Lok Sabha Question No. 1486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Buffer Stock of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Deepender Singh Hooda

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

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1486 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST JULY, 2024

## BUFFER STOCK OF FOODGRAINS

## 1486 SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA

Will  the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUFION an#vir qTll+, ©r©3itvT+xf7qfq€wr  IHt be pleased to state

- (a) the details of the quantity of buffer stock offoodgrains  including  wheat maintained by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) from the year 2000 to 2024, year-wise; and
- (b) the details of the per capita availability of wheat from the year 2000 to 2024, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRINIATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBnANIYA)

- (a): The actual stock of wheat and rice in the Central Pool against foodgrains stocking norms from 1 st April, 2000 to 1 ;t April, 2024 is annexed at Annexure-I
- (b): Per capita net availability of wheat from the year 2000 to 2023 is annexed at Annexure-II.

88)k##

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  REPLY TO  PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1486 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 3 1.07.2024 IN THE LOK SABHA

## STOCK POSITION OF WHEAT AND  RICE IN  THE  CENTRAL POOL VIS  A  VIS FOODGRAINS STOCKING NORMS

( in lakh tons)

| A           | A            | A                           | C            | C                            |              |                             |
|-------------|--------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|
| A           | Actual stock | Foodgrains Stocking no llns | Actual stock | Foodgrains Stocking no rrlls | Actual stock | Foodgrains Stocking no Fins |
| 01.04,2000  | 131,87       | 40.00                       | 157.19       | 118,00                       | 289.06       | 158.00                      |
| 01.04.200 1 | 215.04       | 40.00                       | 231.91       | 118,00                       | 446.95       | 158.00                      |
| 01.04.2002  | 260. 19      | 40.00                       | 249.12       | 118.00                       | 509.31       | 158.00                      |
| 01.04.2003  | 156.45       | 40.00                       | 171.57       | 118.00                       | 328,02       | 158.00                      |
| 01,04,2004  | 69.31        | 40.00                       | 130.69       | 118.00                       | 200,00       | 158.00                      |
| 01.04.2005  | 40.66        | 40.00                       | 133.41       | 11 8,00                      | 174.07       | 158.00                      |
| 01.04.2006  | 20,09        | 40.00                       | 136.73       | 122,00                       | 156.82       | 162.00                      |
| 01.04.2007  | 45.63        | 40.00                       | 131.71       | 122.00                       | 177.34       | 162.00                      |
| 01.04,2008  | 58.03        | 40.00                       | 138.35       | 122.00                       | 196.38       | 162.00                      |
| 01.04.2009  | 134.29       | 40.00                       | 216.04       | 122,00                       | 350.33       | 162.00                      |
| 01.04.2010  | 161.25       | 40.00                       | 267.13       | 122,00                       | 428.38       | 162.00                      |
| 01.04,2011  | 153.64       | 70.00                       | 288.20       | 142.00                       | 441.84       | 212.00                      |
| 01.04.2012  | 199.52       | 70.00                       | 333.50       | 142.00                       | 533.02       | 212.00                      |
| 01 04.2013  | 242,07       | 70.00                       | 354.68       | 142.00                       | 596.75       | 212.00                      |
| 01 04.2014  | 178.34       | 70.00                       | 202,78       | 142.00                       | 381.12       | 212.00                      |
| 01 04,2015  | 172.21       | 74.60                       | 170.94       | 135.80                       | 343.15       | 210.40                      |
| 01 04.2016  | 145,38       | 74.60                       | 221,61       | 135.80                       | 366.99       | 210.40                      |
| 01 04,2017  | 80.59        | 64.60                       | 230.81       | 145.80                       | 311.40       | 210.40                      |
| 01 04.2018  | 132,31       | 74,60                       | 248.73       | 135.80                       | 381.04       | 210.40                      |
| 01 04.2019  | 169,92       | 74,60                       | 288.29       | 135.80                       | 458.21       | 210.40                      |
| 01 04.2020  | 247.74       | 74,60                       | 320,81       | 135,80                       | 568.55       | 210.40                      |
| 01 04.2021  | 273.04       | 74.60                       | 291.18       | 135.80                       | 564.22       | 210.40                      |
| 01 04,2022  | 189.90       | 74.60                       | 323,22       | 135.80                       | 513.12       | 210.40                      |
| 01 04,2023  | 83,45        | 74.60                       | 248.60       | 135.80                       | 332.05       | 210.40                      |
| 01 04.2024  | 75.02        | 74,60                       | 301.57       | 135.80                       | 376.59       | 210.40                      |

+)kIkIk

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1486 DUE ON 3 1.07.2024 IN THE LOK  SABHA

The details of the per capita net availability  of Wheat from the year 2000 to 2023, year wise are as follow;-

| Year   | Per capita Net Availability (Kg. per Year)   |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|
| 2000   | 58. 4                                        |
| 200 1  | 49. 6                                        |
| 2002   | 60.8                                         |
| 2003   | 65.8                                         |
| 2004   | 59.2                                         |
| 2005   | 56. 3                                        |
| 2006   | 56. 3                                        |
| 2007   | 57. 6                                        |
| 2008   | 53.0                                         |
| 2009   | 56.5                                         |
| 2010   | 61.4                                         |
| 2011   | 59. 7                                        |
| 2012   | 57.8                                         |
| 2013   | 66.8                                         |
| 2014   | 66.8                                         |
| 2015   | 61.3                                         |
| 2016   | 72.9                                         |
| 2017   | 66. 7                                        |
| 2018   | 61.5                                         |
| 2019   | 65. a                                        |
| 2020   | 64. 2                                        |
| 202 1  | 67 . a                                       |
| 2022   | 68.8                                         |
| 2023   | 74. 1                                        |

## Notes:-

- Net availability of foodgl'ains is estimated as: Gross production (-) seed, feed & wastage (-) exports (+) import (+/-) change in stocks. (i)
- Net availability  of foodgr'ains  divided by the population estimates for  a particular  year indicate per capita availability of foodgr'ains in terms of kg/ year'. (ii)
- Estimates of per  capita net availability  given above are not  strictly  representative of actual level of  consumption in  the countrY especially as they do not take into account any change in stocks in possession of traders, producers and consumer's. (iii)
- The per capita net availability  of foodgrains is calculated on financial  year basis from 2022 onwards and is not comparable with  the old series which  was based on calendar ycal (iV)

+ + + +