Lok Sabha Question No. 538 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Hoarding of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## Government of India Department of Consumer Affairs

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *538

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.04.2017

## HOARDING OF FOODGRAINS

## *538.   SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

(OIH)

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 trading companies are resorting to hoarding and profiteering due to increase in the prices of food grains and low minimum support price whereas farmers and consumers are continuously incurring losses; and
- (b) if so, the details of the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h ¼Jh jke foykl ikloku½

THE MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)

(a) & (b) :

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.*538 FOR 11.04.2017 REGARDING HOARDING OF FOODGRAINS.

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(a) & (b)  : To  ensure  adequate  availability  of  essential  food  items  at  fair  prices  in  the  general  retail market, from time to time Central Government issues enabling orders to fix stock limits to carry out dehoarding  operations  against  hoarders  of  specified  essential  foodgrains  based  on  which  State  take appropriate decision for imposing limits. Latest order in this regard was issued vide G.S.R. 929(E) dated 29.09.2016  in  respect  of  Pulses,  edible  oilseeds  and  edible  oils  which  is  valid  up  to  30.09.2017.  The States/UTs as enforcement agencies for EC Act, 1955 and PBMMSEC Act, 1980, take action against unscrupulous trading,  blackmarketing,  hoarding,  profiteering  and  speculative  trading.  Action  taken  by States/UTs in 2016 and 2017 is annexed.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.*538  FOR  11.04.2017 REGARDING HOARDING OF FOODGRAINS.

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## ACTION TAKEN UNDER THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 AND PBMMSEC ACT, 1980 DURING 2016

Updated as on 7.4.2017

| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs        | No. of Raids Conducted   | No. of Persons   | No. of Persons   | No. of Persons   | Value of goods Confiscated (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Detentions Ordered under PBMMSEC in 2016   | Reported                   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs        | No. of Raids Conducted   | Arrested         | Prosecuted       | Convicted        | Value of goods Confiscated (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Detentions Ordered under PBMMSEC in 2016   | Reported                   |
| 1         | 2                 | 3                        | 4                | 5                | 6                | 7                                           | 8                                          | 9                          |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | NR                       | NR               | NR               | NR               | NR                                          | NR                                         | NR                         |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 2                        | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         | Nil                                        | December                   |
| 3.        | Assam             | 77                       | Nil              | 8                | Nil              | 8.50                                        | Nil                                        | May (Except 01/2016)       |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 298                      | 141              | 85               | 98               | NR                                          | Not Reported                               | August                     |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | 112                      | 0                | 1                | 0                | 13.32                                       | Not Reported                               | April to September         |
| 6.        | Delhi             | 80                       | 1                | -                | -                | -                                           | 3                                          | July (Except 2/3/4/5/2016) |
| 7.        | Goa               | 26                       | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         | Not Reported                               | December                   |
| 8.        | Gujarat           | 9328                     | 13               | 15               | -                | 139.9                                       | 17                                         | December                   |
| 9.        | Haryana           | 76                       | 74               | 7                | -                | 94.44                                       | Nil                                        | December (Except 03/2016)  |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 32182                    | -                | -                | -                | 33.34                                       | Not Reported                               | December                   |
| 11.       | Jammu &Kashmir    | NR                       | NR               | NR               | NR               | NR                                          | NR                                         | NR                         |
| 12.       | Jharkhand         | 154                      | 61               | -                | -                | NR                                          | Not Reported                               | December                   |
| 13.       | Karnataka         | 3319                     | 217              | 40               | 0                | 58.27                                       | Nil                                        | December                   |
| 14.       | Kerala            | 9770                     | 72               | 47               | 8                | 4.02                                        | Nil                                        | December                   |
| 15.       | Lakshadweep       | Nil                      | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         | Not Reported                               | Only June                  |
| 16.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 107                      | -                | -                | -                | -                                           | Not Reported                               | June                       |
| 17.       | Maharashtra       | 521                      | 732              | 320              | 0                | 476                                         | 1                                          | November                   |
| 18.       | Manipur           | Nil                      | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         | Not Reported                               | December (Except 4/2016)   |
| 19.       | Mizoram           | 67                       | -                | -                | -                | -                                           | -                                          | November (Except 02/2016)  |
| 20.       | Meghalaya         | 3                        | 1                | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         | Nil                                        | November                   |

| 21.   | Nagaland      | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil      | Not Reported   | September (Except 2/5/6/82016)   |
|-------|---------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|----------|----------------|----------------------------------|
| 22.   | Odisha        | NR    | NR    | NR    | NR    | NR       | NR             | NR                               |
| 23.   | Punjab        | 985   | -     | -     | -     | -        | Not Reported   | December                         |
| 24.   | Rajasthan     | 61    | 8     | 8     | 9     | -        | -              | Only August. - Spt. &Nov.-Dec.   |
| 25.   | Sikkim        | 92    | 3     | -     | -     | -        | Nil            | December (Except 03/9/2016)      |
| 26.   | Tamilnadu     | 21337 | 6070  | 4001  | 183   | 121.88   | 131            | December                         |
| 27.   | Telangana     | 1961  | 206   | 48    | 5     | 1067.16  | 7              | December (Except 09/2016)        |
| 28.   | Tripura       | 572   | 0     | 0     | 0     | 5.03     | Not Reported   | December (Except 1/2/2016)       |
| 29.   | Uttarakhand   | 601   | 33    | 5     | -     | 0.57     | 4              | December                         |
| 30.   | Uttar Pradesh | 12462 | 160   | 190   | 83    | 392.98   | Nil            | December (Except 06/2016)        |
| 31.   | West Bengal   | 547   | 168   | 30    | 2     | 10900.63 | Nil            | November                         |
| 32.   | A &NIslands   | 145   | -     | -     | -     | -        | Nil            | December                         |
| 33.   | Chandigarh    | Nil   | Nil   | 3     | 1     | Nil      | Nil            | December                         |
| 34.   | D&N Haveli    | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil   | Nil      | Not Reported   | December (Except 07/08/2016)     |
| 35.   | Daman &Diu    | NR    | NR    | NR    | NR    | NR       | NR             | NR                               |
| 36.   | Puducherry    | 788   | 2     | 9     | -     | 3.31     | Not Reported   | December                         |
|       | TOTAL         | 95673 | 7962  | 4817  | 389   | 13319.35 | 163            |                                  |

## ACTION TAKEN UNDER THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 AND PBMMSEC ACT, 1980 DURING 2017

Updated as on 7.4.2017

| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs       | No. of Raids Conducted   | No. of Persons   | No. of Persons   | No. of Persons   | Value of goods Confiscated (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Detentions Ordered under PBMMSEC in 2017   | Reported upto             |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs       | No. of Raids Conducted   | Arrested         | Prosecuted       | Convicted        | Value of goods Confiscated (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Detentions Ordered under PBMMSEC in 2017   | Reported upto             |
| 1         | 2                | 3                        | 4                | 5                | 6                | 7                                           | 8                                          | 9                         |
| 1.        | Delhi            | 1                        | -                | NR               | -                | -                                           | -                                          | February (Except 1/2017)  |
| 2.        | Goa              | Nil                      | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         | Nil                                        | February                  |
| 3.        | Gujarat          | 1384                     | 0                | 0                | -                | 68.62                                       | -                                          | February                  |
| 4.        | Himachal Pradesh | 3248                     | -                | -                | -                | 2.82                                        | -                                          | January                   |
| 5.        | Karnataka        | 17                       | 22               | 9                | -                | 1.26                                        | -                                          | February (Except 01/2017) |
| 6.        | Mizoram          | -                        | -                | -                | -                | -                                           | -                                          | February (Except 1/2017)  |
| 7.        | Puducherry       | 34                       | -                | -                | -                | 0.14                                        | -                                          | February                  |
| 8.        | Sikkim           | 11                       | -                | -                | -                | -                                           | -                                          | January                   |
| 9.        | Tamilnadu        | NR                       | NR               | NR               | NR               | NR                                          | 27                                         | Not Reported              |
| 10.       | Telangana        | 569                      | 43               | 2                | 0                | 158.72                                      | 3                                          | January                   |
| 11.       | Uttarakhand      | 1                        | 2                | Nil              | -                | 0.44                                        | -                                          | February (Except 01/2017) |
| 12.       | Uttar Pradesh    | 184                      | 16               | 22               | 2                | 9.08                                        | -                                          | January                   |
| 13.       | A&N Islands      | 40                       | -                | -                | -                | -                                           | -                                          | February                  |
|           | TOTAL            | 5489                     | 83               | 33               | 2                | 241.08                                      | 30                                         |                           |