9 Delhi 642656.99
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Goa 90584.82
11 Guiarat 3657708.79
12 H La 113893.12
13 r 293250.25
[ 14 J& K 932943.59
15 Jharkhand 4799027.97
16 Karnataka 6903 195.94
17 Kerala 2141319.57
18 Ladakh 14252.94
19 Lakshdweep 3866.27
20 Madhya Pradesh 5352018.63
21 Maharashtra 8306625.36
22 Manipur 343878.35
23 Meghalaya 429202.29
24 Mizoram 153943.25
25 Nagaland 224768.28
26 Odisha 7063898.54
27 Puducherry 5105.42
28 Punjab 144574.82
29 Rajasthan 305835.56
30 Sikkim 59573.53
31 Tami Inadu 6407055.86
32 Telangana 3531739.82
33 Tripura 529766.89
34 Uttar Pradesh 16364933.14
35 Uttrakhand 46 1 5919.02
36 West Bengal 8009927.30
Total 109810599.54