Lok Sabha Question No. 3961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Paddy Procurement in Jharkhand
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3961

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2018

## PADDY PROCUREMENT IN JHARKHAND

## 3961.   SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

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- (a) the quantum  of paddy procured at minimum  support  price in Jharkhand specifically in Ranchi during the last two years and the current year, year-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  Government  procuring  Centres  opened  in  Jharkhand specifically in Ranchi during the above period, year wise;
- (c) whether farmers have to sell their agricultural produce at less than the production cost due  to unavailability  of  Government  procurement centres; and
- (d) the reaction of the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a): the quantum of paddy procured at minimum support price in Jharkhand specifically  in  Ranchi  during  the  last  two  years  and  the  current  year  is  as under:

(Fig. in LMT)

| Kharif Marketing Season (KMS)   |   Paddy Procured in Jharkhand |   Paddy procurement in Ranchi |
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2015-16                         |                          2.36 |                          0.29 |
| 2016-17                         |                          2.07 |                          0.19 |
| 2017-18 (As on 12.03.2018)      |                          1.52 |                          0.15 |

- (b):  The  total  number  of  paddy  procurement  centres  opened  in  State  of Jharkhand  and  in  Ranchi  during  the  last  two  years  and  current  year  is  as under:
- (c)  &  (d):  Before  the  onset  of  procurement  season  a  meeting  of  Food Secretaries of the States is convened at the level of Ministry to decide the estimated procurement, milling period and other issues. Based on production,  expected  procurement,  marketable  surplus  in  the  catchment area, convenience of farmers and availability of other logistics / infrastructure such as storage, transportation  and milling facilities etc., the number  of  procurement  centres  to  be  opened  are  decided  mutually  by various State Governments/its procurement agencies and Food Corporation of  India  (FCI).  Large  numbers  of  temporary  purchase  centres  are  also established for the convenience of the farmers.

| KMS     |   Purchase centres opened in Jharkhand |   Purchase centres opened in Ranchi |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                                    457 |                                  40 |
| 2016-17 |                                    506 |                                  35 |
| 2017-18 |                                    591 |                                  38 |

The  number  of  procurement  centres  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand  has  also increased continuously in the last 03 years.

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