Lok Sabha Question No. 3497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Wastage of Food
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3497

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  AUGUST, 2015

## WASTAGE OF FOOD

3497. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

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- (a) the  total  quantity  of  foodgrains  damaged  at  different  post  harvest stages during the last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  item  and  yearwise;
- (b) whether any targets have been set for reducing the wastage from the present level;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/proposed to be taken to achieve the said targets; and
- (d) the funds allocated, disbursed and utilised for undertaking activities such as procurement of gunny bags construction of storage and development/use of other post harvest technology to check such wastage?

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

- (a): Year-wise and item-wise quantity of foodgrains damaged at different post  harvest  stages  is  not  maintained.  However,  the  quantity  of  the foodgrains accrued as damage/non-issuable in FCI during last three years and the current year is as under:

| Year                     |   Quantity of damaged / non-issuable (in lakh tons) |   Percentage (%) against the off-take from FCI |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2012-13                  |                                                0.03 |                                           0.01 |
| 2013-14                  |                                                0.25 |                                           0.05 |
| 2014-15                  |                                                0.19 |                                           0.04 |
| 2015-16 (Upto June 2015) |                                                0.02 |                                           0.02 |

(b)&(c):  No  specific  targets  have  been  fixed  for  reducing  damaged foodgrains under central pool. However, an action plan has been drawn to keep damages to bare minimum which includes:

- (i) A  decision  has  been  taken  to  liquidate  old  stocks.  Entire quantity of  issuable  foodgrains  of  crop  year  2012-13 has  been liquidated   and 56.15% of rice stocks of crop year 2013-14 have been issued.
- (ii) Instruction have been issued that wheat procured Under Relaxed  Specifications  (URS)  during  RMS  2015-16  is  to  be issued on over-riding priority irrespective of FIFO principle.
- (iii) Stocks of wheat are not to be stored on unscientific (kacha) plinths.
- (iv) Damage Monitoring Cells have been setup at District, Regional and Zonal Level to monitor quality of stock and reduce damages.

(d):        The  expenditure  incurred  on  procurement  of  fair  average  quality foodgrains under central pool, its safe storage and efficient distribution is released as subsidy to FCI and DCP (Decentralized Procurement) States. A statement indicating the subsidy released to FCI and various DCP States (for  both  rice  as  well  as  wheat)  during  the  last  three  years  and  current year is at Annex.

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(Rupees in crores)

| Year     |   Subsidy Released |
|----------|--------------------|
| 2012-13  |           71980.00 |
| 2013-14  |           75500.00 |
| 2014-15  |           91995.35 |
| 2015-16* |           46250.00 |

* Subsidy released till 31.07.2015

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ANNEX

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3497 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  AUGUST, 2015 IN LOK SABHA.

## STATEMENT INDICATING THE SUBSIDY RELEASED TO VARIOUS DCP STATES AND FCI DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR

States:

(Figure in crores)

| S.No.   | Name of the State   | Year    | Year    | Year    | Year     |
|---------|---------------------|---------|---------|---------|----------|
|         |                     | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16* |
| 1       | Bihar               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 1146.41 | 967.51   |
| 2       | Punjab              | 0.00    | 0.00    | 75.00   | 0.00     |
| 3       | Madhya Pradesh      | 3356.71 | 3398.88 | 5668.11 | 2198.65  |
| 4       | Andhra Pradesh      | 225.51  | 1554.83 | 2254.42 | 648.57   |
| 5       | Telangana           | 0.00    | 0.00    | 200.00  | 760.43   |
| 6       | West Bengal         | 1816.13 | 1551.14 | 2578.38 | 1043.94  |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh        | 2345.39 | 2374.87 | 3332.71 | 1364.35  |
| 8       | Uttarakhand         | 243.77  | 318.22  | 385.42  | 234.17   |
| 9       | Tamil Nadu          | 1176.29 | 1007.49 | 914.55  | 90.02    |
| 10      | Odisha              | 2731.50 | 3041.11 | 3785.00 | 1430.81  |
| 11      | Karnataka           | 0.00    | 494.95  | 0.00    | 0.00     |
| 12      | Gujarat             | 115.14  | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00     |
| 13      | Kerala              | 524.31  | 427.82  | 744.84  | 193.93   |
| 14      | Rajasthan           | 0.00    | 67.50   | 90.97   | 54.67    |

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