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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
M[NISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3566
TO BE ANSWERED ON 24TH MARCH, 2026
PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
3566 SHRI HARSH MAHAJAN:
Will the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution be pleased to
state
(a) : the number of beneficiaries under the PMGKAY across the country and specifically in
Himachal Pradesh;
(b): the quantity of foodgrains distributed under the scheme and the expenditure incurred
thereon; and
(c) : whether Government decided any special provisions for States like Himachal Pradesh,
which are predominantly hilly, if so, the details thereoP
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS,
FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)
(a): The state-wise number of beneficiaries in country (including Himachal Pradesh) under
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yoj ana (PMGKAY) is at Annexure.
(b) & (c): Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PN4GKAY), while Antyodaya
Anna Yojana (AAY) households, which constitute poorest of the poor are entitled to 35 kg of
foodgrains, per household per month, Priority Households (PHFI) are entitled to 5 kg of
foodgrains per person per month free of cost.. Further, the Department of Food & Public
Distribution reimburses the expenditure incurred by States, that have opted for Decentralized
Procurement (DCP) mode (including Himachal Pradesh) for distribution of food-grains to the
beneficiaries of Central Schemes as per allocation made by Government of India. The difference
between Economic Cost (including MSP) and Central Issue Price (CIP), at which food grains
are issued to States, is reimbursed to Food Corporation of India (FCI) and DCP States as food
subsidy. The release of food subsidy is an ongoing and continuous process. The food subsidy
claims as submitted by States on monthly/quarterly basis are processed keeping in view the
opening and closing balance of stocks, procurement, allocation and distribution of food grains
under various DCP States & FCI is made as per budgetary allocation made by MoF. Further,
funds are also released by Food Corporation of India (FCI) to the States for the quantum of
food-grains handed over to them by States for Central Pool. An amount of Rs. 47.38 Crores
towards food subsidy has been released to Himachal Pradesh so far (as on 18.03.2026) under
DCP mode in FY 2025-26
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State/UT wise beneficiary count
S.
Beneficiary Count
No. 1S tate Name
AAY PHH Total
1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 11 ,460 49,874 61 ,334
2 ANDHRA PRADESH 22,62,735 2,45,57,311 2,68,20,046
3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1 ,58, 173 7,12,827 8,71 ,000
4 ASSAM 21 ,50,112 2,27,44,682 2,48,94,794
5 BIHAR 82,85,856 1 ,65,77 115 8,48,63,631
6 CHANDIGARH 909 3,42,04$ 3,42,954
7 CHHATTISGARH 18,63,494 1,81,10,189 1 ,99,73,683
8 DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI & DAhnAN & DIU 20,720 2,42,655 2,63,375
9 DELHI 1 2,67,596 1 (69,52, 754 72,20,350
10 GOA 38, 845 4,37,458 4,76,303
11 GUJARAT 31 ,94,939 3,04,95,464 3,36,90,403
12 HARYANA 8,14, 199 1 , 18, 34,801 1 ,26,49,000
13 HIMACHAL PRADESH S,36, l01 22,18,560 28, 54,661
14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 8,79,506 58,67,666 67,47, 172
15 JHARKHAND 33,70,486 2,29,20,643 2,62,91 , 129
16 KARNATAKA 42,91,855 3,59,01,388 4,01 ,93,243
17 KERALA 18,57,601 1 ,32,07,569 1 ,50,65, 170
18 LADAKH 19,011 94,792 1 ,13,803
19 LAKSHADWEEP 4,044 16,051 20,095
20 h/IADHYA PRADESH 47,40,698 4,90,66,439 5,38,07, 137
21 MAHARASHTRA 98,38,956 5,83,03,381 6,81 ,42,337
22 MANIPUR 186,879 19,23,499 21 ,10,378
23 MEGHALAYA 2,89,823 18,47,032 21 ,36,855
24 M IZO RAM 63, 176 6,42,824 7,06,000
25 NAGALAN D 1 ,30,642 10,04,928 11 ,35,570
26 ODISHA 34, 30,666 2,89,48,298 3,23,78,964
27 PUDUCHERRY 77,275 5,56,725 6,34,000
28 PUNJAB 3,23,314 1 ,38,27,686 1 ,41 ,51 ,000
29 RAJASTHAN 19,20,354 4,20,59,930 4,39,80,284
30 SIKKIM 57,794 3, 18,786 3,76,580
31 TAMIL NADU 64,01 ,469 3,00,68,531 3,64,70,000
32 TELANGANA 15,67,671 1 ,75,12,350 1 ,90,80,021
33 TRIPU RA 4,35,055 18,99,809 23, 34 ,8 64
34 UTTARAKHAN D 6,69,573 53,53,811 60,23,384
35 UTTAR PRADESH 1 ,28, 15,334 13,43,32,094 14,71 ,47,428
36 WEST BENGAL 52,88,451 5,46,87,215 5,99,75,666
Total 7,83, 64,772 71 ,56,37,842 79,40,02,614