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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. 5488
TO BE ANSWERED ON 25TH MARCH, 2026
PMGKAY
t5488. SHRI FLAMPRIT MANDAL:
Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD AND PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:
(a): the number of beneficiaries in the States at the initial stage under the Pradhan Mantri
Garib Jan Kalyan Anna Yojana, State-wise;
(b): whether the number of beneficiaries are added/deleted every year under the said
scheme; and
(c): if so, the number of beneficiaries till date since the implementation of the said scheme,
State-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS,
FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)
(a) to (c): The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFS A) provides coverage for a maximum of
81.35 Crore persons to receive the benefit of subsidized foodgrains under Targeted Public
Distribution System (TPDS). Further, as per the obligations and provisions of the Act, inter-alia
it is the responsibility of the States/UTs to identify maximum eligible beneficiaries/households as
per criteria evolved by them for the inclusion and exclusion of beneficiaries under the Act and
issue ration cards under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) to the
persons/households identified up to their respective ceiling limits of NFS A coverage. Clause 3(13)
of the Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015, as amended by the TPDS
(Control) Amendment Order, 2025, requires States and Union Territories to regularly review and
update the list of eligible households and to ensure that mandatory e-KYC of all ration card holders
is completed every five years. The review is a continuous process and focuses on deletion of
ineligible households and Inclusion of eligible households. A statement showing the number of
beneficiaries (as on date) under PMGKAY is at Annexure.
SeSeSc SeScSeAnnexure
A statement showing current beneficiaries under PM(;KAY as on date
S. No. Name of State/UT Beneficiaries count
1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 61 ,334
2 ANDHRA PRADESH 2,68,20,046
3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 8,7 1 ,000
4 ASSAM 2,48,94,794
5 BIHAR 8,48,63,63 1
6 CHANDIGARH 3,42,954
7 CHHATTISGARH 1,99,73,683
8 DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN & DIU 2,63,375
9 DELHI 72,20,350
10 GOA 4,76,303
11 GUJARAT 3,36,90,403
12 HARYANA 1 ,26,49,000
13 HIMACHAL PRADESH 28,54,661
14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 67,47, 1 72
15 JHARKHAND 2,62,91 ,129
KARNATAKA
16 4,0 1 ,93,243
17 KERALA 1 ,50,65,170
18 LADAKH 1,13,803
19 LAKSHADWEEP 20,095
20 MADHYA PRADESH 5,38,07,137
21 MAHARASHTRA 6,8 1 ,42,337
22 MANIPUR 21,10,378
23 ME(JHALAYA 21 ,36,855
24 MIZORAM 7,06,000
25 NAGALAND 11 ,35,570
26 ODISHA 3,23,78,964
27 PUDUCHERRY 6,34,000
28 PUNJAB 1 ,41 ,51 ,000
29 RAJASTHAN 4,39,80,284
30 SIKKIM 3,76,580
31 TAMIL NADU 3,64,70,000
32 TELANGANA 1 ,90,80,021
33 TRIPURA 23,34,864
34 UTTARAKHAND 60,23,384
35 UTTAR PRADESH 14,7 1, 47,428
36 WEST BENGAL 5,99,75,666
Total 79,40.02,614