Lok Sabha Question No. 3859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Irregularities in Procurement of Paddy and Wheat
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3859 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  JULY, 2019

## IRREGULARITIES IN PROCUREMENT OF PADDY AND WHEAT

## 3859. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

- (a) the total quantum of wheat and paddy procured during the last one year and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  complaints  received  about  the  irregularities  in procurement of paddy and wheat from various States;
- (c) the reasons for the irregularities thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI   DANVE  RAOSAHEB   DADARAO)

(a): State-wise  procurement  of  wheat  and  paddy  during  the  last one year and the current year is enclosed as Annexure-I & II respectively.

- (b) to (d):   During    2008-19  (upto  June,  2019),  total  14  complaints  were received  in  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  about  the  irregularities  in procurement of paddy and wheat.

These  complaints  were  mainly  related  to  purchase  of  non-Fair Average  Quality  (FAQ)  paddy  by  agencies,  fake  purchase  of  paddy,  non adherence of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) & terms and condition  of  Model  Tender  Form  (MTF)  by  private  players,  collection  of illegal money for opening of purchase centre and making access payment to contractor etc.

These complaints were investigated and appropriate action taken by respective  Regional  and  Zonal  offices  of  FCI  as  per  the  prescribed guidelines. Out of these 14 complaints, 08 were found non-authenticated.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.3859  DUE  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  16.07.2019  IN  THE  LOK SABHA.

## STATEWISE  PROCUREMENT OF WHEAT

(Figures in LMTs)

| SL No   | STATES/ UTs      |   RMS 2018-19 |   RMS 2019-20 |
|---------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1       | Punjab           |        126.92 |        129.12 |
| 2       | Haryana          |         87.84 |         93.2  |
| 3       | Uttar Pradesh    |         52.94 |         37    |
| 4       | Madhya Pradesh   |         73.13 |         67.25 |
| 5       | Bihar            |          0.18 |          0.03 |
| 6       | Rajasthan        |         15.32 |         14.11 |
| 7       | Uttrakhand       |          1.1  |          0.42 |
| 8       | Chandigarh       |          0.14 |          0.13 |
| 9       | Gujarat          |          0.37 |          0.05 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh |          0.01 |          0.01 |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL            |        357.95 |        341.32 |

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Annexure-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.3859  DUE  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  16.07.2019  IN  THE  LOK SABHA.

## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE WISE PADDY PROCUREMENT

(Fig. in LMT)

| STATES           |   KMS 2017-18 |   KMS 2018-19* |
|------------------|---------------|----------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH   |         59.7  |          68.61 |
| TELANGANA        |         54    |          77.41 |
| ASSAM            |          0.53 |           1.08 |
| BIHAR            |         11.84 |          14.16 |
| CHANDIGARH       |          0.21 |           0.19 |
| CHHATISGARH      |         47.87 |          60    |
| DELHI            |          0    |           0    |
| GUJARAT          |          0.01 |           0.14 |
| HARYANA          |         59.58 |          58.83 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH |          0    |           0    |
| JHARKHAND        |          2.14 |           2.28 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR  |          0.19 |           0.14 |
| KARNATAKA        |          0    |           0    |
| KERALA           |          4.84 |           6.94 |
| MADHYA PRADESH   |         16.35 |          20.82 |
| MAHARASHTRA      |          2.67 |           8.54 |
| NAGALAND         |          0    |           0    |
| ODISHA           |         49.06 |          65.41 |
| PUDUCHERRY       |          0    |           0    |
| PUNJAB           |        176.61 |         169.16 |
| RAJASTHAN        |          0    |           0    |
| NEF (Tripura)    |          0    |           0.1  |
| TAMIL NADU       |         14.87 |          18.09 |
| UTTAR PRADESH    |         42.9  |          48.25 |
| UTTRAKHAND       |          0.57 |           6.89 |
| WEST BENGAL      |         24.6  |          25.24 |
| TOTAL            |        568.54 |         652.28 |

*KMS 2018-19 is under progress. Data reported as on 09.07.2019.

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