Lok Sabha Question No. 645 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Ban on Wheat Export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 645 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  JULY, 2022

## BAN ON WHEAT EXPORT

## 645(H). SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has completely banned the export of wheat;
- (b) if so, the quantity of wheat and wheat flour exported from the country so far after the ban;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to lift the ban on the export of wheat and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the wheat stock currently available with the Government;
- (e) whether the Government has any data regarding the quantity of private wheat stock available in the country;
- (f) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  any  incentive  scheme  for  the farmers to promote the production of wheat; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a):    The Government, on 13 th May, 2022, has amended the export policy of wheat from 'Free' to 'Prohibited'. Export of wheat shall be allowed under the following conditions:

(i)      As a transitional arrangement, export will be allowed in case of shipments where Irrevocable Letter  of  Credit  (ICLC)  has  been  issued  on  or  before  the  date  of  this  Notification,  subject  to submission of documentary evidence as prescribed; or

(ii)     Export will also be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the Government to other countries to meet their food security needs and based on the request of their governments.

(b) :          The total quantity of wheat exported after imposition of 'prohibition' on export of wheat i.e. from 14 th May, 2022 till 14 th July, 2022 is 14.76 Lakh Metric Tonne (LMT). With effect from 6 th July, 2022, the export policy of wheat flour (atta) though 'Free', but export shall be subject to recommendation of Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on export of wheat. The export of wheat flour (atta) from 7 th July, 2022 till 14 th July, 2022 is 29,460 MT.

(c) : The Central Government is closely monitoring the situation with regard to Wheat at the domestic and international level and no decision on lifting the ban has been taken.

(d) : The total Wheat currently available with the Central Pool Stock of the Country is 285.10 LMT as on 01.07.2022.

(e) : The Government has no data regarding the quantity of private wheat stock available in the country.

(f)&(g)  :    Under  the  National  Food  Security  Mission(  NFSM)programme,    NFSM-Wheat programme  to  increase  the  production  of  wheat  through  area  expansion  and  productivity enhancement;  restoring  soil  fertility  and  productivity;  and  enhancing  farm  level  economy  is undertaken. The NFSM-Wheat is being implemented in 124 districts of 10 states & 2 UTs viz . Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.

Under NFSM, assistance for wheat is provided to the farmers for interventions viz. cluster demonstrations  on  improved  package  of  practices,  demonstrations  on  cropping  system,  Seed distribution of High Yielding Varieties (HYVs), improved farm machineries/resource conservation  machineries/tools,  efficient  water  application  tools,  plant  protection  measures, nutrient management/soil ameliorants, processing & post-harvest equipments and cropping system based trainings to the farmers etc.

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