Lok Sabha Question No. 491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Data on Edible Oil
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S., Anto  Antony, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIOil

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.49{ TO BE ANSWERED  ON {sr DECEMBER,  2O2t

## DATA ON EDIBLE OlL

49,I. DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY  TATKARE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

Will the Minister of  GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTIoN  5Tsltran rrri, ur<-rr sit{ Trd-dfrfi, Ea{q d'* be pleased to stat6:

- (a) the per capita availability and consumption of edlble oil and pulses in the country during each of the Iast three years and the current  year;
- (b)  whether the gap between demand and supply of pulses, edible oils and other such commoditaes has led to  rising prices and further dependence on imports of these commodities  and if sor the details thereoft
- the details of production, demand, import and prices of the aforesaid
- (c) commodities  during the last three yearcl
- (d)  the steps taken/proposed to be taken to improve the domestic
- availability  and to keep prices under controll
- (e)  whether the Government has any proposal  to supply the aforesaid commodities to the consumers at subsidized rates and if so, the details thereoft  and
- (O the other steps taken by the Government  to cut down the imports from foreign countries and make the country self-reliant in pulses and edible oil?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMEilT AND GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION (SADHV! HIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): The per capita availability and consurnption  of edible oil and pubes in the country during each ofthe last three years and the current year is given below:
- (b): Domestic production  of edible oils is  unable to  meet domestic demand.  The gap between demand and supply of edible oils is around 567o and is met through imports. The production of domestic  oilseeds has been stagnant sance 2O1O-{{. As ollseeds are cultivated on marginal land and largely dependent on rainfall, their production has been stagnant for the last couple of years. However, domestic demand for edible oils has been increasing at a pace faster than that of production  due to growth in population and improvement  in the living standards  of people i.e {O LMT per annum, hence domestic  production is insufficient  to meet the demand.

| Year             |   Per Gapita Gonsumption/Availabi lity (Kg/Annum) Edible Oils | Per Gapita Gonsumption/Availabi lity (Kg/Annum) Pulses   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 21.6             |                                                         17.29 | 20{8-lt9                                                 |
| 2(J19-i2(J { 9.8 |                                                         18.31 |                                                          |
| 15.7 2020-ia1    |                                                         20.12 |                                                          |

The government has undertaken  several measures to mitigate rise in prices of essential commodities through adequate availability.

ln order to ensure effective intervention for controlling prices, the Govemment maintains buffer stocks of putses and onion under the Price Stabilization Fund (PSF). The stocks are utilised to send appropriate martet signals, deter speculative/hoarding activities, and for regulated  release  to coo! down their prices.

Further, the Government imposed stock limits on some pulses under the Essential Gommodities Act, 1955 in July 202{, which lapsed on 3lst October,  2021, and has had a salutary effect in terms of softening of prices.

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- (c): The details of production, demand, import and prices of edible oils and pulses during the last three years and current year is Annexed,
- (d): In order to improve the domestic availability and to keep prices under control, the Government has been rationalizing the duty structure on edible oils during 2o21-22  to reduce the price burden of common man. ln the latest notification  dated 14.1o,2021 the following measures have been taken:
- !n a bid to control the continuous  rise in the cooking oit prices since past one year, the Centra! Government has eut the basic duty on Grude Palm Oil, Grude Soyabean  Oil and Grude Sunflower  Oil from 2.5% to Nil.
- The Agri.cess on these Oils has been brought down lrom 2Oo/o lo 7.5o/o for Grude Palm Oit and 57o for Grude Soyabean  Oil and Grude Sunflower oit. a
- Gonsequent upon the above reduction, the total duty is 7.5o/o for Grude Palm Oil and 5olo for Grude Soyabean Oil and Grude Sunflower  Oi!. a
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- The basic duty on RBD Palmolein Oil, Refined Soyabean and Refined Sunflower  Oil has been slashed lo 17.5o/o  from the current 32.5o/o.
- Before reduction, the agricultural infrastructure  cess on all forms of Grude Edible Oils was 2O%. This has been,reduced  to 7.5o/o for crude palm oil, 57o each for crude soyabean  oil and crude sunflower oit.
- To control prices of edible oils, futures trading in mustard oil on NCDEX has been suspended and stock limits have been imposed. a
- The Government is taking steps to improve the production of secondary a
- edible oils, especially  rice bran oil to reduce the import dependence.
- The Department  of Food and Public Distribution has imposed stock limits on Edible Oils and Oilseeds for a period up to 3{st Manchr 2O22. The Removal of Licensing Requirements,  Stock Limits and Movement Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs (Amendment)  Order, 2021 has been issued w.e.f. 8th Oclol:err 2021.

Gontinuing with  the  prr:active measure$ to  augment domestic availability of pulses,  chaflges  r*ere made in the import policy as well. Tur, Urad and Moong were shifted from restricted category to free category for the period from {5th May 2O2'l to 31st October 2021. The time period for free import of Tur and Urad v;,'rs again extended till 3{st December 2O2{. Basic duty on Masur import has been reduced to zero and Agriculture lnfrastructure and Developmer  t Gess (AIDC)  l,o 1Oo/o to soften the prices of ampoiled  Masur on the consunrcr.

Additionally, s-year MoUs have been signed with Myanmar for annual import of 2.5 LMT of Urad and I  LMT of Tur, and with Malawi for annual import of O.5O LMT of Tur. Further, the MoU with Mozambique for annual import of 2 LMT Tur has been extended for another 5 years.

- (e): At present, there is no proposal by the Gentral Government to supply the aforesaid commodities to the consumers at subsidized  rates.
- (0:  The Government of  lndia has been  implementing a  Gentrally Sponsored Scheme, National Food Security Mission- Oilseeds & Oil palm (NFSM-OS&OP) from 2O1A-19 to augment  the availability  of vegetable oils and to reduce the amport of edible oils by increasing the production  and productivity  of oilseeds and area expansion  of Oil Palm 8 Tree Bome Oilseeds  in the country.

Now the Government has launched a separate Mission for Oil Palm, which is the Nationa! Missaon for Edible Oils (Oi! Palm)- I{MEO (OP) to promote oil palm cultivation  for making the country Aatamnirbhar in edible oils with special focus on North-Eastern  States and Andaman and Nicobar lslands. iIMEO (OP) has been launched by targeting an additional 6.5 lakh hectare area from 2021-22 lo 2025-26.

To incentivize  farmers for increasing  production  of  pulsesr the Government  promulgates  appropriate Minimum Support Prices (M$P) and also implements schemes sucn as National Food Security Mission (NFSM) with the objective of increasinl,,  ;:ulses  production and productivity.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO lN REPLY To PART (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.49{ FOR ANSWER  ON 01.12.2021 IN THE LOK SABHA.

The details  ofproduction,  demand,  import and prices  of edible oils during  the three  years and the current  year is given below:

| Oil Year (Nov-Oct)   | Area Under Cultivation of OiI Seeds (lakh Ilectares)   | Production 0l' oilseeds* (LMT)   | Domestic ,\vailability of Edible Oils (LMT)   | Imports of Edible Oils** (LMr)   |   Total Availability/ Consumption (LMT) |   7o Share of imports |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2017-18              | 245.1)                                                 | 315                              | 103.8                                         | 14s.9                            |                                  249.7  |                 58.4  |
| 2018-19              | 247.9                                                  | 315                              | 103.5                                         | 155.7                            |                                  259.2  |                 60    |
| 2019-20              | 263.t                                                  | 3:'l                             | t 06.5                                        | 134.1                            |                                  240.71 |                 55.7  |
| 2020-21##            | 288.',.)"                                              | 361                              | 111.6                                         | 134.5                            |                                  240.12 |                 56.02 |

## Prices of Edible  Oils

| Average Retail Price of Edible Oils (t{s/Iig)   | Average Retail Price of Edible Oils (t{s/Iig)   | Average Retail Price of Edible Oils (t{s/Iig)   | Average Retail Price of Edible Oils (t{s/Iig)   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Oil Name                                        | 2018-19 (Nov 1u Oct.                            | 2019-20 (Nov to Oct.)                           | 2020-21 (Nov to Oct.)                           |
| GROI,]NDNUT OIL                                 | 128                                             | t44                                             | 171                                             |
| MUSTARD OIL                                     | 109                                             | 120                                             | 159                                             |
| VANASPATI                                       | 80                                              | 89                                              | 123                                             |
| SOYABEAN O.IL                                   | 92                                              | 100                                             | 138                                             |
| SLINFLOWER OIL                                  | 99                                              | 110                                             | r56                                             |
| PALM OIL                                        |                                                 | 89                                              | 122                                             |

Source- DoCA

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The details  ofproduction,  demand, import  and prices  ofPulses during  the three  years and the curent year is given below:

| Year    | Total Production of Pulses (LMT)   | Imports (LMT)   | Exports (LMT)   | Availability/Demand (Production a Imports -Exports) (LMT)   |
|---------|------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 201E-r9 | 220.8                              | t5.40           | 2.72            | 233.48                                                      |
| 2019-20 | 230.3                              | 20.56           | 1.87            | 249.00                                                      |
| 2020-21 | 257.2                              | 22.70           | 2.23            | 277.67                                                      |
| 2021-22 | 94.5*                              | l5.ll**         | 2.27n           |                                                             |

+  As per I st Advance Estimates (Kharifonly)  ** lmports up to l4.l 1.2021  ^Exports  up to 14.11.2021

Source: DAC&FW and D/o Commerce

| Average lletail Price of Pulses @s/Kg)   | Average lletail Price of Pulses @s/Kg)   | Average lletail Price of Pulses @s/Kg)   | Average lletail Price of Pulses @s/Kg)   |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Pulses                                   | 2018-19 (April to March)                 | 2019-20 (April to March)                 | 2020-21 (April to March)                 |
| Gram dal                                 | 65.1I                                    | 65.92                                    | 70.42                                    |
| Tur Dal                                  | 71.17                                    | 84.90                                    | 99.57                                    |
| Urad Dal                                 | 70.23                                    | 83.77                                    | t04.49                                   |
| Moong Dal                                | 74.03                                    | 86.27                                    | 106.01                                   |
| Masoor Dal                               | 61.33                                    | 64.12                                    | 78.04                                    |

Source - DoCA