Lok Sabha Question No. 5865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Private Players in Procurement of Foodgrains at MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5865

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  APRIL, 2018

## PRIVATE PLAYERS IN PROCUREMENT OF FOODGRAINS AT MSP

5865.     SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  involve  private  players  in  the  process  of procuring foodgrains from farmers at MSP, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  there  have  been  any  pilot  projects  or  tests  on  this  subject,  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  mooting  on  scaling  this  in  areas  where  Government procurement is not satisfactory, if so, the details 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) to (c): In  order  to  maximise  the  outreach  of  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  in  eastern states, private players have been engaged by Food Corporation of India (FCI) for procurement of paddy/rice under MSP scheme in the state of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. A list of which is enclosed at Annexure-I.

## Status of cluster wise engagement of private players

## (I) Uttar Pradesh:

| Cluster   | Revenue Distt Covered                                 | Name of private party engaged               | Date of award letter   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Cluster 1 | Ballia, Mau, Ghazipur, Chandauli                      | M/S NCML                                    | 09.12.2015             |
| Cluster 2 | Allahabad, Kausambhi, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur           | M/S Veerprabhu                              | 23.12.2015             |
| Cluster 3 | Ambedkarnagar, Basti, Sant Kabirnagar, Siddharthnagar | M/s Farmers fortune (India) Private Limited | 08.01.2016             |

## (II) Jharkhand:

| Cluster   | Revenue Distt Covered   | Name of private party engaged   | Date of award letter   |
|-----------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|
| Cluster 1 | South Chottanagpur      | M/S NCMSL                       | 26.11.15               |
| Cluster 2 | Kolhan                  | M/S NCMSL                       | 26.11.15               |

## (III) West Bengal:

| Cluster   | Revenue Distt Covered   | Name of private party engaged    | Date of award letter   |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
| Cluster 1 | Bankura                 | M/S Veerprabhu Marketing Limited | 08.01.2016             |
| Cluster 2 | Burdwan                 | M/S Veerprabhu Marketing Limited | 08.01.2016             |
| Cluster 3 | Dinajpur                | M/S Veerprabhu Marketing Limited | 08.01.2016             |
| Cluster 4 | Siliguri                | M/S Veerprabhu Marketing Limited | 08.01.2016             |

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