Lok Sabha Question No. 1256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Cotton Corporation  of India
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1256 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## COTTON CORPORATION OF INDIA

## 1256.  SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Cotton Corporation of India had entered the market to purchase the cotton; and
- (b) if so the details thereof since 2014 to till date, State-wise and if not reasons therefor?

उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) is mandated to procure raw cotton if prices of raw cotton fall below Minimum Support Price (MSP). Since marketprice of raw cotton has been ruling above MSP right from the beginning of the current cotton year, there has been no need for CCI to undertake MSP operations.  However,  CCI  has  deployed  adequate  manpower  at  procurement  centres  to  keep  a  close watch  on  kapas  arrivals,  market  rates  and  to  meet  any  eventuality  to  undertake  MSP  operations wherever required.
- (b): Details of procurement of cotton by CCI since 2014 is annexed.

State

Punjab

Haryana

Rajasthan

Gujarat

Maharashtra

MP

Telangana

AP

Karnataka

West Bengal

Orissa

Tami Nadu

Total

## Annexure-I

State-wise procurement of cotton by CCI under MSP & Commercial Procurement Operations since 2014-15 Purchases in Bales of 170kgs each

2014-15

CP

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2015-16

CP

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

MSP

127722

79903

87870

666457

1763192

281875

3690948

1755559

139280

266

102987

8696059

-

-

-

51501

116799

29104

595159

39967

-

368

11633

-

844531

-

-

902

8227

56990

523

34267

4805

15900

465

3549

-

125628

-

-

-

95105

14647

7797

263491

6497

297

352

1991

-

390177

Total

127722

79903

87870

666457

1763192

281875

3690948

1755559

139280

266

102987

8696059

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

465

-

-

465

-

-

-

51501

116799

29104

595159

39967

368

11633

844531

Total

12100

20800

45400

170758

115435

18910

507609

73032

81197

352

25599

-

1071192

2017-18

CP

12100

20800

45400

75653

100788

11113

244118

66535

80900

-

23608

-

681015

2016-17

CP

-

-

902

8227

56990

523

34267

4805

15900

-

3549

-

125163

| State       | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22*   | 2021-22*   | 2021-22*   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|
| State       | MSP       | CP        | Total     | MSP       | CP        | Total     | MSP       | CP        | Total     | MSP        | CP         | Total      |
| Punjab      | -         | 300       | 300       | 355955    | 2100      | 358055    | 535728    | -         | 535728    | -          | -          | -          |
| Haryana     | -         | 100       | 100       | 622861    | 400       | 623261    | 1057172   | -         | 1057172   | -          | -          | -          |
| Rajasthan   | -         | 100       | 100       | 375690    | 1100      | 376790    | 911176    | -         | 911176    | -          | -          | -          |
| Gujarat     | 7983      | -         | 7983      | 1105227   | -         | 1105227   | 415363    | -         | 415363    | -          | 200        | 200        |
| Maharashtra | 195751    | 3100      | 198851    | 2625284   | 2500      | 2627784   | 1751462   | 300       | 1751762   | -          | 500        | 500        |
| MP          | 50923     | -         | 50923     | 442567    | 1039      | 443606    | 443975    | -         | 443975    | -          | -          | -          |
| Telangana   | 777026    | -         | 777026    | 4180317   | -         | 4180317   | 3401456   | -         | 3401456   | -          | 300        | 300        |
| AP          | 4718      | -         | 4718      | 268288    | -         | 268288    | 341692    | -         | 341692    | -          | -          | -          |
| Karnataka   | 8117      | 5900      | 14017     | 349467    | 700       | 350167    | 125986    | -         | 125986    | -          | -          | -          |
| West Bengal | 186       | -         | 186       | 43        | -         | 43        | 68        | -         | 68        | -          | -          | -          |
| Orissa      | 25454     | -         | 25454     | 160658    | -         | 160658    | 205300    | -         | 205300    | -          | -          | -          |
| Tami Nadu   | 253       | -         | 253       | 28271     | -         | 28271     |           | 200       | 200       | -          | -          | -          |
| Total       | 1070411   | 9500      | 1079911   | 1051462 8 | 7839      | 10522467  | 9189378   | 500       | 9189878   | -          | 1000       | 1000       |

*Position as on 31.01.2022

## Note:

Since beginning of current Cotton Season 2021-22, seed cotton prices for FAQ grade are ruling much above MSP level and farmers are getting higher prices.  Thus, farmers do not require market intervention by CCI in current cotton season so far as they are getting 65% to 70% higher above MSP rates by market forces itself. However, very meagre purchases of 1000 bales has been made so far under commercial operations for supply of cotton to KVIC and Cooperative Mills.

MSP

Total

MSP

Total

MSP