Lok Sabha Question No. 2668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Availability of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2668 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  JULY, 2019

## AVAILABILITY OF FOODGRAINS

2668. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION उपभोक्ता त मल , ाखतद्ा औा तावर्ज�ाका्औता  मं be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that during the Eleventh Five Year Plan, there had been 3.3 per cent annual increase in the availability of foodgrains, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether  benefits  of  this  increased  availability  of  foodgrains  have reached the common consumer; and

- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the Government's reaction thereto?

A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD &

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI   DANVE  RAOSAHEB   DADARAO)

(a): Stock position of foodgrains and the percentage increase in availability of foodgrains (taking 1 st  April of each year as base date) during 2007-2012 is as under:

(Figs. in Lakh MTs)

| Stock as on   |   Rice (Including Paddy in terms of Rice) |   Wheat |   Total | %of increase over previous year   |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|---------|---------|-----------------------------------|
| 01.04.2007    |                                    131.71 |   45.63 |  177.34 | -                                 |
| 01.04.2008    |                                    138.35 |   58.03 |  196.38 | 10.73                             |
| 01.04.2009    |                                    216.04 |  134.29 |  350.33 | 78.39                             |
| 01.04.2010    |                                    267.13 |  161.25 |  428.38 | 22.27                             |
| 01.04.2011    |                                    288.2  |  153.64 |  441.84 | 3.14                              |
| 01.04.2012    |                                    333.5  |  199.52 |  533.02 | 20.63                             |

It  can  be  seen  in  the  above  table  that  there  has  been  an  annual increase of more than 3.3 percent in availability of foodgrains (taking 1 st April of each year as base date) except for the year 2011, when the stock was increased by 3.14 percent against the preceding year.

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## (b):  Details of allotment and offtake of foodgrains (wheat & rice) during 2007- 08 to 2011-12 is as under:

(figs. In Lakh MTs)

| Year    | ALLOTMENT   | ALLOTMENT   | ALLOTMENT   | OFFTAKE   | OFFTAKE   | OFFTAKE   |
|---------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         | Wheat       | Rice        | Total       | Wheat     | Rice      | Total     |
| 2007-08 | 137.79      | 306.87      | 444.66      | 122.47    | 252.13    | 374.60    |
| 2008-09 | 183.95      | 274.70      | 458.65      | 148.86    | 246.74    | 395.60    |
| 2009-10 | 313.84      | 306.23      | 620.07      | 223.87    | 276.41    | 500.28    |
| 2010-11 | 321.83      | 363.03      | 684.86      | 230.69    | 299.65    | 530.34    |
| 2011-12 | 324.77      | 384.20      | 708.97      | 242.68    | 320.54    | 563.22    |

It  may  be  seen  that  the  allotment  and  offtake  had  been  steadily increasing from 2007-08 to 2011-12, thus indicating that the consumers have been benefitted under PDS.

## (c): Does not arise in view of (b) above.

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