Lok Sabha Question No. 1421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Procuring of Farm Produce
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1421

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2017

## PROCURING OF FARM PRODUCE

1421.  DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  buying  farm  produce  directly  from  the  farmers  by  the Government helps farmers a lot and thereby avoid middlemen and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether NITI Aayog recently had recommended that the Government should buy farm produce directly from farmers;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  the  recommendations  made  by  NITI  Aayog  and  whether  any legislation to this effect is likely to be introduced by the Government in Parliament;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  consultations  have  been  held  with  the  States  in  this  regard  and,  if  so,  the outcome thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Yes Madam, the Government procures farm produce directly from the farmers thereby helping the farmers by avoiding the middleman. The details of procurement made at Minimum Support Price (MSP)/remunerative price through various scheme are enclosed at Annexure-I to Annexure-IV.
- (b): No, Madam. There is already a mechanism under which Government procures produce directly from the farmers.
- (c) & (d): Do not arise.
- (e): Under the present mechanism, Government procures produce directly from the farmers in consultation with the concerned State Government.

## DETAILS OF PROCUREMENT MADE BY NAFED UNDER PSS FROM 2014-15 TO 2017-18

| YEAR    | PSS OPERATIONS/ COMMODITIES   | STATE          |   QUANTITY (IN MTs) | MSP (PMT)   |   MSP COST (` IN LAKH) |
|---------|-------------------------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------|------------------------|
| 2014-15 | MUSTARD SEED RABI 2014        | RAJASTHAN      |             1714.82 | 30,500.00   |                 523.02 |
| 2014-15 | GROUNDNUT PODS RABI 2014      | ODISHA         |             6229.81 | 40,000.00   |                2491.92 |
| 2014-15 | SUNFLOWER SEED RABI 2014      | ODISHA         |              338.75 | 37,000.00   |                 125.34 |
| 2014-15 |                               | HARYANA        |             3814.46 | 37,000.00   |                1411.35 |
| 2014-15 |                               | TOTAL          |             4153.21 | 37,000.00   |                1536.69 |
|         | GRAM RABI 2014                | MAHARASHTRA    |            31012.2  | 31,000.00   |                9613.78 |
|         | GRAM RABI 2014                | GUJARAT        |             3730.56 | 31,000.00   |                1156.47 |
|         | GRAM RABI 2014                | MADHYA PRADESH |            37760.4  | 31,000.00   |               11705.7  |
|         | GRAM RABI 2014                | UTTAR PRADESH  |             2297.15 | 31,000.00   |                 712.12 |
|         | GRAM RABI 2014                | RAJASTHAN      |           179352    | 31,000.00   |               55599    |
|         | GRAM RABI 2014                | ANDHRA PRADESH |            45666.8  | 31,000.00   |               14156.7  |
|         | GRAM RABI 2014                | KARNATAKA      |            14098.6  | 31,000.00   |                4370.57 |
|         | GRAM RABI 2014                | TOTAL          |           313917    | 31,000.00   |               97314.4  |
| 2015-16 | SUNFLOWER SEED RABI 2015      | ODISHA         |               76.02 | 37,500.00   |                  28.51 |
| 2015-16 | SUNFLOWER SEED RABI 2015      | HARYANA        |             4165.87 | 37,500.00   |                1562.2  |
| 2015-16 | SUNFLOWER SEED RABI 2015      | TOTAL          |             4241.89 | 37,500.00   |                1590.71 |

| YEAR    | PSS OPERATIONS/ COMMODITIES   | STATE          | QUANTITY (IN MTs)   | MSP (PMT)   | MSP COST (` IN LAKH)   |
|---------|-------------------------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------|------------------------|
| 2016-17 | SUNFLOWER SEED RABI 2016      | ODISHA         | 164.56              | 38,000.00   | 62.53                  |
| 2016-17 |                               | HARYANA        | 4784.708            |             | 1818.21                |
| 2016-17 |                               | TOTAL          | 4949.268            |             | 1880.74                |
| 2016-17 | Milling Copra 2016            | TAMIL NADU     | 1170.443            | 59500.00    | 696.41                 |
| 2016-17 | Milling Copra 2016            | ANDHRA PRADESH | 3318.500            | 59500.00    | 1974.51                |
| 2016-17 | Milling Copra 2016            | TOTAL          | 4488.943            | 59500.00    | 2670.92                |
| 2016-17 | Ball copra                    | TAMIL NADU     | 0.459               |             | 0.29                   |
| 2016-17 |                               | KARNATAKA      | 1835.00             | 62400.00    | 1145.04                |
| 2016-17 |                               | TOTAL          | 1835.459            | 62400.00    | 1145.33                |
| 2016-17 | Ground nut pods 2016          | GUJARAT        | 210731.16           | 42200.00    | 88928.55               |
| 2016-17 | MOONG K-16                    | MAHARASHTRA    | 6430.28             | 52250.00    | 3359.82                |
| 2016-17 |                               | KARNATAKA      | 1837.30             |             | 959.99                 |
| 2016-17 |                               | TOTAL          | 8267.58             |             | 4319.81                |
| 2016-17 | SOYABEAN                      | MAHARASHTRA    | 163.81              | 27750.00    | 45.46                  |
| 2016-17 | TOOR                          | GUJARAT        | 49797.10            | 50500.00    | 25147.54               |
| 2016-17 |                               | MAHARASHTRA    | 115276.03           | 50500.00    | 58214.40               |
| 2016-17 |                               | KARNATAKA      | 30920.55            | 50500.00    | 15614.88               |
| 2016-17 |                               | TOTAL          | 195993.68           | 50500.00    | 98976.82               |
|         | GREEN GRAM                    | ODISHA         | 819.54              | 52250.00    | 428.21                 |
|         | MUSTARD                       | HARYANA        | 37648.77            | 37000.00    | 13930.04               |
|         | SUNFLOWER                     | TELANGANA      | 112.10              |             | 44.28                  |
|         | SUNFLOWER (AS ON 18.07.2017)  | HARYANA        | 4358.712            | 39500.00    | 1721.691               |
| 2017-18 | SUNFLOWER                     | ODISHA         |                     |             |                        |
|         | SUMMER URAD                   | MADHYA PRADESH | 12463.95            | 50000.00    | 6231.98                |
|         | SUMMER MOONG                  | MADHYA PRADESH | 111000.00           | 52250.00    | 57997.50               |
|         |                               | ODISHA         | 1405.99             | 52250.00    | 734.63                 |
|         |                               | TOTAL          | 112405.99           | 52250.00    | 58732.13               |

## Procurement made by SFAC under PSS from 2014-15 to 2017-18

|   S.No | Commodity     | State          |   Procured quantity (in MTs) | Minimum Support Price (MSP) for FAQ (in Rs. Per MTs)   |   Procuremen t value (in lack Rs.) |
|--------|---------------|----------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|      1 | Chana 2014-15 | Madhya Pradesh |                      7904.2  | 31,000.00                                              |                            2450.3  |
|      1 | Chana 2014-15 | Maharashtra    |                     32141    | 31,000.00                                              |                            9963.77 |
|      1 | Chana 2014-15 | Rajasthan      |                      8173.95 | 31,000.00                                              |                            2533.92 |
|      1 | Chana 2014-15 | Karnataka      |                      1502.3  | 31,000.00                                              |                             465.71 |
|      1 | Chana 2014-15 | Gujarat        |                       365.55 | 31,000.00                                              |                             113.32 |
|      1 | Chana 2014-15 | Andhra Pradesh |                       202.45 | 31,000.00                                              |                              62.76 |
|      1 | Chana 2014-15 | TOTAL          |                     50289.7  | 31,000.00                                              |                           15589.8  |
|      2 | Moong K-2016  | Karnataka      |                       679.9  | 52,250.00                                              |                             355.25 |
|      2 | Moong K-2016  | Maharashtra    |                       548    | 52,250.00                                              |                             286.35 |
|      2 | Moong K-2016  | TOTAL          |                      1227.9  | 52,250.00                                              |                             641.6  |

## ANNEXURE-II

## THE DETAILS OF PROCUREMENT OF PULSES UNDER PSF AT MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE (MSP) BY FCI, NAFED AND SFAC DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR

(quantity in MTs)

| Year/ Season   | Commodity   | Procured quantity   | Procured quantity   | Procured quantity   | Procured quantity   | Minimum Support Price (MSP) for FAQ (₹ per quintal)   | Procurement value (₹ in crore)   |
|----------------|-------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Year/ Season   | Commodity   | FCI                 | NAFED               | SFAC                | Total               |                                                       |                                  |
| 2016- 17       | Moong       | 64737.24            | 128886.27           | 26224.54            | 219848.05           | 5225                                                  | 1148.71                          |
| 2016- 17       | Tur         | 172236.46           | 919666.75           | 71078.79            | 1162982.09          | 5050                                                  | 5873.06                          |

## ANNEXURE - III

## Rice Procurement by FCI from 2013-14 to 2016-17 (Marketing season wise) (Figures in lakh tons)

|                   | 2013-14      | 2014-15      | 2015-16      | 2016-17      |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| STATE / UT        | Actual Proc. | Actual Proc. | Actual Proc. | Actual Proc. |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 37.37        | 35.96        | 43.36        | 37.11        |
| TELANGANA         | 43.53        | 35.04        | 15.79        | 35.92        |
| ASSAM             | 0.00         | 0.15         | 0.42         | 0.41         |
| BIHAR             | 9.42         | 16.14        | 12.23        | 12.34        |
| CHANDIGARH        | 0.12         | 0.10         | 0.16         | 0.13         |
| CHHATISGARH       | 42.90        | 34.23        | 34.42        | 46.62        |
| DELHI             | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         |
| GUJARAT           | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.01         | 0.01         |
| HARYANA           | 24.06        | 20.15        | 28.61        | 35.83        |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.07         | 0.00         |
| JHARKHAND         | 0.00         | 0.06         | 2.06         | 1.39         |
| KARNATAKA         | 0.00         | 0.88         | 0.55         | 0.00         |
| KERALA            | 3.59         | 3.74         | 3.82         | 3.08         |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 10.45        | 8.07         | 8.49         | 13.14        |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 1.61         | 1.99         | 2.30         | 3.06         |
| NAGALAND          | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         |
| ODISHA            | 28.00        | 33.57        | 33.69        | 35.70        |
| PONDICHERRY       | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         |
| PUNJAB            | 81.06        | 77.86        | 93.50        | 110.52       |
| RAJASTHAN         | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         |
| TAMIL NADU        | 6.84         | 10.51        | 11.92        | 1.41         |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 11.27        | 16.98        | 29.10        | 23.54        |
| UTTRAKHAND        | 4.63         | 4.65         | 5.98         | 7.06         |
| WEST BENGAL       | 13.59        | 20.32        | 15.68        | 19.18        |
| Others            | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.00         | 0.10         |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL : | 318.45       | 320.40       | 342.17       | 386.55       |

## Wheat  Procurement  for  Central  Pool  by  FCI  for  the  last  four  years  and  current  year

(Marketing season wise)

(Figures in lakh tons)

| S.No.   | STATES/UTs       |   2013- 14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18* |
|---------|------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1.      | Punjab           |     108.97 |    116.41 |    103.44 |    106.49 |     117.05 |
| 2.      | Haryana          |      58.73 |     64.95 |     67.78 |     67.52 |      74.11 |
| 3.      | Uttar Pradesh    |       6.83 |      6.28 |     22.67 |      7.97 |      36.99 |
| 4.      | Uttarakhand      |       0.05 |      0.01 |      0.04 |      0.02 |       0.02 |
| 5.      | Madhya Pradesh   |      63.55 |     70.94 |     73.09 |     39.92 |      67.24 |
| 6.      | Gujarat          |       0    |      0    |      0.73 |      0    |       0.06 |
| 7.      | Rajasthan        |      12.68 |     21.59 |     13    |      7.62 |      12.45 |
| 8.      | Bihar            |       0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 9.      | Jharkhand        |       0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 10.     | Karnataka        |       0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 11.     | Delhi            |       0    |      0    |      0.02 |      0    |       0    |
| 12.     | Jammu & Kashmir  |       0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 13.     | Maharashtra      |       0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 14.     | Odisha           |       0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 15.     | Himachal Pradesh |       0    |      0    |      0.11 |      0    |       0    |
| 16.     | Chandigarh       |       0    |      0.05 |      0    |      0.07 |       0.08 |
| 17.     | West Bengal      |       0.02 |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 18.     | Chhattisgarh     |       0.09 |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 19.     | Andhra Pradesh   |       0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 20.     | Assam            |       0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 21.     | Telangana        |       0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |       0    |
| 22.     | Others           |       0    |      0    |      0.04 |      0    |       0    |
|         | Total :          |     250.92 |    280.23 |    280.88 |    229.3  |     308    |

*  As on 03.07.2017

## Details of MIS implemented during 2013-14 to 2017-18

|   S. N. | Year                             | Commodity       | Market Intervention Price (MIP) (₹ Per MT)   | State             | Sanctioned Qty (in MT)      |
|---------|----------------------------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|       1 | 2014-15 01.05.2014 to 16.06.2014 | Chilli          | 42,000/-                                     | Mizoram           | 2,850                       |
|       2 | 2014-15 15.08.2014 to 15.10.2014 | 'C' Grade Apple | 6,500/-                                      | Himachal Pradesh  | 27,000                      |
|       3 | 2014-15 25.11.2014 to 25.12.2014 | Ginger          | 9,050/-                                      | Nagaland          | 32,000                      |
|       4 | 2015-16 20.05.2015 to 20.06.2015 | Potato          | 4,250/-                                      | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,00,000                    |
|       5 | 2015-16 15.12.2015 to 14.03.2016 | Oil Palm FFB    | 7,888/-                                      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1,14,963                    |
|       6 | 2016-17 01.09.2016 to 30.09.2016 | Grapes          | 42,000                                       | Mizoram           | 3,800                       |
|       7 | 2016-17 01.11.2016 to 30.11.2016 | Onion           | 6,240/-                                      | Karnataka         | 1,00,000                    |
|       8 | 2016-17 01.12.2016 to 30.12.2016 | Onion           | 7,070/-                                      | Telangana         | 5,000                       |
|       9 | 2016-17 07.12.2016 to 14.02.2017 | Arecanut        | Chali - 2,51,000/- Red - 2,70,000/-          | Karnataka         | Chali - 28,000 Red - 12,000 |
|      10 | 2016-17 14.12.2016 to 12.01.2017 | Palm-Oil        | 7,650/-                                      | Tamil Nadu        | 1,000                       |
|      11 | 2016-17 17.02.2017 to 18.03.2017 | Ginger          | 8,750/-                                      | Arunachal Pradesh | 12,675                      |
|      12 | 2017-18 08.04.2017 to 07.05.2017 | Potato          | 4,870/-                                      | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,00,000                    |
|      13 | 2017-18 02.05.2017 to 31.05.2017 | Red Chilli      | 50,000/-                                     | Telangana         | 33,700                      |
|      14 | 2017-18 02.05.2017 to 31.05.2017 | Red Chilli      | 50,000/-                                     | Andhra Pradesh    | 88,300                      |
|      15 | 2017-18 04.06.2017 to 03.07.2017 | Potato          | 6,000/-                                      | Nagaland          | 6,600                       |
|      16 | 2017-18 09.06.2017 to 08.07.2017 | Onion           | 5,867/-                                      | Madhya Pradesh    | 6,51,000                    |
|      17 | 2017-18 13.06.2017 to 12.07.2017 | Garlic          | 28,600/-                                     | Rajasthan         | 10,000                      |
|      18 | 2017-18 17.06.2017 to 16.07.2017 | Turmeric        | 55,720/-                                     | Andhra Pradesh    | 12,100                      |
|      19 | 2017-18 27.06.2017 to 26.07.2017 | Onion           | 3,650/-                                      | Rajasthan         | 20,000                      |

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## ANNEXURE - IV