Lok Sabha Question No. 1260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Quality of Foodgrain Stocks
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1260

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 DECEMBER, 2018

## QUALITY OF FOODGRAIN STOCKS

## 1260.  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

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- (a) whether old and substandard quality foodgrain stocks are maintained in godowns across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to dispose of the said stock;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon; and
- (e) the total quantum of old stock of wheat and rice disposed of during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

A N S W E R (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b)  Following quantity of Non-issuable/Substandard foodgrains are lying in the godowns of FCI as on 01-11-2018:-

## Figures in MT

| Name of the state      |   Wheat |    Rice |   Total |
|------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
| Bihar                  |  24.502 |   0     |  24.502 |
| Jharkhand              |   0     |  31.244 |  31.244 |
| Orissa                 |   1.57  |   0     |   1.57  |
| West Bengal            |   4.51  |   7.78  |  12.29  |
| NEF(Megh./Mizo/T.pura) |   0     | 100.985 | 100.985 |
| Delhi                  |   1.723 |   0.174 |   1.897 |
| Punjab                 |   3.419 | 301.039 | 304.458 |
| Uttar Pradesh          |   2.576 |   7.908 |  10.484 |
| Kerala                 |   0.994 |  27.608 |  28.602 |
| Karnataka              |   0     |  20.807 |  20.807 |
| Tamil Nadu             |   0     |   6.472 |   6.472 |
| Madhya Pradesh         |   0     |   4.97  |   4.97  |
| Total                  |  39.294 | 508.987 | 548.281 |

- (c)  & (d): Yes.  Out  of  total  quantity  of  548.281  tonnes  Non-issuable foodgrains  available  with  FCI,  474.505  of  tonnes  of  foodgrains  has  already been covered under tender for disposal. Balance quantity of 73.7 tonnes is under the process of categorisation.
- (e): The total quantum of old stocks of wheat and rice disposed during last three years and current year, which were non-issuable under Targeted Public  Distribution  System  (TPDS)/Other  Welfare  Schemes  (OWS)  is  given hereunder:

| Year    | Region      | Commodity   |   Quantity (in MT) |
|---------|-------------|-------------|--------------------|
| 2015-16 | Tamil Nadu  | Wheat       |             70.66  |
| 2016-17 | Tamil Nadu  | Wheat       |             46.18  |
|         | Maharashtra | Rice        |            358.647 |
|         | Maharashtra | Wheat       |           1314.79  |
| 2017-18 | Karnataka   | Rice        |              1     |

During  current  year  2018-19,  no  stock  of  wheat  and  rice  which  is  nonupgradable  and  non-issuable  under  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System (TPDS)/ Other Welfare Schemes (OWS) (other than damaged foodgrains) and 'D' category foodgrains have been disposed off till 30.11.2018.

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