Lok Sabha Question No. 1433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Price Monitoring Cells
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Government of India Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1433

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017

## PRICE MONITORING CELLS

## 1433.  SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

## 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 set up Price Monitoring Cell (PMC) to give suggestion on the pricing of essential commodities and if so, the details of the roles and responsibilities of the PMC;
- (b) whether the prices of some of the essential commodities are monitored by PMC and if so, the details thereof, year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has received all the necessary information on the price trends and availability of essential food items during the last three years and if so, the details thereof, year-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to set up any effective mechanism to control the prices of essential commodities and ensure their availability to the common people; and
- (e) if so, the details of the steps taken so far by the Government in this regard ?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c) : The Price Monitoring Cell (PMC), set up in the Department of Consumer Affairs is monitoring, on a daily basis, prices of 22 essential food items which includes cereals (rice and wheat), pulses (gram, arhar, urad, moong and masoor dal), vegetables (potato, onion and tomato), edible  oils  (groundnut,  mustard,  vanaspati,  soya,  sunflower  and  palm  oil)  &  others  (atta,  milk, sugar, tea, gur and salt). Price trends for last three years, based on the information from reporting centres is at Annexure .

(d) to (e)  :  The price trends and availability of select essential food items are monitored on regular basis at the highest levels, including by Committee of Secretaries, Inter Ministerial Committee etc. for appropriate policy intervention.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1433 FOR 25.07.2017 REGARDING PRICE MONITORING CELLS.

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## ALL INDIA DAILY AVERAGE PRICES

| Commodity              | Daily Average Retail Price (₹/Kg)   | Daily Average Retail Price (₹/Kg)   | Daily Average Retail Price (₹/Kg)   | Daily Average Retail Price (₹/Kg)   | Daily Average Wholesale Price(₹/Qtl)   | Daily Average Wholesale Price(₹/Qtl)   | Daily Average Wholesale Price(₹/Qtl)   | Daily Average Wholesale Price(₹/Qtl)   |
|------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Commodity              | Price As On                         | 1 Year Ago                          | 2 years Ago                         | 3 Years Ago                         | Price As On                            | 1 Year Ago                             | 2 years Ago                            | 3 Years Ago                            |
| Commodity              | 19-07-17                            | 19-07-16                            | 17-07-15                            | 18-07-14                            | 19-07-17                               | 19-07-16                               | 17-07-15                               | 18-07-14                               |
| Rice                   | 29.63                               | 27.51                               | 28.13                               | 28.36                               | 2657                                   | 2450                                   | 2523                                   | 2539                                   |
| Wheat                  | 23.68                               | 23.29                               | 23.35                               | 21.55                               | 2102                                   | 2075                                   | 2082                                   | 1925                                   |
| Atta (Wheat)           | 25.92                               | 24.73                               | 25.35                               | 23.56                               | 2274                                   | 2176                                   | 2238                                   | 2077                                   |
| Gram Dal               | 81.77                               | 95.63                               | 60.05                               | 46.19                               | 7467                                   | 8956                                   | 5544                                   | 4138                                   |
| Tur/Arhar Dal          | 78.67                               | 139.56                              | 98.68                               | 70.57                               | 7086                                   | 13092                                  | 9351                                   | 6576                                   |
| Urad Dal               | 90.47                               | 151.72                              | 99.51                               | 73.69                               | 8207                                   | 14297                                  | 9393                                   | 6858                                   |
| Moong Dal              | 76.91                               | 97.04                               | 98.29                               | 87.43                               | 6902                                   | 8896                                   | 9233                                   | 8209                                   |
| Masoor Dal             | 68.35                               | 86.29                               | 81.95                               | 67.16                               | 6007                                   | 8026                                   | 7727                                   | 6207                                   |
| Sugar                  | 42.84                               | 39.72                               | 29.43                               | 36.65                               | 4016                                   | 3707                                   | 2641                                   | 3415                                   |
| Milk@                  | 41.49                               | 40.23                               | 38.95                               | 37.27                               | 3803                                   | 3748                                   | 3685                                   | 3634                                   |
| Groundnut Oil (Packed) | 131.19                              | 134.38                              | 121.47                              | 122                                 | 12315                                  | 12742                                  | 11481                                  | 11338                                  |
| Mustard Oil (Packed)   | 106.09                              | 108.12                              | 104.41                              | 97.82                               | 9622                                   | 9992                                   | 9744                                   | 8910                                   |
| Vanaspati (Packed)     | 77.43                               | 73.99                               | 75.61                               | 77.46                               | 7048                                   | 6874                                   | 7019                                   | 7131                                   |
| Soya Oil (Packed)      | 84.09                               | 82.86                               | 82.27                               | 84.76                               | 7647                                   | 7682                                   | 7656                                   | 7861                                   |
| Sunflower Oil (Packed) | 92.38                               | 95.35                               | 92.19                               | 96.39                               | 8563                                   | 8997                                   | 8769                                   | 8917                                   |
| Palm Oil (Packed)      | 68.9                                | 68.83                               | 65.06                               | 70.26                               | 6376                                   | 6422                                   | 6147                                   | 6600                                   |
| Gur                    | 45.27                               | 42.2                                | 42.16                               | 41.1                                | 4058                                   | 3802                                   | 3655                                   | 3696                                   |
| Tea Loose              | 203.43                              | 196.91                              | 205.13                              | 205                                 | 17988                                  | 17617                                  | 18569                                  | 18260                                  |
| Salt Pack (Iodised)    | 15.1                                | 14.76                               | 14.57                               | 14.76                               | 1246                                   | 1254                                   | 1247                                   | 1263                                   |
| Potato                 | 15.38                               | 22.99                               | 16                                  | 24.87                               | 1144                                   | 1820                                   | 1221                                   | 1978                                   |
| Onion                  | 14.75                               | 17.12                               | 27.97                               | 29.44                               | 1053                                   | 1304                                   | 2312                                   | 2387                                   |
| Tomato                 | 63.53                               | 40.55                               | 29.66                               | 38.49                               | 5330                                   | 3312                                   | 2323                                   | 3186                                   |

Source:State Civil Supplies Department @: ₹/ltr.

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