Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
TABLE 3.7
Public infrastructure for food procurement and distribution, by state
1977
2004
1999/2000
2003
Ration cards
a
Fair-price
Fair-price
Ration cards
State food
Storage
State
shops
(thousands)
shops
(thousands)
agencies
facilities
Andhra Pradesh
20,238
9,119
40,688
15,920
—
142
Assam
16,635
2,827
33,229
5,337
—
38
Bihar
26,821
9,808
41,818
12,384
11
43
Delhi
2,248
1,078
3,121
3,511
—
11
Gujarat
9,335
5,889
14,284
10,967
—
34
Haryana
4,674
1,778
7,228
4,489
204
170
Himachal Pradesh
2,662
734
4,043
1,344
—
15
Jammu and Kashmir
1,082
399
3,927
1,830
—
16
Karnataka
14,920
5,308
20,575
11,649
—
53
Kerala
11,784
4,318
14,135
6,374
—
31
Madhya Pradesh
15,700
6,966
18,688
13,431
2,626
70
Maharashtra
28,609
10,809
49,921
22,099
—
52
Manipur
481
260
2,551
317
—
3
Meghalaya
1,374
258
4,297
290
—
5
