Lok Sabha Question No. 3287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-23
Subject: Fortification of Rice
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Aparupa  Poddar, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MtNISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLrc  DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTNiENT  OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DTSTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3287 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 23RD MARGH, 2022

## FORT!FICATION  OF RICE

3287. SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB  PATIL:

SHRIMATI  APARUPA  PODDAR:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA  VIKHE PATIL:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHTNDE:

Will the Minister of GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION sqai-srqrq+, ur* *<vrffi+G-d$rq* be pteased to state:

- (a) the details of the outcome from centrally  sponsored pilot scheme on fortification  of rice and its distribution through Public Distribution System;
- (b)  whether the pilot scheme was considered a success since its implementation, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the details of scaling up the production of fortified rice required  to maintain an uninterrupted supply throughout the public distribution channels;
- (d) the details of equipment modification  required in rice mills to blend fortified rice kernels with normal ricel
- (e)  the details of rice mills modified in furtherance of expanding this proJect; and
- (O the details of tentative timeline by which the pilot scheme is likely to be expanded by the Govemment to all States?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND coNsuMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLTC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI  NIRANJAN JYOTI}

(a) and (b): Under the  Government of  India approved Genirafly sponsored Pilot scheme on "Fortification  of Rice & its Distribution under Public Distribution  syrstem",  out of l5 states which consented for the  pilot Scheme, so far eleven (1{) States namely Andhra  pradesh,  Gujarat, Maharashtra,  Tamil l{adu, Ghhattisgarh,  Uttar  pradesh,  Odisha, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand have reported distribution of fortified rice in  their  identified districts. As  on  { srh March, 20221 approximately  4-22 Lakh tletric Ton (Liir)  of fortified rice has been distributed through PDS under the  pilot  Scheme.

The pilot scheme has been usefut in initiating the evotution of a suitable ecosystem  for fortified rice in the country inctuding al! relevant stakeholders  like  States, industries,  Fortified Rice Kernet (FRX) manufacturers,  research  institutions and development  partners.

- (c) and (d): For full scaling  up of supply of fortilied rice under Targeted Public Distribution  system (TPDS),  lntegrated child Devetopment  services (ICDS), Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakta ltirman (PM-POSHAN)  and Other welfare  schemes (ows), and annual quantity  of about 35o LMT of fortified rice would be required.

The following  infrastructure  may be required for blending of FRKs and normal rice for proper  and continuous operations =(Equipment  may uary as per the existing set up and desired Fottifted rice production  capacity)

- . Storage Bins (depending on the existing set up and capacity)
- . VIbratory  Feeder  (Galibrated as per desired  production  capacity)
- . Load cells/FIow  Balancer
- o Elevators
- . Programmable Logical Gontrols (pLC) (etectrical)
- o Blender (for the rice mi[s where modification of cytindrical grader  is not feasible or cylindrical grader  is not available)
- o Other ancillary machineries (e.g hopper, !id, agitator, magnet, electric motor, control  system  etc.)
- (e): As per information availabte, currentty around 34oo rice mills in the country have blending equipment  having cumulative  monthty blending capacity approximately 28.O LMT.
- (o: The pilot scheme is approved for implementation  in {5 districts in 15 States ({ district per State).