Lok Sabha Question No. 1461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: MSP for Agricultural Products
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Nusrat Jahan Ruhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1461

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## MSP FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

1461.  SHRIMATI NUSRAT JAHAN RUHI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  list  of  the  agricultural  products  purchased  under  the  Minimum  Support  Price Scheme in the last three years; and
- (b) the number of agencies through which foodgrains have been purchased including the quantum of foodgrains purchased at Minimum Support Price and the product-wise status in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): List  of  the  agricultural  products  purchased at  Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the last three years and current year is at Annexure-I.
- (b): Foodgrains  have  been  purchased  at  MSP  by  three  Central  agencies  viz.,  Food Corporation of India (FCI), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.(NAFED) and Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC). The state-wise details of foodgrains purchased at MSP are at Annexure-II to Annexure-V.

## Annexure-I

## List of the agricultural products purchased under the Minimum Support Prices Scheme in the last three years and current year

|   S. N. | Commodity          |
|---------|--------------------|
|       1 | Moong              |
|       2 | Urad               |
|       3 | Arhar (Tur)        |
|       4 | Gram               |
|       5 | Masur (Lentil)     |
|       6 | Soyabean           |
|       7 | Groundnut-in-shell |
|       8 | Sunflower seed     |
|       9 | Sesamum            |
|      10 | Nigerseed          |
|      11 | Rapeseed/Mustard   |
|      12 | Copra (Milling)    |
|      13 | Copra (Ball)       |
|      14 | Cotton             |
|      15 | Jute               |
|      16 | Paddy              |
|      17 | Wheat              |
|      18 | Maize              |
|      19 | Jowar              |
|      20 | Bajra              |
|      21 | Ragi               |

Annexure -II Agency-wise procurement details of pulses procured under PSS and PSF at MSP During the last 3 year and current year

|          |               |            |           |           |           |           |           |            | Procurement   | Procurement   | Procurement   |
|----------|---------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Year     | Agency/Scheme | GRAM       | MASOOR    | MOONG     | MOONG     | MOONG     | TOOR      | TOOR       | TOOR          | URAD          | Total         |
|          |               | PSS        | PSS       | PSS       | PSF       | Total     | PSS       | PSF        | Total         | PSS           |               |
| 2016-17  | NAFED         | _          | _         | 8267.58   | 120619.00 | 128886.58 | 195993.68 | 919497.00  | 1115490.68    | _             | 1581324.39    |
| 2016-17  | SFAC          | _          | _         | 1229.13   | 24579.00  | 25808.13  | _         | 71103.00   | 71103.00      | _             | 1581324.39    |
| 2016-17  | FCI           | _          | _         | _         | 64737.00  | 64737.00  | _         | 175299.00  | 175299.00     | _             | 1581324.39    |
| 2016-17  | Total         | _          | _         | 9496.71   | 209935.00 | 219431.71 | 195993.68 | 1165899.00 | 1361892.68    | _             | 1581324.39    |
| 2017-18  | NAFED         | _          | _         | 407309.18 | _         | 407309.18 | 873758.62 | _          | 873758.62     | 292413.90     | 1573481.70    |
| 2018-19  | FCI           | _          | _         | 6607.15   | _         | 6607.15   | 15327.35  | _          | 15327.35      | 50525.71      | 72460.21      |
|          | NAFED         | 2769430.16 | 246943.85 | 300353.14 | _         | 300353.14 | 275673.52 | _          | 275673.52     | 510455.14     | 4102855.81    |
|          | Total         | 2769430.16 | 246943.85 | 306960.29 | _         | 306960.29 | 291000.87 | _          | 291000.87     | 560980.85     | 4175316.02    |
| 2019-20* | FCI           | 45.97      | _         | _         | _         | _         |           | _          |               | _             | 45.97         |
| 2019-20* | NAFED         | 776360.24  | 56237.87  | 166051.49 | _         | 166051.49 | 21869.04  | _          | 21869.04      | 18373.23      | 1038891.87    |
| 2019-20* | Total         | 776406.21  | 56237.87  | 166051.49 | _         | 166051.49 | 21869.04  | _          | 21869.04      | 18373.23      | 1038937.84    |

*As on 04.02.2020

## Annexure-III

## PROCUREMENT OF WHEAT FOR CENTRAL POOL

(Figures in LMT)

| STATE/UT         | RMS 2016- 17   | RMS 2017-18   | RMS 2018- 19   | RMS 2019- 20   |
|------------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
| Punjab           | 106.49         | 117.06        | 126.92         | 129.12         |
| Haryana          | 67.52          | 74.32         | 87.84          | 93.20          |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 7.97           | 36.99         | 52.94          | 37.00          |
| Uttarakhand      | 0.02           | 0.02          | 1.10           | 0.42           |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 39.92          | 67.25         | 73.13          | 67.25          |
| Gujarat          | 0.00           | 0.07          | 0.37           | 0.05           |
| Rajasthan        | 7.62           | 12.45         | 15.32          | 14.11          |
| Bihar            |                |               | 0.18           | 0.03           |
| Karnataka        |                |               |                |                |
| Delhi            | 0.00           |               |                |                |
| J&K              |                |               |                |                |
| Maharashtra      |                |               |                |                |
| Odisha           |                |               |                |                |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.00           |               | 0.01           | 0.01           |
| Chandigarh       | 0.07           | 0.08          | 0.14           | 0.12           |
| West Bengal      |                |               |                |                |
| Chhattisgarh     |                |               |                |                |
| Andhra Pradesh   |                |               |                |                |
| Assam            |                |               |                |                |
| Telangana        |                |               |                |                |
| Others           |                |               |                |                |
| All IndiaTotal : | 229.62         | 308.24        | 357.95         | 341.33         |

## Annexure-IV

PROCUREMENT OF RICE FOR CENTRAL POOL

Procurement in lakh MT

| STATE/UT          | KMS 2016-17   | KMS 2017-18   | KMS 2018- 19   | KMS 2019- 20#   |
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
| A&N ISLANDS       |               |               |                |                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 37.24         | 40.00         | 48.06          | 21.54           |
| TELANGANA         | 35.96         | 36.18         | 51.90          | 31.04           |
| ASSAM             | 0.47          | 0.35          | 1.01           | 0.16            |
| BIHAR             | 12.34         | 7.93          | 9.49           | 1.75            |
| CHANDIGARH        | 0.13          | 0.14          | 0.13           | 0.15            |
| CHHATISGARH       | 40.22         | 32.55         | 39.71          | 43.54           |
| DELHI             |               |               | 0.00           |                 |
| GUJARAT           | 0.01          | 0.01          | 0.09           | 0.13            |
| HARYANA           | 35.83         | 39.92         | 39.42          | 43.03           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  |               |               | 0.00           |                 |
| JAMMU&KASHMIR     | 0.08          | 0.13          | 0.09           | 0.10            |
| JHARKHAND         | 1.39          | 1.43          | 1.53           | 0.24            |
| KARNATAKA         |               |               | 0.59           |                 |
| KERALA            | 3.08          | 3.29          | 4.65           | 1.17            |
| MADHYAPRADESH     | 13.14         | 10.96         | 13.95          | 15.35           |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 3.09          | 1.79          | 5.80           | 3.53            |
| NAGALAND          |               |               | 0.00           |                 |
| ODISHA            | 36.30         | 32.87         | 44.48          | 23.79           |
| PUDUCHERRY        |               |               | 0.00           |                 |
| PUNJAB            | 110.52        | 118.33        | 113.34         | 108.76          |
| NEF(TRIPURA)      |               |               | 0.07           |                 |
| RAJASTHAN         |               |               | 0.00           |                 |
| TAMIL NADU        | 1.44          | 10.11         | 12.94          | 1.36            |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 23.54         | 28.75         | 32.33          | 34.21           |
| UTTRAKHAND        | 7.06          | 0.38          | 4.62           | 6.22            |
| WEST BENGAL       | 19.23         | 16.73         | 19.79          | 0.01            |
| OTHERS            |               |               | 0.00           |                 |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL : | 381.06        | 381.85        | 443.99         | 336.10          |

# As on 31.01.2020

## STATEMENT FOR PROCUREMENT OF COARSEGRAINS DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR

Figure in tonnes

| COMMODITY   | A.P.   | TELANGANA   | BIHAR   | C. GARH   | GUJARAT   | HARYANA   | KARNATAKA   | M.P.   | MAH.   | RAJ.   |   TOTAL |
|-------------|--------|-------------|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| JOWAR       |        |             |         |           |           |           |             |        | 3733   |        |    3733 |
| BAJRA       |        |             |         |           |           | 6341      |             |        |        |        |    6341 |
| MAIZE       |        |             |         |           |           |           |             | 50000  | 12181  |        |   62181 |
| RAGI        |        |             |         |           |           |           |             |        |        |        |       0 |
| Total       | 0      | 0           | 0       | 0         | 0         | 6341      | 0           | 50000  | 15914  | 0      |   72255 |
| JOWAR       |        |             |         |           |           |           |             | 264    | 2668   |        |    2932 |
| BAJRA       |        |             |         |           |           | 31347     |             | 4121   |        |        |   35468 |
| MAIZE       |        |             |         |           |           |           |             |        | 47794  |        |   47794 |
| RAGI        |        |             |         |           |           |           |             |        |        |        |       0 |
| Total       | 0      | 0           | 0       | 0         | 0         | 31347     | 0           | 4385   | 50462  | 0      |   86194 |
| JOWAR       |        |             |         |           |           |           |             | 135    | 10963  |        |   11098 |
| BAJRA       |        |             |         |           | 696       | 180744    |             | 4099   |        |        |  185539 |
| MAIZE       |        |             |         |           | 1538      |           |             |        | 6987   |        |    8525 |
| RAGI        |        |             |         |           |           |           |             |        |        |        |       0 |
| Total       | 0      | 0           | 0       | 0         | 2234      | 180744    | 0           | 4234   | 17950  | 0      |  205162 |
| JOWAR       |        |             |         |           |           |           |             | 5469   | 1332   |        |    6801 |
| BAJRA       |        |             |         |           |           | 100000    |             | 76     |        |        |  100076 |
| MAIZE       |        |             |         |           |           |           |             |        | 19     |        |      19 |
| RAGI        |        |             |         |           |           |           |             |        |        |        |       0 |
| Total       | 0      | 0           | 0       | 0         | 0         | 100000    | 0           | 5545   | 1351   | 0      |  106896 |

As on 31.01.2020

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