Lok Sabha Question No. 1259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: Irregularities in Procurement
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: P. KUMAR, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  JULY, 2015

## IRREGULARITIES IN PROCUREMENT

1259.   SHRI P. KUMAR: SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

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- (a) total  quantity  of  wheat  and  paddy  produced  and  procured during the last one year and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether  complaints  have  been  received  from  various  States about  irregularities  in  procurement  of  paddy  and  wheat  in  these States;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for the said irregularities; and
- (d) the remedial steps being taken in this regard?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a): The  quantity  of  wheat  and  paddy  produced  and  procured during last year and current year, State-wise is at Annex-I.
- (b): Yes, Madam.
- (c) & (d): The  details  of  the  complaints  and  the  remedial  steps taken with regard to the complaints of irregularities in procurement of paddy and wheat from various states during 2013-14 and 2014-15 are at Annex-II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1259 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 28.07.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

## State-Wise Production, Procurement of Foodgrains.

WHEAT

| STATE/UT         | RMS 2014-15 (CROP YEAR 2013-14)   | RMS 2014-15 (CROP YEAR 2013-14)   | RMS 2015-16 (CROP YEAR 2014-15)   | RMS 2015-16 (CROP YEAR 2014-15)   |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| STATE/UT         | $Production                       | Procurement                       | $$Production                      | **Procurement                     |
| Punjab           | 176.2                             | 116.41                            | 165.48                            | 103.44                            |
| Haryana          | 118                               | 64.95                             | 107.39                            | 67.78                             |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 298.91                            | 6.28                              | 300.82                            | 22.67                             |
| Uttarakhand      | 8.42                              | 0.01                              | 8.48                              | 0.04                              |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 129.37                            | 70.94                             | 133.71                            | 73.09                             |
| Gujarat          | 46.94                             | 0.00                              | 28.31                             | 0.73                              |
| Rajasthan        | 86.63                             | 21.59                             | 74.62                             | 13.00                             |
| Bihar            | 47.38                             | 0.00                              | 48.22                             | 0.00                              |
| Jharkhand        | 3.7                               | 0.00                              | 3.35                              | 0.00                              |
| Karnataka        | 2.1                               | 0.00                              | 1.63                              | 0.00                              |
| Delhi            | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.02                              |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 6.02                              | 0.00                              | 5.82                              | 0.00                              |
| Maharashtra      | 16.02                             | 0.00                              | 11.56                             | 0.00                              |
| Orissa           | 0.01                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              |
| Himachal Pradesh | 6.71                              | 0.00                              | 5.86                              | 0.00                              |
| Chandigarh       |                                   | 0.05                              | 0.00                              | 0.11                              |
| West Bengal      | 9.28                              | 0.00                              | 9.50                              | 0.00                              |
| Chhattisgarh     | 1.34                              | 0.00                              | 1.36                              | 0.00                              |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 0.04                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              | 0.00                              |
| Assam            | 0.4                               | 0.00                              | 0.4                               | 0.00                              |
| Others           | 1.02                              | 0.00                              | 1.09                              | 0.00                              |
| Total :          | 958.49                            | 280.23                            | 907.76                            | 280.88                            |

Paddy (in terms of Rice)

## In Lakh Tons

| STATE/UT          | KMS 2013-14   | KMS 2013-14   | KMS 2014-15   | KMS 2014-15   |
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| STATE/UT          | $Production   | Procurement   | $$Production  | *Procurement  |
| A&N ISLANDS       | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0             |
| ANDHRAPRADESH     | 127.25        | 37.37         | 109.33        | 35.16         |
| TELANGANA         | 0.00          | 43.53         | 109.33        | 34.50         |
| ASSAM             | 49.27         | 0.00          | 48.41         | 0.11          |
| BIHAR             | 55.06         | 9.42          | 56.94         | 16.30         |
| CHANDIGARH        | 0.00          | 0.12          | 0.00          | 0.10          |
| CHHATISGARH       | 67.16         | 42.90         | 60.21         | 33.55         |
| DELHI             | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| GUJARAT           | 16.36         | 0.00          | 17.08         | Neg           |
| HARYANA           | 39.98         | 24.06         | 40.06         | 20.13         |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 1.21          | 0.00          | 1.13          | 0.00          |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 6.11          | 0.00          | 4.54          | 0.00          |
| JHARKHAND         | 28.11         | 0.00          | 31.66         | 0.02          |
| KARNATAKA         | 35.73         | 0.00          | 34.73         | 0.83          |
| KERALA            | 5.09          | 3.59          | 5.82          | 3.74          |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 28.45         | 10.45         | 33.09         | 8.07          |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 31.20         | 1.61          | 27.79         | 1.20          |
| NAGALAND          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| ORISSA            | 76.13         | 28.01         | 78.07         | 34.86         |
| PONDICHERRY       |               |               |               | 0.00          |
| PUNJAB            | 112.67        | 81.06         | 111.07        | 77.81         |
| RAJASTHAN         | 3.12          |               | 3.12          | 0.00          |
| TAMIL NADU        | 53.50         | 6.84          | 57.44         | 9.43          |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 146.36        | 11.27         | 121.62        | 16.81         |
| UTTRANCHAL        | 5.78          | 4.63          | 6.07          | 4.65          |
| WEST BENGAL       | 153.71        | 13.59         | 151.89        | 18.07         |
| Others            | 24.20         | 0.00          | 25.24         | 0.00          |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL : | 1066.45       | 318.45        | 1025.38       | 316.14        |

In lakh tonnes

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  THE UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1259  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  28.07.2015  IN THE LOK SABHA

The details of the complaints and the remedial steps taken with regard to the complaints  of irregularities in procurement of paddy and wheat from various states during 2013-14 and 2014-15 are as follows:-

As on 07.05.2015

|   Sl. No . | State     | Name of complainant                                           | Subject & date of the complaint                                                                                          | Action taken/present Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|------------|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1. | Rajasthan | Shri K D Charan, Manager (A/cs)                               | Irregularities in wheat purchase in Rajasthan through Shree Shubham Logistics Pvt. Ltd.                                  | The complaint was investigated by Hqrs. The engagement of M/S Shree Shubham Logistics Pvt. Ltd. by Rajasthan State Warehousing Corp. was not found proper. GOI agreed with the findings of FCI's report and disallowed the provisional administrative charges to RSWC/SSL and requested the state agency to submit final accounts in order to examine their claim. RSWC discontinued engagement of M/S SSL for the current RMS 15- 16. |
|         2. | Rajasthan | Sh. Aziz Mohammad, Sh. Rajendra Kumar, Sh. Kishan& Sh. Ramlal | Corruption during Wheat procurement during 2012-13 at Nikumbh Village, Chittorgarh Centre, dated 01.07.2013 & 21.11.2013 | The complaint was found baseless and no further action is required.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|          3 | Jharkhand | Sh. Aman Kumar, DaltanGanj, Jharkhand                         | Crippled functioning of FCI at Jharkhand related to wheat procurement dt. 24.10.2013                                     | Matter was investigated by ZO(E) and matter closed with approval of Competent Authority. No further steps required.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

|   4 | Madhya Pradesh   | Shri MajharKabir, Spokesperson, Distt. Congress Committee, Raisen (MP)               | Alleged malpractices in procurement of wheat in the State of Madhya Pradesh.         | The matter pertains to State Govt. Agency of MP i.e. Nagrik Apurti Nigam and the same were investigated by the State Govt. Agency. No action by FCI is required.                                                              |
|-----|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | Gujrat           | Pseudonymous (Shri Jagdish H Shah, Himmatnagar, Gujarat) Complaint dated 26.10.2013. | Paddy/Rice Procurement Scandal of Five Crore during KMS 2011/2012 in Gujarat Region. | Irregularities due to non adherence of non- DCP procedure in acceptance of rice was found. Matter has been investigated and SCN has been issued to the then GM(R), Gujarat. The matter is under examination by Vig. division. |
|   6 | Chhattisgarh     | News Clipping dated 14.07.2013 published in DainikBhaskar captioned as               | 'Paddy Worth Rs. 105 Crores Missing in CG'.                                          | Chhattisgarh being a DCP State, no details about any paddy shortages are available with FCI. The matter was taken up with the State Govt. to ascertain the factual position but no reply has been received.                   |
|   7 | Uttar Pradesh    | Shri M K Sharma, ex employee, FCI received through MoCAF&PD on 24.06.2014            | Irregularities in wheat purchase at FCI, DO Saharanpur                               | Most of allegations were not substantiated.                                                                                                                                                                                   |

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