Lok Sabha Question No. 1056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-08
Subject: Shortfall in Supply of Parboiled Rice
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1056 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY, 2023

## SHORTFALL IN SUPPLY OF PARBOILED RICE

## 1056. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Food Corporation of India has received complaints pertaining to the shortfall in supply of parboiled rice at Fair Price Shops (FPSs) in Kerala, particularly in Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Kerala has requested the Food Corporation of India (FCI) parboiled rice from the central pool to meet the Iocal demand for the same; for
- (d) if sO, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of parboiled rice procured and distributed by the major parboiled rice consuming States since 2018; and
- the details of parboiled and raw rice allocated and received by the FCI since 2018, State-wise?

## AN SWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JyOTI)

- (a) and (b): Food Corporation of India (FCI) has not received complaints pertaining to the shortfall in supply of parboiled rice at Fair Price Shops (FPSs) in Kerala including Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency: any

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(c) and (d): Government of Kerala requested Government of India to provide 50% of the total allotment of rice rice. Boiled and raw

(e) and (f): Details of parboiled rice procured the major parboiled rice consuming States since KMS 2018-19 is at Annexure -I. by

Government of India allocates rice (without any classification parboiled rice or raw rice) to States for distribution in National Food Security Act (NFSA) and Other Welfare Schemes (OWS): FCI arrange parboiled rice for the States if demanded, from surplus parboiled States:

State-wise allocation and offtake of rice W.e.f 2017-18 to 2022-23 is at Annexure II.

State-wise, details of parboiled and raw rice received by the FCI since KMS 2018-19 is at Annexure- III:

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ANNEXURE REFERRED To IN REPLY To PART (e) (f) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1056 FOR ANSWER ON 08.02.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA:

Details of Parboiled rice procured by major Parboiled rice consuming States since KMS 2018-19

in LMT Fig:

| STATEIU.T:   |   KMS 2018-19 |   KMS 2019-20 |   KMS 2020-21 | KMS 2021-22*   |   KMS 2022-23* |
|--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
| BIHAR        |          0    |          0    |          0    | 10.08          |           3.29 |
| JHARKHAND    |          1.5  |          2.54 |          4.21 | 4.82           |           0    |
| KARNATAKA    |          0    |          0    |          0    | 0.00           |           0    |
| KERALA       |          4.46 |          4.58 |          4.93 | 4.83           |           0.89 |
| ODISHA       |         36.38 |         39.87 |         43.3  |                |           2.56 |
| TAMILNADU    |         12.24 |         21.46 |         22.35 | 12.98          |           1.02 |
| WEST BENGAL  |         18.63 |         17.46 |         17.83 | 22.85          |           2.07 |
| TOTAL        |         73.21 |         85.91 |         92.62 | 94.96          |           9.83 |

## Allocation and Offtake of RICE from Year 2017-18 t0 2022-23 under TPDS

| SL.NO                | STATESIUTs   | 2017-48   | 2017-48    | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20    | 2019-20   | 2020-21    | 2020-21   | 2021-22    | 2021-22   | 2022-23(Jan.23)   | 2022-23(Jan.23)   |
|----------------------|--------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| SL.NO                | Allocation   | Olftake   | Allocation |           | Offtake   | Allocation | Offtake   | Allocation | Olftake   | Allocation | Offtake   | Allocation        | Olftake           |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 1849.776]    | 1878.585  | 1849.776   |           | 1849.776  | 1849.776   | 1849.776  | 2141.845   | 1849.776  | 1750.856]  |           | 1541.480]         | 1541.130          |
| 2 Arunanchal Pradesh | 88.992       | 88.693    | 88.992     | 87.032    |           | 88.992     | 92.,023   | 88.992     | 87.223    | 88.996     | 79.840    | 74.163            |                   |
| 3/Assam              | 1625.752     | 1626.865  | 1625.752   | 1622.650] | 1625.752  |            | 1632.985  | 1624.944   | 1484,682  |            | 1549.309  | 1357.446          | 1352.307          |
| Bihar                | 3296.316]    | 3332.968  | 3296.316   | 3122.056  |           | 3296.316   | 3239.571  | 3314.598   | 3099.194  | 3316.260   | 2901.578  | 3500.497          | 2906.436          |
| 5  Chhatisgarh       | 1384.055]    | 1376.724  | 1384.056   |           | 1375.528] | 4384.055   | 1374.945] | 1384.056   | 1375.292  | 1384.0561  | 1376.739  | 1153.380          | 1153.749          |
| 6 Delhi              | 92.908       | 91.652    | 92.908]    | 79.815    |           | 92.908     | 90.549    | 92.850     |           | 92.210     | 83.082    | 135.020           | 117.578           |
|                      | 49.569       | 49.570    | 49.616     |           | 49.616    | 49.640     | 49.640    | 48.768     | 47.080    | 49.640     | 48.592    | 41.366            | 39.328            |
| 8]Gujarat            | 710          | 689.872   | 713.836    | 638.273   |           | 713.837    | 553.812   | 653.518    | 604.041   | 688.342    | 620.934   | 928.601           | 891.951           |
| 9]Harana             |              |           |            |           | 0.000     |            | 00o0      |            | 0.00o     |            | 0.Ooo     |                   |                   |
| 10Himachal Pradesh   | 185.396      | 187.307   | 185 396]   | 183.638   |           | 185.395    | 187.282   | 185.395    | 185.396   | 185.395    | 182.700   | 154.497           | 153.103           |
| 11 Jharkhand         | 1542.583]    | 1452.316  | 1542.583   | 1510.970  |           | 1542.583   | 1498.120  | 1542.583   | 1565.607  | 1034.940   | 924.819   | 1104.508          | 985.313           |
| 12 Karataka          | 2608.836     | 2825.250] | 2608.836   | 2609.932  |           | 2608.835   | 2631.142  | 2405.302   | 2370.616  | 2052.719   | 1839.458] |                   | 1682.072          |
| 13/Kerala            | 1149.539     | 1159.561  | 1159.990   | 1150.216] |           | 1087. 170  | 1086.172  | 1135.782   | 1135.733] | 1459.920   | 1113.911  | 1018.,331         | 1057.807          |
| 14Madhya Pradesh     | 966.364      | 879.635   | 891.118    |           | 873.844   | 891.120    | 857.305   | 860.821    | 754.793   | 791.460    | 783.217   | 1410.305          | 1413.281          |
| 15]Maharashtra       | 2021.100     | 1864.673] | 2021.100   | 1839.416  |           | 2021.100   | 1804.786  | 2021.400   | 1828.511  | 2021.100   | 1444.956  | 2301.730          | 1285.384          |
| 16]Manipur_          | 144.349      | 149.306   | 151.832    | 152.542   | 159.122   | 155,855    |           | 162.598    | 158.865]  | 130.924    | 121.623   |                   |                   |
| 17 IMeghalaya        | 147.359      | 146.198   | 151.443    | 153.080   |           | 154.351    | 154211    | 154.351    | 152.750   | 154.351    | 150.723   | 128.626]          | 128.330           |
| 18 Mizoram           | 65.758       | 65.114    | 65.758     | 66.259    | 65.758    |            | 67.406]   | 65.758]    | 64.663    | 65.758     | 64.360    | 54.798            | 55.019            |
|                      | 134.763      |           | 438.058    | 137.450   |           | 138.058    | 136.247   | 138.058    |           | 138.058    | 132.705   | 115.048           | 110.407           |
| 2o Odisha            | 1864.701     | 1863.387  | 1914.210   | 2056.739] |           | 1918.040   | 1740.787  | 1929.645   | 1806.235] | 1946.355]  | 1718.705  | 1824.892          | 1780.692          |
| 21Punjab             |              |           |            | 0.000     |           |            | 0.000     | 0.000      | 0,000     | 00o0       | 0.000     | 0.000             | 0.000             |
| 22Rajasthan          |              |           | 0.000      |           |           |            | 0.000     |            |           | ooo        | 0.000     | 0.000             |                   |
| 23|Sikkim       | 40.770       | 40.712    | 40.771     | 40.821    |           |            | 40.643    | 40.770     | 38.039    | 40.770     | 37.921    | 33.975            | 31.824            |
| 24 Tamil Nadu        | 3515.931     | 3905.277  | 3515.931   | 3419.085  |           | 3515.931   | 3766.344  | 3378.628   | 3236,550  | 3309.977   | 2617.740] | 2935.239          | 2392.806]         |
| 25 /Telangana        | 1295.051     | 1315.249  | 1295.051   | 1206.676] |           |            | 1342.013  | 1296.051   | 1240.754  | 1296.051   | 1265.421  | 1080.042          | 1080.042          |
| 26] Tipura           | 233.533      | 242.944   | 233.533    | 234.883   |           | 233.533    | 226.814   | 233.230    | 214.133   |            | 176.770   | 194.289           | 168.531           |
| 27 Uttrakhand        | 282.413      | 301.321   | 282 412    | 284.392   |           | 282.412    | 282.800]  | 282.412    | 270.703   | 282.412    | 364.143   | 280.693           | 266.264           |
| 28 Uttar Pradesh     | 3939.462     | 3887.017  | 3870.473   | 3673.107  | 3780.934  |            | 3635.230] | 3755.727   | 3620.128  | 3961.876   | 3474.494  | 4614.136          | 3267.302          |
| 29]West Bengal_      | 1605.510     | 1443.007  | 1607.542   | 1535.459  |           | 1607.949   | 1559.710  | 1607.949   | 1595.299] | 1607.949   | 1548.594  | 1856.239          | 2139.235]         |
| 30/A&N Islands       | 19777        | 9.900     | 19.772     | 10.276    | 19.776]   |            | 8.826     | 19.781     | 12.013    | 19.781     | 16.112    | 16.484            |                   |
| 31Chandigarh         | 0.000        | 0.000     |            |           |           |            |           |            |           |            |           |                   | 0.000             |
| 32 DEN Haveli        | 10.211       | 9.692     | 10211      |           | 8.509     | 10.007     | 10.008    |            |           |            |           |                   |                   |
| 33 Damen& DIU        | 2.568        | 2.415     | 2.518      | 2.216     |           | 2.278      | 2070      | 13.718     | 12.477    | 13.973     | 13.154    | 11.459            | 11.359            |
| 34 Jammu & Kashmir   | 529.437      | 523.423   | 529.137    |           | 520.776   | 527.208    | 538.989   | 516.163    | 491.482   | 515.888    | 399.730   | 429.907           | 323.182           |
| 35 Ladakh            |              |           |            |           |           | 1.928      |           | 7.290      | 7.327     |            | 6.680     | 5.842             | 9.490             |
| 36 Lakshadweep       | 4.620        | 5211      |            | 4620      | 3.777     | 620        | 4211      | 4.620      | 3.492     | 4.620]     | 4844      | 3,850             | 3.573             |
| 37 Puducherry        | 0.000        | 0.000     |            |           |           | 0.000      |           |            | 0,000     |            | 0.000     | 0.000             |                   |
| Total                | 31408.202    | 31562.919 | 31344.548] |           | 30492.801 |            | 30620.271 | 30817.342  | 29835.351 | 30071.877] | 28817.710 |                   | 26542.464         |

## ANNEXURE-II

(In Thousand tons)

## Details of CMR (Raw and Parboiled) Received by FCI since KMS 2018-19

(Fig: in LMT)

| STATE/U:T.     | KMS 2018-19   | KMS 2018-19   | KMS 2018-19   | KMS 2019-20   | KMS 2019-20   | KMS 2019-20   | KMS 2020-21   | KMS 2020-21   | KMS 2020-21   | KMS 2021-22'   | KMS 2021-22'   | KMS 2021-22'   |        |           |        |
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|-----------|--------|
| STATE/U:T.     | Raw           | Parboiled     | Total         | Raw           | Parboiled     | Total         | Raw           | Parboiled     | Total         | Raw            | Parboiled      | Total          | Raw    | Parboiled | Total  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 18.81         | 2.03          | 20.84         | 14.54         | 2.91          | 17.46         | 14.51         | 429           | 18.80         | 6.46           | 0.03           | 6.54           | 2.02   | 0.00      | 282    |
| TELANGANA      | 1.38          |               | 28.15         | 9.71          | 44.71         | 54.42         | 7.09          | 52.92         | 60.01         | 10.73          | 12.94          | 23.67          | 0.93   | 0.00      | 0.93   |
| ASSAM          | 102           | 0.00          | 1.02          | 2.10          | 0.00          | 2.10          | 1.41          | 0.00          | 1.41          | 3.79           | 0.00           | 3.79           | 0.51   | 0.00      | 0.51   |
| BIHAR          | 0.03          | 0.00          | 0.03          | 0.04          | 0.00          | 0.04          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
| CHANDIGARH     | 0.14          | 0.C0          | 0.14          | 0.11          | 0.00          | 0.11          | 0.10          | 0.00          | 0.10          | 0.10           |                | 0.10           | 0.10   | 0.00      | 0.10   |
| CHHATTISGARH   | 0.00          | 23.92         | 23.92         | 0.00          | 26.38         | 26.38         | 6.88          | 15.95         | 22.83         | 28.89          | 3.56           | 32.45          | 12.05  | 3.05      | 15.10  |
| DELHI          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.C0           | 0.00           | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
| GUJARAT        | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.C0          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.C0           | 0.00           | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
| HARYANA        | 39.30         | 0.00          | 39.30         | 43.45         | 0.00          | 43.45         | 36.89         | 0.79          | 37.68         | 37.26          | 0.00           | 37.26          | 16.29  | 0.00      | 16.29  |
| HIMACHAL PR    | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.05           | 0.00           | 0.05           | 0.03   |           | 0.03   |
|                | 0.00          | 1.50          | 1.50          | 0.00          | 2.54          | 2.54          | 0.05          | 4.21          | 4.26          | 0.00           | 4.82           | 4.82           | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
| J&k            | 0.09          | 0.00          | 0.09          | 0.10          | 0.00          | 0.10          | 0.26          | 0.00          | 0.26          | 0.27           | 0.00           | 0.27           | 0.21   | 0.00      | 0.21   |
| KARNATAKA      | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.C0           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00   | Q.00      |        |
| KERALA         | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00   | 0.00      |        |
| MADHYA PR      | 0.27          | 0.02          | 0.29          | 0.23          | 0.00          |               | 5.71          | 0.00          | 5.71          | 0.34           | 0.00           | 0.34           | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00   | 0.00      | G.OQ   |
| ODISHA         | 1.80          | 16.04         | 17.84         | 1.16          | 16.05         | 17.21         | 1.25          |               | 18.99         | 0.63           | 8.38           | 9.01           | 0.00   | 2.11      | 211    |
| PUDUCHERRY     | 0.00          | 0.00          |               | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |               |               | 0.00           | 0.00           |                | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
| PUNJAB         | 412.79        | 0.39          | 113.18        | 108.50        | 0.00          | 108.50        | 135.45        | 0.34          | 135.79        | 126.23         | 0.00           | 126.23         | 45.00  | 0.00      | 45.00  |
| NEF (Tripura)  | 0.07          | 0.00          | 0.07          | 0.09          | 0.00          | 0.09          | 0.00          |               | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
| TAMILNADU      | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.0C          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00           | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
| UTTAR PR       | 32.03         | 0.00          | 32.03         | 37.90         | 0.00          | 37.90         | 44.20         | 0.06          | 44.26         | 43.91          | 0.00           | 43.91          | 32.26  | 0.00      | 32.26  |
| UTTRAKHAND     | 2.34          | 0.00          | 2.34          | 2.63          | 0.00          | 2.63          | 3.17          | 0.00          | 3.17          | 2.93           | 0.00           | 2.93           | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
| WEST BENGAL    | 0.01          | 0.79          | 0.80          | 0.00          | 0.52          | 0.52          | 0.00          | 0.44          | 0.44          | 0.00           |                | 0.00           | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
| RAJASTHAN      | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.05           | 0.00           | 0.05           | 0.00   | 0.00      | 0.00   |
|                | 210.07        | 71.46         | 281.53        | 220.56        | 93.12         | 313.68        | 256.97        | 96.74         | 353.71        | 261.64         | 29.78          | 291.42         | 109.40 | 5.16      | 114.56 |
| TOTAL          |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |               |                |                |                |        |           |        |