Lok Sabha Question No. 4 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Wastage of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMEiIT  OF IilDIA MtNlsTRy otF col{suMER AFFA|RS,  FOOD &  puBLtc  DtsTRtBUTtON DEP'TRTMENT  OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DTSTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED OUESTION NO.4 'ro BE ANSWERED  ON 2ND FEBRUARYT2O22

## WASTAGE OF FOODGRAINS

## t4. sHRt DHARAMBTR STNGH:

Wi, the Minister of  GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND  pUBLtC DtsTRtBUTroN srnfrTar  arr*, vr6t dtr grtr+o  Fflwr d+ be pteased  to state:

- (a)  whether  a huge quantity  of food items gets wasted every year and if sor the plan  to stop such wastage arong  with the detairs  thereof;
- (b)  the state-w'ise  detairs of seven main food items wasted during the last five years along with the value thereof; and
- (c) deta whether any/ reasons for this wastage have been found and if so, the ils thereofil

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MINISTER  OI3 STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND coNslJMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD &  puBl.rc  DISTRIBUTION (sADHvt NTRANJAN  JYOTI)

- (a)r No Sir.
- (b): The state-wise and year-wise  details on the value and votume  of foodgrains (whean  and rice), which got damaged in the godowns  of Food Gorporation of lndia (FGl) are as unden

| Region                | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |         | in Tonnes   | in Tonnes   |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|---------|-------------|-------------|
| Bihar                 |           |           | 20{8-{9 | lzors-zo    | 2020,-21    |
|                       | o         | 1617      | 3568    | 0           | 5           |
| Jharkhand             | o         | 45        | 3'      | 0           | 12          |
| Odisha                | 1         | o         | 2       | a7          | 1445        |
| West al               | o         | o         | 12      | 0           | 79          |
| Assam                 | 205       | 328       | 868     | 2           | 2A          |
| NEF                   | {05       | 92        | 58      | 27          | 0           |
| Na land               | 3         | o         | 0       | o           | 0           |
| Delhi                 | 12        | 14        | 2       | 44          | 34          |
| Ha na                 | 0         | o         | o       | 2A6         | o           |
| J&K                   | 0         | o         | o       | o           | 8           |
| Pu ab                 | 8         | 211       | 3{8     | 56          | 25          |
| Raiasthan             | 125       | 1         | o       | 2           | a4          |
| Uttar Pradesh         | 48        | 243       | 116     | 26          | 69          |
| Andhra Pradesh        | 6         | o         | o       | 640         | o           |
| Kerala                | 88        | 2         | 113     | 32          | 74          |
| Karnataka             | 13        | 75        | 53      | 10          | I           |
| Tamil Nadu            | 66        | t6        | 6       | 1           | 0           |
| Gujarat               | r19       | 5         | {9      | 694         | 34          |
| Maharashtra           | 7963      | 14        | 35      | 18          | 0           |
| Mad Pradesh           | o         | 0         | 5       | o           | o           |
| chh rh                | 12        | o         | 7       | 5           | 6           |
| Count Total           | 4776      | 2663      | 5213    | 1930        | 1850        |
| Value in Grore in Rs) | 9,12      | 3.22      | G,73    | 2.61        | 2.77        |

(Figs are rounded  off).

(c): Yes sir. Naturar catamities  rike floods and cycrones  are the maior reasons for this damage of foodgrains. '

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