Lok Sabha Question No. 460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Procurement by FCI
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINTSTRY OF GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  DISTRTBUTTON

## DEPARTMEilT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIOil NO. 460 TO BE AI|SWERED 01{ 4tn FEBRUARY,2O2O

## PROCUREMENT  BY FCI

## 460. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of  GONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND  pUBLtc DISTRIBUTIoN JcsrItrdr arri, er6c  g'tt  sr+nB-{'futr{q f* be pteased  to state:

- (a)  the name and the quantum of crops procured by the Food Corpomtion of India lrom 2012 to till date along with the expenditure  incurred towards this procurement,  year-wisel
- (b)  the quantum of rice and wheat procured  by FGI since 2012 to til! date, State-wise;
- (c)  the reasons for inequality an procurement as the crops are primarily procured from a few States; and
- (d) whether the Government  is planning any interventions  or formulating a policy  for ensuring that the FGI procures rice, wheat and other crops from large quantaties  from small farmers  from States other than Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details of such interventions/policies?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MIiIISTRY OF GONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD &

## A1{SWER PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) and (b): Department of Food &  Public Distribution  (DFPD) extends price support for procurement  of paddy and wheat for central pool which are procured  by the Food Gorporation of lndia (FG!) and State Government  agencies.

The details of  procurement  of  rice and wheat by  FGI/State GovernmenU State Government agencies is at Annexure-l and AnnexureJl respectively. The acquisition  cost of rice and wheat from marketing season 2012-13 onwards is as unden-

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| Year         | Rice( Rs./Qtl)   | Wheat( Rs./Qtl)   |
|--------------|------------------|-------------------|
| 2012-13      | 2,017.59         | 1,482.76          |
| 2013-14      | 2,225.54         | 1,557.52          |
| 2l,14.15     | 2,446.16         | {,664.39          |
| 201s-16      | 2,622.23         | 1,773.23          |
| 2016-17      | 2,672.37         | 1,834.75          |
| 20174A       | 2,772.58         | 1,891.8,l         |
| 201449       | 2,893.68         | I,956.88          |
| 2Or9-2O (RE) | 3,051.4O         | 2,115.O7          |

(c) and (d): Procurement  polacy  of Govemment  of lndia (GO!) is open ended, under which paddy and wheat offered by farmers wathan the stipulated peraod (conforming  to specifications prescribed in advance by GOI) are purchased  for Gentra! Pool at MSP by Food Gorporation of lndia/ State Govemments/ State Government Agencaes to help fatmers get remunerative price and prevent distress sale.

Coarsegrains are procured at MSP by State Govemments as per the procurement  plan prepared in consultation with FCI and approved  by the Gentral  Government, subiect to ats dastribution  by the State Govemment under National Food Security  Act (NFSA)/  Other Welfare Schemes  (OWS).

Procurement is done on the basis of several factors like levels of production,  availability of  marketabte surplus stock and marketing infrastructures  and varies from state to state. Govemment  of lndia also encourages  States to adopt Decentlalised  Procurement System to increase level of procurement  in such states where procurement  is low.

The followlng steps are taken to ensure that farmers get remunerative price for wheat and paddy:

- i) Before the onset of each marketlng seasonr Department of Food and Public Distributaon,  Govemment of lndia (GOI) holds a consultative  meeting with the officials  of Food Corporation  of lndia, 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. :i) Minimum Suppoil Price (MSP) operations are glven wide publicity through pamphlets,  banners, sign boards, radior TV and advertisements through  print & electronic  media.
3. iii) Farmerc are made aware of the quality specifications  and purchase system, etc. to  facilitate bringlng  their produce  conforming to  the specifications.
4. av)  Procurement centres are opened by respective  State Govemment Agencaes/  Food Gorporation of lndia, taking into account the productaon' marketable  surplus, convenience  of farmers  and availabiliQl  of other logastacs / infrastructure such as storage and transpoltation'  etc. Large number of temporary  purchase  centres, in  addition to  the existing Mandis and depots/godowns are atso established at key points for the convenience of falmers. ****

## Annexure-l

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  To lN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) oF THE UNSTARRED OUESTION NO.46O DUE FOR ANSWER  ON O4.O2.2O2O IN THE LOK SABHA.

## RICE PROCIIREMENT FOR CENTRAL  POOL (MARKETING SEASON WISE)

Fi ures in L

As on 30.01.2020

| S No.   | STATES/ UTs       | KMS 2012-13   | KMS 2013-14   | KMS 20t 4-15   | KMS 2015-16   | KMS 2016-17   | KMS 2017-18   | KMS 2018-19   | KMS 2019-20#   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
| I       | Andhra            | 37.37 64.86   | 35.96         |                | 43.36         | 37.24         | 40.00         | 48.06         | 20.34          |
| ,,      | Pradesh Telangana |               | 43.53         | 35.04          | 15.79         | 35.96         | 36.1 8        | 51.90         | 30.96          |
| Assam   | 0.20              |               | 0.00          | 0. l5          | 0.47          | 0.46          | 0.35          | 1.03          | 0.1 5          |
| 4 3     | Bihar             | 13.03         | 9.42          | 16.14          | 12.25         | 12.34         | 7.93          | 9.49          | 1.7s           |
| 5       | Chandigarh        | 0.12          | 0.12          | 0.10           | 0. l6         | 0. l3         | 0. l4         | 0.13          | 0.15           |
| 6       | Chattisgarh       | 48.04         | 42.90         | 34.23          | 34.42         | 40.22         | 32.55         | 39.7 |   | 42.35          |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.01          | 0.01          | 0.00          | 0.09          | 0.13           |
| 9       | Haryana           | 26.09         | 24.06         | 20.15          | 28.61         | 35.83         | 39.92         | 39.4t         | 43.03          |
| l0      | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.01          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00           |
| ll      | Jharkhand         | 2.15          | 0.00          | 0.06           | 2.06          | 1.39          | l-+)          | 1.53          | 0.24           |
| t2      | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.02          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.07          | 0.08          | 0. l3         | 0.09          | 0. t0          |
| l3      | Karnataka         | 0.59          | 0.00          | 0.88           | 0.55          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.59          | 0.00           |
| t4      | Kerala            | 2.40          | 3.59          | 3.74           | 3.82          | 3.08          | 3.29          | 4.65          | t.t7           |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 8.98          | 10.45         | 8.07           | 8.49          | t3.14         | 10.96         | I3.95         | 15.35          |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 1.92          | I .61         | 1.99           | 2.30          | 3.09          | 1.79          | 5.80          | 3.53           |
| t7      | Odisha            | 36.15         | 28.01         | 33.57          | 33.69         | 36.30         | 32.87         | 44.47         | 23.79          |
| l8      | Punjab            | 85.5 8        | 8l .06        | 77.86          | 93.50         | r 10.52       | I 18.33       | I13.34        | r08.76         |
| l9      | NEF (Tripura)     | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.07          | 0.00           |
| 20      | Tamilnadu         | 4.81          | 6.84          | 10.51          | 1.92          | 1.44          | l0.l l        | 12.94         | Ll9            |
| 2t      | Uttar Pradesh     | 22.86         | 1.27          | 16.98          | 29.t0         | 23.54         | 28.75         | 32.33         | 34.20          |
| 1'l     | Uttrakhand        | 4.97          | 4.63          | 4.65           | 5.98          | 7.06          | 0.38          | 4.62          | 6.22           |
| 23      | West Bengal       | 17.66         | 13.59         | 20.32          | 15.68         | 19.23         | t6.73         | 19.79         | 0.01           |
|         |                   | Total         | 34$.44        | 318.45         | 320.40        | 342.18        | 38r.06        | 381.84        | 443,99 333.42  |

#KMS 2019-20 are under progress.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  To lt{ REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED OUESTION 1{(,.460 DUE FOR ANSWER ONO4.O2.2O2O IN THE LOK SABHA.

## WHEAT PROCUREMENT  FOR CENTRAL  POOL (MARKETING SEASON WISE)

Fi in LMT

| SL No            | STATES/ Uts   |   RMS 2012-13 | RMS 2013-1,1   | RMS 2014-15   |   RMS 2015-16 | RMS 2016-t7   | RMS 2017-18   | RMS 2018-19   | RMS 2019-20   |
|------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| I Puniab         | t28.34        |        108.97 | I 16.41        | r03.44        |        106.49 | I t7.06       | 126.92        | 129.12        |               |
| Haryana          | 86.65         |         58.73 | 64.95          | 67.78         |         67.52 | 74.32         | 87.84         | 93.20         | )             |
| 3 Uttar Pradesh  | 50.63         |          6.82 | 6.28           | 22.67         |          7.97 | 36.99         | 52.94         | 37.00         |               |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 84.93         |         63.55 | 70.94          | 73.09         |         39.92 | 67.25         | 73.13         | 67.25         | 4             |
| 5 Bihar          | 7.72 I        |          0    | 0.00           | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          | 0.18          | 0.03          |               |
| Raiasthan        | 19.64         |         12.7  | 2t.59          | 13.00         |          7.62 | 12.45         | t5.32         | l4.l I        | 6             |
| Uttrakhand       | 1.39          |          0.05 | 0.01           | 0.04          |          0.02 | 0.02          | 1.10          | 0.42          | 7             |
| Chandigarh       | 0.t7          |          0.08 | 0.05           | 0.1 1         |          0.07 | 0.08          | 0.14          | 0.1 3         | 8             |
| Delhi            | 0.32          |          0    | 0.00           | 0.02          |          0    | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 9             |
| Guiarat          | 1.56          |          0    | 0.00           | 0.73          |          0    | 0.07          | 0.37          | 0.05          | l0            |
| Maharashtra      | 0.02          |          0    | 0.00           | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | ll            |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.01          |          0    | 0.00           | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          | 0.01          | 0.01          | t2            |
| Jammu &Kashmir   | 0.09          |          0    | 0.00           | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | l3            |
| t4 West Bengal   | 0.0r          |          0.02 | 0.00           | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |               |
| TOTAL            | TOTAL         |        381.48 | 250.92         | 280.23        |        280.88 | 229.61        | 308.24        | 357.95        | 341.32        |