In Chhattisgarh, 2.01 crore beneficiaries including 7.19 lakh Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households are covered by the government for receiving benefits under the National Food Security Act (NFSA).Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.

The Minister said that presently under NFSA, a total of 79.51 crore beneficiaries in the country were covered by the states and Union Territories for receiving the monthly benefits of highly subsidized foodgrains, an official statement said.As per the requirements of Chhattisgarh, only rice was allocated to it in 2018-91, 2019-20 and 2020-21.In 2021-22 (till July 2021), the allocation totalled 4.61 lakh tonnes. She said that under NFSA-2013, only foodgrains namely rice, wheat and coarse grains are allocated to states and Union Territories for distribution to NFSA eligible beneficiaries and households.