The Government has allocated 66.45 lakh tonnes (LT) of additional foodgrains to the states for Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families during the current year, as per information provided by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Raosaheb Patil Danve. The government has also simultaneously made provision of 7.11 LT of foodgrains for festivals, calamity relief etc.
The Government has not reduced allocation of foodgrains and sugar to states, which have not implemented National Food Security Act (NFSA).
Further, they are being provided allocation under the existing TPDS which is based on March, 2000 population estimates of Registrar General of India (RGI).