Lok Sabha Question No. 1623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Procurement of MSP
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVER}IMENT  OF INDIA

## MtNtsTRy  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD &  puBl.tc  DtsTRtBUTtON DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DTSTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED OUESTION ilO.1523

## TO BE AitSTyERED ON 8rH DECEMBER,  2O2{

## PROCUREMENT  AT MSP

## t1623.  SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister  of GOI{SUIIER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIG DlsTRtBUTroN  3c$lsflr err*, urga oitr  grftrfre  furtlr ** be pteased to state:

- (a)  whether Gentral  agencies discriminate against the states in the procurement  of crops at MSp rates and if so, the comptaints made by the States from time to time;
- (b)  the crop-wise procurement  of farmens, crops in metric tonnes,
- belng made at present  at MSp rates;
- (c)  the detairs of procurement  of farmercr crops at the fixed rf,sp during the last five years;  and
- (d)  whether the Government proposed  to make it  mandatory  to procure as much quantity  of crops as the farners, desires to sell?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MIT{ISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT  AilD coNsuMER AFFAIRS, FOOD &  puBl.tc  DtsTRlBUTtOl{ (sADHVt NTRANJAN JYOTT)

- (a): Gentral agencies do not discriminate  against the states in the procurement  of crops at Mlnimum Support  price  (MSp) rate.
- (b): The crop'wise procurement  of farmey's crops at Msp rate for central pool during 2021-22 is at Annexure-!.
- (c): The detalls of procurement  of farmey's crops at MSp for centrar pool  during last five years  is at Annexure-lt.

(d): The estimates  fo arennarizedoro"J"llffJf  T",::,""",Tr:':"t""#=,,::",;,lf :[il Governments  and Food Corporation  of tndia, before the commencement of each market'ng season  based upon estimated production,  marketabre surplus and agriculturat  crop pattern.

Procurement  in a State depends  not onty upon production  but also upon other murtipre factors rike marketabte  surptui, Msp, prevaiting market rate, demand  & suppty situation  and partacipation  ii pir"r" traders  etc.

Goarsegrains  are procured  at MSp by State.  Govemments  as per the procurement  plan prepared  in consuttation  with FGt and "ppror"iby th" Gentrar Government,  subject  to its distribution by the state Government under  National Food Security  Act (ilF$Ay  Other  yvetfare  Schemes (OWS).

ln order to provide  remunetatiye  prlce  to the fan[ens,  Department of Agricutture,  Gooperation  and Fanners  werfare (DAG&F*),  rrrinirirv or Agriculture  & Farrners wetfare imprements spradhan  Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan  Abhiyan,r (PM-AASHA),  comprising price Support scheme(Pss)' price  Deficiency paymeni'scheme lrorsy  ana pitoi or Private  Procurement  and Stockist  gcheme(ppSS).  Under PM-AAS|{A, states/urs  are offered  to choose either of  pss  and  pDps  in " gir.n procurement  season with respect to palticular  oitseeds "rop toi tt " entire State. The pulses  and copra are procured  under  pSS.  Onty one scheme  i.e  pSS  or  pDpS  will be make operational  in one State with respect  to one commodity.

Fuiher, Government  of tndia, through Gotto, Gorporation  of lndaa (CCl)  undertake  MSp Operation  to proJure  entire quartity  of cotton offered  at lUrsp rates without  any quantitative  rimits. srrdrarry,  Jute Gorporation  of rndia procure  lute  from farmers  at Msp rates without any quantitative  limit.

## ANT{EXURE  REFERRED TO tN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UilSTARRED QUESTTON  NO.t623 FOR ANSWER  ON O8.12.2021

## crop-wise  procurement of farmer's crop at MSp rate for centrar pool ror 202r-22

| s. No.   | Crop      | Unit   | Quantity   | Position as on   |
|----------|-----------|--------|------------|------------------|
| I        | Wheat     | LMT    | 433.44     | 05.t2.202r       |
| 2        | Paddy     | LMT    | 3l 1.48    | 05.12.202t       |
| 3        | Bajara    | MT     | 899.00     | 25.11.2021       |
| 4        | Maize     | MT     | 842.00     | 25.11.2021       |
| 5        | Jute      | MT     | 56.68      | 03.12.2021       |
| 6        | I\,[oong  | MT     | 124720.32  | 02.12.202t       |
| 7        | Urad      | MT     | 337.66     | 02.12.202t       |
| 8        | Copra     | MT     | 19.80      | 02.12.2021       |
| 9        | Groundnut | MT     | 25432.36   | 02.12.2021       |

## ANI{EXURE REFERRED To rN REpLy ro PART (c) oF THE UNSTARRED QUESTtOil NO.l623 FOR ANSWER  ON 0A.12.2021

## Details  of procurement  of farmers' crop at MSp for centrat poor  during rast five year

|        |                |       | Marketing year- wise euantity   | Marketing year- wise euantity   | Marketing year- wise euantity   | Marketing year- wise euantity   | Marketing year- wise euantity   |
|--------|----------------|-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No. | Crop           | Unit  | 2016-L7                         | 2017-18                         | 2018-19                         | 20L9-20                         | 2020-2L                         |
| 7      | Wheat          | tMT   | 229.6t                          | 308.24                          | 357.95                          | 34t.32                          | 389.92                          |
| 2      | Pa             | LMT   | 568.23                          | s68.38                          | 660.11                          | 770.93                          | 894.19                          |
| 3      | Jowar          | MT    | 3733.00                         | 2668.00                         | 12093.O0                        | 23338.00                        | 746472.O0                       |
| 4      | Ba ra          | MT    | 6341.00                         | 20000.00                        | 100891.00                       | 100076.00                       | 361871.00                       |
| 5      | Maize          | MT    | 62180.00                        | 47794.OO                        | 12103.00                        | 115138.00                       | 20s315.00                       |
| 6      |                | MT    | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 94390.00                        | 193243.00                       | 474098,00                       |
| 7      | Co             | MT    | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 313.84                          | 5088.92                         |
| 8      | Grou n dn ut   | MT    | 27L678.93                       | 1051582.58                      | 717574.93                       | 7230A5.62                       | 286233.33                       |
| 9      | Mustard seed   | MT    | 36940.18                        | 873661.00                       | 1088945.26                      | 803843.64                       | 0.58                            |
| 10     | N rseed        | MT    | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 15.90                           | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 11     | Sesamum seed   | MT    | 3419.81                         | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 72     | abean          | MT    | 762.19                          | 72282.10                        | 19483.O2                        | LO677.68                        | 3.69                            |
| 13     | Sunflower seed | MT    | 6s39.09                         | 27 45.43                        | 333 6.33                        | 5267.08                         | 388s.72                         |
| 74     | Gram           | MT    | 0.00                            | 2169430.76                      | 776406.2L                       | 2158434.06                      | 636905.98                       |
| 15     | Masoor         | MT    | 0.00                            | 246943.85                       | s6237 .87                       | 1433.88                         | 18.35                           |
| 16     | Mo             | MT    | 72L902.70                       | 299182.35                       | 3287L4.L6                       | 147130.39                       | 767397.20                       |
| t7     | Toor           | MT    | 195993.68                       | 1131834.66                      | 29L000.87                       | 729967.73                       | 7!OO4.46                        |
| 18     | Urad           | MT    | 75747.65                        | 363s93.88                       | 492294.74                       | 132.31                          | 1087.06                         |
| 19     | Jute           | MT    | 10339.20                        | 61011.17                        |                                 |                                 |                                 |
|        |                | Bales |                                 | 3.90                            | 3079.15                         | L4812.87                        | 716.27                          |
| 20     | Cotton         |       | 0.01                            |                                 | to.70                           | 105.15                          | 91.89                           |