The Union Government provided more quantities of rice and wheat than required by the State for the beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for the 2017-18.
This was revealed from the data supplied to the Assembly by Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Surjya Narayan Patro in response to a question of BJD MlA Dr Ramesh Chandra Chyaupatnaik on Wednesday.
The Minister said requirement of food grains is changed every month due to change in the number of beneficiaries. As per requirement assessed for November, the State requires average of 18,45,724.716 metric tonnes of rice and 2,92,518.696 MT of wheat per annum. The Union Government has allocated an early average of 18,61,648.704 MT of rice and 2,97,470.016 MT wheat for the current year, the Minister said. He further informed that the Union Government has allocated 2,42,232 kilo litre of kerosene to the State for the year 2017.