Lok Sabha Question No. 3844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Procurement of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Gautam Gambhir

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3844 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  JULY, 2019

## PROCUREMENT OF FOODGRAINS

## 3844. SHRI GAUTAM GAMBHIR:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  targets  fixed  and  achieved  for  procurement  of foodgrains during each of the last three years and the current year along with the quantum of foodgrains procured by the private traders during the said period, State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  procure  foodgrains  at market  rates  for  the  Public  Distribution  System  (PDS)  and  if  so,  the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the Government  had  prepared  any  policy for buying foodgrains for the PDS at market rates in order to meet the shortfall and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure remunerative price to the farmers for their produce?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI   DANVE  RAOSAHEB   DADARAO)

- (a): The  Department  of  Food  &  Public  Distribution  is  responsible  for extending price support to paddy and wheat through the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and State Agencies across the country.

State-wise,  estimate  and  procurement  of  Rice  and  Wheat  during each of the last three years and the current year is enclosed as AnnexureI & II respectively.

This department does not keep record of purchases of foodgrains by private traders.

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(b): No.

(c): No.

(d):   The following steps are taken to ensure that farmers get remunerative price for wheat and paddy:

- i) Before the onset of each marketing season, Department of Food and Public  Distribution,  Government  of  India  (GOI)  holds  a  consultative meeting  with  the  officials  of  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI),  State Governments  and  others  to  make  an  assessment  of  availability  of wheat and paddy/rice for procurement at MSP based on the prospects of production and market situation.
2. ii) Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  operations  are  given  wide  publicity through pamphlets, banners, sign boards radio, TV and advertisements through print & electronic media.
3. iii) Farmers are made aware of the quality specifications and purchase system, etc. to facilitate the farmers to bring their produce conforming to the specifications.
4. iv) Procurement  centres  are  opened  by  respective  State  Government Agencies/    Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI),  taking  into  account  the production, marketable surplus, convenience of farmers and availability  of  other  logistics  /  infrastructure  such  as  storage  and transportation, etc. Large number of temporary purchase centres, in addition to the existing Mandis and depots/godowns are also established at key points for the convenience of the farmers.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3844 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 16.07.2019 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## ESTIMATE AND PROCUREMENT OF RICE

(Figures in LMT)

| S. No               | STATE/UT      | KMS 2015-16   | KMS 2015-16   | KMS 2016-17   | KMS 2016-17   | KMS 2017-18   | KMS 2017-18   | KMS 2018-19   | KMS 2018-19   |
|---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| S. No               | STATE/UT      | Estimate      | Procurement   | Estimate      | Procurement   | Estimate      | Procurement   | Estimate      | Procurement#  |
| 1 A&N ISLANDS       |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 2 ANDHRA            | PRADESH 36.70 | 43.36         | 42.00         | 37.24         | 43.00         | 40.00         | 52.54         |               | 45.65         |
| 3 TELANGANA         | 24.30         | 15.79         | 30.00         | 35.96         | 34.00         | 36.18         |               | 45.00         | 51.86         |
| 4 ASSAM             | 0.50          | 0.42          | 1.00          | 0.47          | 1.09          |               | 0.35          | 1.00          | 0.72          |
| 5 BIHAR             | 20.00         | 12.23         | 20.00         | 12.34         | 12.00         | 7.93          |               | 8.00          | 9.49          |
| 6 CHANDIGARH        |               | 0.16          |               | 0.13          |               | 0.14          |               |               | 0.13          |
| 7 CHHATISGARH       | 36.00         | 34.42         | 35.00         | 40.22         | 48.00         | 32.55         |               | 40.00         | 40.80         |
| 8 DELHI             |               | 0.00          |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 9 GUJARAT           |               | 0.01          |               | 0.01          |               | 0.01          |               |               | 0.09          |
| 10 HARYANA          | 23.45         | 28.61         | 29.00         |               | 35.83         | 30.00         | 39.92         | 39.75         | 39.41         |
| 11 HIMACHAL PRADESH |               | 0.00          |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 12 JAMMU & KASHMIR  |               | 0.07          |               | 0.08          |               | 0.13          |               |               | 0.09          |
| 13 JHARKHAND        | 3.00          | 2.06          | 2.72          | 1.39          |               | 2.50          | 1.43          | 2.50          | 1.53          |
| 14 KARNATAKA        | 0.95          | 0.55          | 0.50          |               |               | 1.00          |               | 2.00          |               |
| 15 KERALA           | 3.70          | 3.82          | 2.22          |               | 3.08          | 2.32          | 3.29          | 3.70          | 4.65          |
| 16 MADHYA PRADESH   | 10.50         | 8.49          | 9.00          |               | 13.14         | 13.00         | 10.96         | 13.00         | 13.95         |
| 17 MAHARASHTRA      | 2.10          | 2.30          |               | 3.25          | 3.09          | 4.34          | 1.79          | 5.50          | 5.72          |
| 18 NAGALAND         |               | 0.00          |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 19 ODISHA           | 36.00         | 33.69         | 31.00         | 36.30         |               | 37.00         | 32.87         | 37.00         | 43.83         |
| 20 PUDUCHERRY       |               | 0.00          |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 21 PUNJAB           | 82.00         | 93.50         | 94.50         | 110.52        | 115.00        | 118.33        |               | 114.00        | 113.34        |
| 22 TRIPURA          |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               | 0.07          |
| 23 RAJASTHAN        |               | 0.00          |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |
| 24 TAMIL NADU       | 13.50         | 11.92         | 15.00         | 1.44          | 15.00         |               | 10.11         | 14.80         | 12.08         |
| 25 UTTAR PRADESH    | 27.50         | 29.10         | 33.50         |               | 23.54         | 37.00         | 28.75         | 33.00         | 32.33         |
| 26 UTTRAKHAND       | 4.70          | 5.98          | 6.00          |               | 7.06          | 7.00          | 0.38          | 5.00          | 4.62          |
| 27 WEST BENGAL      | 24.80         | 15.68         |               | 25.00         | 19.23         | 27.00         | 16.73         | 31.00$        | 17.16         |
| 28 OTHERS           | 0.30          | 0.00          |               | 0.31          |               | 0.75          |               | 0.25          |               |
| ALL                 | INDIA TOTAL : | 350.00        | 342.18        | 380.00        | 381.06        | 430.00        | 381.85        | 448.04        | 437.52        |

# KMS 2018-19 is in progress

# As on 08.07.2019

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3844  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON 16.07.2019 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## ESTIMATE AND PROCUREMENT OF WHEAT

| S. No   | STATE/UT          | RMS 2016-17   | RMS 2016-17   | RMS 2017-18   | RMS 2017-18   | RMS 2018-19   | RMS 2018-19   | RMS 2019-20   | RMS 2019-20   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| S. No   | STATE/UT          | Estimate      | Procurement   | Estimate      | Procurement   | Estimate      | Procurement   | Estimate      | Procurement   |
| 1       | Punjab            | 110.00        | 106.49        | 115.00        | 117.06        | 119.00        | 126.92        | 125.00        | 129.12        |
| 2       | Haryana           | 65.00         | 67.52         | 75.00         | 74.32         | 74.00         | 87.84         | 85.00         | 93.20         |
| 3       | Uttar Pradesh     | 35.00         | 7.97          | 30.00         | 36.99         | 40.00         | 52.94         | 50.00         | 37.00         |
| 4       | Uttarakhand       | 1.00          | 0.02          | 1.50          | 0.02          | 1.00          | 1.10          | 2.00          | 0.42          |
| 5       | Madhya Pradesh    | 68.00         | 39.92         | 85.00         | 67.25         | 67.00         | 73.13         | 75.00         | 67.25         |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 0.85          | 0.00          | 0.50          | 0.07          | 0.50          | 0.37          | 0.50          | 0.05          |
| 7       | Rajasthan         | 18.00         | 7.62          | 17.50         | 12.45         | 16.00         | 15.32         | 17.00         | 14.11         |
| 8       | Bihar             | 7.00          | 0.00          | 5.00          | 0.00          | 2.00          | 0.18          | 2.00          | 0.03          |
| 9       | Jharkhand         | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 10      | Karnataka         | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 11      | Delhi             | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 12      | J & K             | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 13      | Maharashtra       | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 14      | Odisha            | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 15      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.01          | 0.00          | 0.01          |
| 16      | Chandigarh        | 0.00          | 0.07          | 0.00          | 0.08          | 0.00          | 0.14          | 0.00          | 0.12          |
| 17 West | Bengal            | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 18      | Chhattisgarh      | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 19      | Andhra Pradesh    | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 20      | Assam             | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 21      | Telangana         | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| 22      | Others            | 0.15          | 0.00          | 0.50          | 0.00          | 0.50          | 0.00          | 0.50          | 0.00          |
|         | All India Total : | 305.00        | 229.62        | 330.00        | 308.24        | 320.00        | 357.95        | 357.00        | 341.32850     |

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(Figures in LMT)       # As on 08.07.2019