Lok Sabha Question No. 299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Price Rise
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, B.V. NAYAK, MEENAKASHI LEKHI, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, SUDHEER GUPTA, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, MANOJ RAJORIA

## Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 299

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2016

## PRICE RISE

299. SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA: SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: PROF. K.V.  THOMAS:  KUNWAR  HARIBANSH  SINGH:  ADV.  NARENDRA  KESHAV SAWAIKAR:  DR.  C.  GOPALAKRISHNAN:  SHRI  R.  GOPALAKRISHNAN:  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRI  B.V.  NAIK:  SHRIMATI  MEENAKASHI  LEKHI:  SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL VIJAYSINH  SHANKARRAO:  SHRI  NALIN  KUMAR  KATEEL:  SHRI  SUDHEER GUPTA:  SHRIMATI  SUPRIYA  SULE:  SHRI  S.R.  VIJAYAKUMAR:  DR.  SUNIL BALIRAM  GAIKWAD:  SHRI  SUSHIL  KUMAR  SINGH:  DR.  HEENA  VIJAY KUMAR GAVIT: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN: SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:  SHRI  KUNWAR  PUSHPENDRA  SINGH  CHANDEL:  DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

## 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 prices of essential commodities including foodgrains, pulses, edible oils and vegetables have suddenly increased sharply across the country in the  recent months, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  shortages  and  steep  variation  in  prices  of  the  said  commodities  have  been reported from different parts of the country during the last six months, if so, the details thereof along with the demand and supply of the commodities and the corrective steps taken in this regard indicating the import thereof during the said period;
- (c) whether  the  cases  of  violation  of  Essential  Commodities  Act,  1955  have  come  to  the notice of the Government across the country during each of the last three years and the current year, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the details of pulses and other essential commodities seized during the said period and the directions issued to the States in this regard;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  policy  to  save  the  consumers  from  the impact of the price rise, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to control the prices of the said commodities and check their hoarding and black marketing in the country along with the achievements thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)  : During  last  six  months  All  India  Average  Retail  prices  of  Tur  and  Moong  in pulses, Mustard, Soya and Sunflower in Edible oil and Onion in Vegetables have declined while there has been increase in the prices of Gram and Urad dal in pulses, Groundnut and Palm oil in Edible oils and Potato and Tomato in Vegetables, details is at Annexure I . Rise in the prices of essential food items are due to factors such as shortfall in production owing to adverse weather conditions, increased transportation costs, supply chain constraints like lack of storage facilities and  hoarding and black  marketing. Government took various corrective  steps to contain price rise which includes the following:-
-  National  Consultation  Meeting  of  Ministers  of  States  &  UTs  in  charge  of  Food  and Consumer  Affairs,  on  prices  of  food  items  was  held  on  21.5.2016  at  New  Delhi  and States/UTs were advised to take steps to keep prices of essential commodities including Pulses, Edible Oil etc. under control.
-  Advisory were issued to State Governments to take strict action against hoarding & black marketing  and  effectively  enforce  the  Essential  Commodities  Act,  1955;  and  the Prevention of Black-marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980.
- (c) : Yes madam. Details of violation of Essential Commodities Act (EC Act) are at Annexure II. Details of pulses seized are at Annexure III. State/UTs have also been advised to dispose of the seized stocks of pulses into the market after following due procedure provided in the EC Act, 1955.
- (d) & (e) : A  Plan  Scheme  titled  Price  Stabilization  Fund  (PSF)  is  being  implemented  to regulate  price  volatility  of  agricultural  commodities.  To  monitor  the  unscrupulous  trading, black-marketing, hoarding and cartelling in essential food commodities like Pulses, Edible Oils etc. and to ensure effective and coordinated action by different enforcement agencies, a Group of Officers  consisting  of  representative  from  these  agencies  has  been  constituted  under  the Chairmanship of Secretary (CA). It meets regularly to review the food inflation, in consultation with States and advises to States and other agencies the course of action to keep the prices at reasonable level and share data/information to ensure coordinated action by different enforcement  agencies,  including  intelligence  under  the  EC  Act.  Details  of  steps  taken  by  the Government to control prices is at Annexure IV.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.299 FOR 19.07.2016 REGARDING PRICE RISE.

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| Commodities   | All India Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg.)   | All India Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg.)   | All India Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg.)   | All India Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg.)   | All India Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg.)   | All India Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg.)   | All India Average Retail Price (Rs/Kg.)   |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Commodities   | Price As On 14/7/2016                     | 1 Month Ago 14/6/2016                     | 3 Months Ago 14/4/2016                    | 6 Months Ago 14/1/2016                    | %Variation over                           | %Variation over                           | %Variation over                           |
| Commodities   | Price As On 14/7/2016                     | 1 Month Ago 14/6/2016                     | 3 Months Ago 14/4/2016                    | 6 Months Ago 14/1/2016                    | 1 Month                                   | 3 Months                                  | 6 Months                                  |
| Rice          | 27.47                                     | 27.14                                     | 26.36                                     | 27                                        | 1.22                                      | 4.21                                      | 1.74                                      |
| Wheat         | 23.31                                     | 23.56                                     | 23.28                                     | 23.15                                     | -1.06                                     | 0.13                                      | 0.69                                      |
| Gram Dal      | 93.23                                     | 77.98                                     | 66.25                                     | 67.35                                     | 19.56                                     | 40.72                                     | 38.43                                     |
| Tur/Arhar Dal | 139.11                                    | 139.8                                     | 137                                       | 146.53                                    | -0.49                                     | 1.54                                      | -5.06                                     |
| Urad Dal      | 151.05                                    | 152.36                                    | 137.93                                    | 138.28                                    | -0.86                                     | 9.51                                      | 9.23                                      |
| Moong Dal     | 97.29                                     | 98.39                                     | 99.86                                     | 105.68                                    | -1.12                                     | -2.57                                     | -7.94                                     |
| Masoor Dal    | 86                                        | 83.64                                     | 79.45                                     | 84.81                                     | 2.82                                      | 8.24                                      | 1.4                                       |
| Groundnut Oil | 134.35                                    | 131.93                                    | 123.38                                    | 124.79                                    | 1.83                                      | 8.89                                      | 7.66                                      |
| Mustard Oil   | 108.95                                    | 109.43                                    | 102.32                                    | 112.76                                    | -0.44                                     | 6.48                                      | -3.38                                     |
| Vanaspati     | 75.16                                     | 74.13                                     | 70.82                                     | 72.43                                     | 1.39                                      | 6.13                                      | 3.77                                      |
| Soya Oil      | 82.92                                     | 82.1                                      | 80.06                                     | 83                                        | 1                                         | 3.57                                      | -0.1                                      |
| Sunflower Oil | 96.95                                     | 96.38                                     | 93.38                                     | 98.67                                     | 0.59                                      | 3.82                                      | -1.74                                     |
| Palm Oil      | 69.6                                      | 69.96                                     | 66.61                                     | 63.56                                     | -0.51                                     | 4.49                                      | 9.5                                       |
| Potato        | 22.91                                     | 21.47                                     | 15.86                                     | 15.11                                     | 6.71                                      | 44.45                                     | 51.62                                     |
| Onion         | 17.03                                     | 15.89                                     | 15.75                                     | 22.97                                     | 7.17                                      | 8.13                                      | -25.86                                    |
| Tomato        | 42                                        | 41.77                                     | 18.09                                     | 29.81                                     | 0.55                                      | 132.17                                    | 40.89                                     |

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.299 FOR 19.07.2016 REGARDING PRICE RISE.

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ACTION TAKEN UNDER THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 DURING 2014 (Relating to offences under EC Act- for other than violation of stock control orders/ for violation of stock control orders)

| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs          | No. of Raids Conducted   | No. of Persons   | No. of Persons   | No. of Persons   |                    | Value of goods             |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs          | No. of Raids Conducted   | Arrested         | Prosecuted       | Convicted        | Detentions Ordered | Confiscated (Rs. In Lakhs) |
| 1         | 2                   | 3                        | 4                | 5                | 6                | 7                  | 8                          |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 6884                     | 64               | 0                | 0                |                    | 239.66                     |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                          |                  |                  |                  |                    |                            |
| 3         | Assam               | 184                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                        |
| 4         | Bihar               | 25                       | 9                | 6                | -                |                    | 19.64                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 101                      | 0                | 0                | 0                |                    | 12.06                      |
| 6         | Delhi               |                          |                  |                  |                  |                    |                            |
| 7         | Goa                 | 44                       | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                        |
| 8         | Gujarat             | 7217                     | 38               | 24               | -                | 18                 | 117.11                     |
| 9         | Haryana             | 63                       | 15               | 4                | 1                |                    | 7.08                       |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    | 13589                    | -                | -                | -                |                    | 12.55                      |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir      |                          |                  |                  |                  |                    |                            |
| 12        | Jharkhand           |                          |                  |                  |                  |                    |                            |
| 13        | Karnataka           | 129                      | 52               | 0                | 1                |                    | 0.01                       |
| 14        | Kerala              | 18702                    | 11               | 0                | 0                |                    | 18.7                       |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh      | 3255                     | 35               | 89               | 3                |                    | 276.05                     |
| 16        | Maharashtra         | 515                      | 6475             | 58               | 0                |                    | 11958.18                   |
| 17        | Manipur             | NIL                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                        |
| 18        | Meghalaya           | 290                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                        |
| 19        | Mizoram             | 107                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                        |
| 20        | Nagaland            | NIL                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                        |
| 21        | Odisha              |                          |                  |                  |                  |                    |                            |
| 22        | Punjab              | 141                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | 6.34                       |
| 23        | Rajasthan           |                          |                  |                  |                  |                    |                            |
| 24        | Sikkim              | NIL                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                        |
| 25        | Tamilnadu           | 9176                     | 3949             | 1980             | 2068             | 124                | 87.09                      |
| 26        | Telangana           |                          |                  |                  |                  |                    |                            |
| 27        | Tripura             |                          |                  |                  |                  |                    |                            |
| 28        | Uttarakhand         | 12571                    | 87               | 264              | 0                |                    | 356.7                      |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh       | 455                      | 122              | 27               | -                |                    | 61.97                      |
| 30        | West Bengal         | NIL                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                        |
| 31        | A &NIslands         |                          |                  |                  |                  |                    |                            |
| 32        | Chandigarh          | 3                        | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                        |
| 33        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                          |                  |                  |                  |                    |                            |
| 34        | Daman &Diu          |                          |                  |                  |                  |                    |                            |
| 35        | Lakshadweep         | 780                      | 10               | 21               | 0                |                    | 0.83                       |
| 36        | Puducherry          | 6217                     | 0                | 0                | 0                |                    | 19.76                      |
|           | Total               | 80448                    | 10867            | 2473             | 2073             | 142                | 13193.73                   |

## ACTION TAKEN UNDER THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 DURING 2015 (Relating to offences under EC Act- for other than violation of stock control orders/ for violation of stock control orders)

Updated as on 31.3.2016

| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs          | No. of Raids Conducted   | No. of Persons   | No. of Persons   | No. of Persons   |                    | Value of goods Confiscated   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs          | No. of Raids Conducted   | Arrested         | Prosecuted       | Convicted        | Detentions Ordered | (Rs. In Lakhs)               |
| 1         | 2                   | 3                        | 4                | 5                | 6                | 7                  | 8                            |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 1300                     | 0                | 23               | 23               |                    | 1056.51                      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 3                        | 1                | -                | -                |                    | 0.01                         |
| 3         | Assam               | NR                       | NR               | NR               | NR               |                    | NR                           |
| 4         | Bihar               | 299                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NR                           |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 673                      | 0                | 0                | 0                |                    | 42.28                        |
| 6         | Delhi               | 24                       | 2                | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                          |
| 7         | Goa                 | 96                       | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                          |
| 8         | Gujarat             | 9098                     | 25               | 16               | -                | 28                 | 112.31                       |
| 9         | Haryana             | 3229                     | 123              | 138              | -                |                    | 120.38                       |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    | 39314                    | -                | -                | -                |                    | 31.69                        |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir     | NR                       | NR               | NR               | NR               |                    | NR                           |
| 12        | Jharkhand           | 140                      | NR               | NR               | NR               |                    | NR                           |
| 13        | Karnataka           | 4529                     | 199              | 0                | 6                |                    | 16.71                        |
| 14        | Kerala              | 8465                     | 26               | 12               | 1                |                    | 64.00                        |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh      | 38648                    | -                | 111              | 6                |                    | 92.46                        |
| 16        | Maharashtra         | 6302                     | 777              | 277              | 2                | 1                  | 4669.66                      |
| 17        | Manipur             | NIL                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                          |
| 18        | Meghalaya           | 41                       | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                          |
| 19        | Mizoram             | 141                      | -                | -                | -                |                    | -                            |
| 20        | Nagaland            | NIL                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                          |
| 21        | Odisha              | 2291                     | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              | 1                  | 0.02                         |
| 22        | Punjab              | 10443                    | -                | -                | -                |                    | -                            |
| 23        | Rajasthan           | 840                      | NR               | NR               | NR               |                    | NIL                          |
| 24        | Sikkim              | 71                       | -                | -                | -                |                    | NIL                          |
| 25        | Tamilnadu           | 29                       | 41               | 41               | 0                | 196                | 0.09                         |
| 26        | Telangana           | 4601                     | 349              | 2                | 0                | 1                  | 609.47                       |
| 27        | Tripura             | 199                      | NR               | 1                | NR               |                    | 57.13                        |
| 28        | Uttarakhand         | 5                        | 9                | 9                | 1                |                    | 2.5                          |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh       | 2045                     | 107              | 121              | 17               |                    | 252.71                       |
| 30        | West Bengal         | 780                      | 174              | 52               | -                |                    | 96.15                        |
| 31        | A &NIslands         | 86                       | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                          |
| 32        | Chandigarh          | 2                        | 1                | 17               | 3                |                    | -                            |
| 33        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | NIL                      | NIL              | NIL              | NIL              |                    | NIL                          |
| 34        | Daman &Diu          | NR                       | NR               | NR               | NR               |                    | NIL                          |
| 35        | Lakshadweep         | 3                        | NIL              |                  | NIL              |                    | NIL                          |
| 36        | Puducherry          | 741                      | 1                | NIL              |                  |                    | 0.63                         |
|           | TOTAL               | 134438                   | 1835             | 2 822            | - 59             | 227                | 7224.71                      |

## ACTION TAKEN UNDER THE ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955 DURING 2016

## (Relating to offences under EC Act- for violation of stock control orders)

Updated as on 13.07.2016

| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs        | No. of Raids Conducted   | No. of Persons   | No. of Persons   | No. of Persons   | Value of goods Confiscated (Rs. In Lakhs)   | Detentions Ordered   | Reported upto          |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs        | No. of Raids Conducted   | Arrested         | Prosecuted       | Convicted        |                                             | Detentions Ordered   | Reported upto          |
| 1         | 2                 | 3                        | 4                | 5                | 6                | 7                                           | 8                    | 9                      |
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh | Nil                      | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         |                      | April                  |
| 2.        | Delhi             | 77                       | -                | -                | -                | -                                           |                      | January                |
| 3.        | Goa               | 9                        | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         |                      | May                    |
| 4.        | Gujarat           | 4428                     | 11               | 11               | -                | 51.03                                       | 9                    | May                    |
| 5.        | Haryana           | 46                       | 25               | 3                | -                | 10.29                                       |                      | April (Except 03/2016) |
| 6.        | Himachal Pradesh  | 6020                     | -                | -                | -                | 6.44                                        |                      | March                  |
| 7.        | Kerala            | 65                       | 22               | 13               | 0                | 0.34                                        |                      | April                  |
| 8.        | Maharashtra       | 165                      | 242              | 125              | 0                | 73.37                                       | 1                    | April                  |
| 9.        | Manipur           | Nil                      | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         |                      | March                  |
| 10.       | Mizoram           | 10                       | -                | -                | -                | -                                           |                      | June (Except 2/4/2016) |
| 11.       | Meghalaya         | 2                        | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         |                      | May                    |
| 12.       | Nagaland          | Nil                      | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         |                      | January                |
| 13.       | Rajasthan         | 35                       | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         |                      | *                      |
| 14.       | Sikkim            | 48                       | -                | -                | -                | -                                           |                      | May (Except 03/2016)   |
| 15.       | Tamilnadu         | NR                       | NR               | NR               | NR               | NR                                          | 67                   | -                      |
| 16.       | Telangana         | 790                      | 105              | 5                | 5                | 628.6                                       | 7                    | April                  |
| 17.       | Tripura           | 120                      | 0                | 0                | 0                | 1.36                                        |                      | May                    |
| 18.       | Uttarakhand       | 595                      | 22               | 4                | -                | 0.3                                         |                      | May                    |
| 19.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 10966                    | 49               | 57               | 21               | 115.49                                      |                      | April                  |
| 20.       | West Bengal       | 211                      | 53               | 13               | NIL              | 10868.16                                    |                      | May                    |
| 21.       | A&N Islands       | 35                       | -                | -                | -                | -                                           |                      | June                   |
| 22.       | Chandigarh        | Nil                      | Nil              | 3                | 1                | Nil                                         |                      | May                    |
| 23.       | D&N Haveli        | Nil                      | Nil              | Nil              | Nil              | Nil                                         |                      | April                  |
| 24.       | Puducherry        | 469                      | -                | 3                | -                | 2.14                                        |                      | June                   |
|           | TOTAL             | 24091                    | 529              | 237              | 27               | 11757.52                                    | 84                   |                        |

Note : Other States have not submitted report so far.

NR   : Not Reported

*       :  Raids under Pulses only

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## ENFORCEMENT DATA UNDER ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1955

## (PULSES)

## PERIOD: FROM OCTOBER, 2015 TILL DATE

(14.7.2016)

| Sl. No.   | State            | Raids conducted, quantity seized &quantity disposed (MT)   | Raids conducted, quantity seized &quantity disposed (MT)   | Raids conducted, quantity seized &quantity disposed (MT)   | Raids conducted, quantity seized &quantity disposed (MT)   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| No        |                  | Raids                                                      | Qty seized                                                 | Qty disposed                                               | Balance                                                    |
| 1.        | Chhattisgarh     | 112                                                        | 6566.62                                                    | 6439.25                                                    | 127.37                                                     |
| 2.        | Haryana          | 1669                                                       | 14.60                                                      | 14.60                                                      | NIL                                                        |
| 3.        | Karnataka        | 1351                                                       | 25545.83                                                   | 23710.94                                                   | 1834.94                                                    |
| 4.        | Madhya Pradesh   | 969                                                        | 3273.60                                                    | 2201.90                                                    | 1071.60                                                    |
| 5.        | Maharashtra      | 5250                                                       | 87167.37                                                   | 87167.37                                                   | Nil                                                        |
| 6.        | Telangana        | 1924                                                       | 9534.40                                                    | 3261.03                                                    | 6173.37                                                    |
| 7.        | Rajasthan        | 875                                                        | 2610.21                                                    | 2298.81                                                    | 311.00                                                     |
| 8.        | Jharkhand        | 140                                                        | 282.02                                                     | 0                                                          | 282.02                                                     |
| 9.        | Odisha           | 180                                                        | 1410.26                                                    | 1410.26                                                    | -                                                          |
| 10.       | Andhra Pradesh   | 1300                                                       | 1361.52                                                    | 352.50                                                     | 1009.02                                                    |
| 11.       | Gujarat          | 214                                                        | 54.39                                                      | 0                                                          | 54.39                                                      |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh | 500                                                        | 3.42                                                       | 0                                                          | 3.42                                                       |
| 13.       | GNCT of Delhi    | 76                                                         | 14.16                                                      | 8.26                                                       | 6.34                                                       |
|           | Total            | 14560                                                      | 137838.4                                                   | 126864.92                                                  | 10873.47                                                   |

Source: Department of Consumer Affairs

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  &  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.299 FOR 19.07.2016 REGARDING PRICE RISE.

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## Steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  availability  and  to  contain  prices  of essential food items:

## Pulses

1. Export  of  all  pulses  is  banned  except  kabuli  channa  and  up  to  10,000  MTs  in  organic pulses and lentils.
2. Import of pulses are allowed at zero import duty.
3. Stock limit on pulses extended till 30.9.2016.
4. MSP raised  for  kharif  pulses  of  2016-17  for  Tur,  Urad  and  Moong  as  well  as  for  Rabi pulses of Gram and Masoor for season 2015-16.
5. Government has approved creation of buffer stock of 1.7 lakh MT of pulses for effective market intervention.
6. Government has released around 21,000 MT of pulses from the buffer stock (consisting of Tur and Urad) to States/UTs at subsidized rates for retailing by them at not more than Rs 120/- per kg to improve availability and stabilise prices.
7. Securities  &  Exchange  Board  of  India  (SEBI)  has  banned  new  contracts  in  Chana  to dampen  speculative  activities  in  Chana  and  in  respect  of  running  contracts  in  Chana disallowed taking fresh positions to reduce speculative activities.
8. Strict  vigilance  by  Directorate  of  Revenue  Intelligence  to  prevent  importers  from  misusing the facilities of Customs Bonded Warehouse facility.
9. Setting up of a Group of Officers for regular monitoring and exchange of information on hoarding, cartelization etc.

## Edible Oils

10. Export  of  edible  oils  in  bulk  is  prohibited  except  coconut  oil  and  other  edible  oils  in branded consumer packs of up to 5 kgs is permitted with a minimum export price of USD 900 per MT.
11. MSP (including bonus) increased for various rabi and kharif oil seeds.

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