Lok Sabha Question No. 241 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Procurement of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 241

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH, 2016

## PROCUREMENT OF FOODGRAINS

*241. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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- (a) the  details  of  the  agencies  entrusted  to  procure  foodgrains  at Minimum Support Price (MSP);
- (b) the  number  of  procurement  centres  targeted  and  actually  set  up during each of the last three years and the current year along with the norms laid down for opening the procurement centres;
- (c) the  quantum  of  wheat,  paddy  and  rice  produced  and  procured during the above period indicating the value thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up additional procurement  centres  to  procure  paddy  and  wheat  during  the  ensuing season and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

A N S W E R (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d)  OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. *241 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

- (a): Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  procure  foodgrains  directly  in  some states alongwith State Agencies but in most states, it is the State Government Agencies, who do entire procurement on behalf of FCI. In some states there is a single State Agenciy i.e. State Civil Supplies Corporation or State  Food  Corporation  but  in  many  States,  there  are  multiple  Agencies involved including State Food Department and Cooperation Federation. Coarse grains are procured only through State Government's Agencies.
- (b):      Procurement  centres  are  opened  by  FCI  and  by  respective  State Government  Agencies  with  mutual  consultation  taking  into  account  the production,  marketable  surplus,  convenience  of  farmers  and  availability  of other  logistics/  infrastructure  such  as  storage  and  transportation  etc.  Large number  of  temporary  purchase  centres  in  addition  to  the  regular  ones  in existing  Mandis  and  depots/godowns  are  also  established  at  key  points  in some States for the convenience of the farmers.

In  De-centralized  Procuring  (DCP)  States,  it  is  State  Government  agencies which are responsible for procurement of paddy & wheat from the farmers and FCI opens purchase centre only  in identified places as per specific request received  from  the  State  Governments.  In  Non-DCP  States,  FCI  and  State Government  Agencies  operate  required  number  of  purchase  centres  in  all potential areas in consultation with each other. Even during mid-seasons, as and when any demand for opening of purchase centre at particular places for price  support  operations  is  raised,  FCI/Government  Agencies  open  purchase centres at such places in order to prevent distress sale.

Statement showing number of purchase centers opened for paddy procurement for the last three years and current year (which will end on 30 th September, 2016) is as follows:-

|   KMS 2012-13 |   KMS 2013-14 |   KMS 2014-15 |   KMS 2015-16 |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|         35187 |         36855 |         44823 |         40053 |

Statement showing number of purchase centers opened for wheat procurement for the last three years and current year is as follows:-

| RMS 2012-13   | RMS 2013-14   | RMS 2014-15   | RMS 2015-16   |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| 19,469        | 12,050        | 10,914        | 11,053        |

(c):  The  statement  showing  production  and  procurement  of  wheat  and paddy/rice  for  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  and  value  of  stock procured @ Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the aforementioned period is as under:

| RMS     |   Production of Wheat* (in Lakh MT) |   Wheat procurement (in Lakh MT) |   MSP (Rs./Qtl) |   Value at MSP (in crore) |
|---------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                              948.82 |                           381.48 |            1285 |                   49020.1 |
| 2013-14 |                              935.06 |                           250.92 |            1350 |                   33874.2 |
| 2014-15 |                              958.49 |                           280.23 |            1400 |                   39232.2 |
| 2015-16 |                              865.3  |                           280.88 |            1450 |                   40727.6 |

## *As per the 2 nd   Advance estimates dated 15.02.2016 of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

| KMS      | Production of Paddy in terms of Rice   | Paddy procurement (in Lakh MT)   | Paddy procurement (in Lakh MT)   | Paddy procurement (in Lakh MT)   | MSP for paddy (Rs./Qtl)   | Value at MSP (in crore)   |
|----------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| KMS      | (in Lakh MT)                           | Proc. by Govt. agencies          | Proc. by Millers for levy rice   | Total                            |                           |                           |
| 2012-13  | 1052.41                                | 388.05                           | 120.01                           | 508.06                           | 1280                      | 65091.68                  |
| 2013-14  | 1066.45                                | 355.78                           | 119.46                           | 475.24                           | 1345                      | 63979.51                  |
| 2014-15  | 1054.80                                | 423.19                           | 54.90                            | 478.09                           | 1400                      | 66932.60                  |
| 2015-16* | 1036.10$                               | 425.17                           | 0.00                             | 425.17                           | 1450                      | 61649.65                  |

* KMS 2015-16 is in progress. Figures as on 02.03.2016.

$As per the 2 nd   Advance estimates dated 15.02.2016 of Ministry of Agriculture

& Farmers Welfare.

...3/-

(d):    The  Government  has  urged  the  State  Governments  to  open  adequate number of procurement centres. The issue has also been discussed in State Food Secretaries meeting held on 15.02.2016 to chalk out detailed action plan for  procurement  of  wheat  during  the  ensuing  wheat  marketing  season  RMS 2016-17  and  paddy  of  winter/summer  crop  in  various  states.  The  state-wise list  of  number of procurement centers planned & opened for procurement of paddy  in  ongoing  KMS  2015-16  (which  will  end  on  30 th   September,  2016)  is given at Annexure-I and planned to be opened for ensuing RMS 2016-17 is at Annexure II.

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## ANNEXURE - I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  STARRED

## QUESTION NO. *241  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

FCI Region-wise number  of Purchase Centres planned and opened for Paddy Procurement during KMS 2015-16*

| SL. No.     | Region           | Number of Purchase Centres   |
|-------------|------------------|------------------------------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh   | 560                          |
| 2           | Telangana        | 1602                         |
| 3           | Assam            | 145                          |
| 4           | Bihar            | 9540*                        |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh     | 1976                         |
| 6           | Delhi            | NR                           |
| 7           | Gujarat          | 64                           |
| 8           | Haryana          | 192                          |
| 9           | Himachal Pradesh | 1                            |
| 10          | Jharkhand        | 370                          |
| 11          | Jammu &Kashmir   | NR                           |
| 12          | Karnataka        | 120                          |
| 13          | Kerala           | 550                          |
| 14          | Maharashtra      | 502                          |
| 15          | Madhya Pradesh   | 1150                         |
| 16          | Odisha           | 3223                         |
| 17          | Puducherry       | NR                           |
| 18          | Punjab           | 1792                         |
| 19          | Rajasthan        | NR                           |
| 20          | Tamil Nadu       | NR                           |
| 21          | Uttar Pradesh    | 2623                         |
| 22          | Uttarakhand      | 75                           |
| 23          | West Bengal      | 15568**                      |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL      | 40053                        |

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  STARRED QUESTION NO. *241  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## STATE-WISE NUMBER OF PROCUREMENT CENTRES PLANNED FOR WHEAT DURING RMS 2016-17

| STATE          |   Number of Procurement Centers |
|----------------|---------------------------------|
| Punjab*        |                            1807 |
| Haryana        |                             379 |
| Madhya Pradesh |                            2999 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |                            5000 |
| Rajasthan      |                             186 |
| Bihar          |                             556 |
| Uttarakhand    |                             207 |
| Gujarat        |                             202 |
| Total          |                           11336 |

*Includes UT of Chandigarh

NR - Not reported.