Lok Sabha Question No. 1684 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Outstanding Payments
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Pramila Bisoyi

## GOVERNMEiIT  OF INDIA

## MtNtsTRy OF CONSUMER  AFFA|RS,  FOOD &  puBLtC  DtsTRtBUTtOt{ DEPARTMEI{T  OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIOI{

## LOK SABHA UilSTARRED  QUESTION ilO.{684 TO BE ANSWERED  ON STII DEGEMBER,2O2I

## OUTSTANDTTIG PAYMEiITS

## {684. SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYT:

UUilt  the Minister  of GONSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND  pUBLtc DrsrRrBUTrON  Sqsrtfar  m*, sr<-q glr grffi++  fuf,{ur  f+ re pteaseo  to state:

- (a)  the detaits of amount of outstanding payments,  State-wise, that
- need to be paid  to the State Governments  and their imptementing agencies  in connection  with procurements  to Gentrar  poor  as ir a"t";
- (b)  the amount of outstanding payments  to be paid  to odisha  state Givi! supplies Gorporations and by when the due wifl be cleared by the Ministry;
- (c) the quantity  of surplus rice received by FGI from odisha during the last five yea6, year-wise;  and
- (d)  whether there is any restriction on the receipt of surptus  rice from the State of Odisha  during the current financiat year?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MTNISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND coNsuMER AFFAIRS, FOOD &  puBltc DTSTRIBUT|ON (sADHVt NTRANJAN  JYOTT)

(a)  and (b): payment  to States for Gentral  pool procurement  of Food grains i'e wheat, Rice and Goarse Grains is made by Food Gorporation of lndia (Fcr)/Department  of Food and  pubric  Distribution (DFiD) on the basis of admissibte craims made by state Govemment  and its agencies which is an ongoing process.  As per avairabre information,  deiairs of state wise outstanding  payments  (as on o2.12.202r)  incruding odisha is at Annexure-A.

## (c):  Details of surptus rlce received by FG! from Odisha  are as fottows:

| KMS      | Quantity (in LMT)   |
|----------|---------------------|
| 2016-17  | 16.09               |
| 2lJ17-1a | 12.36               |
| 201E-l9  | 17.a3               |
| 2019-2(J | 17.21               |
| 2020-21  | 18.75*              |

(d): The estimates for procurement  of  paddy  (an terms of Rice) are finalized  by the Government  ot  lndia in  consultation  with state Governments,  Ministry of Agricutture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) and Food corporation of lndia, before the commencement of each marketing season based upon estimated production,  marketable  surplus and agricultural crop pattern-  July/Aug for Kharif and Feb/March  for Rabi crops etc. Procurement in a State depends not onty upon production but also upon other multiple factorc tike marketable surptus,  MSp, prevailing market rate, demand & supply situation  and participation  of private traders etc.

Odisha is a DCP State, wherein procurement  is undertaken by State Govt. through its agencies. Onty the surptus rice, after meeting Statets requirement, is delivered  to FGt in centrat poot account fior movement to deticauconsuming  States. State of Odisha has detivered {8.75 LMT rice to  Fcl during KMS 2O2O-2{ (upto 01.12.20121). Procurement of paddy crop of lf,lhatit 2021-22 has atready commenced through State procuring agencies  and T6OO mT paddy has been procured uplo l,1.12.2021.

AxilXURE REFERRED TO lN  REPLY TO PART (a)&(b) OF THE U}ISTARRED  QUESTION ]{0.{684 FOR ANSWER  ON O8.I2.2O2{ 11{ THE LOl( SABHA.

State wise outstandinq  payments  to be made for Gentral Pool Procurements

|                | Outstanding Amount (in Rs crore)   | Outstanding Amount (in Rs crore)   |         |
|----------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------|
| State          | FCI                                | State claim under DCP*             | Total   |
| Jharkhand      | 236.O4                             |                                    | 236.O4  |
| Odisha         | 'tsoo.t2                           | 5001.1{                            | 6501.23 |
| West Bengal    | 42.72                              | 2268.O4                            | 2350.8  |
| Assam          | 134.22                             |                                    | 134.22  |
| Haryana        | 1406.r9                            |                                    | {406.19 |
| Punjab         | 2910.5                             |                                    | 2910.5  |
| Raiasthan      | 22.14                              |                                    | 22.14   |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 947.14                             |                                    | 9a7.14  |
| Uttarakhand    | 47.37                              | 130.47                             | 177.44  |
| Andhra Pradesh | 316.67                             | 194.86                             | 5l r.53 |
| Telangana      | 1464.64                            | 247.15                             | 1751.79 |
| Maharashtra    | 37.79                              | 3456.34                            | 3494.13 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 544,43                             | 4694.63                            | s243.06 |
| Ghhattisgarh   | 751.39                             | 2814.7                             | 3565.O9 |
| Karnataka      |                                    | 127A.O1                            | 1278.O1 |