Lok Sabha Question No. 2587 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Payment of LSPEF
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2587 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2016

## PAYMENT OF LSPEF

## 2587. SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  amount  due  and  paid  as  Levy  Sugar  Price Equalisation Fund (LSPEF) during the last three years and the current year along with  the balance amount as on date, State-wise;
- (b)    whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  time-bound  programme for clearance of LSPEF dues; and
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## A N S W E R (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): The Levy Sugar Price Equalisation Fund (LSPEF) claims are submitted by the respective States to Food Corporation of India (FCI) for payment. FCI has  informed  that  all  claims  received  have  been  paid  after  deducting  the inadmissible  amount  of  the  claim  except  current  year.  The  state-wise details of the amount due and paid during the last three years and current year is enclosed at Annexure.
- (b) & (c): LSPEF dues are related to period prior to de-regulation of sugar sector. State Government from time to time submit their LSPEF dues claims to FCI for payment. FCI has been advised to make prompt settlement.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2587 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.08.2016 IN LOK SABHA

Statement showing state wise LSPEF dues and payment made during last 3 years and current year.

Rs. In Crores

| Sr.   | Name of the state   | Dues and Paid   | Dues and Paid   | Dues and Paid   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   |
|-------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|
| No.   |                     | 2013-14         | 2014-15         | 2015-16         | Dues      | Paid      |
| 1.    | Uttar Pradesh       | 184.07          | 0.00            | 0.00            | 49.56     | -         |
| 2.    | Punjab              | 2.49            | 0.00            | 0.00            | -         | -         |
| 3.    | Haryana             | 3.81            | 4.23            | 0.00            | -         | -         |
| 4.    | Delhi               | 16.12           | 0.00            | 0.00            | -         | -         |
| 5.    | Rajasthan           | 31.61           | 8.76            | 26.88           | 0.954     | -         |
| 6.    | Himachal Pradesh    | 26.78           | 9.54            | 0.00            | -         | -         |
| 7.    | Maharashtra         | 98.11           | 0.00            | 94.86           | -         | -         |
| 8.    | Gujarat             | 42.44           | 3.34            | 7.70            | 5.06      | -         |
| 9.    | Madhya Pradesh      | 53.85           | 0.00            | 41.63           | -         | -         |
| 10.   | Chhattisgarh        | 7.02            | 0.00            | 1.06            | -         | -         |
| 11.   | Andhra Pradesh      | 90.84           | 166.45          | 2.86            | -         | -         |
| 12.   | Karnataka           | 62.97           | 13.57           | 0.00            | -         | -         |
| 13.   | Tamilnadu           | 58.25           | 48.02           | 16.01           | -         | -         |
| 14.   | Kerala              | 0.00            | 112.36          | 0.00            | -         | -         |
| 15.   | Odisha              | 34.22           | 15.09           | 0.00            | -         | -         |
| 16.   | West Bangal         | 37.83           | 0.00            | 0.00            | -         | -         |
|       | Grand Total         | 750.41          | 381.36          | 191.00          | 55.57     | -         |

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