Lok Sabha Question No. 547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Procurement of Urad and Moong Dal at MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: OM BIRLA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.547

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## PROCUREMENT OF URAD AND MOONG DAL AT MSP

## 547. SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

- (a) the  details of the  quantum of 'urad' and 'moong' dal purchased by the Government at Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the current year in Rajasthan and other States;
- (b) the details of the procuring agency currently engaged by the Government in Rajasthan for  purchasing  and  procurement  of  'urad'  and  'moong'  dal  along  with  total  number  of procurement centres established by the Government in the current year;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  released  and  awarded  the  tender  for  carrying  out  the procurement activity of 'urad' and 'moong' dal in the State of Rajasthan, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has established any qualification criteria for the selection of the surveyors engaged across various crop procurement centres, 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  GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): The  details  of  the  quantum  of  urad  and  moong  purchased  by  the  Government  at Minimum Support Price (MSP) under Price Support Scheme (PSS) during the current year in Rajasthan and other States is placed at Annexure -I.
- (b): Currently, NAFED as Central Nodal agency and Rajasthan State Co-operative Marketing Federation Limited (RAJFED) as State Level Supporter, appointed by the State Government are engaged  in  procurement  of  urad  and  moong  in  the  state  of  Rajasthan  by  opening  141 procurement centres in the state.
- (c): Based  on  the  proposal  received  from  Government  of  Rajasthan,  Government  has approved  the  procurement  of  1,31,600  MT  of  urad  and  2,74,000  MT  of  moong  under  Price Support Scheme in the state during the current Kharif season.
- (d): Surveyors under PSS operations are engaged by Central Nodal agency / State Level Supporter through reputed survey agencies at their own cost at the time of procurement.

Annexure-I

Value

| DETAILS OF PROCUREMENT OF URAD & MOONG UNDER PSS DURING KHARIF 2017-18 SEASON (AS ON 30-01-2018)   | DETAILS OF PROCUREMENT OF URAD & MOONG UNDER PSS DURING KHARIF 2017-18 SEASON (AS ON 30-01-2018)   | DETAILS OF PROCUREMENT OF URAD & MOONG UNDER PSS DURING KHARIF 2017-18 SEASON (AS ON 30-01-2018)   | DETAILS OF PROCUREMENT OF URAD & MOONG UNDER PSS DURING KHARIF 2017-18 SEASON (AS ON 30-01-2018)   | DETAILS OF PROCUREMENT OF URAD & MOONG UNDER PSS DURING KHARIF 2017-18 SEASON (AS ON 30-01-2018)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                    | Commodity                                                                                          | No. of centres where Procurement was made                                                          | Progressive Procurement                                                                            | Progressive Procurement                                                                            |
|                                                                                                    | Commodity                                                                                          | No. of centres where Procurement was made                                                          | Quantity (In MT)                                                                                   | MSP Value (₹ in Crore)                                                                             |
| Telangana                                                                                          | Urad                                                                                               | 21                                                                                                 | 11717.00                                                                                           | 63.27                                                                                              |
| Telangana                                                                                          | Moong                                                                                              | 21                                                                                                 | 3329.26                                                                                            | 18.56                                                                                              |
| Telangana                                                                                          | Sub Total                                                                                          | 21                                                                                                 | 15046.26                                                                                           | 81.83                                                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     | Urad                                                                                               | 13                                                                                                 | 13,600.00                                                                                          | 73.44                                                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     | Moong                                                                                              | 13                                                                                                 | 2,471.40                                                                                           | 13.78                                                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     | Sub Total                                                                                          | 13                                                                                                 | 16071.40                                                                                           | 87.22                                                                                              |
| Karnataka                                                                                          | Urad                                                                                               | 95                                                                                                 | 13183.00                                                                                           | 71.19                                                                                              |
| Karnataka                                                                                          | Moong                                                                                              | 95                                                                                                 | 21902.14                                                                                           | 122.10                                                                                             |
| Karnataka                                                                                          | Sub Total                                                                                          | 95                                                                                                 | 35085.14                                                                                           | 193.29                                                                                             |
| Rajasthan                                                                                          | Urad                                                                                               | 141                                                                                                | 130855.44                                                                                          | 706.62                                                                                             |
| Rajasthan                                                                                          | Moong                                                                                              | 141                                                                                                | 262203.85                                                                                          | 1461.79                                                                                            |
| Rajasthan                                                                                          | Sub Total                                                                                          | 141                                                                                                | 3,93,059.29                                                                                        | 2168.41                                                                                            |
| Maharashtra                                                                                        | Urad                                                                                               | 156                                                                                                | 58663.95                                                                                           | 316.79                                                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                                                        | Moong                                                                                              | 156                                                                                                | 5434.15                                                                                            | 30.30                                                                                              |
| Maharashtra                                                                                        | Sub Total                                                                                          | 156                                                                                                | 64098.10                                                                                           | 347.08                                                                                             |
| Gujarat                                                                                            | Urad                                                                                               | 12                                                                                                 | 19550.58                                                                                           | 105.6                                                                                              |
| Gujarat                                                                                            | Sub Total                                                                                          | 12                                                                                                 | 19550.58                                                                                           | 105.57                                                                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                      | Urad                                                                                               | 34                                                                                                 | 17424.55                                                                                           | 94.09                                                                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                      | Sub Total                                                                                          | 34                                                                                                 | 17424.55                                                                                           | 94.09                                                                                              |
| Grand Total                                                                                        | Grand Total                                                                                        | 472                                                                                                | 5,60,335.31                                                                                        | 3,077.50                                                                                           |

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