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The total central assistance released for meeting expenditure on intra-state movement & handling of food-grains & fair price shop dealers margin under National Food Security Act (NFSA) in India was Rs. 1,678.78 crore in 2019-20 and Rs. 1,800 crore in 2020-21. The top 5 States/UTs with respect to central assistance released for meeting expenditure on intra-state movement & handling of food-grains & fair price shop dealers margin under NFSA during 2020-21 were Bihar, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Chhattisgarh.
The amount of Rs. 488.74, 368.08, 146.24, 135.75 and 124.07 crore was released for Bihar, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Chhattisgarh respectively as central assistance for meeting expenditure on intra-state movement & handling of food-grains & fair price shop dealers margin under NFSA during 2020-21.
Note: Source: RAJYA SABHA SESSION – 252 UNSTARRED QUESTION No 1513; Data as on 21.09.2020; NA: Not Available.
Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/resources/stateuts-wise-central-assistance-released-meeting-expenditure-intra-state-movement-and
Resource Title: State/UTs-wise Central Assistance Released for Meeting Expenditure on Intra-State Movement and Handling of Foodgrains and Fair Price Shop Dealers Margin under NFSA from 2016-17 to 2020-21 (From: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution)