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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. 3935
TO BE ANSWERED ON j2TH AUGUST, 2026
FOODGRAIN STOCK POSITION AND PROCUREMENT
3935 SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:
SMT. HIMADRI SINGH:
SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:
SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO:
SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:
SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:
DR. RAJESH MISHRA:
SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISIIAN:
SHRI ALOK SHARMA:
SHRI BHARTRUIIARI MAHTAB:
Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased
to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to strengthen the quality monitoring mechanism
for foodgrains distributed under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in the country including in
Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency, Odisha;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to improve the quality of foodgrains distributed under the
PDS including the measures adopted and their impact in Nabarangpur Lok Sabha Constituency,
Odisha and Sidhi Lok Sabha Constituency?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS,
FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)
(a) & (b): The Department has formulated and issued a Quality Control Manual, to uniformly
maintain the quality standards of foodgrains from procurement to its distribution to the eligible
beneficiaries through various social security programmes of (lol.
(c): With an objective to improve the quality of rice, the Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs on 01.07.2026 has approved nationwide rollout of supply of improved quality rice with upto
10% broken in case of raw rice and with upto 5% broken in case of parboiled rice under Pradhan
Mantra Graib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and Other Welfare Scheme (OWS). This will be
undertaken in a phased manner over two years (upto KMS 2027-28).
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