Lok Sabha Question No. 1807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-30
Subject: Wheat Procurement
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1807

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30TH JULY, 2025

## WHEAT PROCUREMENT

## 1807. SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that during the current marking season Government has procured wheat more than last marking season;
- (b) the details of quantity of wheat procured by the Government on MSP during the last five  years and current year, State-wise; and
- (c) the number of farmers benefitted during the last five years and current year therefrom, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI  BAMBHANIYA)

- (a): A  quantity of  300.35 Lakh Metric  Ton (LMT)  Wheat has been procured for  Central Pool during current Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2025-26 whereas 266.05 LMT  of wheat was procured for central pool during RMS 2024-25.
- (b): The quantity of wheat procured by Government on MSP for  the last five years and current year, State-wise is at Annexure-l.
- (c): The number of farmers, State wise  benefitted from wheat procurement for central pool for the last five years and current year is at Annexure-II.

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## PROCUREMENT OF WI-IEAT FOR CENTRAL POOL

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| SL No.   | STATES/ Uts                | RMS 2020-21   | RMS 202 1 -22 L   | KMS 2022-23   | RMS 2023-24   | RMS 2024-25   | kMS 2025-26   |
|----------|----------------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1        | Punjab                     | 127.14        | 132.22 I E        | 96.45         | n             | 124.57        | 119.19        |
| 2        | Har-&AIIa                  | 74.00         | 84.93             | 41.86         | 63.17         | 71.50         | 71.43         |
| 3        | Uttar Pradesh              | 35.77         | 56.4 }            | 3.36          | 2.20          | 9.3 1         | 10.27         |
| I 4      | Madh}-a- Pradesh           | 129.42        | 128.16            | 46.04         | 70.97         | 48.39         | 77.74         |
| iAli     |                            | 0.05          | a                 | 0.03          | 0.01          | mi 1          | ---ti-iE      |
| [ 6 ]    | Rajasthan                  | 22.25         | 2F}Li             | 0.10          | 4.38          | 12.05 1       | - in          |
| 1 7 t    | Uttrakhand F--T-I==TI-T::I | 0.38          | 1.44              | Q.-02         | 0.00          | RBI(          | B             |
| : 8      | 1 Chandigarh               | 0.11          | 0: I+             | 0.03          | [09 i         | 0.08 [        | - 0.09        |
| } -      | i-liaIR                    | 0.00          | 0.06              | 0.00          | 0.00 [        | b.oo !        | -=M           |
|          | [Tf-[§Ljiiii               |               | 1.7-1             | 0.00          | -d ITd[-      | o.ooi         | o.04          |
| 11       | ! Maharashtra              | 0.00          | 0.01              | 0.00          | 0.00          | or            | o.oo          |
| 112      | ! Himachal ; Pradesh       | 0.03          | 0.13              | 0.03          | 0.03          | o.an          | o.03          |
|          | Jammu & : K_ash;mir        | 0.00          | 0.24              | 1 0.00        | 0.00          | oIdo [        | --'---b jb    |
| TOTAI.   | TOTAI.                     | 389.92        | -A.44             | 1---i8Rbi     | 262.02        | 266.03 1      | 300.35        |

## Number of Farmers Benefited from Wheat Procurement for  Central Pool

| S.No.   | STATES/ UTs     | RMS 2020-21   | RMS 2021-22   | 1RMS 2022-23   | RMS 2023-24   | I RMS 2024-25   | I RMS 2l025-26   |
|---------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1       | Bihar           | 1002          | 96701         | 641            | 240           | 3388            | 5181             |
| 2       | Chandigarh      | 1410          | 2039          | 401            | 898           | 1072            | 1080             |
| 3       | Delhi           | 6             | 760           | 1              | 0             | 0               | 0                |
| 4       | Gujarat         | 18824         | 34959         | 3              | 0             | 0               | 892              |
| 5       | Haryana         | 780962        | 760636        | 313847         | 410237        | 449441          | 4490 19          |
| 6       | Mr inl Pradesh  | l061          | 1 3258        | 1 l033         | 1 813         | 1 II\           | 593              |
| 7       | Jammu & Kashmir | 3             | 4127          | 62             | 0             | 0               | 0                |
| 8       | Madhya Pradesh  | 1594383       | 1725133       | 591185         | 796692        | 6 16287         | 900534           |
| 9       | Maharashtra     | 0             | 496           | 0              | 0             | 0               | 0                |
| 10      | Punjab          | 1049982       | 887521        | 793449         | 834993        | 930543          | 839203           |
| 11      | Rajasthan       | 219873        | 227090        | 941            | 37210         | 94713           | L72682           |
|         | Uttar Pradesh   | 663810        | 1152311       | 81080          | 47872         | 152301          | [ 43895          |
|         | ! Uttram        | 4656          | 24860         | 549            | 30            | 209             | 64               |
| Total   | Total           | 4335972       | 4919891       | 1783192        | 2128985       | 2248725         | 2513143          |