Lok Sabha Question No. 1844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-12
Subject: Cotton Procurement from Odisha
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1844 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.02.2021

## COTTON PROCUREMENT FROM ODISHA

## 1844.   SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to facilitate cotton procurement in various districts of Odisha particularly in Nuapada and Balangir;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), under Ministry of Textiles, a nominated central nodal agency to undertake Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations, is already operating in the State of Odisha with  its  branch  office  in  Rayagada  and  14  procurement  centres  in  nine  districts  including Nuapada and Balangir to facilitate procurement of cotton from maximum cotton farmers under MSP operations.
- (b): Statement showing district-wise procurement of cotton in the state of Odisha is annexed.

## Statement showing district-wise procurement of cotton in the state of Odisha

| District   | Procurement Center   | Purchase under MSP operations as on 6.02.2021   | Purchase under MSP operations as on 6.02.2021   | Value/amount disbursed to farmers (Rs. in   | Farmers Benefitted   |
|------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|            |                      | Qty of kapas in Qntls                           | equivalent Bales                                | Lakh)                                       |                      |
| Rayagada   | Gunupur              | 183821.24                                       | 34798                                           | 10547.18                                    | 6354                 |
| Rayagada   | Rayagada             | 57855.14                                        | 10939                                           | 3280.39                                     | 1996                 |
| Balangir   | Balangir             | 26874.41                                        | 5058                                            | 1544.93                                     | 923                  |
| Balangir   | Jogimunda            | 395170.88                                       | 74286                                           | 22733.23                                    | 13565                |
| Balangir   | Kantabanji           | 169924.4                                        | 31487                                           | 9711.51                                     | 5833                 |
| Nuapada    | KhariarRd            | 2922.31                                         | 551                                             | 168.48                                      | 100                  |
| Ganjam     | Digapahand           | 993.6                                           | 186                                             | 56.68                                       | 34                   |
| Kalahandi  | Karlapadu            | 53230.13                                        | 9863                                            | 2993.55                                     | 1827                 |
| Kalahandi  | Kesinga              | 31324.69                                        | 5806                                            | 1763.58                                     | 1075                 |
| Kalahandi  | Uchhala              | 46532.09                                        | 8810                                            | 2627.57                                     | 1597                 |
| Boudh      | Manamunda            | 24646.48                                        | 4648                                            | 1411.79                                     | 846                  |
| Bargarh    | Padampur             | 2902.54                                         | 555                                             | 166.16                                      | 100                  |
| Gajapati   | Parlkmundi           | 15546.56                                        | 2955                                            | 887.61                                      | 535                  |
| Sonepur    | Biramaharajpur       | 40088.34                                        | 7575                                            | 2307.3                                      | 1376                 |
| Total      | Total                | 1051832.81                                      | 197517                                          | 60199.96                                    | 36161                |

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