Lok Sabha Question No. 2673 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Procurement and Storage of Coarse Grains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2673 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  JULY, 2019

## PROCUREMENT AND STORAGE OF COARSE GRAINS

## 2673. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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  stock  of  rice  and  wheat  with  the  Food Corporation of India (FCI), as on date, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether there is any effort by the FCI to procure and store coarse grains also during the last three years;
- (c) the  targets  of  FCI  for  storage  of  all  foodgrains  during  the  current year; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to reduce storage costs for the benefits of farmers?

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

(SHRI   DANVE  RAOSAHEB   DADARAO)

- (a): The stock of foodgrains in the Central Pool as on 1 st  June, 2019 was 742.87 lakh tons consisting of 275.81 lakh tons of rice, 465.60 lakh tons of wheat and 1.46 lakh tons of coarse grains. The State-wise details of foodgrains stock held in the central pool by Food Corporation of India and State Agencies are at Annex- I
- (b): The  Coarse  grains  are  procured  by  the  State  governments  under Minimum Support Price (MSP), based on their plan of procurement, with prior  approval  of  Government  of  India  &  subject  to  distribution  of procured  coarse  grain  under  National  Food  Security  Act  (NFSA)/  Other Welfare Scheme (OWS) in the procuring state itself.

.............2/-

(c): As  on  31.05.2019,  Storage  capacity  available  with  FCI  and  State agencies for storage is 862.45 Lakh MT (Covered - 739.76 LMT and CAP 122.69 LMT). Out of this capacity, approx. 128 LMT is being used by State Government  for  storage  of  commodities  other  than  Wheat  &  Rice  and also for intermediary storage.

Besides,  FCI  continuously  assesses  and  monitors  the  storage capacity in the country and based on the requirement and storage gap assessment, storage capacities are created under following schemes :-

1. Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG)
2. 2.
3. Centre Sector Scheme (CSS).
3. Construction of SILO's

Government  of  India  has  formulated  a  scheme  called  Private Entrepreneurs  Guarantee  (PEG)  Scheme  for  construction  of  covered storage  capacity.    Under  this  Scheme,  storage  capacity  is  created  by private  parties,  CWC,  SWCs  and  other  State  Agencies  for  guaranteed hiring  by  FCI.  Under  PEG  scheme,  a  capacity  of  150.56  LMT  has  been sanctioned/ allotted to private investors, CWC and SWCs. A capacity of 142.62 LMT has already been completed as on 31.05.2019.

The  target  for  creation  of  a  storage  capacity  under  PEG  scheme during  the  current  year  i.e.  2019-20  is  7.60  LMT  and  Silos  during  the current year is fixed for a capacity of 4 LMT.

(d): It  is  the  endeavour of the FCI /  State Governments to procure the produce of the farmers as quickly as possible to reduce the storage time / cost with farmers, for which procurement / purchase centres are opened for paddy as well as wheat in different parts of the country.

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2673  DUE  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  09.07.2019  IN  THE  LOK SABHA.

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## TOTAL STOCKS OF FOODGRAINS IN CENTRAL POOL AS ON 01.06.2019

| भतग- II Part-II                 | आँकड़े ााख गी�टक क� ग ( Figs. In lakh MT)   | आँकड़े ााख गी�टक क� ग ( Figs. In lakh MT)   | आँकड़े ााख गी�टक क� ग ( Figs. In lakh MT)   | आँकड़े ााख गी�टक क� ग ( Figs. In lakh MT)     | आँकड़े ााख गी�टक क� ग ( Figs. In lakh MT)     | आँकड़े ााख गी�टक क� ग ( Figs. In lakh MT)     | आँकड़े ााख गी�टक क� ग ( Figs. In lakh MT)           | आँकड़े ााख गी�टक क� ग ( Figs. In lakh MT)           | आँकड़े ााख गी�टक क� ग ( Figs. In lakh MT)           |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| �ेत                             | भा॰ खा. �॰ का सकटक STOCK WITH FCI          | भा॰ खा. �॰ का सकटक STOCK WITH FCI          | भा॰ खा. �॰ का सकटक STOCK WITH FCI          | राजय ज�सयय का सकटक STOCK WITH STATE AGENCIES | राजय ज�सयय का सकटक STOCK WITH STATE AGENCIES | राजय ज�सयय का सकटक STOCK WITH STATE AGENCIES | के न्लय �या ग कु ा खादया� TOTAL CENTRAL POOL STOCK | के न्लय �या ग कु ा खादया� TOTAL CENTRAL POOL STOCK | के न्लय �या ग कु ा खादया� TOTAL CENTRAL POOL STOCK |
| Region                          | चावा RICE                                  | नेह WHEA T                                 | योन TOTAL                                  | चावा RICE                                    | नेह WHEA T                                   | योन TOTAL                                    | चावा RICE                                          | नेह WHEA T                                         | योन TOTAL                                          |
|                                 | 2                                          | 3                                          | 4                                          | 5                                            | 6                                            | 7                                            | 8                                                  | 9                                                  | 10                                                 |
| �बहतऔ Bihar                     | 2.57                                       | 4.95                                       | 7.52                                       | 3.07                                         | 0.03                                         | 3.10                                         | 5.64                                               | 4.98                                               | 10.62                                              |
| झतऔखण् Jharkhand                | 2.29                                       | 0.38                                       | 2.67                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 2.29                                               | 0.38                                               | 2.67                                               |
| ओ�्शत Odisha                    | 2.49                                       | 1.51                                       | 4.00                                       | 8.33                                         | 0.00                                         | 8.33                                         | 10.82                                              | 1.51                                               | 12.33                                              |
| पिश् बगतम West Bengal           | 1.27                                       | 6.89                                       | 8.16                                       | 3.24                                         | 0.00                                         | 3.24                                         | 4.51                                               | 6.89                                               | 11.40                                              |
| �यवर अंचा का योन Zonal Total    | 8.62                                       | 13.73                                      | 22.35                                      | 14.64                                        | 0.03                                         | 14.67                                        | 23.26                                              | 13.76                                              | 37.02                                              |
| अ Assam                         | 2.55                                       | 0.18                                       | 2.73                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 2.55                                               | 0.18                                               | 2.73                                               |
| अरतत्म प्लश Arunachal Pr.       | 0.17                                       | 0.00                                       | 0.17                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.17                                               | 0.00                                               | 0.17                                               |
| �मपरऔत Tripura                  | 0.20                                       | 0.06                                       | 0.26                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.20                                               | 0.06                                               | 0.26                                               |
| � रोऔ Mizoram                   | 0.16                                       | 0.00                                       | 0.16                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.16                                               | 0.00                                               | 0.16                                               |
| लघतम् Meghalaya                 | 0.13                                       | 0.00                                       | 0.13                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.13                                               | 0.00                                               | 0.13                                               |
| �तपरऔ Manipur                   | 0.29                                       | 0.00                                       | 0.29                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.29                                               | 0.00                                               | 0.29                                               |
| जतगतम�् Nagaland                | 0.31                                       | 0.00                                       | 0.31                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.31                                               | 0.00                                               | 0.31                                               |
| �यव�ततर अंचा का योन Zonal Total | 3.81                                       | 0.24                                       | 4.05                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 3.81                                               | 0.24                                               | 4.05                                               |
| �्लमल Delhi                     | 0.16                                       | 2.21                                       | 2.37                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.16                                               | 2.21                                               | 2.37                                               |
| ह�औ्ततत Haryana                 | 25.32                                      | 35.88                                      | 61.20                                      | 0.00                                         | 80.05                                        | 80.05                                        | 25.32                                              | 115.93                                             | 141.25                                             |
| �ह त्म प्लशा Himachal Pr.       | 0.12                                       | 0.32                                       | 0.44                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.12                                               | 0.32                                               | 0.44                                               |
| रम औा�श ंऔा J&K                 | 0.93                                       | 0.55                                       | 1.48                                       | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.93                                               | 0.55                                               | 1.48                                               |
| परतब Punjab                     | 106.85                                     | 19.42                                      | 126.27                                     | 0.00                                         | 149.32                                       | 149.32                                       | 106.85                                             | 168.74                                             | 275.59                                             |
| औतरस्तज Rajasthan               | 0.13                                       | 16.20                                      | 16.33                                      | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.00                                         | 0.13                                               | 16.20                                              | 16.33                                              |

.............2/-

| उत्औ प्लशा Uttar Pr.                  |   20.54 |   26.35 |   46.89 |   0.00 |   0.00 |   0.00 |   20.54 |   26.35 |   46.89 |
|---------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|
| उत्औतखण् Uttrakhand                   |    1.02 |    0.11 |    1.13 |   0.83 |   0.22 |   1.05 |    1.85 |    0.33 |    2.18 |
| उततर अंचा का योन Zonal Total          |  155.07 |  101.04 |  256.11 |   0.83 | 229.59 | 230.42 |  155.9  |  330.63 |  486.53 |
| आन् प्लशा Andhra Pr.                  |   11.32 |    0.13 |   11.45 |   1.49 |   0    |   1.49 |   12.81 |    0.13 |   12.94 |
| �जतव्� Karnataka                      |    6.87 |    0.44 |    7.31 |   0    |   0    |   0    |    6.87 |    0.44 |    7.31 |
| �ल औम Kerala                          |    3.59 |    0.82 |    4.41 |   0.22 |   0    |   0.22 |    3.81 |    0.82 |    4.63 |
| ्� मजत्र Tamil Nadu                   |   11.11 |    0.95 |   12.06 |   1.92 |   0    |   1.92 |   13.03 |    0.95 |   13.98 |
| ्लमगतजत Telangana                     |   13.47 |    0.28 |   13.75 |  10.33 |   0    |  10.33 |   23.8  |    0.28 |   24.08 |
| द��ण अंचा का योन Zonal Total          |   46.36 |    2.62 |   48.98 |  13.96 |   0    |  13.96 |   60.32 |    2.62 |   62.94 |
| गररऔत् Gujarat                        |    0.56 |    5.62 |    6.18 |   0    |   0    |   0    |    0.56 |    5.62 |    6.18 |
| हतऔतष् Maharashtra                    |    6.38 |   11.11 |   17.49 |   0    |   0    |   0    |    6.38 |   11.11 |   17.49 |
| ध् प्लशा Madhya Pr.                   |    0.13 |    2.09 |    2.22 |   4.8  |  86.34 |  91.14 |    4.93 |   88.43 |   93.36 |
| छत्ं गग Chhattisgarh                  |    7.91 |    0.3  |    8.21 |  10.19 |   0    |  10.19 |   18.1  |    0.3  |   18.4  |
| �िशचग अंचा का योन Zonal Total         |   14.98 |   19.12 |   34.1  |  14.99 |  86.34 | 101.33 |   29.97 |  105.46 |  135.43 |
| योन Total                             |  228.84 |  136.75 |  365.59 |  44.42 | 315.96 | 360.38 |  273.26 |  452.71 |  725.97 |
| * गिण्यय ग नेह Wheat lying in mandies |    0    |    1.19 |    1.19 |   0    |   9.39 |   9.39 |    0    |   10.58 |   10.58 |
| ��रचाा� ग सकटक Stock in Transit       |    2.55 |    2.31 |    4.86 |   0    |   0    |   0    |    2.55 |    2.31 |    4.86 |
| गहायोन Total (All India)              |  231.39 |  140.25 |  371.64 |  44.42 | 325.35 | 369.77 |  275.81 |  465.6  |  741.41 |

*UP 6.68 LMT (FCI 0.11 LMT, State agency 6.57 LMT)/ MP 0.92 LMT (FCI 0.00, State agency 0.92 LMT)/ Raj. 1.25 LMT (FCI 1.05 LMT, State agency 0.20 LMT) /         Pb 0.82 LMT(FCI 0.00 LMT, State Agency 0.82 LMT)/HR 0.90 LMT(FCI 0.03 LMT, 0.87 LMT)

1.Transit figures are estimated.

2. Rice does not include unmilled paddy with FCI/State Agencies in terms of rice.
2. 3.Total  quantity  of  unmilled  paddy  with  FCI  and  State  Agencies  =120.08  LMT  (FCI  0.28  LMT;  State  Agencies 119.80 LMT). CMR that could be derived taking out-turn ratio as 67% =80.45 LMT.
4. Format of stock position has been revised w.e.f. 1.9.2013.  In earlier format, rice included unmilled paddy lying with FCI and State Agencies in terms of rice, therefore, for any trend analysis of level of stocks with previous years, the figures in preceding note shall be added in the total stock of rice.

Fig. In lakh MT

| As on       | Operational Stock   | Operational Stock   | Operational Stock   | Strategic Reserve   | Strategic Reserve   | Grand Total   |
|-------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------|
|             | Rice                | Wheat               | Total               | Rice                | Wheat               |               |
| 1st April   | 115.80              | 44.60               | 160.40              | 20.00               | 30.00               | 210.40        |
| 1st July    | 115.40              | 245.80              | 361.20              | 20.00               | 30.00               | 411.20        |
| 1st October | 82.50               | 175.20              | 257.70              | 20.00               | 30.00               | 307.70        |
| 1st January | 56.10               | 108.00              | 164.10              | 20.00               | 30.00               | 214.10        |

## STOCKING NORMS w.e.f. 22.01.2015

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.2673  DUE  FOR  ANSWERED  ON  09.07.2019  IN  THE  LOK SABHA.

भतऔ्ं्ाखतद्ा्जग ा:  रख्तम्ा: जईा�्लमल

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## STOCK POSITION OF PADDY, COARSE GRAIN & SUGAR WITH F.C.I. AND STATE AGENCIES AS ON  01.06.2019

| भतग - I Part I                  | आँ�ड़लामतखा ं�्�ा्जा (Figs. In lakh MT)   | आँ�ड़लामतखा ं�्�ा्जा (Figs. In lakh MT)   | आँ�ड़लामतखा ं�्�ा्जा (Figs. In lakh MT)   | आँ�ड़लामतखा ं�्�ा्जा (Figs. In lakh MT)   | आँ�ड़लामतखा ं�्�ा्जा (Figs. In lakh MT)   | आँ�ड़लामतखा ं�्�ा्जा (Figs. In lakh MT)   |
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Region �लम                      | लतजा PADDY                               | लतजा PADDY                               | लतजा PADDY                               | गोका अ�ाज COARSE GRAIN                   | गोका अ�ाज COARSE GRAIN                   | गोका अ�ाज COARSE GRAIN                   |
|                                 | भत॰ाखत. ्ज॰                              | औता् यरऐ� ्तँ                            | ्ोग                                      | भा॰ खा . �॰                              | राजय ज�सयाँ                              | योन                                      |
|                                 | FCI                                      | State Agencies                           | Total                                    | FCI                                      | State Agencies                           | Total                                    |
| �बहतऔा Bihar                    | 0.00                                     | 2.52                                     | 2.52                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| झतऔखण् Jharkhand                | 0.24                                     | 0.69                                     | 0.93                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| ओ�्शत Odisha                    | 0.00                                     | 13.60                                    | 13.60                                    | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| पिश् बगतम West Bengal           | 0.00                                     | 9.51                                     | 9.51                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| पमाव अ्मा�ता्ोगा Zonal Total    | 0.24                                     | 26.32                                    | 26.56                                    | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| अ Assam                         | 0.04                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.04                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| अरतत्म प्लश Arunachal Pr.       | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| �मपरऔत Tripura                  | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| � रोऔ Mizoram                   | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| लघतम् Meghalaya                 | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| �तपरऔा Manipur                  | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| जतगतम�् Nagaland                | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| पमा�त्औ अ्मा�ता्ोगा Zonal Total | 0.04                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.04                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| �्लमल Delhi                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| ह�औ्ततत Haryana                 | 0.00                                     | 3.88                                     | 3.88                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.36                                     | 0.36                                     |
| �ह त्म प्लशा Himachal Pr.       | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| रम औा�श ंऔा J&K                 | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| परतब Punjab                     | 0.00                                     | 5.16                                     | 5.16                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| औतरस्तज Rajasthan               | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |
| उत्औ प्लशा Uttar Pr.            | 0.00                                     | 2.28                                     | 2.28                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     | 0.00                                     |

| उत्औतखण् Uttrakhand          |   0.00 |   1.09 |   1.09 |   0.00 |   0.00 |   0.00 |
|------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| उत्औ अ्मा�ता्ोगा Zonal Total |   0    |  12.41 |  12.41 |   0    |   0.36 |   0.36 |
| आन् प्लशा Andhra Pr.         |   0    |   0.03 |   0.87 |   0.01 |   0    |   0.01 |
| �जतव्� Karnataka             |   0    |   0.87 |   4.53 |   0    |   0.95 |   0.95 |
| �ल औम Kerala                 |   0    |   4.53 |   4.53 |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| ्� मजत्र Tamil Nadu          |   0    |   7.45 |   7.45 |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| ्लमगतजत Telangana            |   0    |  39.45 |  39.45 |   0.02 |   0    |   0.02 |
| ्��त अ्मा�ता्ोगा Zonal Total |   0    |  52.33 |  52.33 |   0.03 |   0.95 |   0.98 |
| गररऔत् Gujarat               |   0    |   0.13 |   0.13 |   0    |   0.01 |   0.01 |
| हतऔतष् Maharashtra           |   0    |   1.79 |   1.79 |   0    |   0.11 |   0.11 |
| ध् प्लशा Madhya Pr.          |   0    |  17.06 |  17.06 |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| छत्ं गग Chhattisgarh         |   0    |   9.76 |   9.76 |   0    |   0    |   0    |
| पिश् अ्मा�ता्ोगा Zonal Total |   0    |  28.74 |  28.74 |   0    |   0.12 |   0.12 |
| हत्ोग GRAND TOTAL            |   0.28 | 119.8  | 120.08 |   0.03 |   1.43 |   1.46 |

| पमा�त्औाऔता्सा ऐा्तामा औागलह ँा�तास्ट�   | आँ�ड़ला ं�्�ा्जा ऐा( Figs. In MTs)   | आँ�ड़ला ं�्�ा्जा ऐा( Figs. In MTs)   | आँ�ड़ला ं�्�ा्जा ऐा( Figs. In MTs)   |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Stock of Rice and Wheat in NE States     | ्ताम Rice                           | गलह ँा Wheat                        | ्ोगा Total                          |
| अ Assam                                  | 255489                              | 17587                               | 273076                              |
| अरतत्म प्लश Arunachal Pr.                | 16353                               | 0                                   | 16353                               |
| �मपरऔत Tripura                           | 19914                               | 6161                                | 26075                               |
| � रोऔ Mizoram                            | 16448                               | 224                                 | 16672                               |
| लघतम् Meghalaya                          | 12901                               | 5                                   | 12906                               |
| �तपरऔ Manipur                            | 28771                               | 0                                   | 28771                               |
| जतगतम�् Nagaland                         | 30656                               | 0                                   | 30656                               |
| ्ोग Total NE Zone                        | 380532                              | 23977                               | 404509                              |

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