Lok Sabha Question No. 5730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Buffer Stock of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5730 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6TH APRIL, 2022

## BUFFER STOCK OF FOODGRAINS

+5730. SHRI RK. SINGH PATEL

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) the year-wise details of the quantity of buffer stock of foodgrains maintained by the Food Corporation of India from the year 2014 to 2022;
- (b) the year-wise quantity of foodgrains diverted from the buffer stock for ethanol production from the year 2014 to 2022; and
- (c) the district-wise details in Uttar Pradesh?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): The total stock of foodgrains held in Central Pool as on 1st   April (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022) is as given below:

(Figures in Lakh MT)

| As on      |   Wheat |   Rice |   Total |
|------------|---------|--------|---------|
| 01.04.2014 |  178.34 | 202.78 |  381.12 |
| 01.04.2015 |  172.21 | 170.94 |  343.15 |
| 01.04.2016 |  145.38 | 221.61 |  366.99 |
| 01.04.2017 |   80.59 | 230.81 |  311.4  |
| 01.04.2018 |  132.31 | 248.73 |  381.04 |
| 01.04.2019 |  169.92 | 293.94 |  463.86 |
| 01.04.2020 |  247    | 322.39 |  569.39 |
| 01.04.2021 |  273.04 | 291.18 |  564.22 |
| 01.03.2022 |  234    | 295.75 |  529.75 |

The foodgrains stocking norms for the central pool (Buffer Norms) with effect from 22.01.2015 are as follows;-

## (Figures in Lakh MT)

| As on       | Foodgrain Stocking Norms (Buffer Norms)   | Foodgrain Stocking Norms (Buffer Norms)   | Foodgrain Stocking Norms (Buffer Norms)   |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|             | Wheat                                     | Rice                                      | Total                                     |
| Ist April   | 74.60                                     | 135.80                                    | 210.40                                    |
| Ist July    | 275.80                                    | 135.40                                    | 411.20                                    |
| Ist October | 205.20                                    | 102.50                                    | 307.70                                    |
| Ist January | 138.00                                    | 76.10                                     | 214.10                                    |

(b): There is no diversion of foodgrains from the buffer of foodgrain in the central pool. With a view to increasing production of fuel grade ethanol for blending with petrol, Government enables distilleries to produce ethanol from surplus rice available with FCI. For the period of December'2020-November'2021 i.e. Ethanol  Supply Year (ESY) 202021,81044 MT of FCI rice was allocated to distilleries Rs: 20/kg ex-FCI godown for production of ethanol out of which 49233 MT was lifted by distilleries for production of ethanol: In the current ESY 2021-22, 842849 MT of FCI rice has been allocated to distilleries @ Rs. 20/kg ex-FCI godown for production of ethanol out of which 71607 MT was lifted by distilleries till 27.03.2022.

(c): No allocation of rice so far has been done for ethanol production from foodgrains for UP region: