Lok Sabha Question No. 370 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Rise in Prices of Pulses
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *370

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2017

## RISE IN PRICES OF PULSES

*370. DR. MANOJ RAJOR1A:

## Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of abnormal rise in prices of various pulses and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the production, demand and availability of pulses during the last two years, year and Statewise;
- (c) whether the Government has laid any roadmap for the procurement of pulses so as to reduce the impact of shortage of pulses and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the quantum and value of pulses imported during the above period, country-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken to attain self-sufficiency in pulses?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h ¼Jh jke foykl ikloku½

## THE MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)

(a) to (e) :     A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO  PARTS (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.*370 FOR 28.03.2017 REGARDING RISE IN PRICES OF PULSES.

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- (a) :  Details of the change in prices of major pulses are at Annexure-I .
- (b) : The overall production, demand and availability of pulses during the last two years are as below.

| Production, Demand and Availability of Pulses in million metric tonnes (MMT)   | Production, Demand and Availability of Pulses in million metric tonnes (MMT)   | Production, Demand and Availability of Pulses in million metric tonnes (MMT)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Item/Period                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                        |
| 17.15                                                                          | 16.35                                                                          | Production( MMT)                                                               |
| 22.68                                                                          | 23.62                                                                          | Demand (MMT)                                                                   |
| 4.58                                                                           | 5.79                                                                           | Imports(MMT)                                                                   |
| Exports 0.22                                                                   | 0.26                                                                           |                                                                                |
| Availability (MMT) 21.51                                                       | 21.88                                                                          |                                                                                |

Sources:Directorate of Economics &  Statistics (DES), Department of Agriculture, Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DAC&FW),  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare (MOAFW) ; Directorate  General  of  Commercial  Intelligence  and  Statistics  (DGCIS),M/o Commerce & Industry (MOCI); erstwhile Planning Commission

There are no official estimates for State-wise annual demand of pulses. The production of pulses, State-wise during the same period are at Annexure-II.

- (c)  :  The  Government  has  approved  creation  of  a  buffer  stock  of  pulses  of  upto  20  lakh  tonnes  for effective market intervention through domestic procurement and imports. As on 22.03.2017, Government has created a buffer of around 16.25 lakh tonnes of pulses including 12.46 lakh tonnes of domestic procurement and 3.79 lakh tonnes of imports.
- (d) :  India imported 4.58 million tonnes of pulses in 2014-15 at value of $ 2.79 billion or ₹ 17,063 crores and 5.80 million tonnes of pulses in 2015-16 at value of $ 3.90 billion or ₹ 25,619 crores. The country-wise details are at Annexure-III .
- (e)  :    For  enhancing  domestic  production  of  pulses,  Government  is  implementing  a  number  of  plan schemes/programmes and include among others National Food Security Mission-Pulses (NFSM-Pulses), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), etc. In addition, Government has been regularly increasing the Minimum Support Price (inclusive of Bonus) for pulses in recent years.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*370 FOR 28.03.2017 REGARDING RISE IN PRICES OF PULSES.

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## All-India Retail Price Trends of major pulses over the year

| Items      | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (`/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (`/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (`/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (`/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (`/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (`/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (`/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (`/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (`/kg)   |
|------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|            | Price As On                                   | 1 Month Ago                                   | 3 Months Ago                                  | 6 Months Ago                                  | 1 Year Ago                                    | %Variation over                               | %Variation over                               | %Variation over                               | %Variation over                               |
|            | 23-03- 2017                                   | 23-02- 2017                                   | 23-12-2016                                    | 23-09-2016                                    | 23-03- 2016                                   | 1 Month                                       | 3 Months                                      | 6 Months                                      | 1 Year                                        |
| Gram Dal   | 88.4                                          | 96.01                                         | 123.53                                        | 102.61                                        | 66.23                                         | -7.93                                         | -28.44                                        | -13.85                                        | 33.47                                         |
| Tur Dal    | 88.69                                         | 93.63                                         | 111.77                                        | 120.59                                        | 134.98                                        | -5.28                                         | -20.65                                        | -26.45                                        | -34.29                                        |
| Urad Dal   | 98.43                                         | 101.14                                        | 113.24                                        | 129.7                                         | 141.26                                        | -2.68                                         | -13.08                                        | -24.11                                        | -30.32                                        |
| Moong Dal  | 79.32                                         | 78.49                                         | 82.32                                         | 87.16                                         | 101.37                                        | 1.06                                          | -3.64                                         | -8.99                                         | -21.75                                        |
| Masoor Dal | 74.82                                         | 76.67                                         | 80.28                                         | 83.84                                         | 79.31                                         | -2.41                                         | -6.8                                          | -10.76                                        | -5.66                                         |

Source:- States/UTs Civil Supplies Deptts.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*370 FOR 28.03.2017 REGARDING RISE IN PRICES OF PULSES.

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## STATE-WISE PRODUCTION OF PULSES DURING 2014-15 AND 2015-16

| State-wise Production of Pulses('000 MT)   | State-wise Production of Pulses('000 MT)   | State-wise Production of Pulses('000 MT)   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| State                                      | 2014-15                                    | 2015-16                                    |
| Andhra Pradesh                             | 950                                        | 1229.0                                     |
| Assam                                      | 110.97                                     | 107.6                                      |
| Bihar                                      | 493.85                                     | 420.7                                      |
| Chhattisgarh                               | 738.528                                    | 511.9                                      |
| Gujarat                                    | 574.45                                     | 543.6                                      |
| Haryana                                    | 56.1                                       | 65.6                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh                           | 38.26                                      | 40.6                                       |
| Jammu &Kashmir                             | 9.228                                      | 9.4                                        |
| Jharkhand                                  | 597.06                                     | 527.0                                      |
| Karnataka                                  | 1390                                       | 1138.8                                     |
| Kerala                                     | 1.38                                       | 4.3                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh                             | 4828.26                                    | 5302.4                                     |
| Maharashtra                                | 2053                                       | 1544.7                                     |
| Odisha                                     | 439.34                                     | 375.1                                      |
| Punjab                                     | 41.6                                       | 43.5                                       |
| Rajasthan                                  | 1951.819                                   | 1990.2                                     |
| Tamil Nadu                                 | 753.24                                     | 554.8                                      |
| Telangana                                  | 263                                        | 239.6                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh                              | 1438.7                                     | 1164.6                                     |
| Uttarakhand                                | 54.55                                      | 51.6                                       |
| West Bengal                                | 236.46                                     | 358.6                                      |
| Others                                     | 124.068                                    | 124.7                                      |
| All India                                  | 17152.269                                  | 16348.2                                    |

Source:- Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES), Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MOAFW)

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*370 FOR 28.03.2017 REGARDING RISE IN PRICES OF PULSES.

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## Import of Pulses, category-wise & country-wise, from 2014-15 to 2015-16

| Pulse   | Country       | 2014-15          | 2014-15           | 2014-15         | 2015-16          | 2015-16           | 2015-16         |
|---------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
| Pulse   | Country       | Quantity (in MT) | Value (in ₹ Lakh) | Value (in US $) | Quantity (in MT) | Value (in ₹ Lakh) | Value (in US $) |
|         | Afghanistan   |                  |                   |                 |                  |                   |                 |
| Chana   | Argentina     | 474              | 125               | 206426          | 4377             | 1624              | 2489570         |
| Chana   | Australia     | 191150           | 62783             | 102038391       | 767391           | 341049            | 511699976       |
|         | Bulgaria      |                  |                   |                 |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Canada        | 4355             | 1282              | 2105246         | 10538            | 4831              | 7362442         |
|         | China P Rp    |                  |                   |                 |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Costa Rica    | 110              | 79                | 132637          |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Djibouti      |                  |                   |                 | 96               | 39                | 61356           |
|         | Egypt A Rp    |                  |                   |                 | 985              | 372               | 564641          |
|         | Ethiopia      | 5035             | 1473              | 2424987         | 13887            | 4928              | 7732585         |
|         | France        |                  |                   |                 | 460              | 164               | 257906          |
|         | Iran          |                  |                   |                 | 1274             | 525               | 825907          |
|         | Italy         |                  |                   |                 |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Kazakhstan    |                  |                   |                 | 3537             | 1236              | 1923743         |
|         | Kenya         | 51               | 16                | 26155           |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Madagascar    | 72               | 48                | 78400           |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Malawi        | 23               | 9                 | 13862           |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Mexico        | 2266             | 1569              | 2598376         | 6422             | 2846              | 4367847         |
|         | Morocco       |                  |                   |                 |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Mozambique    | 2                | 1                 | 902             |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Myanmar       | 13541            | 5760              | 9509769         | 9517             | 4395              | 6879504         |
|         | Russia        | 163086           | 45516             | 73707248        | 170120           | 62809             | 96923113        |
|         | South Africa  |                  |                   |                 | 45               | 15                | 23600           |
|         | Sri Lanka Dsr | 235              | 89                | 142972          |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Sudan         |                  |                   |                 | 3154             | 1447              | 2221533         |
|         | Tanzania Rep  | 19735            | 6351              | 10285270        | 28824            | 13417             | 20513159        |
|         | Turkey        | 2370             | 659               | 1077131         | 474              | 153               | 240033          |
|         | U Arab Emts   | 119              | 48                | 78955           | 3                | 1                 | 1262            |
|         | U S A         | 10040            | 5892              | 9690988         | 7664             | 4458              | 6722003         |
|         | Uganda        |                  |                   |                 |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Ukraine       | 6213             | 1796              | 2954588         | 2651             | 1040              | 1581367         |
|         | Uzbekistan    |                  |                   |                 | 69               | 22                | 35441           |
| Total   |               | 418877           | 133496            | 217072303       | 1031487          | 445372            | 672426988       |
| Masoor  | Afghanistan   | 312              | 163               | 267189          |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Australia     | 57374            | 27215             | 45120524        | 36248            | 21984             | 33583047        |
|         | Canada        | 652140           | 272110            | 443440253       | 1128861          | 596072            | 902888113       |
|         | Mozambique    |                  |                   |                 | 420              | 289               | 440997          |
|         | Myanmar       | 744              | 374               | 612301          | 55               | 30                | 46542           |
|         | Nepal         | 1047             | 807               | 1298891         |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Pakistan Ir   |                  |                   |                 | 25               | 17                | 26001           |
|         | Sri Lanka Dsr | 480              | 277               | 450526          |                  |                   |                 |
|         | Turkey        |                  |                   |                 | 436              | 229               |                 |
|         |               |                  |                   |                 |                  |                   | 349379          |
|         | U S A Ukraine | 104370           | 40901             | 66873700        | 94095 53         | 52646 33          | 79602528 48303  |
| Total   |               | 816467           | 341848            | 558063384       | 1260193          | 671300            | 1016984910      |

| Moong, Urad   | Afghanistan    | 2838   | 2131   | 3434203   | 13504   | 9915   | 14895044   |
|---------------|----------------|--------|--------|-----------|---------|--------|------------|
|               | Argentina      | 3775   | 2462   | 4040254   | 10527   | 7757   | 11879177   |
|               | Australia      | 4426   | 3431   | 5670548   | 36782   | 28507  | 44289963   |
|               | Bolivia        |        |        |           | 190     | 131    | 193161     |
|               | Brazil         | 312    | 215    | 345528    | 150     | 105    | 159788     |
|               | Canada         | 54     | 18     | 29471     | 541     | 417    | 630776     |
|               | China P Rp     | 25     | 23     | 39288     | 4934    | 4222   | 6334249    |
|               | Cote D' Ivoire | 20     | 14     | 22308     | 211     | 140    | 216649     |
|               | Ethiopia       | 6601   | 4996   | 8006937   | 7491    | 6148   | 9192135    |
|               | Indonesia      | 2661   | 2037   | 3260951   | 9477    | 7646   | 11550881   |
|               | Iran           | 24     | 17     | 27094     |         |        |            |
|               | Kenya          | 8977   | 6033   | 9833602   | 43235   | 29772  | 44961716   |
|               | Madagascar     | 1353   | 848    | 1398277   | 3959    | 2818   | 4315461    |
|               | Malawi         | 20     | 7      | 11761     | 49      | 41     | 60616      |
|               | Malaysia       | 240    | 146    | 245087    | 24      | 19     | 29252      |
|               | Mozambique     | 9062   | 5280   | 8712099   | 2180    | 1487   | 2309562    |
|               | Myanmar        | 533478 | 303795 | 498973183 | 409272  | 317018 | 490147847  |
|               | Pakistan Ir    | 92     | 43     | 70720     | 150     | 109    | 166080     |
|               | Paraguay       |        |        |           |         |        |            |
|               | Singapore      | 72     | 46     | 76483     |         |        |            |
|               | South Africa   | 48     | 34     | 56185     |         |        |            |
|               | Sri Lanka Dsr  | 23     | 25     | 40330     | 43      | 30     | 47129      |
|               | Sudan          |        |        |           | 735     | 445    | 688569     |
|               | Tanzania Rep   | 34898  | 21385  | 35562768  | 18300   | 12967  | 20336831   |
|               | Thailand       | 917    | 721    | 1157447   | 2516    | 2136   | 3208264    |
|               | U S A          | 132    | 34     | 56655     |         |        |            |
|               | Uganda         | 364    | 231    | 375773    | 2173    | 1426   | 2136609    |
|               | Uzbekistan     | 12473  | 9264   | 14991357  | 15113   | 11296  | 16804723   |
|               | Venezuela      |        |        |           | 48      | 40     | 60751      |
| Total         |                | 622887 | 363237 | 596438309 | 581603  | 444591 | 684615233  |
| Tur           | Afghanistan    | 864    | 409    | 666801    |         |        |            |
|               | Australia      | 284    | 74     | 119321    | 96      | 52     | 81981      |
|               | Benin          |        |        |           | 37      | 24     | 36582      |
|               | Canada         | 455    | 228    | 372298    | 432     | 314    | 476726     |
|               | Ethiopia       |        |        |           | 72      | 46     | 72974      |
|               | Kenya          | 4604   | 2173   | 3527601   | 9434    | 6864   | 10442157   |
|               | Malawi         | 45942  | 20681  | 33382951  | 58136   | 38360  | 58306245   |
|               | Mozambique     | 87920  | 38208  | 61660042  | 71082   | 52400  | 79721750   |
|               | Myanmar        | 297758 | 138850 | 226804710 | 214479  | 152746 | 234903969  |
|               | Nigeria        |        |        |           |         |        |            |
|               | Sudan          | 17088  | 7752   | 12565042  | 15541   | 11056  | 17043310   |
|               | Tanzania Rep   | 118972 | 54665  | 88505015  | 86577   | 64894  | 98612553   |
|               | U Arab Emts    |        |        |           |         |        |            |
|               | U S A          | 133    | 32     | 52213     |         |        |            |
|               | Uganda         | 1197   | 514    | 837930    | 6827    | 5066   | 7572080    |
| Total         |                | 575218 | 263585 | 428493924 | 462713  | 331823 | 507270327  |

Source:-    Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), M/o Commerce & Industry (MOCI )

|              | Afghanistan    | 341     | 182     | 299075     | 2469    | 1726    | 2568928    |
|--------------|----------------|---------|---------|------------|---------|---------|------------|
|              | Argentina      | 4806    | 1377    | 2253791    | 5893    | 1563    | 2409921    |
|              | Australia      | 79421   | 21673   | 35463902   | 71789   | 22478   | 34680395   |
|              | Bangladesh Pr  |         |         |            |         |         |            |
|              | Brazil         | 291     | 133     | 222338     | 9803    | 3801    | 5759879    |
| Others       | Bulgaria       |         |         |            | 565     | 137     | 200869     |
|              | Canada         | 1538552 | 385951  | 628625410  | 1370542 | 330081  | 504289399  |
|              | China P Rp     | 71081   | 44342   | 72304343   | 63589   | 35834   | 55105428   |
|              | Czech Republic |         |         |            |         |         |            |
|              | Djibouti       |         |         |            | 44      | 16      | 23564      |
|              | Egypt A Rp     |         |         |            |         |         |            |
|              | Estonia        |         |         |            | 8407    | 1877    | 2801010    |
|              | Ethiopia       | 19392   | 9740    | 15929532   | 29671   | 12494   | 19070913   |
|              | Fr Guiana      |         |         |            |         |         |            |
|              | France         |         |         |            | 120320  | 27976   | 42091465   |
|              | Germany        |         |         |            |         |         |            |
|              | Kazakhstan     |         |         |            |         |         |            |
|              | Kenya          | 4451    | 2270    | 3727663    | 167     | 69      | 106960     |
|              | Korea Rp       |         |         |            | 1       | 0       | 574        |
|              | Kyrghyzstan    | 284     | 238     | 388798     | 1085    | 860     | 1305216    |
|              | Latvia         |         |         |            | 1214    | 271     | 406030     |
|              | Lithuania      |         |         |            | 93261   | 20549   | 30717643   |
|              | Madagascar     | 492     | 225     | 367233     | 2451    | 1035    | 1537551    |
|              | Malawi         | 29      | 9       | 15108      | 2908    | 2210    | 3468685    |
|              | Malaysia       | 72      | 42      | 68447      |         |         |            |
|              | Mexico         | 5924    | 3777    | 6320515    | 1057    | 440     | 662070     |
|              | Moldova        | 2317    | 544     | 877073     | 251     | 61      | 92861      |
|              | Mozambique     | 84      | 26      | 42173      | 5186    | 4568    | 6949346    |
|              | Myanmar        | 85808   | 40535   | 67097341   | 88718   | 54612   | 85566974   |
|              | Nepal          |         |         |            |         |         |            |
|              | Pakistan Ir    | 2597    | 1405    | 2336044    | 629     | 429     | 650463     |
|              | Poland         |         |         |            | 154     | 145     | 219320     |
|              | Romania        |         |         |            |         |         |            |
|              | Russia         | 73807   | 18010   | 29455648   | 333370  | 80023   | 120648296  |
|              | Tanzania Rep   | 6387    | 2742    | 4474109    | 2500    | 1274    | 1983303    |
|              | Thailand       | 240     | 113     | 187474     |         |         |            |
|              | Turkey         |         |         |            | 1232    | 371     | 548258     |
|              | U Arab Emts    | 48      | 26      | 43716      | 24      | 16      | 25091      |
|              | UK             |         |         |            |         |         |            |
|              | U S A          | 197552  | 56125   | 91702918   | 157320  | 43061   | 65563136   |
|              | Uganda         | 1447    | 799     | 1303612    | 538     | 267     | 415675     |
|              | Ukraine        | 55855   | 13792   | 22450408   | 86544   | 20577   | 31054702   |
|              | Uruguay        |         |         |            |         |         |            |
|              | Uzbekistan     |         |         |            |         |         |            |
|              | Yemen Republc  | 115     | 51      | 81597      |         |         |            |
| Others Total |                | 2151393 | 604127  | 986038268  | 2461703 | 668821  | 1020923925 |
| Grand Total  |                | 4584841 | 1706294 | 2786106188 | 5797699 | 2561906 | 3902221383 |

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