Lok Sabha Question No. 2570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Quantum of Foodgrain Procured
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2570

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  AUGUST, 2017

## QUANTUM OF FOODGRAIN PROCURED

2570. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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- (a) the  quantum  of  wheat,  rice,  sugarcane  and  other  kharif  crops procured in various States of the country including Maharashtra particularly in backward and tribal areas during the last three years;
- (b) the  number  of  farmers  who  benefitted  from  such  a  procurement particularly in backward and tribal areas, State-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to provide remunerative  prices  of  crops  to  the  farmers  particularly  in  backward  and tribal areas of the country?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): The  quantity  of  rice,  wheat  and  coarsegrains  procured  for  Central Pool during last three years, state-wise including Maharashtra are enclosed as  Annexure-I,    II  and  III  respectively.    State-wise  procurement  of  Kharif pulses  by  all  central  nodal  agencies  during  last  year  and  current  year  is enclosed  as  Annexure-IV.  However,  separate  details  for  backward  &  tribal areas are not  maintained  by Government  of  India. In the State of Maharashtra, procurement of foodgrains in the tribal areas is carried out by the Tribal Development Corporation and the procurement in non-tribal areas is carried out by the MARKFED.

The  Government  does  not  procure  sugarcane  directly  from  the farmers. However, sugar cane is procured mainly by sugar mills directly from the cane farmers for production of sugar.

- (b): The  number  of  farmers  who  benefitted  from  procurement  of  wheat and  rice  during  Kharif  Marketing  Season  (KMS)  2015-16,  Rabi  Marketing Season (RMS) 2016-17, KMS 2016-17 and RMS 2017-18 is at Annexure-V.
- (c): The steps taken to ensure that farmers get remunerative prices/MSP of crops are enclosed at Annexure-VI.

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## RICE PROCUREMENT FOR CENTRAL POOL

(Fig. in LMT)

| S.No.            | STATES/ UTs   |   KMS 2013-14 | KMS 2014-15   | KMS 2015-16   | KMS 2016-17**   |
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   | 37.37         |         35.96 | 43.36         | 37.15         | 1               |
| Telangana        | 43.53         |         35.04 | 15.79         | 35.93         | 2               |
| Assam            | 0.00          |          0.15 | 0.42          | 0.42          | 3               |
| 4 Bihar          | 9.42          |         16.14 | 12.25         |               | 12.34           |
| 5 Chandigarh     | 0.12          |          0.1  | 0.16          |               | 0.13            |
| 6 Chattisgarh    | 42.90         |         34.23 | 34.42         | 46.62         |                 |
| Delhi            | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          | 0             | 7               |
| Gujarat          | 0.00          |          0    | 0.01          | 0             | 8               |
| Haryana          | 24.06         |         20.15 | 28.61         | 35.83         | 9               |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          | 0             | 10              |
| Jharkhand        | 0.00          |          0.06 | 2.06          | 1.39          | 11              |
| Jammu 7 Kashmir  | 0.00          |          0    | 0.07          | 0.08          | 12              |
| Karnataka        | 0.00          |          0.88 | 0.55          | 0             | 13              |
| Kerala           | 3.59          |          3.74 | 3.82          | 3.08          | 14              |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 10.45         |          8.07 | 8.49          | 13.14         | 15              |
| Maharashtra      | 1.61          |          1.99 | 2.30          |               | 16              |
| 17 Nagaland      | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          | 0             | 3.06            |
| 18 Odisha        | 28.01         |         33.57 | 33.69         |               | 35.87           |
| 19 Pondicherry   | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          |               | 0               |
| 20 Punjab        | 81.06         |         77.86 | 93.50         |               | 110.52          |
| 21 Rajasthan     | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          |               | 0               |
| 22 Tamilnadu     | 6.84          |         10.51 | 11.92         |               | 1.42            |
| 23 Uttar Pradesh | 11.27         |         16.98 | 29.10         |               | 23.54           |
| 24 Uttrankhand   | 4.63          |          4.65 | 5.98          | 7.06          |                 |
| 25 West Bengal   | 13.59         |         20.32 | 15.68*        |               | 19.23           |
| 26 Others        | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          |               | 0.01            |
| Total            |               |        318.45 | 320.40        | 342.18        | 386.82          |

* does not include 11.19 LMT procured for State pool

** As on 28.07.2017

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## WHEAT PROCUREMENT FOR CENTRAL POOL

| STATES/ UTs       |        |   RMS 2015-16 |   RMS 2016-17 RMS 2017-18 |   (Fig. in LMT) No |
|-------------------|--------|---------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
| Punjab            | 103.44 |        106.49 |                    117.06 |               1    |
| Haryana           | 67.78  |         67.52 |                     74.32 |               2    |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 22.67  |          7.97 |                     36.99 |               3    |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 73.09  |         39.92 |                     67.25 |               4    |
| Bihar             | 0.00   |          0    |                      0    |               5    |
| Rajasthan         | 13.00  |          7.62 |                     12.45 |               6    |
| Uttrakhand        | 0.04   |          0.02 |                      0.02 |               7    |
| Chandigarh        | 0.11   |          0.07 |                      0.08 |               8    |
| Delhi             | 0.02   |          0    |                      0    |               9    |
| Gujarat           | 0.73   |          0    |                      0.07 |              10    |
| Jharkhand         | 0.00   |          0    |                      0    |              11    |
| Maharashtra       | 0.00   |          0    |                      0    |              12    |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0.00   |          0    |                      0    |              13    |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 0.00   |          0    |                      0    |              14    |
| West Bengal       | 0.00   |          0    |                      0    |              15    |
| TOTAL             | TOTAL  |        280.88 |                    229.61 |             308.24 |

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART ( a ) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO  2570  TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

## STATEMENT SHOWING PROCUREMENT OF COARSEGRAINS

| Figures in Tonnes   | Figures in Tonnes   | Figures in Tonnes   | Figures in Tonnes   | Figures in Tonnes   | Figures in Tonnes   | Figures in Tonnes   | Figures in Tonnes   | Figures in Tonnes   | Figures in Tonnes   | Figures in Tonnes   | Figures in Tonnes   |
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| KMS                 | COMMODITY           | A.P.                | TELANGANA           | BIHAR               | C. GARH             | HARYANA             | KARNATAKA           | M.P.                | MAH.                | RAJ.                | TOTAL               |
| 2014-15             | JOWAR               |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     | 6839                | 1643                | 5867                |                     | 14349               |
| 2014-15             | BAJRA               |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     | 0                   |
| 2014-15             | MAIZE               | 4945                | 6438                |                     |                     |                     |                     | 301842              | 1619                |                     | 314844              |
| 2014-15             | RAGI                |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     | 135955              |                     |                     |                     | 135955              |
| 2015 -16            | JOWAR               |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     | 7129                | 4947                | 16569               |                     | 28645               |
| 2015 -16            | BAJRA               |                     |                     |                     |                     | 5053                |                     |                     |                     |                     | 5053                |
| 2015 -16            | MAIZE               |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     | 22962               | 11                  |                     | 22973               |
| 2015 -16            | RAGI                |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     | 203769              |                     |                     |                     | 203769              |
| 2016 -17            | JOWAR               |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     | 3733                |                     | 3733                |
| 2016 -17            | BAJRA               |                     |                     |                     |                     | 6341                |                     |                     |                     |                     | 6341                |
| 2016 -17            | MAIZE               |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     | 50000               | 12181               |                     | 62181               |
| 2016 -17            | RAGI                |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     |                     | 0                   |

As on 28.07.2017

## ANNEXURE-IV

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART ( a ) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO  2570 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

## State-wise / Commodity-wise status of Procurement of kharif Pulses

(Fig. in MT)

| Season            | Season            | KMS 2015-16   | KMS 2015-16   | KMS 2016-17   | KMS 2016-17   | KMS 2016-17   |
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| S.No.             | State/Commodity   | Tur           | Urad          | Tur           | Urad          | Moong         |
| 1                 | Madhya Pradesh    | 9964.21       | 3235.40       | 104119.86     | 27268.76      | 9233.46       |
| 2                 | Maharashtra       | 22257.21      | 54.43         | 404196.89     | 15591.69      | 7275.31       |
| 3                 | Andhra Praesh     | 314.75        | 0.00          | 582.95        | 702.30        | 3665.48       |
| 4                 | Telangana         | 10917.03      | 0.00          | 216481.00     | 72.60         | 3381.41       |
| 5                 | Karnataka         | 1569.71       | 0.00          | 313204.78     | 2113.10       | 5050.65       |
| 6                 | Gujarat           | 509.51        | 0.00          | 127088.30     | 1422.45       | 77.44         |
| 7                 | Rajasthan         | 0.00          | 486.13        | 0.00          | 18970.34      | 190094.95     |
| 8                 | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.00          | 1115.71       | 370.80        | 22322.60      | 0.00          |
| 9                 | Bihar             | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 10                | Haryana           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 1069.35       |
| 11                | Tamil Nadu        | -             | -             | 0.00          | 118.54        | 0.00          |
| Total Procurement | Total Procurement | 45532.41      | 4891.66       | 1166044.57    | 88582.38      | 219848.05     |

## ANNEXURE-V ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART ( b ) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION

## NO  2570  TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

## Statement showing Number of farmers benefitted

| S.No.               | STATES/ UTs    | Rice        | Rice          | Wheat       | Wheat       |
|---------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
| S.No.               | STATES/ UTs    | KMS 2015-16 | KMS 2016-17*  | RMS 2016-17 | RMS 2017-18 |
| 1                   | Andhra Pradesh | 276699      | 544124        | -           | -           |
| 2                   | Telangana      | 535007      | 1086196       | -           | -           |
| 3                   | Assam          | 7288        | 6482          | -           | -           |
| 4                   | Bihar          | 275484      | 287830        | -           | -           |
| 5 Chandigarh        | 3468           |             | 2235          | 1025        | 935         |
| 6 Chattisgarh       | 1110163        |             | 1327944       | -           | -           |
| 7 Delhi             | 0              | 0           | -             |             | -           |
| 8 Gujarat           | 335            |             | 1316 14       |             | 1700        |
| 9 Haryana           | 212351         |             | 556654 472313 |             | 690448      |
| 10 Himachal Pradesh | 0              |             | 0             | 127         | 167         |
| 11 Jharkhand        | 53945          |             | 39480         | -           | -           |
| 12 Jammu &Kashmir   | 2812           |             | 2693          | -           | -           |
| 13 Karnataka        | 14587          | 0           |               |             | - -         |
| Kerala              |                | 162737      | 125530        | -           | 14 -        |
| 15 Madhya           | Pradesh        | 199984      | 287759        | 532907      | 738895      |
| 16 Maharashtra      |                | 111503      | 148073        | -           | -           |
| 18 Odisha           |                | 1078596     | 1087446       | -           | -           |
| 19 Puducherry       |                | 0           | 0             | -           | -           |
| 20 Punjab           |                | 1206216     | 940560        | 834655      | 843446      |
| 21 Rajasthan        |                | 0           | 0             | 38942       | 110338      |
| 22 Tamilnadu        |                | 850640      | 73367         | -           | -           |
| 23 Uttar            | Pradesh        | 433556      | 435320        | 166073      | 800646      |
| 24                  | Uttrankhand    | 51772       | 79470         | 710         | 654         |
| 25 West             | Bengal         | 1244256     | 373299        | -           | -           |
| Total               | Total          | 7831399     | 7405778       | 2046766     | 3187229     |

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2570 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

The  steps  taken  to  ensure  that  farmers  get  remunerative  prices/MSP  of crops are as follows:-

- 1: The minimum support prices (MSP) are announced by the Government of India at the beginning of the sowing season for crops on the basis of the recommendations  of  the  Commission  for  Agricultural  Costs  and  Prices (CACP) which determines the MSP based on the input costs and margin to farmers.  FCI and State Govt. Agencies procure the foodgrains at MSP fixed by Government of India (GOI).
- 2: MSP  (Minimum  Support  Price)  operations  are  given  wide  publicity through  pamphlets,  banners,  sign  boards  radio,  TV  and  advertisements through  print  &  electronic  media  regarding  MSP,  quality,  specifications, purchase system, and so on to spread awareness so that the farmers may bring their produce conforming to the specifications.
- 3: Procurement centres are opened by respective State Govt. Agencies/ FCI taking into account the production, marketable surplus, convenience of  farmers  and  availability  of  other  logistics  /  infrastructure  such  as storage  and  transportation  etc.  Large  number  of  temporary  purchase centres  in  addition  to  the  existing  Mandis  and  depots/godowns  are  also established at key points for the convenience of the farmers.
- 4: The  agricultural  produce  brought  by  a  farmer  is  procured  by  Govt. agencies and payments are made through account payee cheque/RTGS/electronic mode.
- 5: Thrust has been given upon enlarging the reach of MSP operations in the  eastern  states  i.e  U.P  (Particularly  Eastern  UP),  Bihar,  West  Bengal, Jharkhand and Assam. GOI has allowed engagement of private players in procurement  of  paddy/Rice  at  MSP  in  Eastern  States  and  accordingly, private players were engaged in UP, Jharkhand and W.B.
6. Under  Price  Support  Scheme  (PSS),  the  procurement  of  oil  seeds, pulses and cotton through Central Nodal Agencies at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) is also undertaken. The basic objectives of PSS are to provide remunerative  prices  to  the  growers  for  their  produce  with  a  view  to encourage higher investment and production and to safeguard the interest of consumers by making available supplies at reasonable prices with low cost of intermediation.
7. Further,  Government  of  India  also  implements  Market  Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procurement of agricultural and horticultural commodities which are perishable in nature and are not covered under the Price Support Scheme (PSS). The objective of intervention is to protect the growers of these commodities from making distress sale in the event of a bumper crop  during  the  peak  arrival  period  when  the  prices  tend  to  fall below economic levels and cost of production.

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