Lok Sabha Question No. 3291 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Procurement of Agricultural Produce
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3291

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  AUGUST,  2018

## PROCUREMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE

3291.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of crops purchased at Minimum Support Price (MSP) in various States of the  country  including  Rajasthan  and  the  percentage  of  crops  purchased  out  of  the  total production thereof, State and crop-wise;
- (b) the number of farmers who are deprived of the purchase at MSP, State and crop-wise; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  policy  in  regard  to  distribution  of  copies  to  the  primary  units  of Panchayats  and  cooperatives  after  the  declaration  of  MSP  and  advertisement  through  news and print media for the widespread propaganda thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) & (b): As  per  prescribed  guidelines  of  present  procurement  mechanism,  Government procures notified farm produce of Fair Average Quality (FAQ) in consultation with the concerned State Government when market price of these farm produce goes below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). However, if farmers gets better price in comparison to MSP, they are free to sell their produce in open market. The details of quantum of crops purchased at MSP alongwith its percentage crop-wise and State-wise including Rajasthan are at annexure-I to annexure-IV.

(c): In  order  to  give  wide  publicity  to  disseminate  the  Government's  decision  regarding announcement of MSPs for agricultural produce through following modes of communication:-

- (i)   announcement on PIB.
- (ii)  dissemination through social media like facebook     & twitter
- (iii)  dissemination  via  message  through  m-kisan  Portal,  radio  programmes  like  Kisan Vani and other similar radio programmes apart from panel discussions on DD Kisan.

(iv)  all the state Governments/UT's are requested to disseminate the message in local languages in addition to English and Hindi via sms using m-kisan portal.

(v) MSPs  for  agricultural produce  are  uploaded  on  Department  of  Agriculture, Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare's  website  immediately  after  announcement  by  the Government.

## ANNEXURE - I

Details of Production, Quantum of Pulses and Oilseeds Procured at MSP under PSS and its Perctange during

## KMS 2017-18 and RMS 2018-19 as on  24.07.2018

| States                | Pulse/ oilseed    | Commodities      | Estimated production (as per 3rd Advance estimates (In MT)   | Tentative Procurement Upto 24.07.2018(in MT)   | %of Procurement   |
|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| a                     | b                 | c                | d                                                            | e                                              | f                 |
| KHARIF 2017-18        |                   |                  |                                                              |                                                |                   |
| Rajasthan             | Pulse             | Moong            | 742500                                                       | 262203.84                                      | 35.31             |
| Rajasthan             | Pulse             | Urad             | 337000                                                       | 130853.40                                      | 38.83             |
| Rajasthan             | Oil Seed          | Ground nut       | 1259100                                                      | 146279.51                                      | 11.62             |
| Rajasthan             | Oil Seed          | Soyabean         | 1069800                                                      | 11624.00                                       | 1.09              |
| Maharashtra           | Oil Seed          | Soyabean         | 3886000                                                      | 26283.64                                       | 0.68              |
| Maharashtra           | Pulse             | Moong            | 163000                                                       | 5260.63                                        | 3.23              |
| Maharashtra           | Pulse             | Tur              | 1059000                                                      | 336717.75                                      | 31.80             |
| Maharashtra           | Pulse             | Urad             | 177000                                                       | 58663.95                                       | 33.14             |
| Telangana             | Pulse             | Moong            | 59000                                                        | 3319.95                                        | 5.63              |
| Telangana             | Pulse             | Tur              | 264000                                                       | 75300.00                                       | 28.52             |
| Telangana             | Pulse             | Urad             | 26000                                                        | 11170.41                                       | 42.96             |
| Telangana             | Oil Seed          | Soyabean         | 245000                                                       | 34553.05                                       | 14.10             |
| Karnataka             | Pulse             | Moong            | 93000                                                        | 21758.40                                       | 23.40             |
| Karnataka             | Pulse             | Urad             | 44000                                                        | 13090.15                                       | 29.75             |
| Karnataka             | Pulse             | Tur              | 729200                                                       | 335499.88                                      | 46.01             |
| Karnataka             | Oil Seed          | Ground nut       | 241000                                                       | 11860.28                                       | 4.92              |
| Gujarat               | Pulse             | Urad             | 94000                                                        | 19878.40                                       | 21.15             |
| Gujarat               | Pulse             | Tur              | 321000                                                       | 69986.72                                       | 21.80             |
| Andhra Pradesh        | Oil Seed Pulse    | Ground nut Moong | 3773000 11000                                                | 829697.00 2335.75                              | 21.99 21.23       |
| Andhra Pradesh        | Pulse             | Urad             | 38000                                                        | 13600.00                                       | 35.79             |
| Andhra Pradesh        | Pulse             | Tur              | 118000                                                       | 55600.00                                       | 47.12             |
| Andhra Pradesh        | Oil Seed          | Ground nut       | 828000                                                       | 60939.37                                       | 7.36              |
| Uttar Pradesh         | Pulse             | Urad             | 283000                                                       | 22567.96                                       | 7.97              |
| West Bengal RABI-2018 | Pulse             | Urad             | 48000                                                        | 6790.00                                        | 14.15             |
| Andhra Pradesh        | Pulse Pulse       | Chana Urad       | 676000 275000                                                | 91982.65 79163.00                              | 13.61             |
| Andhra Pradesh        | Pulse             | Moong            | 71000                                                        | 1264.56                                        | 28.79 1.78        |
| Karnataka             | Pulse             |                  |                                                              |                                                | 15.43             |
|                       |                   | Chana            | 825000                                                       | 127301.26                                      |                   |
| Telangana             | Pulse             | Chana            | 150000                                                       | 50000.00                                       | 33.33             |
| Telangana             | Oil Seed          | Sunflower        | 4000                                                         | 215.00                                         | 5.38              |
| Telangana             | Oil Seed          | Ground nut       | 269000                                                       | 26.99                                          | 0.01              |
| Maharashtra           | Pulse Pulse       | Urad Chana       | 5000 1761000                                                 | 2000.00 194726.89                              | 40.00 11.06       |
| Haryana               | Oil Seed          | Mustard          | 860000                                                       | 227517.70                                      | 26.46             |
| Haryana               | Oil Seed          | Sunflower        | 6000                                                         | 2400.00                                        | 40.00             |
| Rajasthan             | Oil Seed          | Mustard          | 3507800                                                      | 471614.16                                      | 13.44             |
| Rajasthan             | Pulse             | Chana            | 1471400                                                      | 579972.38                                      | 39.42             |
| Tamil Nadu            | Pulse             | Urad             | 249700                                                       | 1547.86                                        | 0.62              |
| Gujarat               | Pulse             | Chana            | 362000                                                       | 91000.00                                       | 25.14 14.63       |
|                       | Oil Seed          | Mustard Mustard  | 360000                                                       | 52659.55                                       |                   |
|                       | Pulse             |                  |                                                              | 233150.46                                      |                   |
| Madhya Pradesh        | Oil Seed          |                  | 976000                                                       | 119740.38                                      | 12.27             |
| Madhya Pradesh        |                   | Masoor           | 679000                                                       |                                                | 34.34             |
| Odisha                | Pulse Pulse       | Gram Urad        | 4595000 18800                                                | 1611811.37 4216.77                             | 35.08 22.43       |
| Odisha                | Pulse             | Moong            | 57730                                                        | 2675.11                                        | 4.63              |
| Odisha                | Oil Seed          | Ground nut       | 33700                                                        | 2633.02                                        | 7.81 0.81         |
| Uttar Pradesh         | Pulse             | Chana            | 683700                                                       | 14354.05                                       |                   |
| Uttar Pradesh         | Oil Seed          | Sunflower        | 16200                                                        | 130.43                                         | 2.10              |
|                       | Pulse             | Masoor           | 447200                                                       | 13698.24                                       |                   |
|                       |                   |                  |                                                              |                                                | 3.06              |
| West Bengal           | Oil Seed Oil Seed | Mustard Mustard  | 958000 630000                                                | 1211.41 565.87                                 | 0.13 0.09         |

Annexure-II PRODUCTION, PROCUREMENT AND PERCENTAGE PROCUREMENT OF RICE (Figures in LMT)

| STATE/UT          | KMS 2017-18   | KMS 2017-18   | KMS 2017-18   |
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| STATE/UT          | Prod.#        | Proc.         | %Proc         |
| A&N ISLANDS       |               |               |               |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 79.05         | 39.57         | 50.06         |
| TELANGANA         | 62.86         | 36.21         | 57.60         |
| ASSAM             | 51.64         | 0.26          | 0.50          |
| BIHAR             | 78.25         | 7.93          | 10.13         |
| CHANDIGARH        |               | 0.14          |               |
| CHHATISGARH       | 47.26         | 32.55         | 68.87         |
| DELHI             |               |               |               |
| GUJARAT           | 20.64         | 0.01          | 0.04          |
| HARYANA           | 45.23         | 39.92         | 88.26         |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 1.18          |               | 0.00          |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 6.08          | 0.13          | 2.10          |
| JHARKHAND         | 40.78         | 1.43          | 3.51          |
| KARNATAKA         | 25.52         |               | 0.00          |
| KERALA            | 5.16          | 3.29          | 63.76         |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 41.19         | 10.96         | 26.60         |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 26.98         | 1.79          | 6.63          |
| NAGALAND          |               |               |               |
| ODISHA            | 65.29         | 32.80         | 50.24         |
| PUDUCHERRY        |               |               |               |
| PUNJAB            | 128.67        | 118.33        | 91.96         |
| RAJASTHAN         | 4.51          |               | 0.00          |
| TAMIL NADU        | 65.92         | 8.40          | 12.74         |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 132.71        | 28.75         | 21.66         |
| UTTRAKHAND        | 6.63          | 0.38          | 5.77          |
| WEST BENGAL       | 153.68        | 0.59          | 0.38          |
| OTHERS            | 25.99         |               |               |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL : | 1115.22       | 363.43        | 32.59         |

#As per Third Advance Estimates

ANNEXURE-III

## PRODUCTION, PROCUREMENT AND PERCENTAGE PROCUREMENT OF WHEAT

(Figures in LMT)

| STATE/UT          | RMS 2017-18   | RMS 2017-18   | RMS 2017-18   | RMS 2018-19   | RMS 2018-19   | RMS 2018-19   |
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|                   | Prod.         | Proc. $       | %Proc         | Prod.         | Proc. $       | %Proc         |
| Punjab            | 164.41        | 117.06        | 71.20         | 176.12        | 126.91        | 72.06         |
| Haryana           | 115.47        | 74.32         | 64.36         | 113.12        | 87.39         | 77.25         |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 300.56        | 36.99         | 12.31         | 319.87        | 50.88         | 15.91         |
| Uttarakhand       | 8.82          | 0.02          | 0.23          | 8.80          | 1.09          | 12.39         |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 179.39        | 67.25         | 37.49         | 159.11        | 72.87         | 45.80         |
| Gujarat           | 27.37         | 0.07          | 0.26          | 30.52         | 0.37          | 1.21          |
| Rajasthan         | 89.85         | 12.45         | 13.86         | 95.33         | 15.31         | 16.06         |
| Bihar             | 51.11         |               | 0.00          | 45.83         | 0.25          | 0.55          |
| Jharkhand         | 4.25          |               | 0.00          | 4.09          |               | 0.00          |
| Karnataka         | 1.71          |               | 0.00          | 1.88          |               | 0.00          |
| Delhi             |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| J&K               | 4.76          |               | 0.00          | 4.85          |               | 0.00          |
| Maharashtra       | 18.75         |               | 0.00          | 15.09         |               | 0.00          |
| Odisha            |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 7.04          |               | 0.00          | 5.93          | 0.01          | 0.17          |
| Chandigarh        |               | 0.08          |               |               | 0.14          |               |
| West Bengal       | 8.63          |               | 0.00          | 3.07          |               | 0.00          |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1.60          |               | 0.00          | 0.93          |               | 0.00          |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 0.00          |               |               | 0.00          |               |               |
| Assam             | 0.24          |               | 0.00          | 0.29          |               | 0.00          |
| Telangana         | 0.07          |               | 0.00          | 0.06          |               | 0.00          |
| Others            | 1.09          |               | 0.00          | 1.24          |               | 0.00          |
| All India Total : | 985.10        | 308.24        | 31.29         | 986.13        | 355.22        | 36.02         |

## ANNEXURE-IV

## ARRIVAL, PROCUREMENT AND PERCENTAGE PROCUREMENT OF COTTON

During current cotton season 2017-18 (October, 2017 to September, 2018), 357.91 lakh bales of seed cotton (kapas) have arrived as on 31 st July,  2018.  Out of this, 3.89 lakh  bales  have  been  procured  by  Cotton  Corporation  of  India  (CCI)  Limited  under Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations.  State-wise detail is as under:-

|                | Cotton                                | MSP Purchases       | MSP Purchases                 |
|----------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
| State          | Arrivals (As on 31.7.2018) (in bales) | Purchase (in bales) | %of CCI Purchases to Arrivals |
| Punjab         | 1094750                               | -                   | -                             |
| Haryana        | 2250000                               | -                   | -                             |
| Rajasthan      | 2200000                               | -                   | -                             |
| Gujarat        | 10029090                              | 95105               | 0.95%                         |
| Maharashtra    | 8500000                               | 14647               | 0.17%                         |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2050000                               | 7797                | 0.38%                         |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1856300                               | 6497                | 0.35%                         |
| Telangana      | 5101220                               | 263491              | 5.17%                         |
| Karnataka      | 1800000                               | 297                 | 0.02%                         |
| Odisha         | 350000                                | 1991                | 0.57%                         |
| Tamil Nadu     | 460000                                | -                   | -                             |
| Others         | 100000                                | -                   | -                             |
| TOTAL          | 35791360                              | 389825              | 1.09%                         |

Since beginnings, of current cotton season 2017-18, the market price of kapas is ruling above MSP level.  Hence, there has been no procurement under MSP in the state of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu.

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