Lok Sabha Question No. 2463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Procurement of Foodgrains from Rajasthan
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2463 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15TH MARCH, 2023

## PROCUREMENT OF FOODGRAINS FROM RAJASTHAN

## t2463. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the share of  foodgrains procured by Food Corporation of India (FCI) from Rajasthan has declined by 53 percent;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last five years;
- (c) whether FCI is unable to procure even the quota fixed at the beginning of the season;
- (d) if s0, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether lower share of procurement from Rajasthan has adversely affected the farmers financially and if SO, the details thereof;
- whether the Government proposes to raise the share of procurement from farmers of Rajasthan; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d): The share of wheat procured by FCI in Rajasthan has increased in Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2020-21 and 2021-22. The wheat procurement in Rajasthan during RMS 2022-23 was on lower side due to early summer and rise in global wheat prices in view of various geo-political reasons. The market throughout the procurement period and farmers benefitted from the market prices as majority of them sold their produce to the private prices of wheat remained continuously higher than the Minimum Support Price (MSP) higher traders at higher market price in comparison to the MSP.

The quantity of wheat and paddy procured by FCI and State Government agencies for Central Pool in Rajasthan during the last five years is at Annexure:

- (e) to (g): Farmers benefitted from the procurement of wheat at MSP during Rabi seasons in Rajasthan: During Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22, paddy was procured in Hanumangarh and Sri Ganganagar districts. For the benefit of farmers, there is no limit on the quantity of wheatlpaddy that can be sold at MSP to the FCI and State Government Agencies-

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO TO (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2463 FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA

Statement of quantity of wheat and paddy procured by FCI and State Government agencies for Central Pool in Rajasthan during the last five years:

(Figures in Lakh Metric Tonns)

| RMSI KMS   | Wheat Procurement Estimates   | Actual Wheat Procurement   | Actual Wheat Procurement     | Actual Wheat Procurement   | Paddy Procurement Estimates   | Actual paddy Procurement   | Actual paddy Procurement     | Actual paddy Procurement   |
|------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|            |                               | By FCI                     | By State Government Agencies | Total                      |                               | By FCI                     | By State Government Agencies | Total                      |
| 2018-19    | 16.00                         | 13.04                      | 2.28                         | 15.32                      | 0.00                          | 0.00                       | 0.00                         | 0.00                       |
| 2019-20    | 17.00                         | 12.09                      | 2.02                         | 14.11                      | 0.00                          | 0.00                       | 0.00                         | 0.00                       |
| 2020-21    | 21.74                         | 16.29                      | 5.96                         | 22.25                      | 0.00                          | 0.00                       | 0.00                         | 0.00                       |
| 2021-22    | 23.25                         | 16.57                      | 6.83                         | 23.40                      | 0.50                          | 0.07                       | 0.00                         | 0.07                       |
| 2022-23    | 23.00                         | 0.10                       | 0.00                         | 0.10                       | 0.50                          | 0.00                       | 0.00                         | 0.00                       |