Lok Sabha Question No. 1748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Rice and Wheat Procurement Drive
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1748 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2022

## RICE AND WHEAT PROCUREMENT DRIVE

1748.  MS. DIYA KUMARI:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION उपभोᲦा मामले , खा᳒ और सावᭅजिनक िवतरण मंᮢी be pleased to state:

- (a) the contributions made by States/UTs significantly to the Government's rice and wheat procurement drive, especially by the State of Rajasthan;
- (b) the taxes levied by them on MSP, if any;

(c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to/has  taken  steps  to  prevent unequal/unfair  taxes  and  other  statutory  levies  imposed  by  foodgrain procuring States which may potentially distort the market; and

- (d) if so, the details of the measures taken thereof?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): The  quantity  of  wheat  and  rice  procured  for  central  pool  in  States including Rajasthan  during last three years  and  current year is at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

(b):   The Taxes levied on MSP by State Governments including Rajasthan is at Annexure-III.

(c) to (d):   Government of India vide letter dated 29.06.2022 has requested all State  Governments to revisit the  process to allow total Statutory Charges upto 2% of MSP with an aim to rationalize the rate of Statutory charges allowed to States.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1748 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## WHEAT PROCUREMENT FOR CENTRAL POOL

| SL No            | STATES/ UTs   | RMS 2019-20   |   RMS 2020-21 | RMS 2021-22   | RMS 2022-23   |
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Punjab           | 129.12        | 127.14        |        132.22 | 96.47         | 1             |
| Haryana          | 93.20         | 74.00         |         84.93 | 41.86         | 2             |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 37.00         | 35.77         |         56.41 | 3.36          | 3             |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 67.25         | 129.42        |        128.16 | 46.03         | 4             |
| Bihar            | 0.03          | 0.05          |          4.56 | 0.03          | 5             |
| Rajasthan        | 14.11         | 22.25         |         23.4  | 0.10          | 6             |
| Uttrakhand       | 0.42          | 0.38          |          1.44 | 0.02          | 7             |
| Chandigarh       | 0.13          | 0.11          |          0.17 | 0.03          | 8             |
| Delhi            | 0.00          | 0.00          |          0.06 | 0.00          | 9             |
| Gujarat          | 0.05          | 0.77          |          1.71 | 0.00          | 10            |
| Maharashtra      | 0.00          | 0.00          |          0.01 | 0.00          | 11            |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.01          | 0.03          |          0.13 | 0.03          | 12            |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | 0.00          | 0.00          |          0.24 | 0.00          | 13            |
| West Bengal      | 0.00          | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00          | 14            |
| 341.32           |               | 389.92 433.44 |        187.93 | TOTAL         | TOTAL         |

(Fig in LMT )

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1748 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## PADDY (IN TERMS OF RICE) PROCUREMENT FOR CENTRAL POOL

[Figures in LMT]

| S. No.           | STATES/ UTs   | KMS 2018-19   |   KMS 2019-20 | KMS 2020- 21   | KMS 2021-22#   |
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
| A.P.             | 48.06         | 55.33         |         56.66 | 45.24          | 1              |
| Telangana        | 51.90         | 74.54         |         95.25 | 79.02          | 2              |
| Assam            | 1.03          | 2.11          |          1.42 | 2.92           | 3              |
| 4 Bihar          | 9.49          | 13.41         |         23.84 |                | 30.09          |
| 5 Chandigarh     | 0.13          | 0.15          |          0.19 | 0.18           |                |
| 6 Chattisgarh    | 39.71         | 50.53         |         47.62 | 61.65          |                |
| Delhi            | 0.00          | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00           | 7              |
| Gujarat          | 0.09          | 0.14          |          0.74 | 0.82           | 8              |
| Haryana          | 39.41         | 43.07         |         37.89 | 37.06          | 9              |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.00          | 0.00          |          0    | 0.19           | 10             |
| Jharkhand        | 1.53          | 2.55          |          4.28 | 5.12           | 11             |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | 0.09          | 0.10          |          0.26 | 0.27           | 12             |
| Karnataka        | 0.59          | 0.41          |          1.38 | 1.46           | 13             |
| Kerala           | 4.65          | 4.83          |          5.2  | 5.09           | 14             |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 13.95         | 17.40         |         24.97 | 30.70          | 15             |
| Maharashtra      | 5.80          | 11.67         |         12.72 | 11.74          | 16             |
| Odisha           | 44.47         | 47.98         |         52.58 | 48.30          | 17             |
| Puducherry       | 0.00          | 0.00          |          0    | 0.00           | 18             |
| 19 Punjab        | 113.34        | 108.76        |        135.89 |                | 125.48         |
| 20 Rajasthan     | -             | -             |          0    |                | 0.05           |
| 21 NEF (Tripura) | 0.07          | 0.14          |          0.17 |                | 0.34           |
| 22 Tamilnadu     | 12.94         | 22.04         |         30.53 |                | 27.95          |
| 23 Uttar Pradesh | 32.33         | 37.90         |         44.78 | 43.91          |                |
| 24 Uttrakhand    | 4.62          | 6.82          |          7.18 |                | 7.74           |
| 25 West Bengal   | 19.79         | 18.38         |         18.9  |                | 24.01          |
| Total            | Total         | 443.99        |        518.26 | 602.45         | 589.33         |

#  Data upto

21.07.2022.

## ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1748 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA.

Detail of taxes levied on MSP

| S. No   | State            | Market Fee   | Market Fee   | APMC Cess   | APMC Cess   | R.D Fee   | R.D Fee   | Total      | Total   |
|---------|------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|------------|---------|
| S. No   | State            | Wheat        | Rice         | Wheat       | Rice        | Wheat     | Rice      | Wheat      | Rice    |
| 1       | Himachal Pradesh | 1.00%        | 1.00%        |             |             |           |           | 1.00%      | 1.00%   |
| 2       | Haryana          | 2.00%        | 2.00%        |             |             | 2.00%     | 2.00%     | 4.00%      | 4.00%   |
| 3       | Punjab           | 3.00%        | 3.00%        |             |             | 3.00%     | 3.00%     | 6.00%      | 6.00%   |
| 4       | Uttar Pradesh    | 1.00%        | 1.00%        | 0.50%       | 0.50%       |           |           | 1.50%      | 1.50%   |
| 5       | Uttrakhand       | 2.50%        | 2.50%        |             |             |           |           | 2.50%      | 2.50%   |
| 6       | Delhi            | 1.00%        |              |             |             |           |           | 1.00%      | 0.00%   |
| 7       | Rajasthan        | 1.60%        |              |             |             |           |           | 1.60%      | 0.00%   |
| 8       | Odisha           |              | 2.00%        |             |             |           |           | 0.00%      | 2.00%   |
| 9       | West Bengal      |              | 0.50%        |             |             |           |           | 0.00%      | 0.50%   |
| 10      | Assam            | 1.00%        | 1.00%        |             |             |           |           | 1.00%      | 1.00%   |
| 11      | Maharashtra      | 1.05%        | 1.05%        |             |             |           |           | 1.05%      | 1.05%   |
| 12      | Chattisgarh      | 2.00%        | 2.00%        |             |             |           |           | 2.00%      | 2.00%   |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh   | 2.00%        | 1.50%        |             |             |           |           | 2.00%      | 1.50%   |
| 14      | Andhra Pradesh   |              | 1.00%        |             |             |           |           | 0.00%      | 1.00%   |
| 15      | Telangana        |              | 1.00%        |             |             |           |           | 0.00%      | 1.00%   |
| 16      | Karnataka        |              |              |             | 1.50%       |           |           | 0.00%      | 1.50%   |
| 17      | Gujarat          | 0 to 1.00%   |              |             |             |           |           | 0 to 1.00% | 0.00%   |

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