Lok Sabha Question No. 1427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Rise in Price of Essential Commodities
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA, INNOCENT, RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Government of India Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1427

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017

## RISE IN PRICE OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES

## 1427.  SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA: SHRI INNOCENT: SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

## Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the rise in prices of various essential commodities like foodgrains, pulses, edible oils and vegetables in the country during the recent months;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  remedial  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard;
- (c) the details of the cases of hoarding and black-marketing detected/reported along with the action taken  against  those  held  responsible  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State-wise and the measures taken to check recurrence of such cases;
- (d) whether the prices of vegetables are likely to see a steep rise in future, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  a  policy  to  check  the  hoarding  of  vegetables  taking place in the States and if so, the details in this regard; and
- (f) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government so that the people can get relief from rise in prices of vegetables?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b) : Prices of most of the essential food items monitored by Price Monitoring Cell (PMC), D/o Consumer Affairs, declined or were relatively stable in the recent months. Details are at Annexure-I. Prices of pulses, wheat and edible oils generally showed a decline in recent months. A few food items like rice, gur, potato, onion and tomato recorded an increase. Increase in prices of food items is mainly on  account  of  demand  supply  mismatch  owing  to  shortfall  in  production  due  to  adverse  weather condition, seasonality, increase in transportation costs, supply chain constraints, etc.

## (c) :  Details are at Annexure -II

(d) :  Prices of vegetables depend on their production and availability which is affected by various factors such as weather conditions, seasonal fluctuations in market arrivals, imperfections in marketing channels, etc.

(e) :  States/UTs have been empowered to enforce provisions of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supply of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 and may take action against hoarding of essential commodities including vegetables.

(f) : Government is implementing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), for holistic  growth  of  the  horticulture  sector  covering  fruits,  vegetables,  etc.  The  scheme  envisages production and productivity improvement of horticultural crops, assistance for creation of post-harvest infrastructure as well as infrastructure for marketing of fruits and vegetables to ensure supply of fruits and  vegetables.  Also,  Government  is  implementing  Price  Stabilisation  Fund  (PSF)  scheme  to  help moderate price volatility of agri-horticultural commodities like onion and potatoes.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b)  OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1427 FOR 25.07.2017 REGARDING RISE IN PRICE OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES.

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## All India Average Retail Prices Of Essential Commodities

Unit: ₹/kg

| Commodities            | Daily Average Retail Price   | Daily Average Retail Price   | Daily Average Retail Price   | Daily Average Retail Price   | Daily Average Retail Price   | Daily Average Retail Price   | Daily Average Retail Price   |
|------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Commodities            | Price As On                  | 1 Month Ago                  | 2 Months Ago                 | 3 Months Ago                 | %Variation over              | %Variation over              | %Variation over              |
| Commodities            | 20-07-2017                   | 20-06-2017                   | 20-05-2017                   | 20-04-2017                   | 1 Month                      | 2 Months                     | 3 Months                     |
| Rice                   | 29.65                        | 29.28                        | 29.85                        | 28.8                         | 1.26                         | -0.67                        | 2.95                         |
| Wheat                  | 23.79                        | 23.74                        | 24.63                        | 23.9                         | 0.21                         | -3.41                        | -0.46                        |
| Atta (Wheat)           | 26.04                        | 25.6                         | 26.49                        | 26.27                        | 1.72                         | -1.7                         | -0.88                        |
| Gram Dal               | 81.98                        | 84.78                        | 87.56                        | 89.27                        | -3.3                         | -6.37                        | -8.17                        |
| Tur/Arhar Dal          | 78.89                        | 80.96                        | 86.77                        | 87.6                         | -2.56                        | -9.08                        | -9.94                        |
| Urad Dal               | 90.13                        | 93.37                        | 99.59                        | 99.25                        | -3.47                        | -9.5                         | -9.19                        |
| Moong Dal              | 76.69                        | 77.97                        | 81.59                        | 80.69                        | -1.64                        | -6.01                        | -4.96                        |
| Masoor Dal             | 69.13                        | 71.26                        | 74.51                        | 74.83                        | -2.99                        | -7.22                        | -7.62                        |
| Sugar                  | 42.96                        | 42.65                        | 42.52                        | 42.53                        | 0.73                         | 1.03                         | 1.01                         |
| Milk@                  | 41.95                        | 41.67                        | 40.83                        | 41.18                        | 0.67                         | 2.74                         | 1.87                         |
| Groundnut Oil (Packed) | 131.42                       | 131.86                       | 132.66                       | 132.75                       | -0.33                        | -0.93                        | -1                           |
| Mustard Oil (Packed)   | 105.47                       | 106.6                        | 109.7                        | 107.45                       | -1.06                        | -3.86                        | -1.84                        |
| Vanaspati (Packed)     | 77.37                        | 77.4                         | 78.64                        | 76.91                        | -0.04                        | -1.61                        | 0.6                          |
| Soya Oil (Packed)      | 84.01                        | 84.26                        | 85.26                        | 85.47                        | -0.3                         | -1.47                        | -1.71                        |
| Sunflower Oil (Packed) | 92.68                        | 92.39                        | 91.97                        | 93.13                        | 0.31                         | 0.77                         | -0.48                        |
| Palm Oil (Packed)      | 69.15                        | 69.2                         | 69.76                        | 69.68                        | -0.07                        | -0.87                        | -0.76                        |
| Gur                    | 45.32                        | 44.86                        | 45.32                        | 43.32                        | 1.03                         | 0                            | 4.62                         |
| Tea Loose              | 203.88                       | 203.65                       | 202.19                       | 200.06                       | 0.11                         | 0.84                         | 1.91                         |
| Salt Pack (Iodised)    | 15.18                        | 15.08                        | 14.93                        | 14.96                        | 0.66                         | 1.67                         | 1.47                         |
| Potato                 | 15.54                        | 14.9                         | 14.53                        | 13.72                        | 4.3                          | 6.95                         | 13.27                        |
| Onion                  | 15.22                        | 14.95                        | 14.03                        | 14.49                        | 1.81                         | 8.48                         | 5.04                         |
| Tomato                 | 63.83                        | 21.36                        | 16.77                        | 18.15                        | 198.83                       | 280.62                       | 251.68                       |

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c)   OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1427 FOR 25.07.2017 REGARDING RISE IN PRICE OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES.

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## STATE WISE STATEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN UNDER THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 DURING THE YEARS 2014 - 2016 (Relating to violation of orders issued under the EC Act)

Updates as on 18.7.2017

| Sl. No .   | STATE/Uts         |                        |                        |                        | Numbers of Persons   | Numbers of Persons   | Numbers of Persons   | Numbers of Persons   | Numbers of Persons   | Numbers of Persons   | Numbers of Persons   | Numbers of Persons   | Numbers of Persons   | Detentions   | Detentions   | Value of goods Confiscated   | Value of goods Confiscated   | Value of goods Confiscated   |
|------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No .   | STATE/Uts         | No. of Raids Conducted | No. of Raids Conducted | No. of Raids Conducted | Arrested             | Arrested             | Arrested             | Prosecuted           | Prosecuted           | Prosecuted           | Convicted            | Convicted            | Convicted            | Ordered      | Ordered      | Ordered                      |                              |                              |
| Sl. No .   | STATE/Uts         | 2014                   | 2015                   | 2016                   | 2014                 | 2015                 | 2016                 | 2014                 | 201 5                | 2016                 | 2014                 | 201 5                | 201 6 4              | 201          | 201 5 201 6  | 2014                         | 2015                         | 2016                         |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 9025                   | 13033 3001             | 259                    |                      | 299                  | 79                   | 0                    | 46                   | 0                    | 0                    | 23                   | 0 0                  | 0            | 0            | 32851 7060                   |                              | 3604                         |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | NR                     | 3 2                    | NR                     | 1                    | 0                    |                      | NR                   | 0                    | 0                    | NR                   | 0 0                  | NR                   | 0            | 0            | NR                           | 0.01                         | 0                            |
| 3          | Assam             | 184                    | NR 77                  | 0                      | NR                   | 0                    |                      | 0                    | NR                   | 8                    | 0                    | NR 0                 | 0                    | NR           | 0            | 0                            | NR                           | 8.5                          |
| 4          | Bihar             | 25                     | 299                    | 298 9                  | 0                    |                      | 141                  | 6                    | 0                    | 85                   | 0                    | 0                    | 98 0                 | 0            | 0            | 19.64                        | 0                            | 0                            |
| 5          | Chattisgarh       | 101                    | 673                    | 159                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 13                   | 0                    | 0                    | 10 0                 | 0            | 0            | 12.06                        | 42.28                        | 15.09                        |
| 6          | Delhi             | NR                     | 24                     | 80                     | NR                   | 2                    | 1                    | NR                   | 0                    | 0                    | NR                   | 0                    | 0                    | NR 0         | 3            | NR                           | 0                            | 0                            |
| 7          | Goa               | 44                     | 96                     | 26                     | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0            | 0 0          | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            |
| 8          | Gujarat           | 7217                   | 8551                   | 9505                   | 38                   | 42                   | 13                   | 24                   | 16                   | 15                   | 0                    | 4                    | 0                    | 18           | 28 17        | 117.11                       | 118.42                       | 133.23                       |
| 9          | Harayana          | 63                     | 99                     | 76                     | 15                   | 183                  | 74                   | 4                    | 13                   | 7                    | 1                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0 0          | 0            | 7.08                         | 124.14                       | 94.44                        |
| 10         | Himachal Pradesh  | 13589                  | 39314                  | 32182                  | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0 0          | 0            | 12.55                        | 31.69                        | 33.34                        |
| 11         | Jammu& Kashmir    | NR                     | NR                     | NR                     | NR                   | NR                   | NR                   | NR                   | NR                   | NR                   | NR                   | NR                   | NR                   | NR NR        | 0            | NR                           | NR                           | NR                           |
| 12         | Jharkhand         | 125                    | 189                    | 154                    | 35                   | 43                   | 61                   | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0 0                  | 0            | 0            | 0                            | 0                            | 0                            |
| 13         | Karnataka         | 129                    | 4529                   | 3100                   | 52                   | 199                  | 326                  | 0                    | 0                    | 66                   | 1                    | 6                    | 12                   | 0 0          | 0            | 0.01                         | 16.71                        | 259.96                       |
| 14         | Kerala            | 18702                  | 8465                   | 9770                   | 11                   | 26                   | 72                   | 0                    | 12                   | 47                   | 0                    | 1                    | 8 0                  | 0            | 0            | 18.7                         | 64                           | 4.02                         |
| 15         | Madhya Pradesh    | 3255                   | 38648                  | 107                    | 35                   | 0                    | 0                    | 89                   | 111                  | 0                    | 3                    | 6                    | 0 0                  | 0            | 0            | 276.05                       | 92.46                        | 0                            |

| 16   | Maharashtra              | 515   | 6302   | 521   | 740   | 839   | 732   | 58   | 331   | 320   | 0    | 2   | 0     | 0   | 1     | 1 11958.2   | 42802.1   | 476     |
|------|--------------------------|-------|--------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------|------|-----|-------|-----|-------|-------------|-----------|---------|
| 17   | Manipur                  | 0     | 0 0    | 0     |       | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0   | 0 0   | 0   | 0     | 0           | 0         | 0       |
| 18   | Meghalaya                | 290   | 71     | 3     | 0     | 1     | 1     | 0    | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0   | 0 0   | 0           | 0         | 0       |
| 19   | Mizoram                  | 107   | 141    | 67    | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0   | 0 0   | 0           | 0         | 0       |
| 20   | Nagaland                 | 0     | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0   | 0 0   | 0   | 0     | 0           | 0         | 0       |
| 21   | Odihsa                   | NR    | 2291   | NR    | NR    | 0     | NR    | NR   | 0     | NR    | NR   | 0   | NR NR |     | 1 0   | NR          | 0.02      | NR      |
| 22   | Punjab                   | 141   | 10443  | 985   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0   | 0 0   | 6.34        | 0         | 0       |
| 23   | Rajasthan                | NR    | 840    | 61    | NR    | 0     | 8     | NR   | 0     | 8     | NR   | 0   | 9     | NR  | 0 0   | NR          | 0         | 0       |
| 24   | Sikkim                   | 0     | 71     | 92    | 0     | 0     | 3     | 0    | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0   | 0 0   | 0           | 0         | 0       |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu               | 9176  | 225    | 21337 | 3949  | 237   | 6070  | 1980 | 41    | 4001  | 2068 | 0   | 183   | 124 | 196   | 131 87.09   | 1.26      | 121.88  |
| 26   | Telangana                | NR    | 4601   | 2180  | NR    | 349   | 206   | NR   | 2     | 48    | NR   | 0   | 5     | 0   | 1 7   | 0           | 609.47    | 1067.16 |
| 27   | Tripura                  | NR    | 199    | 572   | NR    | 0     | 0     | NR   | 1     | 0     | NR   | 0   | 0     | NR  | 0 0   | NR          | 57.13     | 5.03    |
| 28   | Uttarakhand              | 12571 | 5      | 601   | 87    | 9     | 33    | 264  | 8     | 5     | 0    | 1   | 0     | 0   | 0 4   | 356.7       | 2.5       | 0.57    |
| 29   | Uttar Pradesh            | 455   | 2045   | 13284 | 122   | 107   | 221   | 27   | 121   | 215   | 0    | 17  | 95    | 0   | 0 0   | 61.97       | 252.71    | 392.98  |
| 30   | West Bengal              | 0     | 842    | 547   | 0     | 175   | 168   | 0    | 55    | 30    | 0    | 0   | 2     | 0   | 0 0   | 0           | 96.24     | 10900.6 |
| 31   | Andaman& Nicobar Islands | NR    | 86     | 145   | NR    | 0     | 0     | NR   | 0     | 0     | NR   | 0   | 0     | NR  | 0 0   | NR          | 0         | 0       |
| 32   | Chandigarh               | 3     | 0      | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0     | 0    | 17    | 3     | 0    | 3   | 1     | 0   | 0 0   | 0           | 0         | 0       |
| 33   | Dadra& Nagar Haveli      | NR    | 0      | 0     | NR    | 0     | 0     | NR   | 0     | 0     | NR   | 0   | 0     | NR  | 0 0   | NR          | 0         | 0       |
| 34   | Daman& Diu               | NR    | NR     | NR    | NR    | NR    | NR    | NR   | NR    | NR    | NR   | NR  | NR    | NR  | NR NR | NR          | NR        | NR      |
| 35   | Lakshadwee p             | 780   | 3      | 0     | 10    | 0     | 0     | 21   | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0   | 0     | 0   | 0 0   | 0.83        | 0         | 0       |
| 36   | Puducherry               | 6217  | 742    | 788   | 0     | 1     | 2     | 0    | 8     | 9     | 0    | 2   | 0     | 0   | 0 0   | 19.76       | 4.4       | 10.09   |
|      | Total                    | 82714 | 142830 | 99720 | 5362  | 2513  | 8211  | 2473 | 782   |       | 2073 | 65  | 423   |     | 163   | 45805.1     | 51375.5   | 17126.9 |
|      |                          |       |        |       |       |       |       |      |       | 4880  |      |     |       | 142 | 227   |             |           |         |

Source : Reports received from State Government/Uts

*  NR   :  Not Reported

## STATE WISE STATEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN UNDER THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955

(Relating to violation of orders issued under the EC Act)

FOR - 2017

Updated as on 18 .7.2017

| SL. NO.   | States/Uts        | Number of District(s) under report   | No. of Raids conducted   | No. of Raids conducted   | Total (a/b)   | Number of persons arrested   | Number of persons prosecuted   | Number of persons convicted   | Detentions Ordered   | Value of goods confiscated (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Reported upto/ For the Month of   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| SL. NO.   | States/Uts        | Number of District(s) under report   | State Police             | State Deptt.             | Total (a/b)   | Number of persons arrested   | Number of persons prosecuted   | Number of persons convicted   | Detentions Ordered   | Value of goods confiscated (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Reported upto/ For the Month of   |
| 1         | 2                 | 3                                    | 4(a)                     | 4(b)                     | 4 ( c)        | 5                            | 6                              | 7                             | 8                    | 9                                           | 10                                |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | NR                                   | NR                       | NR                       | NR            | NR                           | NR                             | NR                            | NR                   | NR                                          | NR                                |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | NR                                   | NR                       | NR                       | NR            | NR                           | NR                             | NR                            | NR                   | NR                                          | NR                                |
| 3         | ASSAM             | NR                                   | NR                       | NR                       | NR            | NR                           | NR                             | NR                            | NR                   | NR                                          | NR                                |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 1                                    | NR                       | 350                      | 350           | 112                          | 0                              | 0                             | 0                    | 0                                           | May                               |
| 5         | CHATTISGARH       | NR                                   | NR                       | NR                       | NR            | NR                           | NR                             | NR                            | NR                   | NR                                          | NR                                |
| 6         | DELHI             | 1                                    | 2                        | NR                       | 2             | 0                            | 0                              | 0                             | 0                    | 0                                           | April                             |
| 7         | GOA               | 2                                    | 0                        | 19                       | 19            | 0                            | 0                              | 0                             | 0                    | 0                                           | June                              |
| 8         | GUJARAT           | 33                                   | 0                        | 3059                     | 3059          | 0                            | 0                              | 0                             | 1                    | 105.30                                      | May                               |
| 9         | HARAYANA          | 23                                   | 15                       | NR                       | 15            | 21                           | 2                              | 1                             | 0                    | 7.84                                        | May                               |
| 10        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 12                                   | NR                       | 9229                     | 9229          | 0                            | 0                              | 0                             | 0                    | 8.17                                        | March                             |
| 11        | JAMMU& KASHMIR    | NR                                   | NR                       | NR                       | NR            | NR                           | NR                             | NR                            | NR                   | NR                                          | NR                                |
| 12        | JHARKHAND         | NR                                   | NR                       | NR                       | NR            | NR                           | NR                             | NR                            | NR                   | NR                                          | NR                                |
| 13        | KARNATAKA         | 35                                   | 39                       | 0                        | 39            | 60                           | 16                             | 0                             | 3                    | 19.11                                       | April                             |
| 14        | KERALA            | 20                                   | 130                      | NR                       | 130           | 10                           | 3                              | 0                             | 0                    | 3.5                                         | February                          |
| 15        | MADHYA PRADESH    | NR                                   | NR                       | NR                       | NR            | NR                           | NR                             | NR                            | 1                    | NR                                          | NR                                |
| 16        | MAHARASHTRA       | 36                                   | 107                      | 44                       | 151           | 219                          | 74                             | 0                             | 0                    | 95.27                                       | April                             |
| 17        | MANIPUR           | NR                                   | NR                       | NR                       | NR            | NR                           | NR                             | NR                            | NR                   | NR                                          | NR                                |

| 18   | MEGHALAYA           | NR   | NR   | NR    | NR    | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR     | NR       |
|------|---------------------|------|------|-------|-------|------|------|------|------|--------|----------|
| 19   | MIZORAM             | 8    | 0    | 0     | 0     | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0      | February |
| 20   | NAGALAND            | NR   | NR   | NR    | NR    | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR     | NR       |
| 21   | ODISHA              | NR   | NR   | 4832  | 4832  | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | NR     | May      |
| 22   | PUNJAB              | NR   | NR   | NR    | NR    | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR     | NR       |
| 23   | RAJASTHAN           | 6    | NR   | 38    | 38    | 0    | 0    | 2    | 0    | 0.54   | March    |
| 24   | SIKKIM              | 4    | 22   | 15    | 37    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0      | May      |
| 25   | TAMIL NADU          | 33   | NR   | 8146  | 8146  | 3659 | 1661 | 48   | 63   | 32.84  | March    |
| 26   | TELANGANA           | 31   | 3307 | NR    | 3307  | 196  | 6    | 1    | 3    | 308.55 | April    |
| 27   | TRIPURA             | 8    | NR   | 65    | 65    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0      | March    |
| 28   | UTTARAKHAND         | 13   | 2    | NR    | 2     | 3    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0.44   | February |
| 29   | UTTAR PRADESH       | 75   | 1412 | NR    | 1412  | 132  | 131  | 32   | 40   | 217.98 | May      |
| 30   | WEST BENGAL         | NR   | NR   | NR    | NR    | NR   | NR   | NR   | 0    | NR     | NR       |
| 31   | A &NISLANDS         | 3    | 85   | 0     | 85    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0      | May      |
| 32   | CHANDIGARH          | 1    | 0    | NR    | 0     | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0    | 0      | March    |
| 33   | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI | NR   | NR   | NR    | NR    | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR     | NR       |
| 34   | DAMAN&DIU           | NR   | NR   | NR    | NR    | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR     | NR       |
| 35   | LAKSHADWEEP         | NR   | NR   | NR    | NR    | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR   | NR     | NR       |
| 36   | PUDUCHERRY          | 2    | 168  | 725   | 893   | 0    | 5    | 0    | 0    | 16.25  | June     |
|      | TOTAL               | 346  | 5289 | 26172 | 31461 | 4300 | 1898 | 84   | 111  | 710.49 |          |

Source: Reports received from States Govt./Uts *NR      :  Not Reported *****