Lok Sabha Question No. 1298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Procurement of Kharif Crops
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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## UI{STARRED  OUESTION ilO.{298 To BE AISWERED  oI{ 9"HFEBRUARY|2D22

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## PROCUREMENT  OF KHARTF CROPS

## t{298. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Wil! the Minister  of GONSUMER AFFA|RS, FOOD AND  pUBLtc DlsrRlBuTtoil  3rnrtrdr erri, arr-r Jit( qrffi{, furrur *'* be preased  to state:

- (a)  the quantum  of wheat, rice, sugarcane and other Kharif crops procured in the country during the last three yearc;
- (b)  the number of farmers especiatty from bact<vnard  regions  benefitted therefrom,  State.wise;
- (c)  whether the Government  has taken any steps to  ensure remunerative prices of crops especlally  to paddy farmers of backward regions in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details  thereoltl

## THE Mrl{tSTER OF STATE CONSUMER  AFFATRS, FOOD Al{D

## A1{SWER PUBL!C DISTRIBUTIOT{ (sHRt ASHWINT KUMAR GHOUBEY)

## (a): The quantum  ofwheat procured  in the country  during the tast three years is as unden

| Grop   | Unit   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|--------|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Wheat  | LMT    |    341.32 |    389.92 |    433.44 |

The quanturm of rice, sugarcane  and other Kharif crops procured in the country during the last three yeatrs  are as unden

| Grop        | Unit   | 20{ 8.{ 9   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|-------------|--------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| Rice        | LMT    | 443,99      | sr8.26    | 60{.85    |
| Sugarcane   | LMT    | 3102.35     | 2523.32   | 2996.37   |
| Goarsegrain | LMT    | 2.19        | 4.31      | I {.63    |

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| Oil seed (groundnut, nigerseed and soyabean)   | LMT        | 7.37      |      7.32 | 2.44      |
|------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Pulses (moong, toor, and urad)                 | LMT        | ,lo.68    |      8.7  | o.25      |
| Cotton                                         | Lakh Bales | 10.70     |    105.15 | 91.89     |
| Jute                                           | Quintal    | 130792.OO | 178765    | 161473.OO |

- (b)! state wise number of fanners benefited  from the procurement  of wheat and other kharif crop is at Annexure- I (A) to Annexure-l(E).
- (c) and (d): The following anltiativesi/steps  arc taken to by the Government to ensure that farmerc get remunerative prices for their crop including paddy:
- i) The Minimum Support Price (ilSp) is announced  by the Govemment of lndia at the beginning of sowtng season of crops. Gentra! and state Government Agencies procure  the crops at MSp. This enables the farrner to take decisions  with regard to the chotce of crop to be grown.
- iD MSP operations  are given wide pubticity through  pamphlets, bannerc, sign boards, radio, TV and advertisements through print & electronic  media.
- iii) Farmers are made aware of the quality specifications  and purchase system, etc. to facilitate bringing their produce conforrning  to the specifications.
- iv) Procurement  centres are opened by Gentrat Govemment  Agencies/ respective State Govemment Agencles, taking into account the production,  marketable  surplus, convenience of farrners and ayallaballty of other logistics / infrastructure  such as storage and transportation,  etc. Large number of temporary purchase centres, in addition  to the existing Mandis and depots/godowns are atso established  at key points for the convenience  of farmers.
- v) Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) System has been lmptemented  across the country in which payment is made directty to the farrnersr bank account. DBT ot MSP has brought in responsibility, transparency,  real time monitoring and reduces pilferage  in the system.

## ANI{EXURE REFERRED  TO Iil  REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UilSTARRED QUESTTOI{ NO.{298 FOR ANSWER O}r 09.02.2022 r1{ THE LOX SABHA.

## Statewise  Number of Farmers Benefited  (Wheat)

| S. No.   | STATES/ UTs      | RMS 2019-20   | RMS 2020-21   | RMS 2021-22   |
|----------|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| I        | Bihar            | 554           | r002          | 96701         |
| )        | ChaLndigarh      | 1691          | l4r0          | 2039          |
| 3        | Delhi            | 0             | 6             | 760           |
| 4        | Gujarat          | 922           | 18824         | 34959         |
| 5        | Haryana          | 902937        | 780962        | 760636        |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh | 335           | 1061          | 32s8          |
| 7        | Jammu & Kashmir  | 0             | 3             | 4127          |
| 8        | Madhya Pradesh   | 961338        | 1594383       | 1725133       |
| 9        | Maharashtra      | 0             | 0             | 496           |
| 10       | Punjab           | 830s28        | 1049982       | 887521        |
| 11       | Rajasthan        | r0203r        | 219873        | 227090        |
| t2       | Uttar Pradesh    | 749858        | 663810        | 1152311       |
| 13       | UttraLkhand      | 6886          | 4656          | 24860         |
| Total    | Total            | 3557080       | 4335972       | 4919891       |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO IiI REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE U]{STARRED ouEsrrol{ No.{298 FOR AI{SWER ON 09.02.2022 m rHE LOK sABHA.

## statewise Number of Farmers  Benefited (paddy/Rice)

| S. No.   | STATES/ UTs     | KMS 2018-t 9   | KMS 2019-20   | KMS 2020-21   |
|----------|-----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
| I        | Andhrn Pradesh  | 581839         | 679789        | 803945        |
| 2        | Telangana       | 1474828        | r988630       | 2164354       |
| 3        | Assam           | 1292t          | 26537         | 20401         |
| 4        | Bihar           | 210028         | 279402        | 497097        |
| 5        | Chandigarh      | 3028           | 1537          | 1575          |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh    | l57t4t4        | 1838593       | 2053490       |
| 7        | Gujarat         | 4370           | 5115          | 23799         |
| 8        | Haryanr         | 830792         | 1891622       | 549466        |
| 9        | Jharkhand       | 3459s          | s3305         | 104092        |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir | 3034           | 3143          | 738s          |
| ll       | KarnataLka      | 25120          | 27123         | 54319         |
| t2       | Kerala          | 172795         | 220066        | 2s2160        |
| l3       | Madhya Pradesh  | 362089         | 436399        | 587223        |
| t4       | Mahararshtra    | 269148         | 526476        | 624292        |
| 15       | Odisha          | I010390        | tt6t796       | 1394647       |
| t6       | Puducherry      | 0              | 84            | 0             |
| t7       | Punjab          | lt437t3        | 1125238       | 1057674       |
| 18       | Tamilnadu       | 498097         | 58524r        | 852Is2        |
| 19       | Uftar Pradesh   | 684013         | 706s45        | 1022286       |
| 20       | Uttrakhand      | 62564          | 83910         | 78129         |
| 2t       | West Bengal     | 733357         | 805186        | 949362        |
| 1'l      | Tripura         | 5s06           | 13613         | 14434         |
| Total    | Total           | 9693641        | 12459354      | 13112282      |

## ANilEXURE  RE}IERRED  TO tN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED OUESTION NO.{298 FOR ANSWER  Oil O9.O2.2O22 tN THE LOK SABHA.

## St:rte-wise  Number of Farmers  benefited (Coarse grains)

| KMS     | Commodity   | Gujarat   | Karnataka   | Madhya Pradesh   | Maharashtra   | Uttar Pradesh   |
|---------|-------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
| 2018-19 | Jowar       |           | 207         | 2136             | 5762          |                 |
| 2018-19 | Baj ra      | 231       |             | 9446             |               |                 |
| 2018-19 | Maize       |           |             | 0                | 2541          | 1339            |
| 2018-19 | Ragi        |           | 2720r       | 0                |               |                 |
| 2018-19 | Total       | 231       | 27,409      | 11,582           | 8303          | 1339            |
| 2019-20 | Jowar       |           | 2,727       | 1332             | 3676          |                 |
| 2019-20 | Bajra       |           |             | 31               |               |                 |
| 2019-20 | Maize       |           |             | 0                | 26283         | 08              |
| 2019-20 | Ragi        |           | 93,026      | 0                |               |                 |
| 2019-20 | Total       |           | 95,753      | 1,363            | 29959         | 08              |
| 2020-21 | Jowar       |           | 13468       | 6499             | 18123         |                 |
| 2020-21 | Baj ra      | 5,r87     |             | 35933            | 3046          |                 |
| 2020-21 | Maize       | 1,630     |             | 0                | 27523         | 24,859          |
| 2020-21 | Ragi        |           | 206269      | 0                |               |                 |
| 2020-21 | Total       | 6,817     | 219737      | 42,432           | 48692         | 24,859          |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.{298 FOR ANSIYER  O1{ O9.O2.2O22 IN THE LOK SABHA.

| State-wise Number of Farmers benelitpd. Isepd,s. Q Pulses of Kharif Crops) under price rt Scheme Su (oi   | State-wise Number of Farmers benelitpd. Isepd,s. Q Pulses of Kharif Crops) under price rt Scheme Su (oi   | State-wise Number of Farmers benelitpd. Isepd,s. Q Pulses of Kharif Crops) under price rt Scheme Su (oi   | State-wise Number of Farmers benelitpd. Isepd,s. Q Pulses of Kharif Crops) under price rt Scheme Su (oi   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Category/Commodity                                                                                        | 2018- r 9                                                                                                 | 2019-20                                                                                                   | 2020-zt                                                                                                   |
| Oil seed                                                                                                  | 967                                                                                                       |                                                                                                           | 15t,432                                                                                                   |
| GROUNDNUT                                                                                                 | I                                                                                                         | 346 9                                                                                                     | 151,429                                                                                                   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                            |                                                                                                           | l3 839                                                                                                    | 328                                                                                                       |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                   | 2t3 879                                                                                                   | 244,355                                                                                                   | l15,197                                                                                                   |
| HARYANA                                                                                                   |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           | l5                                                                                                        |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                 |                                                                                                           | 3,184                                                                                                     | 116                                                                                                       |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                            | l5 829                                                                                                    |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                 | 99,57 t                                                                                                   | 83 375                                                                                                    | 32,157                                                                                                    |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                             | 307                                                                                                       | t,696                                                                                                     | 3,6t6                                                                                                     |
| NIGERSEED                                                                                                 | l7                                                                                                        |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                            | t7                                                                                                        |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |
| SOYABEAN                                                                                                  | It 64                                                                                                     | 4 0                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                         |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                         |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                               | 026                                                                                                       | 32                                                                                                        | J                                                                                                         |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                 | 33                                                                                                        |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |
| TELANGANA                                                                                                 | 8 797                                                                                                     | l8 4                                                                                                      |                                                                                                           |
| Pulses                                                                                                    |                                                                                                           | 667 l5                                                                                                    | t6,010                                                                                                    |
| MOONG                                                                                                     | 257 12s                                                                                                   | 99 89                                                                                                     | 8,147                                                                                                     |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                            |                                                                                                           | 741                                                                                                       |                                                                                                           |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                   | 1,258                                                                                                     |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |
| HARYANA                                                                                                   | 221                                                                                                       | 873                                                                                                       | 752                                                                                                       |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                 | 73 636                                                                                                    | t4 696                                                                                                    |                                                                                                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                            | 3,551                                                                                                     |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                               | 25 472                                                                                                    | 7 84                                                                                                      | 972                                                                                                       |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                 | 137 752                                                                                                   | 69 04                                                                                                     | 6,375                                                                                                     |
| TAM]LNADU                                                                                                 | 461                                                                                                       | I 15                                                                                                      | 48                                                                                                        |
| TELANGANA                                                                                                 | l5 68                                                                                                     | 76 6                                                                                                      |                                                                                                           |
| TOOR                                                                                                      | 281                                                                                                       | 567 7                                                                                                     | 7,690                                                                                                     |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                            | 5,494                                                                                                     | 54,698                                                                                                    | 2t8                                                                                                       |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                   | l9 644                                                                                                    | 6,284                                                                                                     | 4r4                                                                                                       |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                 | 123 980                                                                                                   | 253 360                                                                                                   | 5,886                                                                                                     |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                            | 2,622                                                                                                     |                                                                                                           |                                                                                                           |

| MAHARASHTRA    | 54,627   | 202,503    | 1,t 54   |
|----------------|----------|------------|----------|
| ODISHA         |          | 159        |          |
| TAMILNADU      | 551      | 461        | l8       |
| TELANGANA      | 74,931   | 49,862     |          |
| URAD           | 393,456  | 99         | t73      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH |          |            |          |
| GUJARAT        | 8,521    | 58         |          |
| KARNATAKA      | 2l       |            |          |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 296,819  |            |          |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 12,927   |            | t73      |
| RAJASTHAN      | 47,456   | t2         |          |
| TAMILNADU      |          | 6          |          |
| TELANGANA      | 771      |            |          |
| UTIAR PRADESH  | 26,941   |            |          |
| Grand Total    | 1279,997 | 1,0t 8,014 | 167,442  |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTTOil [o.t298 FOR ANSWER  ON 09.02.2022 tl{ T}rE LOK SABHA.

## State-wise umber of farmers benefited( Gotton)

## (in Lakh)

| S. No.   | State       | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| I        | Punjab      |           | 0.70      | 1.09      |
| 2        | Haryana     |           | 1.25      | 1.88      |
| 3        | Rajasthan   |           | 0.75      | 1.51      |
| 4        | Gujarat     | 0.02      | 2.30      | 0.85      |
| 5        | Maharashtra | 0.42      | 5.40      | 3.60      |
| 6        | MP          | 0.17      | 0.90      | 1.05      |
| 7        | Telangana   | 1.68      | 8.59      | 8.00      |
| 8        | AP          | 0.02      | 0.5s      | 0.55      |
| I        | Kamataka    | 0.02      | 0.70      | 0.21      |
| l0       | West Bengal | 0.002     | 0.002     | 0.002     |
| II       | Orissa      | 0.05      | 0.30      | 0.40      |
| t2       | Tami Nadu   | 0.001     | 0.06      |           |
|          | Total       | 2.38      | 21.50     | 19.14     |