Lok Sabha Question No. 2923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Import of Edible Oil
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRTBUTION DEPARTMEilT OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRTBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED OUESTION NO.2923 TO BE ANSWERED  ON ts?H DECEMBER,  2O2{

## !MPORT OF EDIBLE OIL

## t2923.  SHRI LAT,LU  STNGH:

Will the Minister  of GON$UMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND  pUBLtC DISTRIBUTION  5${tffr rrr&, urqa sit{ grdvfrtr  ftrrur ++ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether 7O per cent edible oil is imported to cater to the needa of the country;
- (b)  if so, the details of the edible oil imported during the last three yearsi
- (c)  whether Government is working on any scheme to make the country  self reliant in the field of oilseeds; and
- (d)  if so, the de'tails thereofil

## AIISUVER IUIINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND coNsuMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTTOil (sADHVr NTRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): Domestic production  of edible oils is unable to meet domestic demand.  The domestic consumption/demand  of edible oils is around 25O LMT while the domestic  production is only {{{.6 LMT. The gap between demand and supply of edible oils is around 56% and is met through impotts.

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## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

- (b): The details of the edible oll imported during the last three years is Annexed.

(c)&(d): The Government of lndia has been implementing  a Centrally Sponsored  Scheme, National Food Securigr  Misslon- Oilseeds  & Oll palm (NFSM-OS&OP)  from 2O1A-19  to augment the availability  of vegetable oils and to reduce the import of edible oils by increasing the production and productivity  of oilseeds and area expansion of Oil Palm & Tree Borne Oilseeds in the country.

Now the Government has launched a separate Mission for Oil Palm, which is the ilational Mission for Edible Oils (Oil Palm) - ilMEO (OP) to promote oil palm cultivation  for making the country Aatamnirbhar in edible oits with speciat  focus on Notth-Eastern  States and Andaman and l{icobar lslands.  NMEO (OP) has been launched by targeting an additional 6.5 lakh hectare area from 2021-22to20.25-2ti,.

Both NFSM- Oilseeds and NIIEO (OP) are being implemented in the country  with the obiectiye  of augmenting  the ayailability of edible oils by increasing the production  and productivity of oilaeeds and oil palm and reducing the impoil burden.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO tN REpLy TO PART (b) OF THE UI{STARRED QUESTION NO.29I23 FOR ANSWER  ON 15.12.202{ tN THE LOK SABHA.

## The details of the edible oils imported during the last three years is given below:

| lmported Edible Oils (aty in LMT)   | lmported Edible Oils (aty in LMT)   | lmported Edible Oils (aty in LMT)   | lmported Edible Oils (aty in LMT)   | lmported Edible Oils (aty in LMT)   | lmported Edible Oils (aty in LMT)   | lmported Edible Oils (aty in LMT)   | lmported Edible Oils (aty in LMT)   | lmported Edible Oils (aty in LMT)   | lmported Edible Oils (aty in LMT)   | lmported Edible Oils (aty in LMT)   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Year (l{ov- Oct)                    | Gruda Palm oll                      | RBD Palmolein                       | Palm oI Total                       | Crude Soybean                       | Crude Sunflower                     | Grude Rapeseed                      | Grude Palm Kernel                   | Othera                              | Total                               |                                     |
| 2018-19                             | 65.41                               | 27'.99                              | 93.4                                | 3t,16                               | 23,46                               | o.64                                | t.{6                                | 5.42                                | 155.24                              |                                     |
| 2019-20                             | 68.'t 5                             | 4..3                                | 72.45                               | 33.68                               | 25.26                               | o.17                                | o.68                                | 1.35                                | 133,49                              |                                     |
| 2020-21                             | 74.66                               | 8,48                                | 83,14                               | 28,91                               | 19.09                               | o.32                                | 0                                   | 2.86                                | 134.52                              |                                     |

Source  -  DGGIS