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Lok Sabha Question No. 4 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Rice Supply by Mills
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2015

## RICE SUPPLY BY MILLS

## 4. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

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 corruption involving financial  dealings  between  Government institutions  and  rice  mills  in  eight  major  rice  producing  States  have  been exposed in recent audit reports, if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto along with the corrective steps taken in this regard;
- (b)   whether  the  accounts  were  allegedly  manipulated  to  show  supply  of adequate quantity of rice by millers in lieu of paddy supplied to them;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto; and
- (d)   the action taken/proposed against those held responsible?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

(a):    The    Office  of  Comptroller  and  Auditor  General  (CAG)  in  its  recently conducted  performance  audit  on  'milling  of  paddy  procured  for  the  Central Pool and delivery of rice to Food Corporation of India (FCI)/State Government and its agencies' covering different aspects relating to procurement of rice by State Agencies and FCI has issued a preliminary report to the Ministry.

The report covers various irregularities observed by the Office of CAG in the procurement process which inter-alia includes financial dealings between Government Institutions and rice millers. As per the preliminary report, most of the irregularities in the dealing with rice millers relates to State Government  and  their  agencies.    No  specific  irregularity involving  any corruption has been reported in case of FCI.

An exit conference on the report of the CAG was held in the Ministry on

25.06.2015.

- (b) & (c):  The  audit  has  reported  short  deliveries  of  rice  by  millers  against paddy given to them by the States for milling.  However, no specific case of manipulation of accounts to cover up short delivery of rice has been reported in case of FCI.
- (d):   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Allocation for Bulk Consumers
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST  JULY, 2015

## ALLOCATION FOR BULK CONSUMERS

3. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

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  the  Government  allocates  foodgrains  for  wholesale/bulk consumers under the Open Market Sales Scheme; and
- (b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof?

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

- (a) & (b): Yes Madam, the Government has allocated foodgrains available over and above stocking norms under Central Pool for sale to wholesale/bulk consumers or State Government through tenders by Food Corporation of India (FCI) under the Open Market Sale Scheme. In the year 2014-15, 100 lakh tonnes of wheat was allocated under this scheme.

The  objective  of  this  scheme  is  to  liquidate  the  surplus  stock  of foodgrains  to  vacate  storage  space  for  further  procurement  operations, augment supply in the market to contain the chances of inflation in wheat prices.  In  the  year  2015-16,  FCI  has  been  authorized  to  sell  the  entire surplus stock of wheat above the stocking norms, which is approximately 111 lakh tones as on 1 st  July, 2015. Government has also decided to sell 20 lakh MT of rice to the bulk buyers under the scheme through tenders by

FCI.

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