Lok Sabha Question No. 345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Reduced Procurement of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 345

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2017

## REDUCED PROCUREMENT OF FOODGRAINS

## 345. SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

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- (a) whether the FCI has reduced procurement of foodgrains in the recent past;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of procurement made by the FCI during the last two years, State and year-wise; and
- (d) whether private parties are allowed to procure foodgrains, if so, the details of such private parties along with the quantum and the rate at which they are procured, during each of the last two years?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): The procurement of paddy in terms of rice and wheat during last three years by Food Corporation of India(FCI) and State Government/Agencies for Central Pool is as under :

(Fig. in Lakh Metric Ton)

| Kharif Marketing Season   | Paddy in terms of rice   | Rabi Marketing Season   | Wheat    |
|---------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
| 2014-15                   | 320.40                   | 2015-16                 | 280.88   |
| 2015-16                   | 342.17                   | 2016-17                 | 229.61   |
| 2016-17                   | 386.67*                  | 2017-18                 | 308.00** |

From the above table, it can be seen that procurement of paddy in terms of rice  has  increased  during  the  last  three  years.  Procurement  of  wheat  has also increased except for RMS 2016-17 when it was lower in some State due to  proactive  buying  by  private  parties.  However  during  current  year  RMS 2017-18, the same has increased.

- (c): The Procurement of wheat and paddy in terms of rice for the last two years and current year, State-wise, is enclosed  as Annexure  I &  II respectively.
- (d): Private players have been engaged by FCI for procurement of paddy under  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  operations  w.e.f  KMS  2015-16  to enhance the outreach of MSP to the farmers in Eastern States.

Private players were engaged by FCI in States of UP, Jharkhand and West Bengal for procurement of Paddy. Private players procure paddy from farmers  at  MSP  and  Bonus,  if  any,  declared  for  that  relevant  marketing season.

The details of the private parties engaged and the quantum procured during  last  two  years  i.e.  KMS  2015-16  and  KMS  2016-17  is  available  at Annexure-III.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO  345  TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  JULY, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

Wheat Procurement by FCI and State Agencies for Central Pool for the last two years and current year (Marketing season wise)

(Figures in lakh tons)

| SL No   | STATES/UTs     |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18* |
|---------|----------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1.      | Punjab         |    103.44 |    106.49 |     117.05 |
| 2.      | Haryana        |     67.78 |     67.52 |      74.11 |
| 3.      | Uttar Pradesh  |     22.67 |      7.97 |      36.99 |
| 4.      | Uttarakhand    |      0.04 |      0.02 |       0.02 |
| 5.      | Madhya Pradesh |     73.09 |     39.92 |      67.24 |
| 6.      | Gujarat        |      0.73 |      0    |       0.06 |
| 7.      | Rajasthan      |     13    |      7.62 |      12.44 |
| 8.      | Delhi          |      0.02 |      0    |       0    |
| 9.      | Chandigarh     |      0.11 |      0    |       0.08 |
| 10.     | Others         |      0    |      0.07 |       0    |
|         | Total :        |    280.88 |    229.61 |     308    |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO  345  TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  JULY, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

## PROCUREMENT OF PADDY IN TERMS OF RICE

The State-wise procurement of Paddy in terms of rice by FCI and State Agencies during the last two years and the current year (marketing season wise) are as given below:

## (in lakh tonnes)

| STATE/UT          |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17* |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |     35.96 |     43.36 |      37.14 |
| TELANGANA         |     35.04 |     15.8  |      35.93 |
| ASSAM             |      0.15 |      0.42 |       0.41 |
| BIHAR             |     16.14 |     12.25 |      12.34 |
| CHANDIGARH        |      0.1  |      0.16 |       0.13 |
| CHHATISGARH       |     34.23 |     34.42 |      46.62 |
| HARYANA           |     20.15 |     28.61 |      35.83 |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    |      0    |      0.07 |       0.08 |
| JHARKHAND         |      0.06 |      2.06 |       1.39 |
| KARNATAKA         |      0.88 |      0.55 |       0    |
| KERALA            |      3.74 |      3.82 |       3.08 |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |      8.07 |      8.49 |      13.14 |
| MAHARASHTRA       |      1.99 |      2.29 |       3.06 |
| ODISHA            |     33.57 |     33.69 |      35.8  |
| PUNJAB            |     77.86 |     93.5  |     110.52 |
| TAMIL NADU        |     10.51 |     11.92 |       1.42 |
| UTTAR PRADESH     |     16.98 |     29.1  |      23.54 |
| UTTRAKHAND        |      4.65 |      5.98 |       7.06 |
| WEST BENGAL       |     20.32 |     15.68 |      19.18 |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL : |    320.4  |    342.17 |     386.67 |

## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO  345  TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  JULY, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

Details of private parties engaged and the quantum procured during last two years:-

(I) Uttar Pradesh:

(Fig. in Lakh Metric Ton)

| Cluster   | Revenue Distt.                                     | Name of private party engaged                            |   Quantity of Paddy in terms of rice procured from Farmers during KMS 2015-16 |   Quantity of Paddy in terms of rice procured from Farmers during KMS 2016-17 |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Cluster 1 | Ballia, Mau, Gazipur, Chandauli                    | M/S National Collateral Management Services Ltd. (NCMSL) |                                                                          0.21 |                                                                          0.33 |
| Cluster 2 | Allahabad, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur        | M/S Veerprabhu Marketing Limited                         |                                                                          0.09 |                                                                          0.35 |
| Cluster 3 | Ambedkarnaga, Basti, SantKabirnaga, Siddharthnagar | M/S Farmers Fortune(India) Private Limited               |                                                                          0.08 |                                                                          0.13 |

## (II) Jharkhand:

| Cluster   | Revenue Distt.     | Name of private party engaged                            |   Quantity of Paddy in terms of rice procured from Farmers during KMS 2015-16 |   Quantity of Paddy in terms of rice procured from Farmers during KMS 2016-17 |
|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Cluster 1 | South Chottanagpur | M/S National Collateral Management Services Ltd. (NCMSL) |                                                                          0.46 |                                                                          0.42 |
| Cluster 2 | Kolhan             | M/S National Collateral Management Services Ltd. (NCMSL) |                                                                          0.48 |                                                                          0.32 |

## (III) West Bengal

| Cluster   | Revenue Distt.   | Name of private party engaged    |   Quantity of Paddy in terms of rice procured from Farmers during KMS 2015-16 |   Quantity of Paddy in terms of rice procured from Farmers during KMS 2016-17 |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Cluster 1 | Bankura          | M/S Veerprabhu Marketing Limited |                                                                         0.12  |                                                                          0.15 |
| Cluster 2 | Burdwan          | M/S Veerprabhu Marketing Limited |                                                                         0.18  |                                                                          0.13 |
| Cluster 3 | Dinajpur         | M/S Veerprabhu Marketing Limited |                                                                         0.04  |                                                                          0.08 |
| Cluster 4 | Siliguri         | M/S Veerprabhu Marketing Limited |                                                                         0.007 |                                                                          0.01 |