Lok Sabha Question No. 185 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Distribution of Pulses
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *185

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2016

## DISTRIBUTION OF PULSES

## *185.   SHRI JOSE K. MANI:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

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

- (a) the system in place for distribution of pulses to the States by the Union Government;
- (b) whether  the  States  have  been  showing  little  interest  in  lifting  their  quota  of  pulses from the Central pool and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the allotment and off-take of pulses, by the States during the current year, State-wise;
- (d) whether a meeting of the inter-Ministerial Committee  on  prices of essential commodities was held recently and if so, the details and outcome thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government expects the prices of pulses to fall with the arrival of Kharif pulses in the market and if so, the details thereof?

## 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.*185 FOR 29.11.2016 REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF PULSES.

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(a)  to  (c):    Although  India  is  the  largest  consumer,  importer  and  producer  of  pulses  in  the world, there is a huge demand and supply gap on account of increasing demand. To fill this gap  and  to  stabilize  the  prices  of  pulses,  the  Government  has  approved  creation  of  buffer stock of pulses of up to 20 lakh tonnes with support from the Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) scheme. As and when required, pulses from the buffer stock are released to the States and the Central agencies for effective market intervention. Under PSF scheme, pulses from the buffer stock are being allocated to the States/UTs on the basis of specific requests received  from them.  States/UTs  which  have  indicated  requirement  of  pulses  from  the  buffer  stock  are Chhattisgarh,  Maharashtra,  Bihar,  Andaman  &  Nicobar,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Tamil  Nadu, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Haryana, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and   Meghalaya.  Till date, around 48,660.285 tonnes of pulses has been allocated from the buffer stock to the States or  through Central Agencies, as per details at Annexure-I .

(d) :      Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to review the prices of essential commodities on  weekly  basis  was  constituted  on  3 rd September,  2015.  So  far,  56  meetings  of  the committee have been held.  In these meetings, issues relating to price rise of essential food commodities are discussed and recommendations made thereof are taken up with concerned Departments for implementation. Recent policy decisions taken on the basis of recommendations by IMC include reduction in import duty of edible Palm oil from 12.5 per cent to 7.5 per cent for Crude Palm Oil of edible grade and from 20 per cent to 15 per cent for Refined Palm Oil of edible grade.; reduced import duty on Potatoes from 30% to 10% till end October 2016; etc.

(e) :  Over the year, there has been a fall ( Annexure-II ) in the prices of major pulses on account of the decision to create a strategic buffer stock of 20 lakh tonnes of essential pulses; procurement of pulses at Minimum Support Prices (MSP); monitoring of prices on regular basis;  zero  import  duty  on  pulses;  and  estimated  higher  production  of  Kharif  pulses. However,  Chana  prices  are  still  ruling  high  as  there  has  been  huge  deficit  in  supply  both domestic  as  well  as  overseas.  As  per  the  1 st Advance  Estimates,  2016-17  released  by DAC&FW, the Kharif pulses production estimates is 8.70 million tonnes against 5.54 million tonnes in 2015-16 i.e. a rise of 57.04% from the previous year.

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*185 FOR 29.11.2016 REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF PULSES.

| Allocation of pulses from buffer   | Allocation of pulses from buffer   | stock in MT(as on   | stock in MT(as on           | stock in MT(as on           | stock in MT(as on           | Urad           | Urad                       | Urad                       | Urad                       | Chana          | Chana      | Chana   | Chana   |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------|------------|---------|---------|
| A) State/UT                        | A) State/UT                        | Tur Monthly Demand  | Allocation                  | Lifted                      | Paid                        | Overall Demand | Allocation                 | Lifted                     | Paid                       | Overall Demand | Allocation | Lifted  | Paid    |
| 1                                  | Chhattisgarh                       | 1000                | 1064.083                    | 587.780                     | 587.780                     |                |                            |                            |                            |                |            |         |         |
| 2                                  | Maharashtra                        | 7000                | 4352.286                    | 774.089                     | 776.813                     |                |                            |                            |                            | 700            | 700.000    |         |         |
| 3                                  | Bihar                              | 16500               | Allocated to A.P. &Nagaland | Allocated to A.P. &Nagaland | Allocated to A.P. &Nagaland |                |                            |                            |                            |                |            |         |         |
| 4                                  | Andaman &Nicobar^                  | 340                 | 559.344                     |                             |                             | 340            | 340                        |                            |                            |                |            |         |         |
| 5                                  | Andhra Pradesh                     | 5000                | 11421.844                   | 4426.519                    | 4426.519                    | 2000           | 2000                       | 2000                       | 2000                       | 10000          | 5084.791   |         |         |
| 6                                  | Tamil Nadu                         | 3000                | 4090.847                    | 2587.000                    | 2587.000                    | 5000           | 5000                       | 2625                       | 2625                       |                |            |         |         |
| 7                                  | Telangana                          | 4549                | 3958.665                    | 1999.365                    | 1999.365                    |                |                            |                            |                            |                |            |         |         |
| 8                                  | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1000                | 1674.020                    | 569.091                     | 738.103                     |                |                            |                            |                            |                |            |         |         |
| 9                                  | Rajasthan(total demand)            | 1000                | Allocated to A.P.           | Allocated to A.P.           |                             | 1000           | 1000, allocation cancelled | 1000, allocation cancelled | 1000, allocation cancelled |                |            |         |         |
| 10                                 | Gujarat                            | 6500                | 1306.162                    | 1306.162                    | 1306.162                    |                |                            |                            |                            |                |            |         |         |
| 11                                 | Karnataka                          | 1250                | 705.093                     | 705.093                     | 705.093                     |                |                            |                            |                            |                |            |         |         |
| 12                                 | Haryana                            |                     |                             |                             |                             | 1000           | 1000                       | 1000                       | 1000                       |                |            |         |         |
| 13                                 | Nagaland                           | 1000                | Allocated to A.P.           | Allocated to A.P.           | Allocated to A.P.           |                |                            |                            |                            | 5000           | 2500.89    |         |         |
| 14                                 | Himachal Pradesh                   |                     |                             |                             |                             | 200            | 200                        |                            |                            |                |            |         |         |
|                                    | Sub-total                          | 48139               | 29132.344                   | 12955.079                   | 13124.091                   | 9540           | 8540                       | 5625                       | 5625                       | 15700          | 8285.681   |         |         |
| B) Delhi                           | B) Delhi                           | Demand              | Allocation                  | Lifted                      | Paid                        | Demand         | Allocation                 | Lifted                     | Paid                       | Demand         | Allocation | Lifted  | Paid    |
| 1                                  | Kendriya Bhandar                   | 500                 | 500                         | 500                         | 500                         | 200            | 200.000                    | 200.165                    | 200                        | 600            | 600        | 500.000 | 500     |
| 2                                  | Safal                              | 300                 | 300                         | 300                         | 300                         | 100            | 102.260                    | 100.000                    | 100                        | 100            | 100        | 100.000 | 100     |
| 3                                  | NCCF                               | 100                 | 100                         | 50                          | 50                          | 100            | 100.000                    | 25.000                     | 25                         | 300            | 300        | 101.935 | 100     |
| Sub-total                          | Sub-total                          | 900                 | 900                         | 850                         | 850                         | 400            | 402.260                    | 325.165                    | 325                        | 1000           | 1000       | 701.935 | 700     |
| C) Uttar Pradesh through NCCF      | C) Uttar Pradesh through NCCF      | --                  | --                          | --                          | --                          | 100            | 100.000                    |                            |                            | 100            | 100        |         |         |
| D) West Bengal through NCCF        | D) West Bengal through NCCF        | --                  | --                          | --                          | --                          | 50             | 50.000                     |                            |                            | 50             | 50         |         |         |
| E) Maharashtra through NCCF        | E) Maharashtra through NCCF        | --                  | --                          | --                          | --                          | 50             | 50.000                     |                            |                            | 50             | 50         |         |         |
| Sub-total                          | Sub-total                          | --                  | --                          | --                          | --                          | 200            | 200.000                    | --                         | --                         | 200            | 200        |         |         |
| Grand                              | Total                              | 49039               | 30032.344                   | 13805.079                   | 13974.091                   | 10140          | 9142.260                   | 5950.165                   | 5950                       | 16900          | 9485.681   | 701.935 | 700     |

^: Informed that its allocation may be allocated to other States/UTs

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ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.*185 FOR 29.11.2016 REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF PULSES.

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

|            | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (Rs/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (Rs/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (Rs/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (Rs/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (Rs/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (Rs/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (Rs/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (Rs/kg)   | All-India Daily Average Retail Price (Rs/kg)   |
|------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Items      | Price As On                                    | 1 Month Ago                                    | 3 Months Ago                                   | 6 Months Ago                                   | 1 Year Ago                                     | %Variation over                                | %Variation over                                | %Variation over                                | %Variation over                                |
|            | 24/11/ 2016                                    | 24/10/ 2016                                    | 24/08/ 2016                                    | 24/05/ 2016                                    | 24/11/ 2015                                    | 1 Month                                        | 3 Months                                       | 6 Months                                       | 1 Year                                         |
| Gram Dal   | 125.6                                          | 117.26                                         | 99.73                                          | 74.17                                          | 69.57                                          | 7.11                                           | 25.94                                          | 69.34                                          | 54.84                                          |
| Tur Dal    | 117.67                                         | 120.86                                         | 129.9                                          | 141.09                                         | 150.38                                         | -2.64                                          | -9.41                                          | -16.6                                          | 40.44                                          |
| Urad Dal   | 117.36                                         | 123.66                                         | 142.22                                         | 152.84                                         | 141.05                                         | -5.09                                          | -17.48                                         | -23.21                                         | 50.25                                          |
| Moong Dal  | 83.65                                          | 85.48                                          | 91.67                                          | 100.02                                         | 108.1                                          | -2.14                                          | -8.75                                          | -16.37                                         | -1.85                                          |
| Masoor Dal | 81.54                                          | 82.86                                          | 85.18                                          | 82.85                                          | 89.59                                          | -1.59                                          | -4.27                                          | -1.58                                          | 3.9                                            |

Source:- States/UTs Civil Supplies Deptts. *****