Lok Sabha Question No. 2975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Nodal Agencies for Sale and Purchase of Agricultural Produces
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bharat Singh Kushwah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2975

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  MARCH, 2025

## NODAL AGENCIES FOR SALE AND PURCHASE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCES

2975.  SHRI BHARAT SINGH KUSHWAH :

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कल्याण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of nodal agencies involved in sale and purchase of agricultural produces and Shree Anna by the Union Government along with the agency-wise share holdings of these agencies in the Union Government;
- (b) the details of the nodal agencies along with the years the nodal agencies have been working for, number/name and year-wise;
- (c) the storage capacity of agricultural produces with the nodal agencies;
- (d) the details of the storage capacity in the private and the Government sector;
- (e) the details of the storage houses along with the Government warehouses used for the same, name-wise;
- (f) whether  there  is  any  non-governmental  committee  at  the  State  level  for continuous and controlled monitoring of the nodal agencies; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कल्याण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) to (e) : Government extends price support for paddy and wheat through the Food Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  and  State  Agencies.  Further,  different  types  of  nutricereals (Millets or Shree Anna) and coarse grains are procured by various State Governments on it's own in consultation with FCI to the extent that the concerned State  Government  may  utilize  them  for  the  distribution  under  Targeted  Public

Distribution System (TPDS) as well as in Other Welfare Schemes (OWS). Notified Pulses,  Oilseeds  and  Copra  of  Fair  Average  Quality  (FAQ)  are  procured  at  the Minimum Support Price (MSP) from the  registered farmers  under Price  Support Scheme (PSS), a component of integrated Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), by two Central Nodal Agencies namely National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) and National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF) in association with the concerned State Government through its State Level Agencies. Further, Cotton  and  Jute  are  procured  by  Government  at  MSP  through  Central  Nodal Agencies i.e. Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and Jute Corporation of India (JCI) respectively.

FCI  is  a  statutory  body  set  up  in  1965  and  NCCF  is  a  Multistate  State Cooperative under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution established in 1965. CCI established in 1970 and JCI established in 1971 are central public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Textiles. NAFED is a Multistate State Cooperative Society (MSCS) registered under MSCS Act founded in 1958.

(c) to (e) :  MSP procurement operations are undertaken as and when market prices of the notified commodities fall below the MSP prices. The Central Nodal Agencies in coordination with State Governments engage Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC),  State  Warehousing  Corporation  (SWC),  FCI  owned  and  Cooperatives Godowns to make adequate storage capacity whenever the situation demands.  In case  of  non-availability  of  godowns  /  storage  space  by  CWC,  SWC,  FCI  and Cooperative, the stock may be stored in other godowns including Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee  (PEG)  godowns  as  approved  by  the  State Government in coordination with Central Nodal Agencies. The nodal agency wise details of storage capacity of agricultural produce are as under :-

| Nodal Agencies   |              | Storage space (in LMT)   | Storage space (in LMT)   | Storage space (in LMT)   | Storage space (in LMT)   | Storage space (in LMT)   | Storage space (in LMT)   |
|------------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Nodal Agencies   | CWC          | SWC                      | Owned by nodal agency    | Cooperatives             | State Govt.              | Private                  | Total                    |
| FCI              | 28.72        | 89.19                    | 147.28                   | -                        | 3.91                     | 98.27                    | 367.37                   |
| CCI              | 90 lakh bale | 10 lakh bales            | -                        | 06 lakh bales            |                          | -                        | 106 lakh bales           |
| NCCF             | 7.12         | 29.73                    | -                        | -                        |                          | 0.01                     | 36.86                    |
| NAFED            | 12.03        | 28.49                    | -                        | -                        |                          | -                        | 40.52                    |

The details of storage capacity in the private and Government sector is given at Annexure - I

(f) & (g) :  The Government has its own mechanism at Central and State Level to monitor  the  procurement  operations  of  notified  agricultural  produce  at  MSP  by Central Nodal Agencies and State Level Agencies. As such the Government has not constituted any non-governmental committee for monitoring the working of nodal agencies.

| Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025                              | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025                              | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025                              | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   | Central Pool Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 01.02.2025   |
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|                                                                                   | Sl . N o.                                                                         | Region/U. T.                                                                      | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired ) (Covered & CAP)                    | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired ) (Covered & CAP)                    | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired ) (Covered & CAP)                    | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired ) (Covered & CAP)                    | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired ) (Covered & CAP)                    | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired ) (Covered & CAP)                    | Total (Owned+ Hired)                                                              | Total Storage Capacity with State Agencies including SWCs (excluding capacities given to FCI) for storage of | Total Storage Capacity with State Agencies including SWCs (excluding capacities given to FCI) for storage of | Total Storage Capacity with State Agencies including SWCs (excluding capacities given to FCI) for storage of |                                                                                   | Grand                                                                             | Total                                                                             |
|                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | Covered                                                                           | Covered                                                                           | CAP                                                                               | CAP                                                                               | Total                                                                             | Total                                                                             | Cov.& CAP                                                                         | foodgrains State Agencies                                                                                    | foodgrains State Agencies                                                                                    | foodgrains State Agencies                                                                                    | Cov                                                                               | C AP                                                                              | Co v. & CA                                                                        |
|                                                                                   |                                                                                   |                                                                                   | Ow ned                                                                            | Hire d                                                                            | Ow ned                                                                            | Hir ed                                                                            | Cov .                                                                             | C A P                                                                             | Cov.& CAP                                                                         | Cov .                                                                                                        | CA P                                                                                                         | Tot al                                                                                                       | .                                                                                 | C AP                                                                              | P                                                                                 |
|                                                                                   | 1                                                                                 | BIHAR                                                                             | 3.45                                                                              | 8.03                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 11.4 7                                                                            | 0.0 0                                                                             | 11.47                                                                             | 10.1 3                                                                                                       | 0.0 0                                                                                                        | 10.1 3                                                                                                       | 21.6 0                                                                            | 0.0 0                                                                             | 21.6 0                                                                            |
|                                                                                   | 2                                                                                 | JHARKHA ND                                                                        | 0.89                                                                              | 3.82                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 4.71                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 4.71                                                                              | 1.78                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 1.78                                                                                                         | 6.49                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 6.49                                                                              |
|                                                                                   | 3                                                                                 | ORISSA                                                                            | 3.65                                                                              | 2.82                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 6.47                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 6.47                                                                              | 6.12                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 6.12                                                                                                         | 12.5 9                                                                            | 0.0 0                                                                             | 12.5 9                                                                            |
|                                                                                   | 4                                                                                 | WEST BENGAL                                                                       | 9.53                                                                              | 0.92                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 10.4 5                                                                            | 0.0 0                                                                             | 10.45                                                                             | 9.66                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 9.66                                                                                                         | 20.1 1                                                                            | 0.0 0                                                                             | 20.1 1                                                                            |
|                                                                                   | 5                                                                                 | SIKKIM                                                                            | 0.11                                                                              | 0.01                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.11                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.11                                                                              | 0.11                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 0.11                                                                                                         | 0.23                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.23                                                                              |
| Total East Zone                                                                   | Total East Zone                                                                   | Total East Zone                                                                   | 17.6 3                                                                            | 15.5 8                                                                            | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 33.2 1                                                                            | 0.0 0                                                                             | 33.21                                                                             | 27.8 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                            | 27.8 0                                                                                                       | 61.0 1                                                                            | 0.0 0                                                                             | 61.0 1                                                                            |
|                                                                                   | 6                                                                                 | ASSAM                                                                             | 3.74                                                                              | 1.57                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 5.31                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 5.31                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                         | 5.31                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 5.31                                                                              |
|                                                                                   | 7                                                                                 | ARUNACH AL PD                                                                     | 0.41                                                                              | 0.01                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.42                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.42                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                         | 0.42                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.42                                                                              |
|                                                                                   | 8                                                                                 | MEGHALA YA                                                                        | 0.20                                                                              | 0.25                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.44                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.44                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                         | 0.44                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.44                                                                              |
|                                                                                   | 9                                                                                 | MIZORAM                                                                           | 0.32                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.32                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.32                                                                              | 0.41                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 0.41                                                                                                         | 0.73                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.73                                                                              |
|                                                                                   | 1 0                                                                               | TRIPURA                                                                           | 0.44                                                                              | 0.19                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.62                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.62                                                                              | 0.68                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 0.68                                                                                                         | 1.30                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 1.30                                                                              |
|                                                                                   | 1 1                                                                               | MANIPUR                                                                           | 0.65                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.65                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.65                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                         | 0.65                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.65                                                                              |
|                                                                                   | 1 2                                                                               | NAGALAN D                                                                         | 0.42                                                                              | 0.16                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.57                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.57                                                                              | 0.08                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 0.08                                                                                                         | 0.65                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 0.65                                                                              |
| Total North East Zone                                                             | Total North East Zone                                                             | Total North East Zone                                                             | 6.16                                                                              | 2.17                                                                              | 0.00                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 8.33                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 8.33                                                                              | 1.17                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                            | 1.17                                                                                                         | 9.50                                                                              | 0.0 0                                                                             | 9.50                                                                              |

|                  | 1 3              | DELHI            | 3.28   | 0.00    |   0.00 | 0.0 0   | 3.28    | 0.0 0   |   3.28 | 0.00   | 0      | 0.00    | 3.28    | 0.0 0   | 3.28    |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------|---------|--------|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| NOR TH           | 1 4              | HARYANA          | 8.75   | 51.3 7  |   2.88 | 0.0 0   | 60.1 2  | 2.8 8   |  63    | 42.9 1 | 8.4 6  | 51.3 7  | 103. 03 | 11. 34  | 114. 37 |
| NOR TH           | 1 5              | HIMACHA L PD.    | 0.27   | 0.73    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 1.00    | 0.0 0   |   1    | 0.00   | 0      | 0.00    | 1.00    | 0.0 0   | 1.00    |
| NOR TH           | 1 6              | J & K            | 0.95   | 1.53    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 2.48    | 0.0 0   |   2.48 | 0.00   | 0      | 0.00    | 2.48    | 0.0 0   | 2.48    |
| NOR TH           | 1 7              | LADAKH           | 0.25   | 0.07    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 0.31    | 0.0 0   |   0.31 | 0.00   | 0      | 0.00    | 0.31    | 0.0 0   | 0.31    |
| NOR TH           | 1 8              | PUNJAB           | 27.1 7 | 106. 53 |   3.31 | 0.0 0   | 133. 70 | 3.3 1   | 137.01 | 48.6 2 | 41. 61 | 90.2 3  | 182. 32 | 44. 92  | 227. 24 |
| NOR TH           | 1 9              | CHANDIG ARH      | 0.00   | 0.09    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 0.09    | 0.0 0   |   0.09 | 0.00   | 0      | 0.00    | 0.09    | 0.0 0   | 0.09    |
| NOR TH           | 2 0              | RAJASTH AN       | 8.52   | 8.94    |   0.6  | 0.0 0   | 17.4 5  | 0.6 0   |  18.05 | 0.00   | 0      | 0.00    | 17.4 5  | 0.6 0   | 18.0 5  |
| NOR TH           | 2 1              | UTTAR PRADESH    | 15.6 8 | 38.9 1  |   0    | 0.0 0   | 54.5 9  | 0.0 0   |  54.59 | 0.00   | 0      | 0.00    | 54.5 9  | 0.0 0   | 54.5 9  |
| NOR TH           | 2 2              | UTTARAK HAND     | 0.73   | 1.25    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 1.98    | 0.0 0   |   1.98 | 1.88   | 0      | 1.88    | 3.86    | 0.0 0   | 3.86    |
| Total North Zone | Total North Zone | Total North Zone | 65.5 9 | 209. 41 |   6.79 | 0.0 0   | 275. 00 | 6.7 9   | 281.79 | 93.4 1 | 50. 07 | 143. 48 | 368. 41 | 56. 86  | 425. 27 |
| SOU TH           | 2 3              | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 8.64   | 2.90    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 11.5 4  | 0.0 0   |  11.54 | 17.1 6 | 0      | 17.1 6  | 28.7 0  | 0.0 0   | 28.7 0  |
| SOU TH           | 2 4              | ANDMAN NIKOBAR   | 0.07   | 0.00    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 0.07    | 0.0 0   |   0.07 | 0.16   | 0      | 0.16    | 0.23    | 0.0 0   | 0.23    |
| SOU TH           | 2 5              | TELANGA NA       | 6.68   | 14.0 9  |   0    | 0.0 0   | 20.7 7  | 0.0 0   |  20.77 | 7.80   | 0      | 7.80    | 28.5 7  | 0.0 0   | 28.5 7  |
| SOU TH           | 2 6              | KERALA           | 5.89   | 0.09    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 5.98    | 0.0 0   |   5.98 | 1.89   | 0      | 1.89    | 7.87    | 0.0 0   | 7.87    |
| SOU TH           | 2 7              | KARNATA KA       | 4.60   | 5.53    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 10.1 3  | 0.0 0   |  10.13 | 0.00   | 0      | 0.00    | 10.1 3  | 0.0 0   | 10.1 3  |
| SOU TH           | 2 8              | LAKSHDW EEP      | 0.03   | 0.00    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 0.03    | 0.0 0   |   0.03 | 0.00   | 0      | 0.00    | 0.03    | 0.0 0   | 0.03    |
| SOU TH           | 2 9              | TAMIL NADU       | 6.46   | 6.02    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 12.4 8  | 0.0 0   |  12.48 | 8.92   | 0      | 8.92    | 21.4 0  | 0.0 0   | 21.4 0  |
| SOU TH           | 3 0              | PUDDUCH ERI      | 0.51   | 0.00    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 0.51    | 0.0 0   |   0.51 | 0.00   | 0      | 0.00    | 0.51    | 0.0 0   | 0.51    |
| Total South Zone | Total South Zone | Total South Zone | 32.8 7 | 28.6 3  |   0    | 0.0 0   | 61.5 0  | 0.0 0   |  61.5  | 35.9 3 | 0      | 35.9 3  | 97.4 3  | 0.0 0   | 97.4 3  |
| WES T            | 3 1              | GUJARAT          | 4.93   | 4.41    |   0    | 0.0 0   | 9.34    | 0.0 0   |   9.34 | 0.56   | 0      | 0.56    | 9.90    | 0.0 0   | 9.90    |

|                 | 3 2                | DADAR NAGAR HAVELI 0.00   | 0.00        | 0.00 0.0 0   | 0.00    | 0.0 0   | 0.00         | 0.00    | 0           | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.0 0   | 0.00    |
|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------------|-------------|--------------|---------|---------|--------------|---------|-------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|                 | 3 3 MAHARAS HTRA   | 9.23                      | 8.99 0.00   | 0.0 0        | 18.2 2  | 0.0 0   | 18.22        | 6.98    | 0           | 6.98    | 25.2 0  | 0.0 0   | 25.2 0  |
|                 | 3 4 GOA            | 0.19                      | 0.06 0.00   | 0.0 0        | 0.25    | 0.0 0   | 0.25         | 0.00    | 0           | 0.00    | 0.25    | 0.0 0   | 0.25    |
|                 | 3 5 MADHYA PRADESH | 4.18                      | 6.90 0.00   | 0.0 0        | 11.0 8  | 0.0 0   | 11.08 189.   | 16 0    | 0.0 189. 16 | 200. 24 | 0.0 0   |         | 200. 24 |
|                 | 3 6 CHHATTIS GARH  | 6.32                      | 13.3 0 0.00 | 0.0 0        | 19.6 1  | 0.0 0   | 19.61 15.3 9 | 0       | 15.3 9      | 35.0 0  | 0.0 0   |         | 35.0 0  |
| Total West Zone | Total West Zone    | 24.8 5                    | 33.6 5      | 0.00 0.0 0   | 58.5 0  | 0.0 0   | 58.50        | 212. 09 | 0.0 0       | 212. 09 | 270. 59 | 0.0 0   | 270. 59 |
| Grand Total     | Grand Total        | 147. 10                   | 289. 44     | 6.79 0.0 0   | 436. 54 | 6. 79   | 443.33       | 370. 40 | 50. 07      | 420. 47 | 806. 94 | 56. 86  | 863. 80 |

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