Lok Sabha Question No. 682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Performance of FCI
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## MINISTRY  OF GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtc  DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMEI{T  OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DTSTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.682

## TO BE ANSWERED  ON tsr DECEMBER,2O21

## PERFORMANCE  OF FCI

## 682. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of  GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIoN  sselt{il arrd, rrr4r slk srffi{,  Fffl{ur  d+ be pteased  to stater

- (a) whether the Government can -provide  details of the pedormanee of Food corporation of tndia (FGl) for the last three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the procurement undertaken by FGI in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for the last three years and the details thereof; crop.wisel
- (c) whether the Government is putting up the assets of FCI for sale and if so, the details and reasons thereof;
- (d) whether the Government  is aware of the huge debt obligation  of FGI; and
- (e)  if so, the details thereof and measures  is the Government  taking to reduce the debt obligation  of FGI?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND coNsuMER AFFA!RS,  FOOD &  pUBLTC  DTSTR!BUTION (sADHVt  NTRANJAN JYOTT)

- (a)  Yes, Sir. The performance  of Food Corporation  of lndia during the Iast 3 years is as under: -

| Year     | Procurement (LMT)   | Procurement (LMT)   | No. of farmers benefited (in lakhs)   | Movt. (LMT)   | Stocks as on {st June                      | Storage capacity with FCI   | Turnover - Revenue             |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|          | Wheat               | Ric e               |                                       |               | (LMT) (including equivalent rice of paddy) | (LMT} (Owned & Hired)       | from Operataons {ln Rs. Grore) |
| 20,18-19 | 341.32              | 44$.99              | 737.27                                | 383.43        | 733.O,1                                    | 388.65                      | ,,55,8{ I                      |
| 2019-20  | 389.92              | 51lt.26             | { 60.{ 6                              | 389.18        | 82{.86                                     | 412.O3                      | I,56,O00                       |
| 2020-21  | 433.44              | 600.78              | 172.23                                | 594.51        | 972.69                                     | 414.70                      | 2,62,096*                      |

(b): Both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are DCP states, wherein procurement  is undertaken by State Govt, through its agencies. In both the States, there is no wheat procurement  and only paddy/rice  is procured.

The details of paddy (in terms of rice) procured under Central Pool in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana by state agencies in coordination  with FGI during the last three years is as unden-

(Fig, in LMT)

| KMS      |   Andhra Prade |   Telangan: |
|----------|----------------|-------------|
| 2018-{ 9 |          48.06 |       51.9  |
| 2019-20  |          55.33 |       74.54 |
| 2020-21  |          56.67 |       94.53 |

- (c):  l{o, Sir.
- (d): Yes, Sir. The Government of lndia is aware of all the debt obligations that are on FGl.
- (e): As on {5.O2.2O21, tlne total debt obligation  of FGI was Rs. 4rO7r4O4.77 cr in the form of Gash Credit limit, Bonds,  NSSF Loans,  WMA and Short term loan. Subsequently,  it was addressed by GOI with allocation of Rs. 4,62,789 cr. The entire outstanding  NSSF loan was repaid and the arrear subsidy was brought to Zero as on 3{.3.2O2{.

ln the current financia! year, FGI has received  subsidy of Rs. {r25r2OO Cr till October and the current debt obligation of FGI as on 3{,{O.2O2{ is Rs. 461173 Gr. The regular altotment under budgeted food subsidy is released to FGI by GOI from time to time.