The government has allocated 194.04 lakh tonnes (LT) of foodgrains for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, 137.27 LT of foodgrains for Above Poverty Line (APL) families. 218.85 LT of foodgrains has been allocated under National Food Security Act (NFSA), during year 2014-15, as per information provided by Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan.
During the current year, a quantity of 12.04 LT of foodgrains has been allocated to the states for families affected by natural calamities, additional requirements projected by the states, etc.
Further, during the second half of the current year a quantity of 20.92 LT of foodgrains has been allocated under Other Welfare Schemes (OWS) viz Mid-Day-Meal (MDM) Scheme, Wheat Based Nutrition Programmes (WBNP), Welfare Institutions/Hostels, etc. The government has also allocated 100 LT of wheat during the current year under Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS), out which a quantity of 40.12 LT has been sold up to March, 2015.
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