21,751 Village Grain Banks have been sanctioned by Targeted Public Distribution System Department in the country till date.
The State-wise number of VGBs sanctioned and reported to have been set up by the States as on 26.11.2012 is as under:
695 VGBs sanctioned for Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim have not been set up as the concerned State Governments have not found any demand for the same. Information on establishment of remaining VGBs is still awaited from the States.
S. No.
|
Name of State
|
VGB Sanctioned by the Department
|
VGB setup by the States(reported as of 26.11.2012)
|
1.
|
Maharashtra
|
1377
|
1290
|
2.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
6853
|
6585
|
3.
|
Bihar
|
415
|
-
|
4.
|
West Bengal
|
1590
|
1590
|
5.
|
Kerala
|
387
|
387
|
6.
|
Rajasthan
|
550
|
-
|
7.
|
Gujarat
|
354
|
226
|
8.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
4240
|
2644
|
9.
|
Odisha
|
646
|
378
|
10.
|
Tripura
|
103
|
39
|
11.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1904
|
1904
|
12.
|
Jharkhand
|
583
|
583
|
13.
|
Meghalaya
|
44
|
40
|
14.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1281
|
500
|
15.
|
Assam
|
100
|
67
|
16.
|
Sikkim
|
80
|
-
|
17
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
55
|
-
|
18.
|
Nagaland
|
786
|
786
|
19
|
Uttarakhand
|
110
|
55
|
20
|
Manipur
|
293
|
192
|
Total
|
21751
|
17266
|
695 VGBs sanctioned for Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim have not been set up as the concerned State Governments have not found any demand for the same. Information on establishment of remaining VGBs is still awaited from the States.
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