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Public Distribution
Rice being the staple food of the people of Kerala is one of the most important
crops of the State. The supply from the internal source is hardly sufficient to meet even one
fourth of the annual requirement of the statement. The Public distribution system is an
instrument for ensuring the availability of certain essential commodities for consumption at
subsidized rates to the people, particularly the poor. The commodities distributed under PDS
include rice, wheat, sugar, edible oil and kerosene oil. The Government, through the Food
Corporation of India procures and stocks food grains and releases every month for
distribution through the Public Distribution System network across the country.
Kerala Rationing order was issued in 1966. The Targeted Public Distribution System in
the State has been implemented with effect from 1.6.1997 as decided by Government of
India. Accordingly families under Above Poverty Line (APL) and Below Poverty Line (BPL)
categories have been identified and distinctive ration cards under each category have been
issued and food grains are distributed to the families at different prices.
During September 2008, The total card holders covered by ration were 70,31,510
families
in
addition
to
42,896
individuals
under
Annapoorna
Scheme
and
12,521
establishment private. During September 2008 there were 14,90,091 BPL cards, 5,89.828
AAY Cards, 49,51,591 APL Cards.
The rate of distribution of food grain APL card holders is 35 KG rice or wheat or both,
and that of BPL families is 25 Kg food grains (Rice & Wheat) at the rate of Rs.3/Kg. The rate
of distribution to the AAY Card holders is 35 Kg. of Rice at the rate of Rs.3/Kg and that
Annapoorna cardholders is 10Kg rice per month free of cost.
The distribution of rationed articles was made through a net work of authorized wholesale and
retail distributors. During September 2008, the Food Corporation of India was running 23
depots in the state for distributing food grains to the AWDs. There were 337 AWDs out of
which 9 AWDs run by the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation, 35 run by Co-operative
Societies and 293 run by private dealers. There are 14,228 ARDS, out of which 451 run by
Co-operative Societies and 13,777 by private dealers. There were 302 KWDs out of which
one run by Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation and 301 run by private dealers.
The monthly requirement of rice and wheat was 180517 MTs and 52663 MTs respectively.
The requirement of sugar is 4706 MTs.The tables in this chapter give the district wise details of
the Public distribution system in Kerala.
677
678
2005
2006
2007
2008
6732325
6928697
7019679
7033886
62667126
62962318
63155030
61852880
14390
14217
13558
12105
22
22
20
23
10
37
34
34
35
Ration permits
No. of FCI Depot
(a) KSCSC
No. of whole sale
shops
(b) Co-operative
(b) Private
278
292
292
293
Number of Retail
shops
(a) Co-operative
632
550
472
452
13542
13656
13771
13783
(b) Private
(2005)
Ration population
District
Thiruvananthapuram
Kollam
Pathanamthitta
Alappuzha
Kottayam
Idukki
Eranakulam
Thrissur
Palakkad
Malappuram
Kozhikode
Wayanad
Kannur
Kasaragod
State
Adults
2974264
2286385
1142869
1875849
1734600
1093763
2735047
2830753
2419392
2972529
2515926
662710
2224248
1062699
28531034
Children
580074
424078
201116
341603
314983
200483
479225
516729
492629
766880
495598
139453
432133
220074
5605058
679
Total
3554338
2710463
1343985
2217452
2049583
1294246
3214272
3347482
2912021
3739409
3011524
802163
2656381
1282773
34136092
No of Ration
units
6528602
4996848
2486854
4093301
3784183
2388009
5949319
6178235
5331413
6711938
5527450
1464873
4880629
2345472
62667126
No of
Ration
cards
774590
594984
292903
493549
431929
261367
686100
662530
528903
603367
566150
168226
454652
213075
6732325
(2006)
District
Thiruvananthapuram
Kollam
Pathanamthitta
Alappuzha
Kottayam
Idukki
Eranakulam
Thrissur
Palakkad
Malappuram
Kozhikode
Wayanad
Kannur
Kasaragod
State
RATION POPULATION
Adult
Children
Total
3023165
598655
3621820
2312175
438818
2750993
1141537
200655
1342192
1890881
352111
2242992
1755262
330549
2085811
1107170
205418
1312588
2736988
491034
3228022
2748045
533364
3281409
2448806
492758
2941564
2998984
785202
3784186
2445105
508073
2953178
665499
143040
808539
2253732
440483
2694215
1079302
228856
1308158
28606651
5749016
34355667
No of Ration
units
No of Ration
cards
6644985
5063168
2483729
4133873
3841073
2419758
5965010
6029454
5390370
6783170
5398283
1474038
4947947
2387460
62962318
797379
612537
298755
505820
442321
267853
704118
684783
547787
626505
582461
172893
466453
219032
6928697
(2007)
Ration Population
District
Thiruvananthapuram
Kollam
Pathanamthitta
Alappuzha
Kottayam
Idukki
Eranakulam
Thrissur
Palakkad
Malappuram
Kozhikode
Wayanad
Kannur
Kasaragod
State
Adults
3031130
2313379
1142860
1901380
1763888
1106674
2716775
2755115
2459347
3093211
2454411
667375
2223046
1086933
28715524
Children
607190
445709
201914
357192
335842
209473
517226
539536
497582
793200
339372
143939
502793
233014
5723982
680
Total
3638320
2759088
1344774
2258572
2099730
1316147
3234001
3294651
2956929
3886411
2793783
811314
2725839
1319947
34439506
No of Ration
units
6669450
5072467
2487634
4159952
3863618
2422821
5950776
6049766
5416276
6979622
5248194
1478689
4948885
2406880
63155030
No of
Ration
cards
807660
620317
301116
510993
443315
270654
703758
697278
557480
645195
591077
174218
473201
223417
7019679
( contd.)
(2008)
Ration Population
Thiruvananthapuram
3023296
586610
3609906
6633202
No of
Ration
cards
810507
Kollam
2306783
443471
2750254
5057037
620814
Pathanamthitta
1144850
202429
1347279
2492129
301894
Alappuzha
1948709
355257
2303966
4252675
512731
Kottayam
1759926
317120
2077046
3836972
446548
Idukki
1102224
209149
1311373
2413597
266775
Eranakulam
2684689
492836
3177525
5862214
708320
Thrissur
2758299
540942
3299241
6057540
698419
Palakkad
2099311
355801
2455112
4554423
557848
Malappuram
2940133
794373
3734506
6674639
645788
Kozhikode
2455590
347859
2803449
5259039
592317
Wayanad
667205
144747
811952
1479157
174231
Kannur
2215231
438769
2654000
4869231
473625
Kasaragod
1088376
234273
1322649
2411025
224069
28194622
5463636
33658258
61852880
7033886
District
State
Adults
children
681
total
No of Ration
units
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
6184999
6334221
6389241
6260966
6446957
6732325
6928697
7019679
7033886
56100250
56033231
60464780
62476152
62667126
62962318
63155030
61852880
17358
22
10
39
294
986
17338
23
10
38
287
958
44320
23
10
42
259
828
15878
22
9
38
260
697
14390
22
9
37
278
632
14217
22
10
34
292
550
13558
20
9
34
292
472
12105
23
9
35
293
452
13247
13212
13249
13441
13542
13656
13771
13783
5610444
5
17429
20
10
41
298
1024
13253
DISTRICT
Thiruvananthapuram
Kollam
Pathanamthitta
Alappuzha
Kottayam
Idukki
Ernakulam
Thrissur
Palakkad
Malappuram
Kozhikode
Wayanad
Kannur
Kasargod
TOTAL
APL
576109
409035
214181
331214
306852
177722
558438
476451
412047
445880
419423
114101
344243
152232
4937928
BPL
165603
158268
60153
134631
100360
63557
104740
162097
97941
145746
128943
24658
93670
50209
1490576
Annayojana
66915
53183
26782
45148
36103
29375
39633
58739
47519
54056
42759
35484
35409
20993
592098
Annapoorna
4571
2884
3000
1806
2747
1541
3689
2076
3638
4080
3488
3612
2934
3489
43555
TOTAL*
808627
620486
301116
510993
443315
270654
702811
697287
557507
645682
591125
174243
473322
223434
7020602
* Total cards include APL, BPL & Anthyodaya Annayojana (AAY) cards only
682
16.05.Details of AWD's ,KWD's and ARD's Functioning at the Close of the month January 2008
Sl.No
DISTRICT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Thiruvananthapuram
Kollam
Pathanamthitta
Alappuzha
Kottayam
Idukki
Ernakulam
Thrissur
Palakkad
Malappuram
Kozhikode
Wayanad
Kannur
Kasargod
TOTAL
FCI
Depots KSCSC
2
3
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
20
AWD
KWDs
ARDs
Co-op.
Co-op.
Private Total KSCSC Private Total
Private
Societies
Societies
1
31
33
0
40
40
52
1824
2
30
35
0
26
26
30
1393
2
23
25
0
20
20
23
802
0
32
33
0
33
33
63
1203
0
35
35
0
24
24
8
984
0
16
17
1
11
12
5
682
1
33
35
0
26
26
9
1336
0
23
24
0
29
29
30
1175
13
6
19
0
25
25
2
896
7
18
25
0
27
27
95
1113
2
12
15
0
20
20
28
941
0
6
6
0
3
3
2
297
1
20
21
0
13
13
47
815
6
5
11
0
6
6
78
314
35
290
683
334
303
304
472
13775
Total
1876
1423
825
1266
992
687
1345
1205
898
1208
969
299
862
392
14247
3
9518
9355
3562
7830
5906
3767
6159
9324
5696
8538
7338
1425
5449
3008
0
86875
4
101
103
102
98
102
102
105
102
99
100
101
100
102
100
101
7
100
106
101
102
104
100
98
120
101
101
102
91
101
98
8
9
34273
16654
33201
10757
13298
7792
29493
9627
23259
8895
13725
12323
21921
20980
41526
20015
20989
16573
31968
16273
27452
16815
5458
4822
20368
12049
11089
4856
0
14655
328020 193086
103
684
10
83
80
79
75
85
86
97
102
97
88
92
82
108
73
47
84
11
12
17329
22569
11450
13931
7578
8614
9825
18208
11090
22192
13221
15908
23093
33149
20459
17727
17645
20396
17608
24444
17240
24003
4877
6710
13152
22694
4825
11869
14655
0
204047 262414
13
6
4
5
11
16
30
13
7
10
14
12
16
17
21
11
Off-take
Lifting
Rice
Off-take
% of offtake
against
allotment
Lifting
6
34342
31188
13257
28578
21360
13039
20529
33853
20592
30877
26957
3020
20163
11293
0
309048
Off-take
5
9615
9662
3644
7681
6033
3828
6438
9468
5652
8541
7435
1426
5537
2996
0
87956
Wheat
% of offtake
against
allotment
Lifting
2
TVM
Kollam
PTA
Alappuzha
Kottayam
Idukki
Ernakulam
Trissur
Palakkad
Malappuram
Kozhikode
Wayanad
Kannur
Kasargod
KSCSC
TOTAL
Rice
Off-take
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Name of
District
% of offtake
against
allotment
Sl.No
Litting
Wheat
APL Scheme
% of offtake
against
allotment
BPL Scheme
14
9221
4605
2925
10215
14126
14303
19986
9341
11969
15946
14430
4760
15577
8961
0
156365
Sl.
No.
Month
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
2
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN
FEB
MAR
TOTAL
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
3
26400
25547
25180
25394
25412
25389
25427
25260
24778
25098
25417
24839
4
24397
23792
23666
23979
24155
24304
24338
24229
24267
24159
24075
23960
5
22876
22529
22631
22688
22622
22607
22565
22667
22633
23766
26838
27836
6
24268
24052
23650
23406
23350
23191
23239
23146
23200
23161
23099
23189
7
20418
20506
20443
20449
20537
20385
20477
20410
20446
20530
20422
20425
8
2045
1177
1253
502
3639
1352
1351
913
473
157
64
47
9
46
23
14
95
1098
2904
473
188
95
52
117
245
10
311
1935
2130
2030
6469
2447
1870
1392
2588
2752
1714
2490
200506
11
2069
2532
1941
2937
2895
6337
2864
2309
1682
2576
2888
2236
304141
289321
282258
280951
245448
12973
5350
28128
33266
685
2006-07
12
3510
3051
3644
3901
8356
4371
4237
3449
3937
3419
3593
3651
49119
District
2001
Ration population
Adults
Children
Total
2002
Ration population
Adults
Children
Total
2003
Ration population
Adults
Children
Total
2004
Ration population
Adults
Children
Total
Thiruvananthapuram
2684536
525837
3210373
2679610
533952
3213562
2880835
514939
3395774
2755994
680851
3436845
Kollam
2132224
415211
2547435
2135674
418889
2554563
2240686
403186
2643872
2278910
414381
2693291
Pathanamthitta
1074468
198534
1273002
1072510
198352
1270862
1114373
190746
1305119
1130153
195863
1326016
Alappuzha
1761069
332363
2093432
1756623
331684
2088307
1824995
323860
2148855
1851028
326489
2177517
Kottayam
1586556
289743
1876299
1587304
291581
1878885
1702888
291277
1994165
1708828
297596
2006424
Idukki
1016516
195750
1212266
1015434
196793
1212227
1072866
191890
1264756
1088093
194204
1282297
Eranakulam
2471262
475288
2946550
2471932
480047
2951979
2695437
458033
3153470
2693758
461327
3155085
Thrissur
2478273
503556
2981829
2483971
505358
2989329
2643179
486918
3130097
2693860
500092
3193952
Palakkad
2067491
493886
2561377
2072932
497767
2570699
2354155
459071
2813226
3064347
466066
3530413
Malappuram
2552403
697898
3250301
2559263
707479
3266742
2876863
725246
3602109
2924804
738106
3662910
Kozhikode
2175186
544911
2720097
2130551
530374
2660925
2388037
471085
2859122
2424260
490190
2914450
Wayanad
544474
129394
673868
548030
132247
680277
620708
123554
744262
643102
129551
772653
Kannur
1920911
423756
2344667
1908370
413285
2321655
2175399
395103
2570502
2188120
422414
2610534
Kasaragod
State
890303
162779
1053082
893514
163987
1057501
1023540
201950
1225490
1031961
204586
1236547
25355672
5388906
30744578
25315718
5401795
30717513
27613961
5236858
32850819
28477218
5521716
33998934
686
3554338
3023165
598655
3621820
3031130
607190
3638320
3023296
586610
3609906
Kollam
2286385
424078
2710463
2312175
438818
2750993
2313379
445709
2759088
2306783
443471
2750254
Pathanamthitta
1142869
201116
1343985
1141537
200655
1342192
1142860
201914
1344774
1144850
202429
1347279
Alappuzha
1875849
341603
2217452
1890881
352111
2242992
1901380
357192
2258572
1948709
355257
2303966
Kottayam
1734600
314983
2049583
1755262
330549
2085811
1763888
335842
2099730
1759926
317120
2077046
Idukki
1093763
200483
1294246
1107170
205418
1312588
1106674
209473
1316147
1102224
209149
1311373
Eranakulam
2735047
479225
3214272
2736988
491034
3228022
2716775
517226
3234001
2684689
492836
3177525
Thrissur
2830753
516729
3347482
2748045
533364
3281409
2755115
539536
3294651
2758299
540942
3299241
Palakkad
2419392
492629
2912021
2448806
492758
2941564
2459347
497582
2956929
2099311
355801
2455112
Malappuram
2972529
766880
3739409
2998984
785202
3784186
3093211
793200
3886411
2940133
794373
3734506
Kozhikode
2515926
495598
3011524
2445105
508073
2953178
2454411
339372
2793783
2455590
347859
2803449
Wayanad
662710
139453
802163
665499
143040
808539
667375
143939
811314
667205
144747
811952
Kannur
2224248
432133
2656381
2253732
440483
2694215
2223046
502793
2725839
2215231
438769
2654000
Kasaragod
1062699
220074
1282773
1079302
228856
1308158
1086933
233014
1319947
1088376
234273
1322649
28531034
5605058
34136092
28606651
5749016
34355667
28715524
5723982
34439506
28194622
5463636
33658258
State
Total
580074
Adults
2974264
Total
Thiruvananthapuram
Adults
Total
Ration population
Children
Ration population
Adults
Ration population
Total
Ration population
Children
2008
Adults
2007
Children
2006
Children
District
2005
687
District
2001
2002
2003
2004
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Thiruvananthapuram
Kollam
Pathanamthitta
Alappuzha
Kottayam
Idukki
Eranakulam
Thrissur
Palakkad
Malappuram
Kozhikode
Wayanad
Kannur
Kasaragod
State
735021
566119
282097
467611
413326
249811
643761
625144
501405
552121
528762
147244
422213
199586
6334221
743635
571561
283840
471971
415513
250726
649383
627878
505460
559948
532794
149310
426120
201102
6389241
720263
558042
277574
460587
409568
243835
640576
615410
490502
553424
524704
146402
424062
196017
6260966
745595
573367
284152
475405
419728
251299
659744
632181
503263
567549
541932
153286
437894
201562
6446957
2005
2006
774590
594984
292903
493549
431929
261367
686100
662530
528903
603367
566150
168226
454652
213075
6732325
797379
612537
298755
505820
442321
267853
704118
684783
547787
626505
582461
172893
466453
219032
6928697
2007
807660
620317
301116
510993
443315
270654
703758
697278
557480
645195
591077
174218
473201
223417
7019679
District
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Thiruvananthapuram
5894909
5893172
6276609
6192839
6644985
6644985
6669450
Kollam
4679659
4690237
4884558
4972201
5063168
5063168
5072467
Pathanamthitta
2347470
2343372
2419492
2456169
2483729
2483729
2487634
Alappuzha
3854501
3844930
3973850
4028545
4133873
4133873
4159952
Kottayam
3462855
3466189
3697053
2715252
3841073
3841073
3863618
Idukki
2228782
2227661
2337622
2370390
2419758
2419758
2422821
Eranakulam
5417812
5423911
5848907
5848843
5965010
5965010
5950776
Thrissur
5460102
5473300
5773276
5887812
6029454
6029454
6049766
Palakkad
4628868
4643631
5167381
6594760
5390370
5390370
5416276
10
Malappuram
5802704
5826005
6478972
6587714
6783170
6783170
6979622
11
Kozhikode
4895283
4791476
5247159
5338710
5398283
5398283
5248194
12
Wayanad
1218342
1228307
1364970
1415755
1474038
1474038
1478689
13
Kannur
4265578
4230025
4745901
4798654
4947947
4947947
4948885
14
Kasaragod
1943385
1951015
2249030
2268508
2387460
2387460
2406880
State
56100250
56033231
60464780
62476152
62962318
62962318
63155030
688
16.11.ALLOCATION AND OFFTAKE OF RICE & WHEAT FOR THE YEAR 2006-07 (P) UNDER TPDS
(In '000 TONNES)
Sl.No.
States/Uts
1
1
2
Andra Pradesh
Arunachal
Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chatisgarh
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
J&K
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
BPL
3
1052.088
Allotmnet
APL
AAY
4
5
2194.22 654.288
TOTAL
6
3900.596
Offtake
APL
AAY
7
8
9
1054.631 1497.672 656.771
BPL
TOTAL
10
3209.074
25.524
476.700
2019.013
483.688
148.464
5.460
540.630
221.151
62.148
943.830
1307.240
821.390
664.676
91.190
1444.404
499.540
15.972
294.216
662.091
295.250
23.316
6.108
310.848
109.394
103.644
1714.746
3988.344
1600.328
836.456
102.758
2295.882
830.085
16.264
479.337
448.589
521.047
146.481
4.4
493.911
202.689
35.045
760.534
9.257
33.377
378.265
18.67
108.286
4.739
9.069
272.045
566.332
313.059
22.884
3.94
259.993
102.921
60.378
1511.916
1024.178
867.483
547.63
27.01
862.19
310.349
46.831
205.077
700.224
768.116
404.277
319.400
482.720
189.980
1594.222
1604.460
76.806
104.007
305.268
491.350
248.331
443.037
791.804
1195.472
2853.688
2257.068
45.312
209.473
427.972
768.531
401.026
247.94
351.349
13.912
851.32
375.769
77.244
98.433
299.266
465.2
249.313
370.496
659.255
741.15
2085.051
1026.108
1064.538
1911.084
1041.946
2270.900
650.160
833.220
2756.644
5015.204
1049.59
1637.217
136.652
169.94
603.987
698.753
1790.229
2505.91
689
ALLOCATION AND OFFTAKE OF RICE & WHEAT FOR THE YEAR 2006-07 (P)
UNDER TPDS (Contd)
1
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
2
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamilnadu
Tripura
Uthar Pradesh
Uttaranchal
West Bengal
A & N Islands
Chandigarh
D & N Haveli
Damen & DIU
Lakshadweep
Pondicherry
TOTAL
3
48.552
53.508
17.640
32.112
1165.976
138.228
635.306
11.766
1259.232
95.364
2766.663
149.511
1522.066
5.040
2.512
4.948
1.044
0.295
21.564
4
41.328
44.944
43.662
77.004
838.990
672.410
1337.890
26.447
3763.560
176.858
3842.700
287.770
3473.760
22.070
31.806
6.650
8.900
3.698
50.050
5
21.180
23.352
10.920
19.968
530.716
58.308
385.714
6.474
783.144
28.536
1720.014
59.661
621.684
1.800
0.888
1.772
0.636
0.161
13.548
6
111.06
121.804
72.222
129.084
2535.682
868.946
2358.91
44.687
5805.936
300.758
8329.377
496.942
5617.51
28.91
35.206
13.37
10.58
4.154
85.162
7
37.784
53.435
17.64
37.656
676.998
62.856
516.875
11.766
1159.002
83.159
2481.039
134.665
1044.249
2.64
0.21
2.54
0.46
0.24
9.59
8
22.171
28.895
40.158
87.041
137.985
53.848
160.975
25.948
1505.038
116.723
325.775
102.36
838.775
13.67
0
1.52
0.25
2.83
1.81
9
18.411
23.352
11.246
22.976
433.288
33.563
348.024
6.474
775.366
25.458
1692.331
47.404
515.641
0.82
0.07
0.38
0.37
0.16
7.14
10
78.366
115.682
69.044
147.673
1248.271
150.267
1025.874
44.188
3439.406
225.34
4499.145
284.429
2398.665
17.13
0.28
4.44
1.08
3.23
18.54
690