Lok Sabha Question No. 3753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Wheat Stock
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3753

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND    DECEMBER, 2015

## WHEAT STOCK

3753. SHRI JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether procurement and stock of wheat have exceeded the estimates and the buffer norms due to record production in recent years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the production, procurement, buffer norms and actual stock of wheat during the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to reformulate its export policy for wheat in view of surplus stock, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

(a) & (b): The procurement of wheat during Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2015-16 and RMS 2014-15 was 280.88 Lakh MT & 280.23 Lakh MT respectively which has been  marginally  less  than  the  estimates  of  300  Lakh  MT  &  310.00  Lakh  MT respectively.

The stock position of wheat in the recent years has always been more than the required buffer norms for wheat.

The  production  and  procurement  of  wheat  during  last  three  years  and  current year is as under :

(Fig. in LMT)

| RMS     | Production   |   Procurement |
|---------|--------------|---------------|
| 2012-13 | 949.41       |        381.48 |
| 2013-14 | 935.06       |        250.92 |
| 2014-15 | 958.49       |        280.23 |
| 2015-16 | 889.37*      |        280.88 |

The  stock  position  of  wheat  in  the  central  pool  vis-à-vis  foodgrains stocking norms for the last three years is enclosed at Annexure.

(c):  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  in  its  decision  dated 16.01.2015  approved  that  the  stock  of  foodgrains  in  excess  of  the  revised buffer  norms  might  be  offloaded  through  open  sale  in  domestic  market  or through  export.  A  committee  was  constituted  consisting  of  Secretary,  F&PD, Secretary,  Expenditure  and  Secretary  Consumer  Affairs  to  recommend  the quantity and the price for this purpose. However, at present, there is no such proposal for export of wheat or rice from Central Pool.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3753 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 22.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

The stock position of wheat in the central pool vis-à-vis foodgrains stocking norms is as under:-

Fig in LMT

| AS ON     | WHEAT        | WHEAT                     |
|-----------|--------------|---------------------------|
|           | Actual stock | Foodgrains Stocking norms |
| 1.4.2012  | 199.52       | 70                        |
| 1.7.2012  | 498.08       | 201                       |
| 1.10.2012 | 431.53       | 140                       |
| 1.1.2013  | 343.83       | 112                       |
| 1.4.2013  | 242.07       | 70                        |
| 1.7.2013  | 423.97       | 201                       |
| 1.10.2013 | 361.00       | 140                       |
| 1.1.2014  | 280.47       | 112                       |
| 1.4.2014  | 178.34       | 70                        |
| 1.7.2014  | 398.01       | 201                       |
| 1.10.2014 | 322.63       | 140                       |
| 1.1.2015  | 251.13       | 138.00                    |
| 1.4.2015  | 172.21       | 74.60                     |
| 1.7.2015  | 386.80       | 275.80                    |
| 1.10.2015 | 324.50       | 205.20                    |

1. Note 1:   Revsied norms is w.e.f. 22.1.2015

2. Note  2:    Foodgrains  Stocking  norms  includes  Strategic  Reserve  of  30 lakh tons of wheat

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