Lok Sabha Question No. 1151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Procurement under Minimum Support Price
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDTA

## MINISTRY  OF GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  DISTRIEUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

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## LOI( SABHA UiISTARRED  QUESTIOiI NO.{ {5I TO BE ANSWERED  ON  grH  FEBRUARY,2022

## PROCUREMENT UNDER MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE

## {{5I.  SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH  }IARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister  of GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND  pUBLtC

DlsrRtBUTroN sqrfrarr enr*, ur<-c sh Trffir  fuil{ur  d+ be preased  to state:

- (a)  the details of procurement  of wheat, paddy and other commodities covered under Minimum support  price  (MSp)  in the tast five years, State-wise  and year.wise;
- (b)  the steps being taken to increase/improve procurement  from the ten States where the procurement  is minimum; and
- (c) the details  of the average figure the covernment  is expecting to increase as regards procurement  under MSp an the next five years, especaally from these ten States?

## ANSWER THE MtN|STER  OF STATE CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION (sHRt ASHWIN| KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Department  of Food &  pubric  Distribution (DFPD)  extends price support for procurement  of paddy and wheat for central pool whlch are procured at Minimum support  price  (MSp) by the Food Gorporation  of lndia (FG!)  and State Govemment  agencles.

Further, Goarsegrains  are procured  at MSp by state Governments as per the procurement  plan prepared  in consuttatton  with FGI and approved by the Gentral Government, subject to lts distributaon by the state Government  under lrlational Food security  Act (ilFsAy other Welfare  Schemes (OWS).

state'wise and year-wise  wheat, paddy and other commoditaes procured  at Minimum support  price  (MSp) for centrat poor  during last five year are as under:

!. Wheat at Annexure-l ll. Paddy at Anne:xure-ll

!ll. Goarsegrain  at Annexure-l

(b) and (c): r'he estimates for procurement  of  paddy  (in terms rice) and wheat are rinatized  by Government of tndia in consuttation  with state Governme,nts and Food Gorporation  of  lndia, before the commencement  of each marketing  season based upon estimated production,  marketabte  surplus and agricultural  crop pattern.

Procurement  in a state depends not onry upon production  but arso upon other multipre factors tike marketabte surprus, MSp, prevairing market rate, dennand & suppry situation  and participation  of private traders etc.

Goarcegrains are procured  at MSp by state Governments  as per the procurement  plan prepared  in consultation  with FGt and approved by the Gentral Government, subject  to its distribution by the state Government under l{ational Food security Act (NFsAy other werfare schemes (ows).

Gonscious arnd persistent  efforts are made towards herping the states of the country where the procurement  is minimum to extend the benefit  of MSP to the farmers.

## ANNEXURE.I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO IN REPLY To PART (a) oF THE UNSTARRED QUESTtOil ilO.t{5{ FOR ANSWER  Ot{ 09.02.2022 tN THE LOX SABHA.

## WHEAT PROCUREMENT  FOR CENTRAL POOL

| SL No        | STATESi l-'ts   | RIUS 2017-18   | RMS 2018-19   | RMS 2019-20   | RMS 2020-21   | F RMS 2021-22   |
|--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
| I            | Punjab          | 117 .06        | 126.92        | 129.t2        | 127.14        | 132.22          |
| 2            | Haryana         |                | 87 .84        | 93.20         | 74.00         | 84.93           |
| 3            | UP              | 36.99          | 52.94         | 37.00         | 35.77         | 56.4t           |
| 1            | M.P             | 67 .25         | 73.t3         | 67.25         | t29.42        | 128.16          |
| 5            | Bihar           | 0.00           | 0.18          | 0.0i          | 0.05          | 4.56            |
| 6            | Rajasthan       | 12.45          | 15.32         | l4.l I        | 22.25         | 23.40           |
| 7            | Uttrakhand      | 0.02           | I .10         | 0.42          | 0.38          | I .44           |
| 8 Chandigarh | 0.08            |                | 0.14          | 0.13          | 0.1l          | 0.17            |
| 9 Delhi      |                 | 0.00           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.06            |
| l0 C uj arat |                 | 0.07           | 0.37          | 0.05          | 0.77          | t.7t            |
| Jharkhand    |                 | 0.00           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00            |
| l2           | Maharashtra     | 0.00           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.01            |
| l3 H.P.      |                 | 0.00           | 0.01          | 0.0 t         | 0.03          | 0.r 3           |
| l4           | J&K             | 0.00           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.24            |
| l5           | West Bengal     | 0.00           | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00            |
|              |                 | TOTAL          | 308.24        | 357.95        | 341.32        | 389.92 433.44   |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO IN REPLY To PART (a) oF THE UNSTARRED ouEsTtoil No.{{5{ FOR Ai{SWER  ON 09.02.2022 tl{ THE LOK AABHA.

## PADDY PROCUREMENT  FOR CENTRAL POOI

(Fis.  in tMT)

| STATES        | KMS 2016-t7   | KMS 2017-18   | KMS 201&19   | KMS 2019-20   | (MS 202G2t   |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
| A.P           | 55.59         | 59.70         | 7t.73        | 82.5 8        | 84.57        |
| TELANGANA     | 53.67         | 54.00         | 77.46        | nl.26         | 141.09       |
| ASSAM         | 0.69          | 0.53          | L53          | 3.15          | 2.t2         |
| BIHAR         | t8.42         | I 1.84        | 14.t6        | 20.02         | 3 5.59       |
| CHANDIGARII   | 0.19          | 0.21          | 0.19         | 0.22          | 0.28         |
| CHHATISGARI{  | 60.03         | 47 .87        | 58.40        | 74.86         | 7 t .25      |
| GUJARAT       | 0.01          | 0.01          | 0. l4        | 0.21          | l.l0         |
| HARYANA       | 53.48         | 59.58         | 58.83        | 64.28         | 56.5 5       |
| H. P.         | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00         | 0.00          | 0.00         |
| JHARKHAND     | 2.07          | 2.14          | 2.28         | 3.80          | 6.29         |
| J&K           | 0.12          | 0.19          | 0.14         | 0.15          | 0.38         |
| KARNATAKA     | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.88         | 0.6r          | 2.06         |
| KERALA        | 4.53          | 4.84          | 6.94         | 7 .10         | 7 .6s        |
| M.P           | t9.61         | 16.35         | 20.82        | 25.97         | 37.27        |
| MAHARASHTRA   | 4.61          | 2.67          | 8.66         | t7 .42        | 18.99        |
| ODISHA        | 54.18         | 49.06         | 65.41        | 70.57         | 77.33        |
| PUNJAB        | 164.96        | t76.70        | 169.16       | 162.33        | 202.82       |
| RAJASTHAN     | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0,00         | 0.00          | 0.00         |
| NEF (Tripura) | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.10         | 0.21          | 0.24         |
| TAMIL NADU    | 2.tl          | t4.62         | 19.03        | 32.41         | 44.90        |
| UTTARPRADESH  | 3 5.14        | 42.90         | 48.25        | 56.57         | 66.84        |
| UTTRAKHAND    | 10.54         | 0.57          | 6.89         | 10.18         | 10.72        |
| WEST BENGAL   | 28.28         | 24.60         | 29.1I        | 27.03         | 27.79        |
| TOTAl,        | 568.23        | 568.38        | 660.r1       | 770.93        | 895.E3       |

## ANNEXURE-III

## aNNEXURE REFERRED  To rlr REpLy  ro PART (a) oF THE ulrsrARRED QUESTION NO.I115I FOR ANSWER  ON O9.O2.2O22 llf THE LOK SABHA.

## STATEMENT SHOWTNG  PROCURE]UENT OF GOARSEGRAINS  FOR GENTRAL POOL

in MTs,  ,  As  on 01.02.2022

| COMMODITY      | GUJARAT   |   HARYANA | KARNATAKA   | M.P.   | MAH.    | U.P    | Odisha   | TOTAT     |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|--------|---------|--------|----------|-----------|
| JOWAR          | 0         |         0 | 0           | 0      | 3733    | 0      | 0        |           |
| BAJRA          | 0         |      6341 | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0        | 3733 6341 |
| MAIZE          | 0         |         0 | 0           | 50000  | 12180   | 0      | 0        | 62180     |
| RAGI           | 0         |         0 | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0        | 0         |
| Total          | 0         |      6341 | 0           | 50000  | t5913   | 0      | 0        | 72254     |
| JOWAR          | 0         |         0 | 0           | 0      | 2668    | 0      | 0        | 2668      |
| BAJRA          | 0         |     20000 | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0        | 20000     |
| \IAIZE         | 0         |         0 | 0           | 0      | 47794   | 0      | 0        | 47794     |
| RAGI           | 0         |         0 | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0      |          | 0         |
| Total          | 0         |     20000 | 0           | 0      | 50462   | 0      | 0        | 70462     |
| JOWAR          | 0         |         0 | I130        | 0      | 10963   | 0      | 0        | 12093     |
| BAJRA          | 891       |    100000 | 0           | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0        | 10089r    |
| MAJZD          | 0         |         0 | 0           | 0      | 6987    | 5l l6  | 0        | 12t03     |
| RAGI           | 0         |         0 | 94390       | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0        | 94390     |
| Total JOWAR    | 891       |    100000 | 95520       | 0      | 17950   | 5l l6  | 0        | 2t9477    |
| (Kharif)       | 0         |         0 | 838         | 5469   | 1468    | 0      | 0        |           |
| JOWAR (Rsbi)   | 0         |         0 | 8418        | 0      | 7t45    | 0      | 0        | 15563     |
| BAJRA          | 0         |    100000 | 0           | ll)    | 0       | 0      | 0        | 100076    |
| MAIZE (Kharif) | 0         |         0 | 0           | 0      | l9      | 25     | 0        | 44        |
| MNTZE (Rabi)   | 0         |         0 | 0           | 0      | I 15094 | 0      | 0        | I15094    |
| RAGI           | 0         |         0 | 193243      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0        | 19r243    |
| Total          | 0         |    100000 | 202499      | 55,t5  | 123726  | 25     | 0        | 431795    |
| JOWAR (Kharif) | 0         |         0 | 80722       | 29582  | t7784   | 0      | 0        | 128088    |
| JOWAR (Rabi)   | 0         |         0 | 0           | 0      | 18384   | 0      | 0        | t 8384    |
| BAJRA t        | l1sl5     |    150000 | 0           | 195351 | 5005    | 0      | 0        | 361871    |
| NIAIZE (Khari0 | 4133      |         0 | 0           | 0      | 88283   | 106413 | 0        | 198829    |
| MAIZE (RabD    | 0         |         0 | 0           | 0      | 6486    | 0      | 0        | 6486      |
| RAGI           | 0         |         0 | 474098      | 0      | 0       | 0      | 0        | 474098    |
| Total          | 15648     |    150000 | s54820      | 224933 | 135942  | 1064r3 | 0        | 1t87756   |