Lok Sabha Question No. 1571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Consumption of Edible Oil and Pulses
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri C N Annadurai, Shri Selvam G, Shri Navaskani K

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 157 1 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 1 ST JULY, 2024

## CONSUMPTION OF EDIBLE OIL AND PULSES

## 1571 SHRI CN ANNADURAI

SHRI SELV AM G

SHRI NAVASKANI K

Will  the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION wfm wa,  ©r93irvT$rfi%fiawr ## be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of consumption of edible oil  and pulses in the country during each of  the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the gap between demand and supply of  pulses, edible  oils and other such commodities has led to rising prices and further dependence on imports of these commodities and if so, the details thereof
- (c) the details of production, demand, import and prices of the aforesaid commodities during the last three years and current year;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to improve the domestic availability and to  keep prices under control :
- (e) whether the Government has any  proposal to  supply  the  aforesaid commodities to  the consumers at subsidized rates and if  so, the details thereof;  and
- (f) the other steps taken by the Government to cut down the imports from foreign countries and make the country self-reliant in pulses and edible oil?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMB}IANIYA)

- (a): The details of consumption of Edible Oil &  Pulses during last three years and the current year are at Annexure  I

(b): The domestic production of  edible oils in  the country is inadequate to meet the domestic demand and the country has to  rely on imports, which is around 55% of  its total requirement. The overall production of pulses in India is sufficient to meet the domestic demand. However, imports are required in  certain pulses such as TuE  Urad and Masur due to  consumption preferences. The Government is closely monitoring the domestic production, availability and prices of these commodities  and takes necessary measures, including  measures to  enhance domestic  production,  to stabilise the prices

(c): The detail of production, demand, import and prices of  the aforesaid commodities during the last three years and current year are at Annexur'e-11.

(d), (e) &  (f):  The Union  Budget 2024-25 has allocated Rs.10,000 crore under Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) of  the Ministry  of  Consumer Affairs,  Food &  Public Distribution  and reaffirmed the Government's commitment to maintaining stable price regime in the economy. The allocated budget will  be utilized for undertaking market interventions in essential agri-horticultural  food commodities  to ensure availability and affordability for  the consumer.

The PSF interventions involving  procurement of  pulses and onions have also benefited the farmers by providing  remunerative prices for  their produce. The focus on agriculture productivity  and resilience announced in  the budget involving  development of  high  yielding  and  climate resilient varieties, storage, supply chain and marketing is an important step towards self-sufficiency,  especially in  pulses and oilseeds

Buffer  stock of  pulses and onion have been maintained under the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) for  market interventions to  stabilize the volatility  prices. Currently, dynamic buffer stock of pulses namely, Tur, Urad, Moons  Masur and Gram are being maintained. The quantum of stock with the Government also helped in deterring hoarding unscrupulous speculation by market players

Bh,nat Dal was launched in July,  2023 by converting  Chana stock in the PSF into  (:hana dal for retail disposal to make dal available to consumers at affordable  prices. The Bharat Chana Dal is made available to the consumers at subsidized rates of  Rs.60 per kg for  1 kg pack and Rs.55 per kg for  30 kg pack. Over  1 1.37 lakh tons of  Bharat Chana Dal has been sold to retail  consumers till  22.07.2024

The Bharat Dal has been extended to include Bharat Moong Dal by converting Moong stock in the PSF buffer into Moong Dal for  retail sale to the consumers at subsidized prices of Rs.107/kg for Moong  Dal and Rs.93/kg for  Mloong Sabut.

Further, the Bharat Dal has also been extended to  include Masur Dal by converting Masur stock in the PSF buffer into Masur Dal for retail sale to the consumers at price of Rs.89 per kg.

Retail sale of Bharat Atta and Bharat Rice has been launched for  increasing supplies in the market at affordable  rates and helping in continued moderation of prices of these food items. Bharat Atta and Bharat Rice are sold at subsidizes rates of Rs. 27.50 per kg and Rs. 29/kg., respectively with the subsidies being borne from the Price Stabilisation Fund

There is no proposal to supply Edible Oils  to the consumer at subsidized rates

For Edible Oils, Government of India has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, National Food Security Mission- Oilseeds &  Oil palm (NFSM-OS&OP) from 2018-19 to augment the availability of vegetable oils and to reduce the import of edible oils by increasing the production and productivity of oilseeds (Groundnut, Soybean, Rapeseed & Mustard, Sunflower, Safflower, Sesame, Niger, Linseed and Castor)  and area expansion of Oil Palm & Tree Borne Oilseeds (Olive, Mahua, Kokum, Wild Apricot, Neem, Jojoba, Karanja, Simarob,1, Tung, Cheura and Jatropha) in the country.

The Government has also launched a separate Missioh for  Oil  Palm, which is the National Mission for  Edible Oils (Oil  Palm) - NMEO  (OP) to promote oil  palm cultivation for  making the country Aatamnirbhar in edible oils with  special focus on North-Eastern States and Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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To  increase pulses production, the  Department of  Agriculture  implements National Food Security Mission (NFSM). Increasing the area under pulses cultivation  and higher productivity through improved seeds are important components of  the Mission. The interventions covered under NFSM include cluster demonstrations on improved package of practices, demonstrations  on cropping system, seed production and distribution of HYVs/hybrids, improved farm machineries/resource  conservation machineries/tools, efficient water application  tools, plant protection measures, nutrient management/soil  ameliorants,  processing &  post-harvest equipments,  cropping  system based trainings to the farmers etc. New initiatives for increasing production and productivity of pulses are:

- Breeder Seed production  of pulses was introduced  under NFSM-Pulses  programme
- 150 Seed Hubs are being implemented  for  increasing certified  seeds of  indigenous production  of pulses in India through the Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur and their centres
- Supplying of Seed Minikits  of pulses not older than 10 years free of the cost (100% share) to the farmers.
- in  addition to  State Governments, the ICAR/KVKs/S AUs are also involved in conducting the demonstrations on improved  latest package of practices of pulses
- 15% allocation  is  earmarked for  pulses under NFSM  for  production of  quality  seeds through State Governments

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  REPLY TO  PART (a) OF THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO, 1571 FOR ANSWER ON 3 1,07.2024 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Availability  and Consumption of Edible Oil of last Three years (q>ty in LMT)

| Year ov.- Oct.)   | Total Availability/ Consumption   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2020-21           | 246.03                            |
| 2021 -22          | 258.44                            |
| 2022-23           | 289,23                            |

## Consumption of Pulse-wise of last three years (Oh' in LMT)

| Pulse      | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |   2022-23 |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Urad       | 24.18     | 32.60     |     31.89 |
| Moong      | 39.72     | 33,25     |     35.13 |
| Tur        | 46.93     | 50.37     |     46.05 |
| Chana/Gram |           | 139.95    |    135.11 |
| Masur      |           | 24.60     |     23.19 |

Source  PSF evaluation  Repoll  submitted  by NITI  Aayog

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  REPLY TO  PART (c) OF THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1571 FOR ANSWER ON 31.07.2024 IN THE LOK  SABHA

Edible  Oils

| Year (Nov.- Oct.)   | Domestic Production of Edible Oils   | Imports of Edible Oils*      | 'otal Availability Consumption/Demand   |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2020-2 1            | 111,51                               | 134.52                       | 246. 03                                 |
| 2021 -22            | 116,5                                | 141.93                       | 258.44                                  |
| 2022-23             | 124,23 ##                            | 165.00                       | 289.23                                  |
| 2023 -24            | 121,33##                             | 81.43 (Nov 2023 to May 2024) |                                         |

| RETAIL Prices (Rs/Kg)      | RETAIL Prices (Rs/Kg)   | RETAIL Prices (Rs/Kg)   | RETAIL Prices (Rs/Kg)   | RETAIL Prices (Rs/Kg)   | RETAIL Prices (Rs/Kg)   |
|----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Yearly Average (Jan-Dec)   | Groundnut Oil           | Mustard Oil             | Soyabean Oil            | Sunflowet Oil           | Palm Oil                |
| 2021                       | 175                     | 168                     | 145                     | 163                     | 127                     |
| 2022                       | 189                     | 183                     | 158                     | 178                     | 137                     |
| 2023                       | 191                     | 157                     | 138                     | 153                     | 111                     |
| 2024 (Till 26th July 2024) | 189                     | 146                     | 127                     | 138                     | 104                     |

Source- DoCA

| WHOLESALE Price (Rs/Qa)    | WHOLESALE Price (Rs/Qa)   | WHOLESALE Price (Rs/Qa)   | WHOLESALE Price (Rs/Qa)   | WHOLESALE Price (Rs/Qa)   | WHOLESALE Price (Rs/Qa)   |
|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Yearly Average (Jan. Dec)  | Groundnut Oil             | Mustard Oil               | Soyabean Oil              | Sunflower Oil             | Palm Oil                  |
| 2021                       | 16429                     | 15698                     | 13603                     | 15390                     | 11974                     |
| 2022                       | 17897                     | 17173                     | 14902                     | 16902                     | 12855                     |
| 2023                       | 17982                     | 14484                     | 12778                     | 14286                     | 10191                     |
| 2024 (Till 26th July 2024) | 17706                     | 13424                     | 11673                     | 12839                     | 9605                      |

Source DoCA

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## Pulses

## Production and import of pulses

| Import (Qty in LMT)                              | Import (Qty in LMT)                              |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                             | luanti t                                         |
| 2020-2 1                                         | 24.66                                            |
| 202 1 -22                                        | 27.00                                            |
| 2022-23                                          | 24.96                                            |
| 2023 -24                                         | 47.39                                            |
| 2024-25'                                         | 11.32                                            |
| Source : DGCIS, A - Im lort data u1 to May, 2024 | Source : DGCIS, A - Im lort data u1 to May, 2024 |
| Production(Qq in LMT)                            | Production(Qq in LMT)                            |
| Year                                             | Wt 254,63                                        |
| 2020-: 202 1 -:                                  | 273.02                                           |
| 2022-:                                           | 260,58                                           |
| 2023-248                                         | 244.93                                           |
| Source : DAFW, 8 - As per 3rd Advance Estimates  | Source : DAFW, 8 - As per 3rd Advance Estimates  |

| RETAIL ices (Rs/Kg)        | RETAIL ices (Rs/Kg)   | RETAIL ices (Rs/Kg)     | RETAIL ices (Rs/Kg)   | RETAIL ices (Rs/Kg)   | RETAIL ices (Rs/Kg)   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Yearly Average (Jan-Dec)   | GraIn DaI             | Masur/Lenti (DaI/Split) | Moong (DaI/Split)     | TuI (DaI/Split)       | Urad (DaI/Split)      |
| 2021                       |                       |                         |                       | 100                   | 108                   |
| 2022                       |                       |                         | 102                   | 106                   | 106                   |
| 2023                       |                       |                         |                       | 132                   | 113                   |
| 2024 (Till 26th July 2024) | 85                    | 94                      | 118                   | 154                   | 125                   |

Source- DoCA

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| IALE Price (Rs/Q WH        | IALE Price (Rs/Q WH   | IALE Price (Rs/Q WH      | IALE Price (Rs/Q WH   | IALE Price (Rs/Q WH   | IALE Price (Rs/Q WH   |
|----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Yearly Aver'age (Jan-Dec)  | Gram DaI              | asu r/Lent 1 (DaI/Split) | Moong (DaI/Split)     | Tu (DaI/Split)        | Urad (DaI/Split)      |
| 2021                       | 668                   | 7871                     |                       | 9569                  | 9773                  |
| 2022                       | 6503                  | 8693                     | 9236                  | 9654                  | 9556                  |
| 2023                       | 6799                  | 8305                     | 10010                 | 12072                 | 10273                 |
| 2024 (Till 26th July 2024) | 7541                  | 8329                     | 10683                 | 14204                 | 11371                 |

Source- DoCA

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