Lok Sabha Question No. 2556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Decline in Procurement
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2556 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH   DECEMBER, 2015

## DECLINE IN PROCUREMENT

2556. SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

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- (a) whether the procurement of wheat during 2015 rabi season was less than the target/estimate, if so, the details thereof indicating the targets and the actual procurement, State-wise;
- (b) whether it is true that the FCI officials had made field trips to assess the damage caused to wheat crop by unseasonal rain and hailstorms in March, 2015 and the likely decline in its procurement during the current year; and
- (c)
- if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

(a): The  procurement  of  wheat  during  Rabi  Marketing  Season  (RMS)  2015-16 was 280.88 Lakh MT which was marginally less than the estimates of 300 Lakh MT. In RMS 2014-15, procurement of wheat was 280.23 Lakh MT. As procurement always fluctuates based on the crop production & market situation in a particular season, the procurement of more than 90% of the target is a good performance, even though it is short of the targets fixed. The slight shortfall in procurement is due to crop damage because of adverse weather conditions during growing/harvesting  period  in  the  States  like  Punjab,  Haryana,  U.P,  M.P  and Rajasthan which had also affected the yield.

The target/estimate and actual procurement during Rabi Marketing Season 2015-16 is enclosed as Annexure-I.

- (b) & (c):  Yes, Sir. Officers from Ministry/ FCI/State Government had made field trips to assess the damage caused to wheat crops due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms during RMS 2015-16.

Accordingly,  relaxations  in  uniform  specifications  of  wheat  during  RMS 2015-16 were provided in UP, M.P, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Union territory  of  Chandigarh  on  the  basis  of  recommendations  of  teams  of  FCI/State Government  and  Ministry  officers  as  per  Annexure-  II.  As  per  the  direction  of Government  of  India  during  RMS  2015-16,  FCI  has  also  procured  wheat  stocks under  Relaxed  specifications  in  respect  of  lusture  loss,  shriveled  and  broken grains.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2556 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

Estimate/Procurement of Wheat

(Fig. in LMT)

| S.N.   | STATES/ UTs   | RMS 2015-16   | RMS 2015-16   |
|--------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|        |               | Estimate      | Procurement   |
| 1      | AP            | --            | 0.00          |
| 2      | Assam         | --            | 0.00          |
| 3      | Bihar         | --            | 0.00          |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh  | --            | 0.00          |
| 5      | Gujarat       | --            | 0.73          |
| 6      | Haryana       | 70.00         | 67.78         |
| 7      | H.P.          | --            | 0.00          |
| 8      | J&K           | --            | 0.00          |
| 9      | Jharkhand     | --            | 0.00          |
| 10     | Karnataka     | --            | 0.00          |
| 11     | M.P.          | 60.00         | 73.09         |
| 12     | Maharashtra   | --            | 0.00          |
| 13     | Odisha        | --            | 0.00          |
| 14     | Punjab        | 120.00        | 103.44        |
| 15     | Rajasthan     | 18.00         | 13.00         |
| 16     | UP            | 30.00         | 22.67         |
| 17     | Uttrakhand    | 1.50          | 0.04          |
| 18     | West Bengal   | --            | 0.00          |
| 19     | Others        | 0.50          | 0.13          |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL         | 300.00        | 280.88        |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2556 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.12.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

| 2016. State    | Refractions         | Uniform Specifications (Limit %)   | Relaxation allowed (Limit %)                                                                                                                                                                           | Value cut /Remarks.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|----------------|---------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gujarat        | Lustre lost         | With full lustre                   | Up to 25%                                                                                                                                                                                              | (i) upto 10% without value cut. (ii) Above 10 upto 25% with 1/4 th of one value cut on flat basis or say Rs. 3.63 per quintal.                                                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh | Shrivelled & Broken | 6.0                                | Up to 10%                                                                                                                                                                                              | Upto 10% with value cut @1/4 th of one value cut for every additional relaxation of 2% or part thereof, i.e. for above 6 upto 8% Rs.3.63 per quintal and for above 8 upto 10% Rs 7.25 per qtl. will be deducted. |
| Madhya Pradesh | Lustre lost         | With full lustre                   | Up to 40%                                                                                                                                                                                              | (i)Upto 10% without value cut (ii)Above 10 upto 40% with 1/4 th of one value cut on flat basis or say Rs. 3.63 per quintal.                                                                                      |
| Rajasthan      | Shrivelled & Broken | 6.0                                | Up to9%                                                                                                                                                                                                | Upto 9% with value cut @1/4 th of one value cut for every additional relaxation of 2% or part thereof, i.e. for above 6 upto 8% Rs.3.63 per quintal and for above 8 upto 9% Rs 7.25 per qtl. will be deducted.   |
| Rajasthan      | Lustre lost         | With full lustre                   | Up to 50%                                                                                                                                                                                              | Upto 10% without value cut ii) Above 10 upto 50% with 1/4 th of one value cut on flat basis or say Rs. 3.63 per quintal.                                                                                         |
| Haryana*       | Shrivelled & Broken | 6.0                                | Up to 10%                                                                                                                                                                                              | Upto 10% with value cut @1/4 th of one value cut for every additional relaxation of 2% or part thereof, i.e. for above 6 upto 8% Rs.3.63 per quintal and for above 8 upto 10 %Rs 7.25 per qtl. will be deducted. |
| Haryana*       | Lustre lost         | With full lustre                   | Upto 95% in Kaithal district, upto 90% in Mewat, Sonepat, Jind, Palwal, Faridabad & Kurkshetra districts, upto 80% in Karnal, Hissar, Fatehabad & Panipat districts and upto 50% in rest of the States | i) Upto 10% without value cut (ii)Above 10 upto 95% with 1/4 th of one value cut on flat basis or say Rs. 3.63 per quintal.                                                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Shrivelled & Broken | 6.0                                | Up to 10%                                                                                                                                                                                              | Upto 10% with value cut @1/4 th of one value cut for every additional relaxation of 2% or part thereof, i.e. for above 6 upto 8% Rs.3.63 per quintal and for above 8 upto 10 %Rs 7.25 per qtl. will be deducted. |

|                  | Lustre lost        | With full lustre   | Up to 50%   | (i) Upto 10% without value cut (ii)Above 10 upto 50% with ¼ th of one value cut on flat basis or say Rs. 3.63 per quintal.                                                                                       |
|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Panjab*          | Shrivelled& Broken | 6.0                | Up to 10%   | Upto 10% with value cut @1/4 th of one value cut for every additional relaxation of 2% or part thereof, i.e. for above 6 upto 8% Rs.3.63 per quintal and for above 8 upto 10% Rs 7.25 per qtl. will be deducted. |
| Panjab*          | Lustre lost        | With full lustre   | Up to 50 %  | i)Upto 10% without value cut (ii)Above 10 upto 50% with 1/4 th of one value cut on flat basis or say Rs. 3.63 per quintal.                                                                                       |
| Chandigarh *(UT) | Shrivelled& Broken | 6.0                | Up to 10%   | Upto 10% with value cut @1/4 th of one value cut for every additional relaxation of 2% or part thereof, i.e. for above 6 upto 8% Rs.3.63 per quintal and for above 8 upto 10% Rs 7.25 per qtl. will be deducted. |
| Chandigarh *(UT) | Lustre lost        | With full lustre   | Up to 50 %  | i)Upto 10% without value cut (ii)Above 10 upto 50% with 1/4 th of one value cut on flat basis or say Rs. 3.63 per quintal.                                                                                       |

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