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22. CIVIL SUPPLIES

22.1 Fair Price Shops in Tamil Nadu by Districts 432-434

22.2 The Scale of Supply and Price of Essential Commodities 435

under the Public Distribution System

22.3 Scale of Supply of Kerosene to LPG holders 436

22.4 Essential Commodities distributed through Fair Price Shops 437-449

by Districts in Tamil Nadu

22.5 Off-take of Essential Commodities from 2009-2012 450-451

22.6 Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation 452

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22. CIVIL SUPPLIES

22.1 FAIR PRICE SHOPS IN TAMIL NADU BY DISTRICTS 2021-22
( As on 31.03.2022)
No. of Fair Price Shops
Districts TNCSC LTD Co-Operatives
Full Time Part Time Full Time Part Time
1 2 3 4 5
1. Chennai- North 299 0 573 8
2. Chennai-South 168 0 713 2
3. Kancheepuram 32 0 381 242
4. Thiruvallur 6 0 734 378
5. Vellore 36 0 393 272
6. Tiruvannamalai 3 0 1112 512
7. Viluppuram 0 0 982 267
8. Cuddalore 0 0 1130 282
9. Dharmapuri 32 9 453 568
10. Krishnagiri 34 2 510 535
11. Salem 0 0 1146 443
12. Namakkal 44 1 665 219
13. Erode 14 1 825 319
14. Coimbatore 54 0 958 292
15. Tiruppur 22 0 773 345
16. The Nilgiris 23 5 235 98
17. Karur 2 0 376 208
18. Perambalur 1 0 196 89
19. Ariyalur 2 0 261 181
20. Tiruchirappalli 19 0 884 323
21. Thanjavur 0 0 904 293
22. Thiruvarur 0 0 579 157
23. Nagapattinam 0 0 277 60
24. Pudukkottai 17 3 690 314
25. Dindigul 19 0 723 303
26. Theni 0 0 401 100
27. Madurai 29 0 1093 263
28. Sivagangai 23 0 627 189
29. Virudhunagar 31 3 690 261
30. Ramanathapuram 19 0 521 216
31. Thoothukudi 60 48 364 476
32. Tirunelveli 46 46 322 377
33. Kanniyakumari 102 39 447 121
34. Chengalpattu 2 0 493 327
35 Ranipet 0 0 298 328
36 Tenkasi 79 80 327 164
37 Tirupathur 6 0 321 188
38. Kallakurichi 0 0 560 195
39. Mayiladuthurai 0 0 309 95
STATE TOTAL 1224 237 23246 10010
* FPS :Fair Price Shops

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22.1 FAIR PRICE SHOPS IN TAMIL NADU BY DISTRICTS

2021-22(Contd.,)
( As on 31.03.2022)
Number of Fair Price Shops
OTHERS Women FPS*
Districts
Part Full Part
Full Time
Time Time Time
1 6 7 8 9
1. Chennai-North 0 0 0 0
2. Chennai-South 0 0 1 0
3. Kancheepuram 0 0 1 0
4. Thiruvallur 8 1 10 0
5. Vellore 0 0 7 0
6. Tiruvannamalai 0 0 8 0
7. Viluppuram 0 0 26 3
8. Cuddalore 0 0 8 0
9. Dharmapuri 0 0 9 0
10. Krishnagiri 0 0 30 0
11. Salem 0 0 10 2
12. Namakkal 0 0 4 0
13. Erode 0 0 3 0
14. Coimbatore 15 4 100 5
15. Tiruppur 0 0 14 1
16. The Nilgiris 16 0 24 2
17. Karur 0 0 6 1
18. Perambalur 0 0 4 0
19. Ariyalur 0 0 2 2
20. Tiruchirappalli 0 0 5 1
21. Thanjavur 0 0 10 1
22. Thiruvarur 0 0 0 0
23. Nagapattinam 8 3 11 0
24. Pudukkottai 0 0 4 0
25. Dindigul 0 0 11 1
26. Theni 0 0 28 1
27. Madurai 0 0 9 0
28. Sivagangai 0 0 0 0
29. Virudhunagar 0 0 4 0
30. Ramanathapuram 6 1 12 0
31. Thoothukudi 11 8 1 0
32. Tirunelveli 0 0 5 0
33. Kanniyakumari 37 10 23 0
34 Chengalpattu 2 0 33 0
35 Ranipet 0 0 1 0
36 Tenkasi 0 0 9 0
37 Tirupathur 0 0 4 1
38 kallakurichi 0 0 15 0
39 Mayiladuthurai 11 0 10 0
STATE TOTAL 114 27 462 21

* FPS :Fair Price Shops

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22.1 FAIR PRICE SHOPS IN TAMIL NADU BY DISTRICTS 2021-22 Contd.

(As on 31.03.2022)
Mobile TOTAL
Districts
Shops Full Time Part Time
1 10 11 12
1. Chennai-North 0 872 8
2. Chennai-South 0 882 2
3. Kancheepuram 0 414 242
4. Thiruvallur 0 758 379
5. Vellore 0 436 272
6. Tiruvannamalai 0 1123 512
7. Viluppuram 0 1008 270
8. Cuddalore 0 1138 282
9. Dharmapuri 0 494 577
10. Krishnagiri 0 574 537
11. Salem 0 1156 445
12. Namakkal 0 713 220
13. Erode 0 842 320
14. Coimbatore 0 1127 301
15. Tiruppur 0 809 346
16. The Nilgiris 0 298 105
17. Karur 0 384 209
18. Perambalur 0 201 89
19. Ariyalur 0 265 183
20. Tiruchirappalli 0 908 324
21. Thanjavur 0 914 294
22. Thiruvarur 0 579 157
23. Nagapattinam 0 296 63
24. Pudukkottai 0 711 317
25. Dindigul 0 753 304
26. Theni 0 429 101
27. Madurai 0 1131 263
28. Sivagangai 0 650 189
29. Virudhunagar 0 725 264
30. Ramanathapuram 0 558 217
31. Thoothukudi 0 436 532
32. Tirunelveli 0 373 423
33. Kanniyakumari 0 609 170
34 Chengalpattu 0 530 327
35 Ranipet 0 299 328
36 Tenkasi 0 415 244
37 Tirupathur 0 331 189
38 kallakurichi 0 575 195
39 Mayiladuthurai 0 330 95
STATE TOTAL 0 25046 10295

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22.2 THE SCALE OF SUPPLY AND PRICE OF THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES UNDER
PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 2021-22

Name of the Price per

Scale of supply
Commodity (Kg/Litre)
Rice Free of Cost All rice cardholder will be eligible for 5
Kg of rice per person(including a child )
per month while ensuring that the
quantity supplied under the new system
is not less than present entitlement
under Universal Public Distribution
system.Further there Shall be no upper
ceiling of 20 Kg per card per month.

Anthyodhaya Rice Free of Cost 35Kg

Scheme Wheet Free of Cost In Lieu of Rice
Sugar Rs.13.50 500 Gm per person(maximum-2kg)
OAP Rice Free of Cost 5kg per card

Wheat Free of Cost 5Kg (Other areas)

10kg (Chennai/District Head Quarters)
Sugar Rs.13.50 AAY Card-500 gm per person(maximum
-2Kg)
Rs.25 1.Other Cards -500 gm per person
(maxium-2kg)
2.Sugar Cards –extra 3Kg –in Lieu of
rice (max-5Kg)
Toor Dhall Rs.30 1Kg
Palmolein oil Rs.25 1Litre
Kerosene Rs.15.00 to 3-15 Litres
16.50

Source: Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department,

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22.3 SCALE OF SUPPLY OF KEROSENE TO LPG HOLDERS 2021-22

( in Litres)
Possession of LPG Connection
Place of Résidence
Regular New / Left out
Cards Cards

1. Chennai City & District Head 10 3

Quarters

2. Other Municipalities 6 3

3. Township & Town Panchayats 5 3

4. Village Panchayats 3 3

Hilly Areas

1 The Nilgiris District Head Quarters 15 3

2. The Nilgiris District Municipalities 15 3
3. The Nilgiris District Town & Town 10 3
Panchayats
4. The Nilgiris District Village 5+5 3
Panchayats
5. The Nilgiris Districts -Ketti Town 5+5 3
Panchayat
6. Kancheepuram District – 6 3
Maraimalainagar
7. Kodaikkanal-Municipal Area 15 3
8. Kodaikkanal- Town Panchayat 10 3
9. Kodaikkanal- Village Panchayat 5+5 3
10. Salem District-Yercaud 10 3
11. Theni District – Andipatti & 10 3
Bodinaickanur – Hilly Areas
12. Coimbatore District Valparai Taluk 10 3
13. Erode District – Sathyamangalam 10 3
& Bhavani Taluk Hilly Areas
14 Tiruvannamalai – Javadhu Hills 10 3

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22.4 ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES DISTRIBUTED THROUGH FAIR PRICE SHOPS

BY DISTRICTS IN TAMIL NADU 2021-22
A: RICE (EXCLUDING “AAY” RICE AND “ANP”RICE) (in MTs)
Apr May June July Aug Sep
Districts
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Chennai-North 11864 10926 8759 9013 10268 10790
2 Chennai-South 9635 10784 8356 8880 10307 10685
3 Kancheepuram 4477 4821 4197 3811 4314 4332
4 Thiruvallur 7756 8159 7054 6719 7000 7219
5 Vellore 5718 5852 5236 5007 5391 5462
6 Tiruvannamalai 10389 10688 9519 8960 9291 9293
7 Viluppuram 7868 8362 7231 6779 6722 6763
8 Cuddalore 9360 9991 8795 8178 8259 8306
9 Dharmapuri 6057 6195 5445 5232 5348 5517
10 Krishnagiri 7350 7508 6635 6379 6591 6723
11 Salem 13701 14041 12498 11899 12643 12934
12 Namakkal 6665 6770 5772 5501 6021 6184
13 Erode 8560 8752 7067 6517 7282 7427
14 Coimbatore 12369 12726 10649 9641 11391 12167
15 Tiruppur 9428 9776 8067 7473 8576 8903
16 The Nilgiris 3190 3300 2829 2502 2668 2728
17 Karur 3840 3951 3211 3137 3408 3528
18 Perambalur 2134 2185 1811 1774 1900 1933
19 Ariyalur 3015 3069 2593 2381 2603 2613
20 Tiruchirappalli 10326 10910 9453 8609 9519 9779
21 Thanjavur 8997 9400 8284 7785 8064 8296
22 Thiruvarur 4729 4872 4175 3948 4174 4180
23 Nagapattinam 6136 2754 2366 2223 2314 2305
24 Pudukkottai 6726 6895 6104 5892 6074 6220
25 Dindigul 8617 8877 7610 7300 7692 7826
26 Theni 5380 5495 4582 4393 4522 4669
27 Madurai 12985 13330 11423 9785 10473 10705
28 Sivagangai 5339 5568 4828 4484 4738 4830
29 Virudhunagar 7277 7889 6620 5931 6222 6265
30 Ramanathapuram 5445 5555 4879 4642 4540 4611
31 Thoothukudi 5700 6195 5341 4707 5241 5279
32 Tirunelveli 6023 6486 5686 5100 5508 5697
33 Kanniyakumari 7744 8001 7155 6843 7433 7472
34 Chengalpattu 4813 5232 4359 4127 4435 4450
35 Ranipet 4263 4381 3859 3770 4047 4078
36 Tenkasi 5826 6102 5325 4851 5343 5465
37 Tirupathur 4357 4457 3950 3868 4010 4035
38 kallakurichi 5785 6003 5292 5030 4962 4954
39 Mayiladuthurai 0 0 8759 9013 3082 3039
STATE TOTAL 269844 276258 245774 232084 242376 247662

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22.4 ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES DISTRIBUTED THROUGH FAIR PRICE SHOPS

BY DISTRICTS 2021-22 (Contd.)
A: RICE (EXCLUDING “AAY” RICE & “ANP RICE) (in MTs)

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March

Districts
2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 2022
1 8 9 10 11 12 13
1. Chennai-North 10869 10252 11523 8504 10548 11525
2. Chennai-South 10484 9808 10952 8346 10097 11378
3. Kancheepuram 4334 4418 4494 4244 4467 4639
4. Thiruvallur 7363 7500 7538 7477 7259 7403
5. Vellore 5516 5585 5454 5538 5406 5487
6. Tiruvannamalai 9277 9542 9259 9619 9282 9256
7. Viluppuram 6798 6753 6655 6389 6604 6585
8. Cuddalore 8616 8425 8647 8505 8232 8208
9. Dharmapuri 5538 5655 5568 5605 5410 5464
10. Krishnagiri 6789 6946 6894 6888 6772 6845
11. Salem 12562 12554 12647 12529 12726 12562
12. Namakkal 6246 6340 6202 6057 6059 6157
13. Erode 7529 7780 7764 7295 7560 7668
14. Coimbatore 12466 12564 12061 10685 11324 11826
15. Tiruppur 9017 9353 9484 8468 8927 8985
16. The Nilgiris 2790 2857 2794 2817 2700 2653
17. Karur 3640 3687 3734 3548 3573 3657
18. Perambalur 1931 2017 2024 2070 2106 2151
19. Ariyalur 2626 2644 2593 2643 2593 2563
20. Tiruchirappalli 9861 9832 9911 9712 9672 9945
21. Thanjavur 8398 8230 8272 8351 8221 8401
22. Thiruvarur 4248 4353 4295 4312 4131 4184
23. Nagapattinam 2253 2294 2242 2256 2308 2316
24. Pudukkottai 6250 6273 6320 6196 6052 6210
25. Dindigul 7995 8174 7901 7885 7638 7599
26. Theni 4713 4792 4543 4801 4616 4550
27. Madurai 11044 11292 11069 10677 10862 10911
28. Sivagangai 4848 5033 4863 4897 4775 4685
29. Virudhunagar 6338 6400 6482 6487 6318 6401
30. Ramanathapuram 4720 4816 4728 4714 4611 4424
31. Thoothukudi 5534 5423 5631 5234 5339 5426
32. Tirunelveli 5776 5741 5781 5722 5622 5605
33. Kanniyakumari 7500 7609 7560 7501 7408 7410
34 Chengalpattu 4464 4335 4580 4264 4457 4619
35 Ranipet 4121 4192 4202 4191 4135 4146
36 Tenkasi 5498 5494 5513 5508 5345 5393
37 Tirupathur 4057 4178 4023 4161 4052 4039
38 kallakurichi 5021 5061 4908 4948 4986 4887
39 Mayiladuthurai 2933 3009 3012 3012 3142 3152
TOTAL 249963 251211 252123 242056 245335 249315

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BY DISTRICTS 2021-22 (Contd.)
A: RICE (AAY) (in MTs)
April May June July August Sep.
Districts
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Chennai-North 454 450 430 443 434 449
2. Chennai-South 374 379 348 365 364 365
3. Kancheepuram 874 911 890 881 870 861
4. Thiruvallur 1676 1752 1692 1713 1616 1634
5. Vellore 1476 1535 1489 1517 1504 1500
6. Tiruvannamalai 2383 2505 2408 2460 2426 2420
7. Viluppuram 2167 2281 2218 2197 2086 2080
8. Cuddalore 2611 2768 2712 2705 2603 2572
9. Dharmapuri 1736 1781 1747 1760 1726 1731
10. Krishnagiri 2219 2304 2227 2291 2253 2253
11. Salem 2561 2639 2601 2631 2593 2590
12. Namakkal 1130 1152 1143 1145 1127 1121
13. Erode 2110 2138 2121 2044 2000 1952
14. Coimbatore 1609 1663 1625 1575 1545 1554
15. Tiruppur 1123 1159 1145 1115 1102 1100
16. The Nilgiris 509 527 516 478 467 463
17. Karur 807 824 811 795 791 782
18. Perambalur 756 764 761 759 745 750
19. Ariyalur 1088 1105 1099 1063 1071 1061
20. Tiruchirappalli 2213 2298 2289 2207 2213 2220
21. Thanjavur 2909 3011 2975 2952 2864 2871
22. Thiruvarur 1953 1997 1979 1951 1915 1895
23. Nagapattinam 1239 1278 1250 1247 1235 1212
24. Pudukkottai 1379 1408 1394 1376 1351 1351
25. Dindigul 2042 2116 2067 2074 2003 2002
26. Theni 1155 1182 1165 1161 1102 1103
27. Madurai 1885 1964 1895 1827 1742 1753
28. Sivagangai 1532 1586 1558 1544 1518 1517
29. Virudhunagar 1549 1627 1581 1560 1520 1506
30. Ramanathapuram 1291 1340 1298 1303 1243 1239
31. Thoothukudi 1964 2053 2032 1946 1917 1900
32. Tirunelveli 922 959 954 922 899 907
33. Kanniyakumari 2067 2131 2111 2107 2096 2098
34 Chengalpattu 1033 1095 1051 1051 1007 991
35 Ranipet 1125 1161 1131 1153 1146 1143
36 Tenkasi 1433 1489 1471 1440 1425 1417
37 Tirupathur 1087 1111 1091 1105 1084 1080
38 kallakurichi 1409 1466 1426 1441 1390 1375
39 Mayiladuthurai 0 0 1231 1222 1178 1165
TOTAL 57850 59909 59932 59526 58171 57983

AAY : Anthyodaya Anna Yojana Scheme

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BY DISTRICTS 2021-22 (Contd.)
A: RICE (AAY) (in MTs)
Districts Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March
2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 2022
1 8 9 10 11 12 13
1. Chennai-North 454 441 479 436 458 476
2. Chennai-South 365 344 381 352 358 374
3. Kancheepuram 859 859 863 859 860 869
4. Thiruvallur 1657 1671 1657 1673 1634 1646
5. Vellore 1504 1510 1507 1519 1507 1514
6. Tiruvannamalai 2419 2438 2425 2479 2444 2430
7. Viluppuram 2082 2050 2060 1987 2062 2041
8. Cuddalore 2593 2553 2610 2596 2561 2499
9. Dharmapuri 1722 1730 1733 1737 1713 1727
10. Krishnagiri 2253 2264 2262 2275 2264 2265
11. Salem 2556 2551 2571 2534 2588 2566
12. Namakkal 1126 1130 1114 1108 1106 1119
13. Erode 1967 2006 1980 1957 1980 2001
14. Coimbatore 1576 1558 1534 1458 1496 1500
15. Tiruppur 1113 1111 1114 1084 1088 1092
16. The Nilgiris 470 466 463 470 456 459
17. Karur 783 778 781 779 764 774
18. Perambalur 750 761 765 776 779 785
19. Ariyalur 1058 1058 1058 1071 1062 1051
20. Tiruchirappalli 2201 2185 2220 2206 2192 2221
21. Thanjavur 2863 2832 2857 2859 2836 2868
22. Thiruvarur 1897 1921 1919 1913 1882 1884
23. Nagapattinam 1183 1203 1184 1192 1216 1215
24. Pudukkottai 1343 1344 1361 1352 1333 1359
25. Dindigul 2006 2021 2012 2027 1977 1973
26. Theni 1109 1106 1086 1143 1111 1096
27. Madurai 1771 1794 1796 1797 1809 1781
28. Sivagangai 1519 1522 1530 1538 1511 1507
29. Virudhunagar 1499 1498 1511 1526 1506 1518
30. Ramanathapuram 1251 1260 1261 1270 1257 1219
31. Thoothukudi 1922 1892 1920 1849 1869 1889
32. Tirunelveli 913 904 905 920 902 890
33. Kanniyakumari 2094 2094 2105 2105 2093 2097
33 Chengalpattu 995 961 992 981 991 1002
34 Ranipet 1145 1148 1159 1161 1150 1152
35 Tenkasi 1420 1412 1419 1428 1401 1392
36 Tirupathur 1083 1085 1077 1097 1087 1082
37 kallakurichi 1387 1373 1369 1337 1381 1358
38 Mayiladuthurai 1102 1133 1143 1140 1183 1183
TOTAL 58010 57967 58183 57991 57867 57874
AAY : Anthyodaya Anna Yojana Scheme
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BY DISTRICTS 2021-22 (Contd.)
A: RICE – ANNAPOORNA SCHEME (in Kgs)
April May June July August Sep.
Districts
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Chennai-North 10 10 10 10 10 20
2. Chennai-South 0 0 0 0 0 0
3. Kancheepuram 2180 2200 2265 1890 1230 1290
4. Thiruvallur 1240 1300 1320 1166 840 930
5. Vellore 5650 5630 5725 5263 3728 3853
6. Tiruvannamalai 9170 9540 9610 8234 5850 6088
7. Viluppuram 1450 1565 1550 1320 930 1040
8. Cuddalore 870 980 1020 805 470 508
9. Dharmapuri 4450 4380 4288 3898 2610 2825
10. Krishnagiri 2950 2930 2980 2930 2070 2130
11. Salem 3970 4140 4290 3770 2470 2678
12. Namakkal 1935 1895 1958 1678 1345 1475
13. Erode 260 260 240 250 190 188
14. Coimbatore 1330 1320 1296 1175 983 912
15. Tiruppur 980 1030 910 795 646 670
16. The Nilgiris 100 100 100 80 50 50
17. Karur 830 800 748 650 420 410
18. Perambalur 1540 1560 1530 1345 935 980
19. Ariyalur 1370 1320 1310 820 785 735
20. Tiruchirappalli 1970 2160 2170 1690 1580 1710
21. Thanjavur 2430 2525 2535 2160 1320 1320
22. Thiruvarur 1730 1960 2000 1650 1330 1130
23. Nagapattinam 1660 1740 1810 1610 1230 1100
24. Pudukkottai 1270 1290 1410 1160 790 840
25. Dindigul 1410 1480 1478 1278 660 750
26. Theni 430 450 430 390 280 300
27. Madurai 1970 2280 2200 1370 985 1083
28. Sivagangai 1580 1800 1715 1375 940 1040
29. Virudhunagar 1220 1250 1230 997 720 730
30. Ramanathapuram 810 890 890 780 430 490
31. Thoothukudi 1070 1280 1264 968 720 708
32. Tirunelveli 600 670 675 548 395 396
33. Kanniyakumari 380 450 428 390 360 370
33 Chengalpattu 170 200 170 170 110 130
34 Ranipet 5180 5250 5260 5118 3675 3650
35 Tenkasi 1520 1690 1690 1206 895 1118
36 Tirupathur 3160 3240 3268 3002 2240 2300
37 kallakurichi 540 600 580 460 290 310
38 Mayiladuthurai 0 0 940 870 650 550
TOTAL 69385 72165 73293 63271 45162 46807

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22.4 ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES DISTRIBUTED THROUGH FAIR SHOPS BY DISTRICTS

2021-22(Contd.)
A: RICE – ANNAPOORNA SCHEME (in Kgs)
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March
Districts
2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 2022
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Chennai-North 20 20 20 20 20 20
2. Chennai-South 0 0 0 0 0 0
3. Kancheepuram 1335 1410 1360 1320 1320 1270
4. Thiruvallur 910 920 850 1040 845 820
5. Vellore 3880 3970 3755 4250 3765 3670
6. Tiruvannamalai 6360 6510 6193 7138 6460 6040
7. Viluppuram 915 990 875 1025 980 940
8. Cuddalore 560 540 540 640 445 450
9. Dharmapuri 2875 2898 2821 2920 2668 2645
10. Krishnagiri 2040 2100 1925 2140 2005 1870
11. Salem 2680 2750 2670 2740 2620 2540
12. Namakkal 1495 1455 1463 1525 1415 1422
13. Erode 188 210 200 226 200 158
14. Coimbatore 980 905 935 875 870 860
15. Tiruppur 720 716 680 689 638 580
16. The Nilgiris 40 60 60 40 40 20
17. Karur 480 500 490 460 430 400
18. Perambalur 1035 970 1015 1055 950 938
19. Ariyalur 770 825 810 815 770 810
20. Tiruchirappalli 1700 1670 1650 1610 1550 1620
21. Thanjavur 1415 1520 1370 1615 1280 1320
22. Thiruvarur 1140 1168 1170 1320 910 865
23. Nagapattinam 1158 1320 1090 1180 1040 1115
24. Pudukkottai 848 770 920 790 810 875
25. Dindigul 760 845 695 765 680 700
26. Theni 300 300 260 300 250 250
27. Madurai 1080 1240 1120 1214 1170 1160
28. Sivagangai 1050 1075 1070 1220 990 900
29. Virudhunagar 690 860 720 920 790 735
30. Ramanathapurm 560 625 620 620 545 450
31. Thoothukudi 740 800 690 780 700 698
32. Tirunelveli 440 430 420 480 350 320
33. Kanniyakumari 330 310 350 370 330 330
33 Chengalpattu 80 130 120 180 130 100
34 Ranipet 3950 3845 3750 3950 3395 3435
35 Tenkasi 1085 1220 1120 1178 1135 1000
36 Tirupathur 2400 2487 2345 2330 2195 1957
37 kallakurichi 330 398 330 360 310 295
38 Mayiladuthurai 540 630 550 610 480 510
TOTAL 47879 49392 47022 50710 45481 44088

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BY DISTRICTS 2021-22 (Contd.)
B: SUGAR (in MTs)
April May June July August Sep.
Districts
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Chennai-North 1423 1463 1,478 1414 1,403 1,431
2 Chennai-South 1478 1500 1,506 1477 1,467 1,491
3 Kancheepuram 494 511 520 499 489 500
4 Thiruvallur 791 823 820 800 749 775
5 Vellore 618 628 638 622 607 617
6 Tiruvannamalai 1016 1054 1,068 1021 995 1,000
7 Viluppuram 823 863 865 830 775 783
8 Cuddalore 1056 1094 1,104 1069 983 993
9 Dharmapuri 646 656 664 650 623 639
10 Krishnagiri 797 809 819 804 772 785
11 Salem 1464 1488 1,522 1469 1,411 1,440
12 Namakkal 708 711 736 708 693 699
13 Erode 930 938 965 903 894 900
14 Coimbatore 1404 1406 1,451 1373 1,324 1,362
15 Tiruppur 990 996 1,019 963 948 971
16 The Nilgiris 288 297 302 283 275 277
17 Karur 441 449 448 434 429 437
18 Perambalur 257 260 261 256 251 253
19 Ariyalur 339 344 347 330 332 333
20 Tiruchirappalli 1115 1162 1,190 1114 1,109 1,124
21 Thanjavur 986 1015 1,030 995 951 974
22 Thiruvarur 530 544 553 529 521 522
23 Nagapattinam 293 303 305 297 288 290
24 Pudukkottai 683 700 712 690 678 684
25 Dindigul 881 915 909 882 832 843
26 Theni 549 566 561 544 496 511
27 Madurai 1312 1349 1,369 1229 1,166 1,182
28 Sivagangai 572 595 600 571 551 556
29 Virudhunagar 803 851 853 806 763 767
30 Ramanathapuram 575 585 593 563 524 527
31 Thoothukudi 725 751 762 717 701 706
32 Tirunelveli 693 715 723 686 660 670
33 Kanniyakumari 843 866 876 846 846 852
34 Chengalpattu 527 554 553 536 508 517
35 Ranipet 471 479 486 476 464 468
36 Tenkasi 636 653 656 632 616 623
37 Tirupathur 471 477 481 476 457 465
38 kallakurichi 605 623 620 604 562 571
39 Mayiladuthurai 378 391 397 385 368 369
TOTAL 29611 30384 30,762 29483 28,481 28,907

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BY DISTRICTS 2021-22 (Contd.)
B: SUGAR (in MTs)
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March
Districts
2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 2022
1 8 9 10 11 12 13
1. Chennai-North 1446 1392 1506 1,346 1,402 1471
2. Chennai-South 1524 1444 1604 1,361 1,459 1547
3. Kancheepuram 505 509 518 490 502 515
4. Thiruvallur 790 798 794 794 777 789
5. Vellore 620 624 623 622 615 624
6. Tiruvannamalai 1000 1020 1003 1,030 1,002 1001
7. Viluppuram 787 811 776 794 780 784
8. Cuddalore 1013 1037 1009 1,026 988 989
9. Dharmapuri 639 654 641 636 629 640
10. Krishnagiri 790 803 801 792 791 799
11. Salem 1441 1483 1465 1,418 1,422 1442
12 Namakkal 704 709 697 673 681 697
13. Erode 910 929 898 877 879 897
14. Coimbatore 1394 1409 1395 1,274 1,322 1374
15. Tiruppur 991 1013 1009 931 957 986
16. The Nilgiris 279 282 278 281 272 275
17. Karur 445 450 446 432 429 440
18. Perambalur 255 259 255 255 251 252
19. Ariyalur 334 339 333 334 329 330
20. Tiruchirappalli 1130 1135 1125 1,110 1,097 1124
21. Thanjavur 988 995 982 984 965 983
22. Thiruvarur 526 534 527 527 511 518
23. Nagapattinam 291 295 287 286 282 287
24. Pudukkottai 687 689 691 675 669 684
25. Dindigul 858 881 850 851 834 837
26. Theni 515 530 509 522 506 505
27. Madurai 1216 1257 1208 1,181 1,182 1188
28. Sivagangai 566 571 569 564 551 548
29. Virudhunagar 779 802 773 786 764 772
30. Ramanathapuram 538 555 543 546 530 518
31. Thoothukudi 716 728 716 710 698 715
32. Tirunelveli 678 691 674 676 663 676
33. Kanniyakumari 855 859 854 845 841 852
33 Chengalpattu 522 535 538 512 516 533
34 Ranipet 471 476 475 472 466 468
35 Tenkasi 628 637 624 623 614 618
36 Tirupathur 468 474 470 475 467 470
37 kallakurichi 576 597 569 586 576 570
38 Mayiladuthurai 372 378 370 369 361 370
TOTAL 29247 29584 29405 28,666 28,580 29088

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BY DISTRICTS 2021-22 (Contd.)
C: WHEAT (in MTs)
April May June July August Sep.
Districts
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Chennai-North 1261 1235 1212 1208 1217 1244
2. Chennai-South 1195 1160 1088 1140 1076 1119
3. Kancheepuram 543 564 547 519 437 476
4. Thiruvallur 536 553 456 498 458 541
5. Vellore 781 763 746 754 708 741
6. Tiruvannamalai 835 850 821 782 718 784
7. Viluppuram 731 733 685 687 643 695
8. Cuddalore 778 752 731 754 692 744
9. Dharmapuri 734 729 688 738 719 745
10. Krishnagiri 934 909 904 918 877 922
11. Salem 1064 1018 959 1061 1021 1085
12. Namakkal 963 960 916 917 918 937
13. Erode 1002 991 953 913 963 965
14. Coimbatore 1503 1478 1419 1419 1420 1442
15. Tiruppur 1169 1148 1096 1057 1082 1123
16. The Nilgiris 532 556 552 502 508 504
17. Karur 641 640 609 582 587 626
18. Perambalur 625 617 587 556 551 565
19. Ariyalur 613 626 592 625 594 606
20. Tiruchirappalli 888 878 856 823 864 899
21. Thanjavur 769 758 747 742 716 736
22. Thiruvarur 560 568 569 541 521 547
23. Nagapattinam 277 268 287 275 249 267
24. Pudukkottai 626 631 647 602 594 586
25. Dindigul 789 819 685 752 693 733
26. Theni 700 700 649 636 622 625
27. Madurai 888 889 839 786 772 808
28. Sivagangai 634 627 601 608 519 532
29. Virudhunagar 827 838 793 776 762 811
30. Ramanathapuram 638 639 638 562 546 558
31. Thoothukudi 773 788 770 725 741 774
32. Tirunelveli 749 755 718 714 684 698
33. Kanniyakumari 898 901 871 860 857 916
33 Chengalpattu 582 612 569 557 480 497
34 Ranipet 737 728 729 687 660 662
35 Tenkasi 683 676 664 645 658 655
36 Tirupathur 731 715 721 712 651 711
37 Kallakurichi 664 647 589 602 571 621
38 Mayiladuthurai 0 0 313 340 325 340
TOTAL 29853 29719 28816 28575 27674 28840

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BY DISTRICTS 2021-22 (Concld.)
C: WHEAT (in MTs)
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.
Districts
2021 2021 2021 2022 2022 2022
1 8 9 10 11 12 13
1. Chennai-North 1255 1217 1402 1119 1302 1340
2. Chennai-South 1143 1049 1290 991 1157 1202
3. Kancheepuram 494 405 571 422 419 402
4. Thiruvallur 523 439 575 435 524 504
5. Vellore 737 725 861 774 806 821
6. Tiruvannamalai 800 754 876 825 832 834
7. Viluppuram 688 684 786 679 744 764
8. Cuddalore 711 705 817 721 803 854
9. Dharmapuri 740 710 757 676 769 867
10. Krishnagiri 914 906 986 885 952 985
11. Salem 1071 1056 1234 974 1109 1215
12. Namakkal 937 908 938 855 928 983
13. Erode 992 963 977 912 969 1087
14. Coimbatore 1447 1364 1536 1245 1433 1486
15. Tiruppur 1145 1048 1144 1030 1059 1165
16. The Nilgiris 504 461 535 497 499 512
17. Karur 621 541 600 554 562 617
18. Perambalur 580 501 496 431 323 294
19. Ariyalur 608 613 649 596 608 654
20. Tiruchirappalli 864 777 889 749 844 906
21. Thanjavur 735 692 812 651 731 766
22. Thiruvarur 500 433 554 461 514 522
23. Nagapattinam 284 254 296 264 206 250
24. Pudukkottai 578 526 619 541 611 637
25. Dindigul 732 691 816 774 773 817
26. Theni 644 641 753 669 692 704
27. Madurai 825 810 882 762 803 829
28. Sivagangai 611 477 672 586 569 617
29. Virudhunagar 838 771 844 789 811 862
30. Ramanathapuram 549 559 606 593 575 627
31. Thoothukudi 760 718 789 743 757 772
32. Tirunelveli 702 669 714 644 664 733
33. Kanniyakumari 903 846 896 846 886 989
33 Chengalpattu 506 463 607 468 472 494
34 Ranipet 653 634 641 607 594 603
35 Tenkasi 661 663 698 635 659 698
36 Tirupathur 715 677 804 697 718 749
37 kallakurichi 600 615 716 582 650 676
38 Mayiladuthurai 370 327 349 285 279 318
TOTAL 28940 27292 30987 26967 28606 30155

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BY DISTRICTS 2020-21 (Contd.)
D : KEROSENE (in Kls)
April May June July August Sep.
Districts
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
1 2 3 4 5 5 7
1. Chennai-North 230 252 240 236 239 246
2. Chennai-South 150 168 166 137 151 150
3. Kancheepuram 108 108 108 106 104 109
4. Thiruvallur 181 181 179 180 178 182
5. Vellore 133 132 132 132 132 168
6. Tiruvannamalai 312 312 312 300 300 300
7. Viluppuram 266 264 253 251 251 251
8. Cuddalore 324 324 324 326 322 326
9. Dharmapuri 193 204 192 192 191 193
10. Krishnagiri 194 191 192 193 187 194
11. Salem 339 336 338 336 333 337
12. Namakkal 155 158 168 169 168 167
13. Erode 265 264 264 264 264 264
14. Coimbatore 265 264 251 254 257 266
15. Tiruppur 218 216 216 217 213 218
16. The Nilgiris 167 169 168 167 167 171
17. Karur 120 120 121 120 119 120
18. Perambalur 85 84 84 84 84 84
19. Ariyalur 119 122 119 120 120 120
20. Tiruchirappalli 329 328 328 333 326 326
21. Thanjavur 278 292 289 287 285 293
22. Thiruvarur 182 183 180 178 179 181
23. Nagapattinam 232 109 108 108 107 108
24. Pudukkottai 216 222 219 212 216 223
25. Dindigul 229 241 239 240 228 229
26. Theni 144 144 145 143 141 145
27. Madurai 352 348 347 347 347 348
28. Sivagangai 158 155 156 156 156 155
29. Virudhunagar 193 192 191 192 192 191
30. Ramanathapuram 158 157 153 159 166 166
31. Thoothukudi 183 195 180 182 182 180
32. Tirunelveli 145 145 144 155 155 155
33. Kanniyakumari 240 243 240 240 237 241
34. Chengalpattu 144 145 135 146 142 146
35. Ranipet 96 96 97 96 95 96
36. Tenkasi 144 146 144 143 154 157
37. Tirupathur 108 108 108 108 108 72
38. kallakurichi 181 181 180 179 179 180
39. Mayiladuthurai 0 121 120 120 119 121
TOTAL 7536 7620 7530 7508 7494 7579

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BY DISTRICTS 2021-22 (Contd.)
D: KEROSENE (in Kls)
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.
Districts
2021 2021 2021 2021 2021 2021
1 8 9 10 11 12 13
1. Chennai-North 238 247 241 248 236 251
2. Chennai-South 151 164 161 163 136 158
3. Kancheepuram 110 109 109 107 120 108
4. Thiruvallur 178 181 180 192 191 194
5. Vellore 132 132 132 131 131 132
6. Tiruvannamalai 300 300 300 300 300 300
7. Viluppuram 253 252 253 252 250 250
8. Cuddalore 311 314 312 321 312 311
9. Dharmapuri 191 193 192 192 191 191
10. Krishnagiri 193 193 192 191 191 191
11. Salem 336 337 336 336 335 330
12. Namakkal 169 149 158 156 156 155
13. Erode 264 264 265 264 263 264
14. Coimbatore 266 262 260 258 265 261
15. Tiruppur 215 218 216 215 213 222
16. The Nilgiris 168 168 168 168 168 165
17. Karur 119 122 120 120 119 120
18. Perambalur 84 84 84 84 84 84
19. Ariyalur 120 120 120 120 120 120
20. Tiruchirappalli 324 324 324 321 324 323
21. Thanjavur 288 290 288 285 275 276
22. Thiruvarur 170 181 179 179 177 180
23. Nagapattinam 97 96 96 96 94 96
24. Pudukkottai 218 221 218 224 226 231
25. Dindigul 228 228 228 227 229 227
26. Theni 145 145 144 144 142 146
27. Madurai 350 347 352 346 346 349
28. Sivagangai 145 156 156 156 156 155
29. Virudhunagar 192 193 192 192 192 192
30. Ramanathapuram 156 155 155 159 170 167
31. Thoothukudi 178 184 183 179 175 182
32. Tirunelveli 146 157 156 143 145 143
33. Kanniyakumari 228 229 227 230 228 226
34. Chengalpattu 144 143 144 140 146 145
35. Ranipet 97 96 96 96 96 96
36. Tenkasi 156 156 156 156 157 156
37. Tirupathur 109 107 108 108 109 106
38. kallakurichi 180 181 181 177 183 179
39. Mayiladuthurai 120 120 120 120 119 120
Total 7469 7518 7502 7496 7470 7502
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22.5 OFF-TAKE OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES FROM 2018 TO 2022

RICE (in MTs)

Month
2018(**) 2019(**) 2020 (**) 2021 2022
January 317214 310055 325886 314326 300098
February 305855 310401 330695 317806 303247
March 302854 312085 331479 327240 307233
April 307797 310695 366679 327763
May 305947 310914 407549 336239
June 304825 314265 396081 305779
July 312405 326322 320157 291673
August 312298 326880 299460 300592
September 312620 328938 280058 305692
October 316679 331686 278123 308021
November 310928 323999 271248 309227
December 308175 333728 320842 310353
TOTAL 3717597 3839968 3928257 3754711 910578
** - including Anthyodaya Anna Yojana Scheme + Annapurna Scheme

SUGAR (in MTs)

Month
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
January 30767 29669 29348 28502 28666
February 30077 30114 29694 28989 28580
March 30259 30377 26778 29849 29088
April 30253 30372 31976 29611
May 30324 30470 31875 30384
June 30548 30544 31827 30762
July 30873 30995 28759 29483
August 30777 30969 30655 28481
September 30716 30807 30095 28907
October 30662 31166 30613 29247
November 30278 31007 30133 29584
December 30223 30209 31030 29405
TOTAL 365757 366699 362783 353204 86334

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22.5 OFF-TAKE OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES FROM 2018 TO 2022 (Contd.)

KEROSENE (in kls)

Month
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
January 16153 15596 10756 10783 7496
February 15870 16175 10752 10702 7470
March 15870 16275 10776 10842 7502
April 16119 16153 10752 7536
May 16175 16162 11335 7620
June 16215 16138 10771 7530
July 16163 10900 10797 7508
August 16184 10750 10730 7494
September 16143 10729 10629 7579
October 15676 10428 10631 7469
November 16135 10781 10677 7518
December 16170 10807 10742 7502
TOTAL 192873 160894 129348 100083 22468

WHEAT (in MTs)

Month
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
January 13026 13287 13233 29375 26967
February 13577 13576 13547 31107 28606
March 13553 13394 13472 31515 30155
April 13374 13314 13128 29853
May 13380 13340 14016 29719
June 13430 13281 13457 28816
July 13393 13222 13352 28575
August 13186 13320 13323 27674
September 13306 13248 25882 28840
October 13339 13404 30996 28940
November 13455 13596 29032 27292
December 13496 13387 29729 30987
TOTAL 160515 160369 223167 352693 85728

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22.6 TAMIL NADU WAREHOUSING CORPORATION 2021-22

Description Unit Owned Hired Total

2021-22 (As on
31.3.2022)

01 Godowns Nos. 269 1 270

(Warehouse
Centres)

02 Storage Capacity LMts 7.60 0.12 LMts 7.72 LMts.

(in Lakh) LMts

03 Percentage of % - - 81%
occupancy

04 Warehouse Nos 60 1 61
Centres

2021-22 (Income & Profit ) (Unaudited)

04 Gross Income
(Rs.in Lakhs) - - 8452.61
8452.61

05 Net Profit before

income tax - - 2012.03
2012.03
(Rs.In Lakhs)

Source : The Chairman cum Managing Director,

Tamilnadu Warehousing Corporation, Chennai-32.

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