Lok Sabha Question No. 1496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Procurement Centres
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1496 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## PROCUREMENT CENTRES

## 1496.   SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

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- (a) whether procurement centres have been set up to buy the agricultural products at Minimum Support Price (MSP), if so, the details of the procurement centres set up in the country, State-wise, number-wise and the date on which these have been set up; and
- (b) the details of procurement made in each of the said States, productwise, quantity-wise and price-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) & (b): Department of Food & Public Distribution deals with procurement  of  wheat,  paddy  and  coarsegrains.  Procurement  centres  are opened by Food Corporation of India (FCI)/State Government agencies with mutual consultation before onset of procurement season, keeping in view the rement  potential  and  geographical  spread  of  the  State  concerned. 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. Review is made from time to time on the need for  additional  procurement  centres,  if  any,  during  the  procurement  season and required additional procurement centres are also opened. Coarsegrains are procured by State Governments as per the procurement plan prepared in consultation with FCI and approved by the Central Government for distribution  under  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS)  and  Other Welfare Scheme (OWS).

State wise details of procurement centres opened for procurement of paddy and wheat for the last three years and current year is at Annexure-I and  II  respectively.  State-wise  detail  of  procurement  of  rice  and  wheat  at Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Central Pool for the last three years and current  year  is  at  Annexure-III  and  IV  respectively.  State-wise  details  of procurement of Coarsegrains are at Annexure-V.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1496 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Purchase Centres Operated for Paddy Procurement By FCI and State Govt/ Agencies

| SL. No.     | Region           | KMS 2015-16   | KMS 2015-16    | KMS 2015-16   | KMS 2015-16   | KMS    | KMS            | KMS           | 2016-17   | 2016-17        | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | KMS 2018-19#   | KMS 2018-19#   | KMS 2018-19#   |
|-------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|--------|----------------|---------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| SL. No.     | Region           | FCI           | State Agencies | Private       | Total         | FCI    | State Agencies | Private Total | FCI       | State Agencies | Private   | Total     | FCI            | State Agencies | Total          |
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh   | 0             | 2692           | 0             | 2692          | 0      | 2360 0         | 2360          | 0         | 2691           | 0         | 2691      | 0              | 1425           | 1425           |
| 2           | Telangana        | 0             | 3007           | 0             | 3007          | 0 5218 | 0              | 5218          | 0         | 6028           | 0         | 6028      | 0              | 3224           | 3224           |
| 3           | Assam            | 29            | 40             | 0             | 69            | 38     | 74 0           | 112           | 40        | 61             | 0         | 101       | 32             | 4              | 36             |
| 4           | Bihar            | 0             | 7557           | 0             | 7557          | 0      | 6598 0         | 6598          | 0         | 6688           | 0         | 6688      | 0              | 6005           | 6005           |
| 5           | Chhatisgarh      | 0             | 1975           | 0             | 1975          | 0      | 1989 0         | 1989          | 0         | 1998           | 0         | 1998      | 0              | 1998           | 1998           |
| 6           | Delhi            | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0      | 0 0            | 0             | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0         | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 7           | Gujarat          | 6             | 58             | 0             | 64            | 0      | 59 0           | 59            | 0         | 59             | 0         | 59        | 0              | 82             | 82             |
| 8           | Haryana          | 7             | 185            | 0             | 192           | 22     | 189 0          | 211           | 18        | 178            | 0         | 196       | 18             | 196            | 214            |
| 9           | Himachal Pradesh | 1             | 0              | 0             | 1             | 0      | 0 0            | 0             | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0         | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 10          | Jharkhand        | 27            | 229            | 201           | 457           | 33     | 269 205        | 507           | 37        | 354            | 201       | 592       | 30             | 226            | 256            |
| 11          | Jammu & Kashmir  | 16            | 0              | 0             | 16            | 0      | 15 0           | 15            | 26        | 0              | 0         | 26        | 20             | 0              | 20             |
| 12          | Karnataka        | 0             | 89             | 0             | 89            | 0      | 98 0           | 98            | 0         | 102            | 0         | 102       | 0              | 104            | 104            |
| 13          | Kerela           | 0             | 749            | 0             | 749           | 0      | 770 0          | 770           | 0         | 637            | 0         | 637       | 0              | 657            | 657            |
| 14          | Maharashtra      | 0             | 744            | 0             | 744           | 0      | 985 0          | 985           | 0         | 1019           | 0         | 1019      | 0              | 656            | 656            |
| 15          | MP               | 0             | 884            | 0             | 884           | 0      | 916 0          | 916           | 0         | 1122           | 0         | 1122      | 0              | 1500           | 1500           |
| 16          | Odisha           | 4             | 3295           | 0             | 3299          | 1      | 3430 0         | 3431          | 1         | 3580           | 0         | 3581      | 1              | 2930           | 2931           |
| 17          | Punjab           | 288           | 1504           | 0             | 1792          | 362    | 1466 0         | 1828          | 227       | 1608           | 0         | 1835      | 76             | 1757           | 1833           |
| 18          | Rajasthan        | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 23     | 0 0            | 23            | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0         | 0              | 0              | 0              |
| 19          | Tamil Nadu       | 0             | 1808           | 0             | 1808          | 0      | 2000 0         | 2000          | 0         | 1447           | 0         | 1447      | 0              | 1236           | 1236           |
| 20          | Tripura          | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0      | 0 0            | 0             | 0         | 0              | 0         | 0         | 10             | 0              | 10             |
| 21          | Uttar Pradesh    | 115           | 2428           | 153           | 2696          | 115    | 2335 209       | 2659          | 144       | 3060           | 216       | 3420      | 99             | 3008           | 3107           |
| 22          | Uttrakhand       | 0             | 78             | 0             | 78            | 0      | 0              | 158           | 0         | 178            | 0         | 178       | 0              | 178            | 178            |
| 23          |                  |               |                |               |               |        | 158            |               |           |                | 46        |           |                |                |                |
|             | West Bengal      | 63            | 28749          | 47            | 28859         | 80     | 18487 46       | 18613         | 80        | 19112          |           | 19238     | 80             | 20000          | 20080          |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL      | 556           | 56071          | 401           | 57028         | 674    | 47416          | 460           | 48550 573 | 49922          | 463       | 50958     | 366            | 45186          | 45552          |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1496 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

## STATEMENT SHOWING THE LIST OF PURCHASE CENTRES FOR WHEAT OPERATED BY FCI, STATE AND OTHER AGENCIES

| REGION           | RMS 2015-16   | RMS 2015-16    | RMS 2015-16   | RMS 2016-17   | RMS 2016-17    | RMS 2016-17   | RMS 2017-18   | RMS 2017-18    | RMS 2017-18   | RMS 2018-19   | RMS 2018-19    | RMS 2018-19   |
|------------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
| REGION           | FCI           | State Agencies | Total         | FCI           | State Agencies | Total         | FCI           | State Agencies | Total         | FCI           | State Agencies | Total         |
| PUNJAB           | 437           | 1316 1753      |               | 451           | 1371           | 1822          | 438           | 1396           | 1834          | 413           | 1423           | 1836          |
| HARYANA          | 0 377         |                | 377           | 75            | 303            | 378           | 81            | 301            | 382           | 83            | 300            | 383           |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 138           | 5025           | 5163          | 132           | 4753           | 4885          | 167           | 4938           | 5105          | 209           | 6090           | 6299          |
| RAJASTHAN        | 155           | 116            | 271           | 119           | 184            | 303           | 115           | 93             | 208           | 127           | 102            | 229           |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 0             | 2967           | 2967          | 0             | 2843           | 2843          | 0             | 2974           | 2974          | 0             | 2988           | 2988          |
| DELHI            | 2             | 0              | 2             | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0              | 0             |
| BIHAR            | 0             | 9035           | 9035          | 0             | 7457           | 7457          | 0             | 6598           | 6598          | 0             | 7000           | 7000          |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 4             | 0              | 4             | 4             | 0              | 4             | 5             | 0              | 5             | 4             | 0              | 4             |
| GUJARAT          | 18            | 179            | 197           | 0             | 189            | 189           | 0             | 203            | 203           | 0             | 203            | 203           |
| JHARKHAND        | 10            | -              | 10            | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0              | 0             |
| CHHATTISGARH     | -             | -              |               | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0              | 0             |
| J&K              | 9             | -              | 9             | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0              | 0             |
| MAHARASHTRA      | -             | 113            | 113           | 0             | 113            | 113           | 0             | 132            | 132           | 0             | 160            | 160           |
| UTTRAKHAND       | 0 187         |                | 187           | 0             | 187            | 187           | 0             | 155            | 155           | 0             | 178            | 178           |
| WEST BENGAL      | - -           |                |               | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0              | 0             | 0             | 0              | 0             |
| TOTAL            | 773           | 19,315         | 20,088        | 781           | 17400          | 18181         | 806           | 16790          | 17596         | 836           | 18444          | 19280         |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (b)  OF  THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1496 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

## PROCUREMENT OF RICE FOR CENTRAL POOL

| STATE/UT          | KMS 2015-16   | KMS 2016-17   | KMS 2017-18   | KMS 2018-19#   |
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 43.36         | 37.24         | 40.00         | 24.06          |
| TELANGANA         | 15.79         | 35.96         | 36.18         | 26.99          |
| ASSAM             | 0.42          | 0.47          | 0.35          | 0.19           |
| BIHAR             | 12.23         | 12.34         | 7.93          | 2.28           |
| CHANDIGARH        | 0.16          | 0.13          | 0.14          | 0.13           |
| CHHATISGARH       | 34.42         | 40.22         | 32.55         | 40.80          |
| DELHI             | 0.00          |               |               |                |
| GUJARAT           | 0.01          | 0.01          | 0.01          | 0.09           |
| HARYANA           | 28.61         | 35.83         | 39.92         | 39.09          |
| JAMMU& KASHMIR    | 0.07          | 0.08          | 0.13          | 0.09           |
| JHARKHAND         | 2.06          | 1.39          | 1.43          | 0.49           |
| KARNATAKA         | 0.55          |               |               |                |
| KERALA            | 3.82          | 3.08          | 3.29          | 0.70           |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 8.49          | 13.14         | 10.96         | 13.95          |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 2.30          | 3.09          | 1.79          | 2.81           |
| NAGALAND          | 0.00          |               |               |                |
| ODISHA            | 33.69         | 36.30         | 32.87         | 27.04          |
| PUDUCHERRY        | 0.00          |               |               |                |
| PUNJAB            | 93.50         | 110.52        | 118.33        | 113.30         |
| NEF(TRIPURA)      |               |               |               | 0.07           |
| TAMIL NADU        | 11.92         | 1.44          | 10.11         | 3.98           |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 29.10         | 23.54         | 28.75         | 29.81          |
| UTTRAKHAND        | 5.98          | 7.06          | 0.38          | 4.57           |
| WEST BENGAL       | 15.68         | 19.23         | 16.73         | 8.95           |
| OTHERS            | 0.00          |               |               |                |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL : | 342.18        | 381.06        | 381.85        | 339.39         |

# As on 08.02.2019

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(Figures in LMT)

## ANNEXURE-IV

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (b) OF  THE  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1496  DUE  FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

PROCUREMENT OF WHEAT FOR CENTRAL POOL

(Figures in LMT)

| STATE/UT         |   RMS 2015-16 |   RMS 2016-17 |   RMS 2017-18 |   RMS 2018-19 |
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Punjab           |        103.44 |        106.49 |        117.06 |        126.92 |
| Haryana          |         67.78 |         67.52 |         74.32 |         87.84 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |         22.67 |          7.97 |         36.99 |         52.94 |
| Uttarakhand      |          0.04 |          0.02 |          0.02 |          1.1  |
| Madhya Pradesh   |         73.09 |         39.92 |         67.25 |         73.13 |
| Gujarat          |          0.73 |          0    |          0.07 |          0.37 |
| Rajasthan        |         13    |          7.62 |         12.45 |         15.32 |
| Bihar            |          0    |          0    |          0    |          0.18 |
| Delhi            |          0.02 |          0    |          0    |          0    |
| Himachal Pradesh |          0.11 |          0    |          0    |          0.01 |
| Chandigarh       |          0    |          0.07 |          0.08 |          0.14 |
| Others           |          0.04 |          0    |          0    |          0    |
| All IndiaTotal : |        280.88 |        229.62 |        308.24 |        357.95 |

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## ANNEXURE-V

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (b) OF  THE  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1496  DUE  FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

## STATEMENT SHOWING PROCUREMENT OF COARSEGRAINS

( figure in tonnes )

| COMMODITY   | GUJARAT   | HARYANA   | KARNATAKA   | MADHYA PRADESH   | MAHARASHTRA   |   TOTAL |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|------------------|---------------|---------|
| JOWAR       |           |           | 7129        | 4947             | 16569         |   28645 |
| BAJRA       |           | 5053      |             |                  |               |    5053 |
| MAIZE       |           |           |             | 22962            | 11            |   22973 |
| RAGI        |           |           | 203769      |                  |               |  203769 |
| Total       | 0         | 5053      | 210898      | 27909            | 16580         |  260440 |
| JOWAR       |           |           |             |                  | 3733          |    3733 |
| BAJRA       |           | 6341      |             |                  |               |    6341 |
| MAIZE       |           |           |             | 50000            | 12181         |   62181 |
| RAGI        |           |           |             |                  |               |       0 |
| Total       | 0         | 6341      | 0           | 50000            | 15914         |   72255 |
| JOWAR       |           |           |             | 264              | 2668          |    2932 |
| BAJRA       |           | 31347     |             | 4121             |               |   35468 |
| MAIZE       |           |           |             |                  | 47794         |   47794 |
| RAGI        |           |           |             |                  |               |       0 |
| Total       | 0         | 31347     | 0           | 4385             | 50462         |   86194 |
| JOWAR       |           |           |             | 135              | 10931         |   11066 |
| BAJRA       | 696       | 180744    |             | 4099             |               |  185539 |
| MAIZE       | 1538      |           |             |                  | 6987          |    8525 |
| RAGI        |           |           |             |                  |               |       0 |
| Total       | 2234      | 180744    | 0           | 4234             | 17918         |  205130 |

* as on 08.02.2019