Lok Sabha Question No. 2043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: Procurement of Foodgrains and Pulses
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

2043.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2043

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2017

## PROCUREMENT OF FOODGRAINS AND PULSES

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH: DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

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- (a) whether the Union Government in a meeting recently held with the Food Secretaries of the States has fixed a target of procuring 3.3 tonne crore of wheat in the country for the financial year ensuing from April 2017 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  regarding  the procurement of paddy/wheat in the country particularly in Bihar according to the target fixed during the last three years;
- (c) if  so,  the  total  quantity  of  paddy/wheat  procured  in  the  country particularly in Bihar during the said period;
- (d) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  has  so  far  procured  3273 tonnes of Khariff moong directly from the farmers at the support price plus a bonus to protect the interest of growers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  Government  agencies  such  as  FCI, NAFED and SFAC have set up about 200 centres to procure moong directly from farmers at the MSP and bonus and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): Yes, Madam. The State-wise estimate of wheat procurement during RMS 2017-18 is at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): Yes, Madam. The total quantity of wheat and paddy in terms of rice procured in the country for the last three years is at Annexure-II and III respectively.

- (d): The  total  quantity  of  2,16,553.55  tonnes  of  moong  in  KMS  2016-17 has  been  procured  at  MSP  (Minimum  Support  Price)  +  Bonus  under  Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) for Buffer stock as reported on 06.03.2017.
- (e): A total number of 267 centers have been set up for procurement of moong  for  KMS  2016-17  by  the  Government  agencies  such  as  Food Corporation  of India (FCI),  National  Agricultural  Cooperative  Marketing Federation (NAFED), Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC).

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## ANNEX

## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  &  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO  2043    TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  14 TH   MARCH,  2017  IN  LOK SABHA.

The State-wise break-up of the estimate of wheat procurement during RMS 2017-18 is as follows: -

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| Sl. No.   | State          |   Estimate for Wheat Procurement (lakh MT) |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Punjab         |                                      115   |
| 2.        | Haryana        |                                       75   |
| 3.        | Madhya Pradesh |                                       85   |
| 4.        | Uttar Pradesh  |                                       30   |
| 5.        | Rajasthan      |                                       17.5 |
| 6.        | Bihar          |                                        5   |
| 7.        | Uttarakhand    |                                        1.5 |
| 8.        | Gujarat        |                                        0.5 |
| 9.        | Other States   |                                        0.5 |
| Total     | Total          |                                      330   |

ANNEXURE -II ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2043  TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

## Estimate and Procurement of WHEAT

(figures in LMT)

| S.N.             | STATES/ UTs   | RMS 2014-15   | RMS 2014-15   | RMS 2015-16   | RMS 2015-16   | RMS 2016-17   | RMS 2016-17   |
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|                  |               | Estimate      | Procurement   | Estimate      | Procurement   | Estimate      | Procurement   |
| 1 Andhra         | Pradesh 0.00  | 0.00          |               | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 2 Assam          | 0.00          |               | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 3 Bihar          | 0.00          | 0.00          |               | 0.00          | 7.00          |               | 0.00 0.00     |
| 4 Chhattisgarh   | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |               |
| Gujarat          | 1.50          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.73          | 0.85          | 0.00          | 5             |
| Haryana          | 65.00         | 64.95         | 70.00         | 67.78         | 65.00         | 67.52         | 6             |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 7             |
| J&K              | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 8             |
| Jharkhand        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 9             |
| Karnataka        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 10            |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 80.00         | 70.94         | 60.00         | 73.09         | 68.00         | 39.92         | 11            |
| Maharashtra      | 0.17          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 12            |
| Orissa           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 13            |
| Punjab           | 110.00        | 116.41        | 120.00        | 103.44        | 110.00        | 106.49        | 14            |
| Rajasthan        | 18.00         | 21.59         | 18.00         | 13.00         | 18.00         | 7.62          | 15            |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 30.00         | 6.28          | 30.00         | 22.67         | 35.00         | 7.97          | 16            |
| 17 Uttrakhand    | 1.60          | 0.01          | 1.50          | 0.04          | 1.00          | 0.02          |               |
| West Bengal      | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 18            |
| 19 Others        | 3.53          | 0.05          | 0.50          | 0.13          | 0.15          | 0.07          |               |
| TOTAL            | TOTAL         | 309.80        | 280.23        | 300.00        | 280.88        | 305.00        | 229.61        |

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ANNEXURE -II ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2043  TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

## Estimate and Procurement of RICE

(figures in LMT)

| S.No. STATES/ UTs   | KMS 2013-14   | KMS 2013-14   | KMS 2014-15   | KMS 2014-15   | KMS 2015-16   | KMS 2015-16   |
|---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|                     | Estimate      | Procurement   | Estimate      | Procurement   | Estimate      | Procurement   |
| 1 A.P.              | 94.60         | 37.37         | 30.00         | 35.96         | 36.70         | 43.36         |
| 2 Telangana         | 94.60         | 43.53         | 29.50         | 35.04         | 24.30         | 15.79         |
| 3 Assam             | 0.70          | 0.00          | 0.40          | 0.15          | 0.67          | 0.42          |
| 4 Bihar             | 10.00         | 9.42          | 13.40         | 16.14         | 20.00         | 12.25         |
| 5 Chattisgarh       | 39.25         | 42.90         | 43.55         | 34.23         | 36.00         | 34.42         |
| 6 Gujarat           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.01          |
| 7 H.P.              | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 8 Haryana           | 23.95         | 24.06         | 23.70         | 20.15         | 23.45         | 28.61         |
| 9 Jharkhand         | 2.68          | 0.00          | 0.67          | 0.06          | 4.00          | 2.06          |
| 10 J&K              | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.07          |
| 11 Karnataka        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 2.00          | 0.88          | 0.95          | 0.55          |
| 12 Kerala           | 2.65          | 3.59          | 1.00          | 3.74          | 3.70          | 3.82          |
| 13 M.P.             | 10.72         | 10.45         | 11.56         | 8.07          | 10.50         | 8.49          |
| 14 Maharashtra      | 2.14          | 1.61          | 1.72          | 1.99          | 2.10          | 2.30          |
| 15 Odisha           | 26.50         | 28.01         | 30.50         | 33.57         | 36.00         | 33.69         |
| 16 Punjab           | 83.00         | 81.06         | 82.00         | 77.86         | 82.00         | 93.50         |
| 17 Rajasthan        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 18 Tamilnadu        | 15.00         | 6.84          | 10.50         | 10.51         | 13.50         | 11.92         |
| 19 U.P.             | 27.00         | 11.27         | 41.00         | 16.98         | 30.00         | 29.10         |
| 20 Uttrakhand       | 4.00          | 4.63          | 4.00          | 4.65          | 4.70          | 5.98          |
| 21 WB               | 22.00         | 13.59         | 26.00         | 20.32         | 27.00         | 15.68         |
| 22 Others           |               | 0.12          |               | 0.10          | 0.30          | 0.16          |
| Total               | 364.19        | 318.45        | 351.50        | 320.40        | 355.87        | 342.18        |

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