NO STARVATION DEATHS IN TRIBAL AREAS
No State Government/Union Territory
(UT) Administration has reported any starvation/malnutrition death.
A quantity of 63.40
lakh tonnes of foodgrains was allocated by the Government to drought
affected States during the year 2002-03 under the Special Component
of Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana. 41.55 lakh tonnes of foodgrains
has been allocated so far during the current year under this scheme.
Besides, a quantity of 2500 tonnes of foodgrains was allocated
during 2002-03 for the Village Grain Banks Scheme in tribal areas.
On their requests, a quantity of 14,900 tonnes of foodgrains has
so far been allocated to the Government of Madhya Pradesh and
Orissa under the said scheme for the year 2003-04.
Between 1996-97 and
2002-03, Rs. 19.43 were released for establishing 1195 village
grain banks in tribal area. Primitive Tribal households are among
the priority groups to be covered under the expanded Antyodaya
Anna Yojana (AAY) during 2003-04.
This information
was given in Rajya Sabha today by the Minister of State for Consumer
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Subhash Maharia in
a written reply.
