Lok Sabha Question No. 1246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Produced and Procured Food Grains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra, Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MlNlsrRY oF coNsuMER AFFAIRS' FooD & PUBLtc DtsrRtBUTroN DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DTSTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UilSTARRED QUESTION NO.{246 To BE ANSTVERED  oN  gnFEBRUARYr2o22

## PRODUGED AND PROGURED FOOD GRAINS

11246. SHR! RAMCHARAN  BOHRA: SHRI HEI!'IANT TUKARAM GODSE:

UUill  the Minister  of GOilSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD At{D  pUBLtC DlsrRtBuTtoil  rntr{ar erai*, arqa 3it{ grffi6,  fuilur d+ be preased  to state:

- (a)  the quantum  of food grain produced and procured  ln the country;
- (b)  the total storage capacity and the covered storage capacrty with the Government in the country as on date, State-wise/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether the avaitabre  storage capacity is being utirised to the optimum level;
- (d)  if so, the detaits thereof; and
- (e)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MIN|STER OF STATE CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

(sHR! ASHWIN! KUMAR CHOUBEY )

(a): The details of the quantum  of foodgratns produced  durlng crop year 2o2o'21 in the corrntry  along with their procurement  at Minimum support Price by Government Agencies for centrat pool is as under:

Figures in LMT

|   Sr. No. | Crop                                       | Production'   | Procurement   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|         1 | Rice                                       | 1222.65       | 60{.8s        |
|         2 | Wheat                                      | {078.6t       | 389.92        |
|         3 | Goarsegrains (Jowar, Bajara, laize & Ragi) | 491,23        | I t.88        |
|         4 | Pulses                                     | 257.19        | 8.16          |

- (b): As on o{.ol -2022, covered storage capacity avairabre with FcI and state agencies for storage of centra! pool foodgrains  stock is 792.gr Lakh MT. The State-wise detaits are enclosed at Annexure-t.

## (c), (d) & (e): Yes Sir, average utittzation  of covered storage capaclty of FCI (Owned and Hired) during tast three yeans are gtven below:

| Financia! Year   | Utlllzation o/o?rla   |
|------------------|-----------------------|
| 2014-2019        | 83o/o                 |
| 2019-2020        | agyo                  |
| 2020-2021        | 81o/o                 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO tN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED OUESTION NO.I246 FOR ANSWER ON 09.02.2022 II{ T}IE LOK SABHA.

Central P,col Capacity  with FCI and State Gort.Agencies  as on 01.01,2022

|         |         |                     |                                               |                                               |                                               | (Figures in LMT)           | (Figures in LMT)           |
|---------|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Z,one   | sl. No. | State               | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Ilired | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Ilired | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Ilired | State Agencies Grand Total | State Agencies Grand Total |
|         |         |                     | Owned                                         | Hired                                         | Total                                         | Cov.                       |                            |
| rn 0 ,l | I       | BIHAR               | 4.07                                          | 6.9s                                          | 1 1.02                                        | 4.66                       | 15.68                      |
| rn 0 ,l | )       | JHARKIIANI)         | 0.88                                          | 3.6s                                          | 4.53                                          | 0                          | 4.53                       |
| rn 0 ,l | 3       | ODISHA              | 3.65                                          | J.J J                                         | 6.98                                          | 6.09                       | 13.07                      |
| rn 0 ,l | 4       | WEST BE,NGAL        | 9.53                                          | t.t2                                          | 10.65                                         | 9.10                       | 19.7s                      |
| rn 0 ,l | 5       | SIKKIM              | 0.1I                                          | 0.01                                          | 0.t2                                          | 0.12                       | 0.24                       |
| z z     | 6       | ASSAM               | 3.74                                          | 1.69                                          | 5.43                                          | 0                          | 5.43                       |
| z z     | 7       | ART]NACIIAL PRADESH | 0.38                                          | 0.02                                          | 0.40                                          | 0                          | 0.40                       |
| z z     | f8l     | MEGHAL,AY           | 0.17                                          | 0.09                                          | 0.26                                          | 0                          | 0.26                       |
| z z     | 9       | MIZORAII{           | 0.32                                          | 0.00                                          | 0.32                                          | 0                          | 0.32                       |
| z z     | Iro     | TRIPURA             | 0.40 I                                        | oJ8                                           | [ 0.48                                        | 0                          | 0.48                       |
| z z     | 1l      | MANIPUR             | 0.59                                          | 0.04                                          | 0.63                                          | 0.17                       | 0.80                       |
| z z     | t2      | NAGALAND            | 0.42                                          | 0. l6                                         | 0.58                                          | 0                          | 0.58                       |
|         | 13      | DELIII              | I tn-]                                        | 0.00                                          | 3.27                                          | 0                          |                            |
|         | t4      | HARYAN,,{           | 8.75                                          | 53.91                                         | 62.66                                         | 37.67                      | 3.27                       |
|         | 15      | HIMACIITIL PRADESH  | 0.27                                          | 0.64                                          | 0.91                                          | 0                          | 100.33 0.91                |
|         | t6      | JAMMU & KASHMIR     | 1.25                                          | 1.29                                          | 2.54                                          | 0                          | 2.54                       |
|         | t7      | PIJNJAB             | 27.37                                         | 96.72                                         | 124.09                                        | 54.41                      | 178.50                     |
|         | 18      | CHANDIGIARII        | 0.00                                          | 0.06                                          | 0.06                                          | 0 -o-                      | 0.06                       |
|         | tts     | RAJASTHAN           | 8.53                                          | 14.4t                                         | 22.94                                         |                            | 22.94                      |
|         | 20      | UTTAR PITADESH      | | 17.4e                                  | 37.90                                         | 55.39                                         | 0                          | 55.39                      |
|         | 2t      | UTTARAIIIIIANI)     | 0.73                                          | t.l9                                          | 1.92                                          | 0.83                       | 2.75                       |
| a       | ,)      | ADHRA P]IADESH      | 9.00                                          | 2.02                                          | 11.02                                         | 19.07                      | 30.09                      |
| a       | w       | ANDMAN & NICOBAR    | 0.07                                          | 0.00                                          | 0.07                                          | 0.03                       | 0. l0                      |
| a       | fna-t   | TELANGANA           | 6.68                                          | 14.24                                         | 20.92                                         | 1.52                       | 22.44                      |
| a       | lzs     | KERALA              | 6.02                                          | 0.25                                          | 6.27                                          | 2.74                       | 9.01                       |
| a       | 26      | KARNATA,KA          | 4.77                                          | 5.22                                          | 9.99                                          | 0                          | 9.99                       |
| a       | )1      | TAMILNADU           | 7.08                                          |                                               | 16.s3                                         | 14.49                      | 31.02                      |
| a       |         |                     |                                               | 9.4s                                          | 0.52                                          |                            |                            |
| (,      | 28      | PUDUCHERRY          | 0.52                                          | 0.00                                          |                                               | 0                          | 0.52                       |
| (,      | 'to     | GUJARAT             | 4.93                                          | 3.46                                          | 8.39                                          | 0.58                       | 8.97                       |
| t       | 30-     | MAHARA$HTRA         | 9.85                                          | 10.94                                         | 20.79                                         | 0.10                       | 20.89                      |
| (,      | 31      | GOA                 | 0.r9                                          | 0.06                                          | 0.25                                          | 0                          | 0.25                       |
| (,      | 32      | MADIIYA,PRADESH     | 4.20                                          | 0.57                                          | 4.77                                          | 198.40                     | 203.t7                     |
| (,      | 33      | CHATTISGARH         | ln,                                           | 5.99                                          | 12.31                                         | 15.85                      | 28.16                      |
|         |         | Total               | 151.55                                        | 275.43                                        | 426.98                                        | 365.83                     | 792.81                     |