**Executive Summary**
This document is the answer provided by the Minister of State for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution to Unstarred Question No. 569 in Lok Sabha, concerning the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) in Uttar Pradesh. The answer was due on December 3, 2025. It details the number of beneficiaries, the establishment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs), and the installation of tin plates at Fair Price Shops within the state.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **PMGKAY Beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh:**
* The PMGKAY is successfully implemented in Uttar Pradesh, covering 79.56% of the rural and 64.43% of the urban population for free food grains. This equates to 1520.59 lakh persons according to Census 2011.
* The number of AAY households covered is 40.90 lakh, with 132.91 lakh beneficiaries.
* The number of PHH beneficiaries is 1365.79 lakh, totaling 1498.70 lakh beneficiaries under both categories.
* District-wise data for beneficiaries is not maintained by the Central Government.
* **Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs):**
* The Department of Fertilizers (DoF) decided to convert existing fertilizer retail shops into Model Fertilizer Retail Shops, known as PMKSKs (notification dated August 24, 2022).
* PMKSKs serve as one-stop-shops for farmers, providing seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and agriculture-related services.
* The conversion of retail shops to PMKSKs is ongoing. As of November 17, 2025, 170,262 retail shops have been upgraded, including 39,191 in Uttar Pradesh.
* District-wise data for PMKSKs developed in Uttar Pradesh is provided in Annexure-I.
* **Fair Price Shops:**
* Tin plates have been installed in all 78,422 Fair Price Shops in Uttar Pradesh.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Beneficiaries of PMGKAY**
* **Impact:** Beneficiaries continue to receive free food grains, supported by the successful implementation of PMGKAY in Uttar Pradesh.
* **Action Required:** Continue to avail benefits through designated Fair Price Shops.
**Stakeholder: Farmers in Uttar Pradesh**
* **Impact:** Enhanced access to agricultural inputs and services via the establishment of PMKSKs.
* **Action Required:** Utilize PMKSKs for seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and agriculture-related services.
**Stakeholder: Fair Price Shop Owners in Uttar Pradesh**
* **Impact:** Completion of tin plate installations.
* **Action Required:** Maintain operations and provide services in compliance with regulations.
**Stakeholder: Department of Fertilizers (DoF)**
* **Impact:** Progress in converting existing retail shops into PMKSKs.
* **Action Required:** Continue the conversion of retail shops into PMKSKs.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY): A food security scheme to provide free foodgrains to beneficiaries.
Uttar Pradesh: The state where the PMGKAY scheme's implementation and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras are being assessed.
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendra (PMKSK): Model Fertilizer Retail Shops for farmers providing multiple agriculture-related products and services.
National Food Security Act (NFSA): The Act under which PMKSKs were set up for outreach to beneficiaries.
Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY): A sub-category of households eligible under PMGKAY.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 569
TO BE ANSWERED ON 3RD DECEMBER, 2025
PMGKAY IN UTTAR PRADESH
569. SHRI KARAN BHUSHAN SINGH:
Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be
pleased to state:
(a) the number of beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)
across categories of AAY (Antyodaya Anna Yojana) households and Priority Households (PHs) in
Uttar Pradesh, district-wise;
(b) the number of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs) set up for outreach to
National Food Security Act (NFS A) beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise; and
(C) the status of installation of tin plates at Fair Price Shops in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS,
FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRIM ATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)
(a): The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) is being successfully
implemented in all the States/UTs including the State of Uttar Pradesh. The Act provides for
coverage of 79.56'Y, of the rural and 64.43% of the urban population for the State of Uttar Pradesh,
for receiving free of cost foodgrains, which at Census 2011 comes to 1520.59 lakh persons.
The number of beneficiaries presently covered under the PMGKAY in state of Uttar
Pradesh is as follows: -
Beneficiaries in lakh
AAY PHH
No. of Households No. of Beneficiaries No. of Beneficiaries Total
40.90 132.91 1365.79 1498.70
District wise data of beneficiaries is not maintained by Central Government.(b): Department of Fertilizers (DoF), vide notification dated 2z+th August, 2022, has decided to
convert the existing village, block/sub district/taluk and district level fertilizer retail shops into
Model Fertilizer Retail Shops, namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendra (PMKSK). These
PMKSK act as a one-stop-shop for farmers for multiple products such as seeds, fertilizers,
pesticides etc. and also avail multiple services related to agriculture sector like fertilizer/seed/soil
testing, drones & other farm equipments under one single roof.
The conversion of retail shops into PMKSKs is an ongoing process. As of 17.11.2025, a
total of 1,70,262 retail shops have been upgraded to PMKSKs. In Uttar Pradesh, 39,191 retail shops
have been upgraded to PMKSKs.
A statement showing the district-wise Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras (PMKSKs)
is at annexure-I
(c): Tin plates have been installed in all the 78422 Fair Price Shops in the State of t-ttar
Pradesh
SeR SeescseANNEXURE-1
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO.569 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 03.12.2025 REGARDING
“PMGKAY IN UTTAR PRADESH”.
Statement showing the district-wise Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samridhi Kendras:
District-wise PMKSKs developed in Uttar Pradesh
S. No District Name
No. of PMKSKs Developed
1 Agra 682
2 Aligarh 890
3 Ambedkar Nagar 653
4 Amethi 363
5 Amroha 446
6 Auraiya 402
7 Ayodhya 644
8 Azamgarh 770
9 Baghpat 208
10 Bahraich 794
11 Ballia 573
12 Balrampur 468
13 Banda 210
14 Barabanki 1016
15 Bareilly 748
16 Basti 737
17 Bhadohi 212
18 Bij nor 603
19 Budaun 758
20 Bulandshahr 733
21 Chandauli 347
22 C:hitrakoot 123
23 Deoria 78924 Etah 60
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25 Etawah 482
26 Farrukhabad 619
27 Fatehpur 490
28 Firozabad 448
29 Gautam Buddha Nagar 97
30 Ghaziabad 113
31 Ghazipur 693
32 Gonda 986
33 Gorakhpur 734
34 Hamirpur 161
35 Hapur 203
36 Hardoi 888
37 Hathras 409
38 Jalaun 233
39 Jaunpur 879
40 Jhansi 213
41 Kannauj 590
42 Kanpur Dehat 447
43 Kanpur Nagar 404
44 Kasganj 350
45 Kaushambi 283
46 Kheri 934
47 Kushi Nagar 718
48 Lalitpur 147
49 Lucknow 331
50 Maharajganj 612
51 Mahoba 110
52 Mainpuri 65 1
53 Mathura 484
54 Mau 25455 Meerut 453
56 Mirzapur 369
57 Moradabad 622
58 Muzaffarnagar 384
59 Pilibhit 763
60 Pratapgarh 587
61 Prayagraj 842
62 Rae Bareli 717
63 Rampur 513
64 Saharanpur 289
65 Sambhal 537
66 Sant Kabeer Nagar 369
67 Shahjahanpur 863
68 Shamli 167
69 Shravasti 382
70 Siddharth Nagar 704
71 Sitapur 998
72 Sonbhadra 259
73 Sultanpur 550
74 Unnao 697
75 Varanasi 393
Total 39191