Lok Sabha Question No. 5930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Procurement Centres for Forest Products
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †5930

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## PROCUREMENT CENTRES FOR FOREST PRODUCTS

†5930: SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a)    whether the Government has set up/proposes to set up procurement centres to purchase forest products at the minimum support price;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of procurement centres set up by the Government for the procurement of forest products during each of the last three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the value of forest products procured through these procurement centres during the said period, State/ UT-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

(a)&(b) : Yes  Madam . The  Tribal  Cooperative  Marketing  Development  Federation  of  India  Limited (TRIFED) which is a cooperative society registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act and is under  the  administrative  control  of  the  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  has  been  implementing  the  scheme namely ' Mechanism for marketing of Minor  Forest  Produce    (MFP)  through    Minimum  Support  Price (MSP)  and  development  of    Value  Chain  for  MFP' , the  Govt.  of  India  administer  the  procurement  of Minor Forest Produce(MFP)  through designated State Procuring Agencies which in turn procures directly through Primary Level Cooperative Societies working in the tribal areas, Haats/Bazzars/Sandies . However in  certain  States  some  designated  procurement  centres  are  opertationalised,  the  information  of  which  is under:

| Sl. No.   | State          |   Number of Centres | Area/ Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh |                   4 | Parvathipuram, R.Chodavaram, Paderu,Srisailam Forest Division                                                                                                                                                            |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh   |                 155 | Kanker, Jagdalpur,Raipur,Durg,Bilaspur ,Kondagaon, Dantewara,Bijapur,Narayanpur, Sukma                                                                                                                                   |
| 3         | Gujarat        |                 300 | Tribal areas of Gujarat States.                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4         | Jharkhand      |                  61 | Kunti (10), Saraikela-Kharswan(5),Ranchi(12),Gumla(18), Simdega(16)                                                                                                                                                      |
| 5         | Maharashtra    |                  60 | Nasik (7),Gadchiroli(12), Chandrapur(7),Thane(10),Pune(10), Ahamadnagar(11) Nandurbar(3)                                                                                                                                 |
| 6         | Odisha         |                 580 | Procurement through Primary level Procurement Agency spread over the districts of Mayurbhanj,Keonjhar,Sundergarh,Koraput,Kalahandi,Nabrangpur,Gajapati,Raya gada,Kandhmal,Boalngir,Mayurbhanj,Deogarh,Sambalpur,Nayagarh |
| 7         | Rajasthan      |                  39 | LAMPS area (11) &28 Sub-Centre                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Total     | Total          |                1199 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

- (c): During  the  last  three  years,  the  designated  State  Procuring  Agencies  have  set  up  about  1199 procurement centre for procurement of MFP commodities covered under MSP Scheme in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha and Rajasthan.
- (d)   During the last three years, TRIFED has procured MFP items of the value of Rs. 89.66 Crores in the above procurement centres . The state-wise procurement of   MFP   is as per details Annexed

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## "Procurement Centres for Forest Products.

| Sl.          |                    | 2014-15     | 2014-15              | 2015-16     | 2015-16              | 2016-17     | 2016-17              |                                |                                |
|--------------|--------------------|-------------|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|-------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|              | Name of            | Procurement | Procurement          | Procurement | Procurement          | Procurement | Procurement          | Total Procurement from 2014-15 | Total Procurement from 2014-15 |
| No .         | Commodity          | Qty. in MTs | Value (Rs. In lakhs) | Qty. in MTs | Value (Rs. In lakhs) | Qty. in MTs | Value (Rs. In lakhs) | 2016-17                        | 2016-17                        |
|              | Chironjee Pod      | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 10.53       | 10.53                | 118.69      | 118.69               | 129.22                         | 129.22                         |
|              | Karanj Seed        | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 16.07       | 3.38                 | 0.39        | 0.08                 | 16.46                          | 3.46                           |
|              | Mahuwa Seed        | 17.90       | 3.93                 | 44.43       | 9.78                 | 2.42        | 0.54                 | 64.75                          | 14.25                          |
| 1            | Myrobalan          | 23.29       | 2.56                 | 46.80       | 5.14                 | 84.84       | 9.44                 | 154.93                         | 17.14                          |
|              | Sal Seed           | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 23.24       | 2.32                 | 191.17      | 19.11                | 214.41                         | 21.43                          |
|              | Tamarind Seeded    | 303.00      | 66.66                | 20.45       | 4.49                 | 72.19       | 15.88                | 395.64                         | 87.03                          |
|              | Total              | 344.19      | 73.15                | 161.52      | 35.64                | 469.70      | 163.74               | 975.41                         | 272.53                         |
| 2            | Chironjee Seed     | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 632.92      | 632.93               | 698.05      | 698.05               | 1330.97                        | 1330.98                        |
|              | Kusumi Lac         | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 305.14      | 976.45               | 288.75      | 924.00               | 593.89                         | 1900.45                        |
|              | Rangeeni Lac       | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 122.82      | 282.49               | 113.21      | 255.11               | 236.03                         | 537.60                         |
|              | Mahua Seed         | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 487.92      | 107.34               | 5.07        | 1.12                 | 492.99                         | 108.46                         |
| Chhattisgarh | Myrobalan          | 3418.85     | 376.07               |             |                      | 5563.35     | 611.41               | 8982.20                        | 987.48                         |
|              | Sal Seed           | 12570.00    | 1257.00              | 11198.26    | 1119.83              | 258.41      | 25.84                | 24026.67                       | 2402.67                        |
|              | Tamarind Seeded    | 3544.56     | 779.80               |             |                      | 80.55       | 17.72                | 3625.11                        | 797.52                         |
|              | Total              | 19533.41    | 2412.87              | 12747.06    | 3119.04              | 7007.39     | 2533.25              | 39287.86                       | 8065.16                        |
| 3 Rajasthan  | Chironjee pods     | 0.01        | 0.12                 | 0.00        | 0.00                 |             |                      | 0.01                           | 0.12                           |
|              | Honey              | 1.71        | 2.27                 | 3.41        | 4.78                 |             |                      | 5.12                           | 7.05                           |
|              | Karanj Seed        | 0.88        | 0.19                 | 17.63       | 3.70                 |             |                      | 18.51                          | 3.89                           |
|              | Mahua Seed         | 10.44       | 2.29                 | 6.15        | 1.35                 |             |                      | 16.59                          | 3.64                           |
|              | Total              | 13.04       | 4.87                 | 27.19       | 9.83                 |             |                      | 40.23                          | 14.70                          |
|              | Karanj Seed        | 0.32        | 0.68                 | 0.16        | 0.35                 |             |                      | 0.48                           | 1.03                           |
|              | Kusumi Lac         | 0.19        | 6.24                 | 0.11        | 3.71                 |             |                      | 0.30                           | 9.95                           |
| 4            | Myrobalan          | 80.9        | 8.91                 | 0.00        | 0.00                 |             |                      | 80.90                          | 8.91                           |
| Gujarat      | Tamarind Seeded    | 3.83        | 8.44                 | 15.85       | 34.88                |             |                      | 19.68                          | 43.32                          |
|              | Total              | 85.24       | 24.27                | 16.12       | 38.94                |             |                      | 101.36                         | 63.21                          |
| 5            | Chironjee Pods     | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 2.44        | 2.44                 |             |                      | 2.44                           | 2.44                           |
|              | Gum Karaya         | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 1.13        | 1.22                 |             |                      | 1.13                           | 1.22                           |
|              | Karanj Seed        | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 3.02        | 0.63                 |             |                      | 3.02                           | 0.63                           |
| Maharashtra  | Lac - Rangeeni     | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 11.18       | 25.71                |             |                      | 11.18                          | 25.71                          |
|              | Tamarind Seeded    | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 4.16        | 0.92                 |             |                      | 4.16                           | 0.92                           |
|              | Total              | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 21.93       | 30.92                |             |                      | 21.93                          | 30.92                          |
| 6 Jharkhand  | Kusumi -Lac        | 0.00        | 0.000                | 147.78      | 504.50               |             |                      | 147.78                         | 504.50                         |
|              | Total              | 0.00        | 0.000                | 147.78      | 504.50               |             |                      | 147.78                         | 504.50                         |
|              | Gum Karaya         | 0.00        | 0.000                | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 4.45        | 4.81                 | 4.45                           | 4.81                           |
| 7            | Karanj seed Mahuwa | 0.00        | 0.000                | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 18.39       | 3.86                 | 18.39                          | 3.86                           |
|              |                    |             |                      | 0.00        |                      |             |                      |                                |                                |
|              | Tamarind Seeded    | 0.00        | 0.000                |             | 0.00                 | 11.75       | 2.26                 | 11.75                          | 2.26                           |
|              | Total              | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 0.00        | 0.00                 | 53.75       | 15.13                | 53.75                          | 15.13                          |
|              | Grand Total        | 19975.88    | 2515.16              | 13121.60    | 3738.87              | 7530.84     | 2712.12              | 40628.32                       | 8966.15                        |