Lok Sabha Question No. 2982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Paddy Procurement from Tamil Nadu
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Km. Sudha R

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2982

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17Tll DECEMBER, 2025

## PADDY PROCUREMENT FROM TAMIL  NADU

## 2982. KM.  SUDHA R:

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

- (a): the details of  the quantity  of  paddy procured since 2014, State-wise, especially from Tamil Nadu;
- (b): the details and the quantity of paddy were procured in the Mayiladuthurai, Lok Sabha constituency  since 2014;
- (c): whether the moisture content of paddy procured in the Mayiladuthurai Lok  Sabha constituency and other  Cauvery  Delta  districts  be  increased in  view  of  excess and continued monsoon activity;  and
- (d): if  so, the details thereon

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): The details of the quantity of paddy procured since 2014, State-wise including  Tamil Nadu is annexed at Annexure  - I.
- (b): The details of  the  quantity of  paddy procured since 2014 in  Mayiladuthurai  Lok  Sabha constituency is annexed at Annexure  - II.
- (c) &  (d): The request of the State Government of Tamil Nadu for raising the permissible moisture content for paddy procurement from  17% to 22% has not been considered due to following  facts:
1. Paddy can be dried before milling,  procurement  of  excessively moist  paddy introduces significant  operational risk, including  loss of stock during storage  and compromised milling recovery.
11. Paddy with  high  moisture content is  susceptible to  rapid  deterioration, fungal  growth, discoloration, and infestation
111. The State Governments  have been advised time and again to endeavor  to develop the driage facility  at procuring stages.
- I V. The relaxation in moisture content has no direct financial implication on farmers, therefore, such relaxation is no longer considered.

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| STATES         | KMS 2014-15   | KMS 2015-16   | KMS 2016-17   | KMS 2017-18   | 1 KMS 1 2018-19   | KMS 2019-20   | 1 KMS 2020-21   | KMS 2021-22   | KMS 2022-23   |   KMS 2023-24 | 1 KMS 2024-25   | KMS 2025-26*   |
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
| A.P.           | 53.67         | 64.72         | 55.58         | 59.70         | 71 .73            | 82.58         | 84 57           | 66.58         | 41.12         |        30.43  | 38.21           | 16.43          |
| TELANGANA      | 52.30         | 23.57         | 53.67         | 54.00         | 77.46             | 111.26        | 09 141          | 110.35        | 131,86        |        95.32  | 105.97          | 43.12          |
| ASSAM          | 0.23          | 0.63          | 0.69          | 0.52          | 1.53              | 3.15          | 11 2            | 5.66          | 5.98          |         3.94  | 8.51            | 0.02           |
| BIHAR          | 24.09         | 18.26         | 1 8.42        | 11.84         | 14.16             | 20.02         | 59 35           | 44.90         | 42,05         |        30.8   | 39.23           | 2.54           |
| CHANDIGARH     | 0.15          | 0.24          | 0.19          | 0.21          | 0.19              | 0.22          | 28 0            | 0.27          | 0.19          |         0.25  | 0.26            | 0.19           |
| CHHATISGARH    | 51.08         | 51.37         | 60.03         | 47.87         | 58.40             | 74.86         | 08 71           | 92.0 1        | 87.53         |       114.24  | 116.42          | 28.16          |
| GUJARAT        | 0.00          | 0.01          | 0,01          | 0.01          | 0.14              | 0.21          | 10 1            | 1 .22         | 1.77          |         0.85  | 0.35            | 0.10           |
| HARYANA        | 30.07         | 42.70         | 53.48         | 59.58         | 58.83             | 64.28         | 55 56           | 55,32         | 59.36         |        58.94  | 53.99           | 53.68          |
| H. P.          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00              | 0.00          | 00 0            | 0.28          | 0.14          |         0.23  | 0.27            | 0.20           |
| JHARKHAND      | 0.09          | 3.03          | 2.07          | 2.14          | 2.28              | 3.80          | 29 6            | 7.53          | 1.72          |         0.74  | 2.06            | 0.00           |
| J&K            | 0.00          | 0.10          | 0.12          | 0.19          | 0.14              | 0,15          | 38 0            | 0.41          | 0.34          |         0.24  | 0.28            | 0.300          |
| KARNATAKA      | 1.31          | 0.81          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.88              | 0.61          | 06 2            | 2.19          | 0,21          |         0     | 0.01            | 0.00           |
| KERALA         | 5.50          | 5.62          | 4.53          | 4.84          | 6.94              | 7.10          | 65 7            | 7.48          | 7.31          |         5.59  | 5.73            | 0.15           |
| M. P           | 12.04         | 12.67         | 19.61         | 16.35         | 20.82             | 25.97         | 27 37           | 45.83         | 46.30         |        42.16  | 43.42           | 5.71           |
| IVIAHAR4SHTFL4 | 2.97          | 3.43          | 4.61          | 2.67          | 8.66              | 1 7.42        | 99 18           | 18.32         | 18.48         |        11.64  | 15.93           | 0.03           |
| ODISHA         | 50.11         | 50.29         | 54.18         | 49.06         | 65.41             | 70.57         | 33 77           | 7 1 .04       | 79. 16        |        70.89  | 85.12           | 0.53           |
| PUNJAB         | 116.21        | 139.56        | 164.96        | 176.70        | 169.16            | 162.33        | 83 202          | 187.29        | 182.10        |       185.28  | 173.33          | 156,50         |
| RAJASTHAN      | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00              | 0.00          | 00 0            | 0.07          | 0,00          |         0     | 0.00            | 0.00           |
| NEF (Tripura)  | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.10              | 0.21          | 24 0            | 0.58          | 0.45          |         0.32  | 0.36            | 0.00           |
| TAMIL NADU     | 15.69         | 17.79         | 2.11          | 14.62         | 19.03             | 32.41         | 90 44           | 27.58         | 33.84         |        34.96  | 47.98           | 14.73          |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 25.34         | 43.44         | 35,14         | 42.91         | 48.25             | 56.57         | 84 66           | 65.53         | 65.50         |        53.8   | 57.71           | 16.93          |
| UTTRAKHAND     | 6.94          | 8.93          | 10.54         | 0.57          | 6.89              | 10.18         | 72 10           | 11.55         | 8.96          |         7.3   | 6.73            | 7.30           |
| WEST BENGAL    | 30.33         | 23.06         | 28.28         | 24.61         | 29. 1 1           | 27.03         | 79 27           | 35.3 1        | 32.08         |        24.69  | 29.28           | 9.84           |
| PUDUCHERRY     | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00              | 0.004         | 0.00            | 0.003         | 0.001         |         0.002 | O.OOI           | 0.000          |
| TOTAL          | 1 478.12      | 1 510.23      | 1 568.22      | 1 568.391     | 660.111           | 770.931       | 895.66E         | 857.301       | 846.451       |       772.611 | 831.151         | 356.46         |

&KMS 2025-26 is under progress. Figure is  upto 11.12.2025, Note-Govt.  of Telangana auctioned  38 LMT  of KMS 2022-23(Rubi)  paddy which was approved by DFPD \?ide letter dated 29.04.2024

- (b) The quantity of paddy procured in Mayiladuthurai Lok  Sabha constituency since 2014 are as below:

|            | Paddy procured (in LM   |
|------------|-------------------------|
| 2014 2015  | 7 72                    |
| 2015 2016  | 2 99                    |
| 2016 2017  | 0 60                    |
| 2017 2018  | .94                     |
| 2018 2019  | 9 88                    |
| 2019 2020  | ,06                     |
| 2020 202 1 | .98                     |
| 202 1 2022 | ,25                     |
| 2022 2023  | ,30                     |
| 2023 2024  | ,30                     |
| 24 2025    | ,78                     |