Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2885, to be answered on December 17th, 2025, posed by Shri Adhikari Deepak Dev, requests the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to state the number of hunger deaths recorded during the last three years, state-wise, and the number of deaths recorded due to a lack of an Aadhaar card to access foodgrains from the Public Distribution System, state-wise. The Minister of State for the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shrimati Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya, answered that no State Government/UT Administration has reported any incident of hunger death including due to lack of Aadhaar card to access foodgrains from the Public Distribution System during the last three years.
Key Entities Referenced
Public Distribution System: A government-sponsored chain of shops entrusted with the work of distributing basic food and non-food commodities to the needy sections of the society at very low prices.
Aadhaar card: A 12-digit individual identification number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution: The ministry responsible for policies related to consumer affairs, food, and public distribution in India.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2885
TO BE ANSWERED ON 17TH DECEMBER, 2025
HUNGER DEATH
2885. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK DEV:
Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD AND PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:
(a): the details of the number of hunger deaths recorded during the last three years,
State-wise: and
(b): the details of the number of deaths recorded due to lack of Aadhaar card to access
foodgrains from Public Distribution System, State-wise
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS,
FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)
(a) to (b) : No State Government/ UT Administration has reported any incident of hunger death
including due to lack of Aadhaar card to access foodgrains from Public Distribution System
during the last three years.
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