Lok Sabha Question No. 3869 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Sale of Sub-Standard Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: LALLU SINGH

3869.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3869 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND    DECEMBER, 2015

## SALE OF SUB-STANDARD FOODGRAINS

SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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- (a) whether some sub-standard quality foodgrains were sold at prices lower than  their  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor indicating the quantum of foodgrains sold, their MSP and the sale price; and
- (c) the  quantum  of  foodgrains  out  of  the  above  that  was  allocated  to  the breweries for production of alcohol/wine?

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

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b): Due care is taken by Food Corporation of India (FCI) to maintain health of the  food  grains.    However,  foodgrains  being  a  perishable  commodities,  some quantities become non-issuable due to following reasons:-
- (i) Storage damage due to longer period of storage.
- (ii) Enroute  damage  in  wagons/trucks  due  to  contamination,  wagon-  roof leakage etc.
- (iii) Natural Calamities like Cyclone/flood damages.
- (iv) Possibility  of  down-gradation  of  grains,  which  are  procured  under relaxed specifications.
- (v) In some cases due to negligence of officials/ officers, for which suitable disciplinary  action  against  defaulters,  if  found  guilty,  is  invariably taken.

The statement showing commodity-wise quantity and value realized on sale of  different  sub-standard/  damage  food  grains  for  the  last  three  years  and  the current year is annexed at Annexure-A and the statement showing MSP of paddy, wheat and coarsegrain for the above period is annexed at Annexure-B.

- (c): No  Non-issuable (Damaged)  foodgrains stocks were  allotted to the breweries.

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## ANNEXURE-A

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3869 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 22.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

Statement  showing commodity  wise  details of sale of different substandard/damage foodgrains by Food Corporation of India during last three years from audited accounts for the year 2012-13 to 2013-14 and provisional and unaudited account for the year 2014-15.

## Quantity in quintal Average rate in Rs/quintal

| 2012-13                              | 2012-13                              | 2012-13                              |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| COMMODITY                            | QUANTITY                             | AVERAGE REALISATION RATE             |
| WHEAT(INDG.)N-I                      | 40539.66                             | 478.133                              |
| RICE N-I                             | 32032.89                             | 555.295                              |
| COARSE GRAIN N-I                     | 24271.28                             | 1160.817                             |
| 2013-14                              | 2013-14                              | 2013-14                              |
| COMMODITY                            | QUANTITY                             | AVERAGE REALISATION RATE             |
| WHEAT(INDG.)N-I                      | 113574.52                            | 627.780                              |
| RICE N-I                             | 41133.86                             | 560.238                              |
| 2014-15(Provisional and Un-Audited)  | 2014-15(Provisional and Un-Audited)  | 2014-15(Provisional and Un-Audited)  |
| COMMODITY                            | QUANTITY                             | AVERAGE REALISATION RATE             |
| WHEAT(INDG.)N-I                      | 62747.74                             | 1136.294                             |
| RICE (Gr.A) N-I                      | 76878.01                             | 350.107                              |
| RICE (COMM.) N-I                     | 105482.24                            | 1087.999                             |
| PADDY (COMM.) N-I                    | 111.89                               | 105.404                              |
| 2015-16(Provisional upto 17.12.2015) | 2015-16(Provisional upto 17.12.2015) | 2015-16(Provisional upto 17.12.2015) |
| WHEAT(INDG.)N-I                      | 13356.24                             | Information not available            |
| RICE (Gr.A) N-I                      | 7432.98                              | -do-                                 |
| RICE (COMM.) N-I                     | 9409.29                              | -do-                                 |

## N-I= NON ISSUABLE

## ANNEXURE-B

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3869 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 22.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

MSP OF PADDY, WHEAT & COARSE GRAIN for LAST THREE YEARS [Rs. Per Quintal]

| Year    | Paddy   | Paddy     | Wheat   | Jowar (Maldandi)   | Jowar (Hybrid)   | Bajra   | Ragi   | Maize   | Barley   |
|---------|---------|-----------|---------|--------------------|------------------|---------|--------|---------|----------|
| Year    | Common  | Grade 'A' | Wheat   | Jowar (Maldandi)   | Jowar (Hybrid)   | Bajra   | Ragi   | Maize   | Barley   |
| 2012-13 | 1250    | 1280      | 1285    | 1520               | 1500             | 1175    | 1500   | 1175    | 980      |
| 2013-14 | 1310    | 1345      | 1350    | 1520               | 1500             | 1250    | 1500   | 1310    | 980      |
| 2014-15 | 1360    | 1400      | 1400    | 1550               | 1530             | 1250    | 1550   | 1310    | 1100     |
| 2015-16 | 1410    | 1450      | 1450    | 1590               | 1570             | 1275    | 1650   | 1325    | 1150     |

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