Lok Sabha Question No. 4472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Shut Down of Rice Mills in West Bengal
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

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

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4472

## SHUT DOWN OF RICE MILLS IN WEST BENGAL

## 4472. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of rice mills in the State of West Bengal, district-wise;
- whether the Government has shut down any rice mills in West Bengal;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government intends to set up new rice mills in Bishnupur constituency of Bankura district; and
- (e) if so, the time by which the Government intends to do the same?

## ANSWE R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND

CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): Government of West Bengal has informed that Food & Supplies Department of the state only empanels eligible and functional rice mill for custom milling of paddy for its Public Distribution System (PDS) operations: Total number of rice mills empanelled by Food & Supplies Department, Government of West Bengal as on 22.03.2022 is 588 only: District-wise number of empanelled rice mills in West Bengal is at Annexure:
- (b) to (e): Government of West Bengal has further informed that Rice Mills are of private individuals or industriallcommercial venturesFood Supplies Department; Government of West Bengal does not have any role in opening or closure of any rice mill:

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4472 FOR ANSWER ON 30.03.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA:

## 22.03.2022

| SI NO.   | NAME OF DISTRICTS          |   NO. OF EMPANELLED RICE MILLS |
|----------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|          | ALIPURDUAR                 |                             12 |
| 2        | BANKURA                    |                             45 |
|          | BIRBHUM                    |                             56 |
| 4        | COOCH BEHAR                |                              9 |
| 5        | DAKSHIN DINAJPUR           |                             14 |
| 6        | DARJEELING                 |                             15 |
| 7        | HOOGHLY                    |                             85 |
| 8        | HOWRAH                     |                              6 |
|          | JALPAIGURI                 |                             33 |
| 10       | JHARGRAM                   |                             17 |
| 11       | MALDAH                     |                             22 |
| 12       | MURSHIDABAD                |                             36 |
| 13       | NADIA                      |                             13 |
| 14       | NORTH TWENTY FOUR PARGANAS |                             13 |
| 15       | PASCHIM BARDHAMAN          |                              5 |
| 16       | PASCHIM MIDNAPORE          |                             29 |
| 17       | PURBA BARDHAMAN            |                            117 |
| 18       | PURBA MIDNAPORE            |                             22 |
| 19       | PURULIA                    |                             15 |
| 20       | SOUTH TWENTY FOUR PARGANAS |                              9 |
| 21       | UTTAR DINAJPUR             |                             15 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                      |                            588 |