Lok Sabha Question No. 2342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Purchase of Rice by FCI
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  JANUARY, 2018

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2342 PURCHASE OF RICE BY FCI

## 2342.   SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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- (a) whether  the  Government  has  purchased  381  lakh  tonnes  of  rice  in 2016-17  (September-October)  through  FCI  which  is  its  nodal  agency  for purchase and distribution of foodgrains;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  set  a  target  of  purchasing  375  lakh tonnes of rice for the current year and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the details of purchase of paddy by the Food Corporation of India  and  other  nodal  agencies  during  the  current  financial  year  has  been collected; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/Union Territory-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a)  &  (b):  Yes  Madam,  a  quantity  of  381.06  Lakh  Metric  Tons  (LMT)  rice (including  un-milled  paddy  in  terms  of  rice)  has  been  procured  by  Food Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  and  State  Government/agencies  during  Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2016-17 for Central Pool.

Government of India (GOI) has estimated to procure 375.00 LMT of Rice (Kharif Crop) during Kharif Marketing Season (KMS 2017-18). State-wise breakup is given in Annexure.

- (c) & (d): Yes Madam, details of purchase of paddy (in terms of rice) by the Food Corporation of India and other State Government Agencies during KMS 2016-17 & KMS 2017-18, State/Union Territory-wise, is given in Annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO  2342  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  02 ND JANUARY, 2018  IN LOK SABHA.

## ESTIMATE AND PROCUREMENT OF RICE

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(Figures in LMT)

| STATE/UT          | KMS 2016-17   | KMS 2017-18                 | KMS 2017-18   |
|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|                   | Procurement   | Estimate (Kharif Crop only) | Procurement#  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 37.24         | 25.00                       | 9.33          |
| TELANGANA         | 35.96         | 15.00                       | 11.04         |
| ASSAM             | 0.46          | 0.75                        |               |
| BIHAR             | 12.34         | 12.00                       | 0.62          |
| CHANDIGARH        | 0.13          |                             | 0.14          |
| CHHATISGARH       | 40.22         | 48.00                       | 21.22         |
| GUJARAT           | 0.01          |                             | 0.01          |
| HARYANA           | 35.83         | 30.00                       | 39.67         |
| JAMMU& KASHMIR    | 0.08          |                             | 0.11          |
| JHARKHAND         | 1.39          | 2.50                        | 0.05          |
| KARNATAKA         |               | 1.00                        |               |
| KERALA            | 3.08          | 1.00                        | 0.90          |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 13.14         | 13.00                       | 6.98          |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 3.09          | 4.00                        | 0.82          |
| ODISHA            | 36.30         | 30.00                       | 5.69          |
| PUNJAB            | 110.52        | 115.00                      | 118.33        |
| TAMIL NADU        | 1.44          | 10.00                       |               |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 23.54         | 37.00                       | 16.95         |
| UTTRAKHAND        | 7.06          | 7.00                        | 0.32          |
| WEST BENGAL       | 19.23         | 23.00                       | 0.01          |
| Others            |               | 0.75                        |               |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL : | 381.06        | 375.00                      | 232.18        |

# As on 27.12.2017