Chhattisgarh Food Security Act Department of Food and Civil Supplies

Base data Population – Rural lakhs(77%) – Urban lakhs(23%) – Total lakhs Population - – Scheduled areas lakhs(50%) – Non-scheduled areas lakhs(50%) – Total lakhs

Base data Average family size – Rural-4.47 – Urban-4.79 – Total-4.54 Families – Rural lakhs(78%) – Urban lakhs(22%) – Total lakhs

CFSA – entitlements in PDS S. No.Food item Quantity (monthly) Price 1Food grains 1. Antyodaya households (11 lakhs – 20%)35 kgRs. 1 per kg 2. Priority households (31 lakhs – 55%)35 kgRs. 2 per kg 3. General households15 kg< 50% of MSP Only for priority and Antyodaya households 2Iodized salt2 kgfree 3Pulses (non-scheduled areas)2 kgRs. 10 per kg 4Chana (scheduled areas)2 kgRs. 5 per kg

CFSA entitlements other than those in PDS Meals for pregnant women and lactating mothers through aanganwadi. Meals for children of age 6 months to 6 years through aanganwadi. Mid day meal for children of age 6 years to 14 years in school. Supplementary nutrition for malnourised children.

CFSA entitlements other than those in PDS Foodgrains for all students residing in hostels or aashrams. Meals through Dal-bhat centers or take home rations through Panchayats for – – Destitute – Homeless persons Special provision for emergency or disaster affected persons.

CFSA – coverage - exclusions All households that are income tax payees. In non-scheduled areas all such households who own more 4 hectares of irrigated or 8 hectares of non-irrigated land. In urban areas all such households that own a pucca house (concrete roof) of carpet area > 1000 sqft and are liable to pay property tax.

CFSA – coverage – inclusions (No percentage limits have been prescribed) All households of landless agricultural labors. All households of small or marginal farmers. (land up to 2 Ha). All households of workers in urban informal sector. All households of construction workers

CFSA – coverage – inclusions (No percentage limits have been prescribed) All households of Particularly Vulnerable Social Groups such as – – Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. – Households headed by – Terminally ill persons. Widows or single women. Physically challenged persons. All households headed by a person of age sixty years or more with no assured means of subsistence or societal support. Person freed from bonded labour. All households of Particularly Vulnerable Social Groups shall be designated as Antyodaya households.

CFSA - coverage S. No.Ration cards Current Status (MKSY) Provision in proposed CFSA 1BPL25.50 lakhs (45%)31.18 lakhs (55%) 2AAY11.00 lakhs (20%) 3Total BPL (priority ration cards)36.50 lakhs (65%)42.18 lakhs (75%) 4APL18.00 lakhs (23%)8.44 lakhs (15%) 5Excluded10.80 lakhs (12%)5.61 lakhs (10%) Total56.30 lakhs

CFSA vs NFSA coverage S. No. Particulars Current Status as per GoI Current Status as under MKSY NFSA original NFSA standing comm. CFSA 1 Antyodaya households 7.19 lakhs (13%) 11 lakhs (20%) 00 2BPL households lakhs (20%) lakhs (45%) 42%67% lakhs (55%) 1 Priority Households (BPL+AAY) lakhs (33%) lakhs (65%) 42%67% lakhs (75%) 2 General Households (APL) lakhs (30%) lakhs (23%) 27% lakhs (15%) 3Excluded households lakhs (37%) 6.72 lakhs (12%) 31%33% 5.61 lakhs (10%)

CFSB – Salient features Entitlements on per household basis (and not on per person basis) Entitlements in PDS not only for foodgrains. – Provision for iodized salt, pulses in non-scheduled areas and black gram in scheduled areas. Provision of foodgrains for students in hostels and Aashrams.

CFSB – Salient features State Government to notify schemes within 6 months of commencement of Act. Eligible households (in either Central or State law) to get entitlements in Central or State law, whichever is more. State Government to bear full financial burden for entitlements over and above that are provided by the Central Government.

CFSB – Salient features Eldest woman of the family to be head of the household for the purpose of ration card. Local bodies to be responsible for implementation. Notification of services under the Chhattisgarh Lok Seva Guarantee Act, Offences made punishable in EC Act, 1955.

CFSB – Salient features Publication of all records in public domain Internal grievance redressal mechanism. Social audit. Vigilance Committees at all levels

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