Lok Sabha Question No. 1806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Discrepancies in MSP Procurement
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Pushpendra Saroj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1806

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## DISCREPANCIES IN MSP PROCUREMENT

1806. SHRI PUSHPENDRA SAROJ:

Will the minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष और ͩकसान be pleased to state:

कãयाण मंğी (a) the quantity of wheat and paddy in Uttar Pradesh that remained unprocured despite  MSP notifications  during  the  last  three  procurement seasons  and  the reasons recorded, district-wise and crop-wise; (b) the number of occasions when MSP procurement in the State was delayed, reduced  or  halted  due  to  Central  buffer  stock  norms,  storage  ceilings  or redirection of procurement to other States; (c) whether internal reviews examined the impact of such decisions on farmer participation, price realisation and market confidence in Uttar Pradesh; (d) the extent to which inter-State allocation and off-take targets influenced MSP coverage and procurement duration in the State; and (e)  the  corrective  measures  adopted  to  ensure  full  MSP  procurement,  timely

- agency deployment and zero avoidable crop denial in Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a):        As  per  the  information  received  from  Department  of  Food  and  Public Distribution,  procurement  of  wheat  and  paddy  is  carried  out  by  the  State Government at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for central pool. Procurement centres  are  opened  by  Central  Government  Agencies/  State  Government Agencies, taking into account the production, marketable surplus, convenience of farmers and availability of other logistics / infrastructure such as storage and transportation, etc. Adequate number of temporary purchase centres, in addition to the existing Mandis and depots/godowns are also established at key points for the  convenience  of  farmers.  The  stocks  conforming  to  the  prescribed  Fair Average Quality (FAQ) specifications and offered by the farmers to procurement centres for purchase are proucred by the State Government agencies. During the past three years, no quantity of paddy and wheat brought by farmers to the procurement centres has remained unprocured.

(b) & (c): As reported by the State Government, no such instance that has come to notice. (d): As reported by the State Government, no such instance that has come to notice. (e):  Prior to the commencement of procurement, necessary arrangements such as  farmer  registration  and  verification,  selection  of  procurement  agencies, arrangement of funds  for  payment,  and  selection  of  procurement  centres  are made in advance. All procurement-related processes, including online registration and verification, are conducted through the e-Procurement Portal of the Food and Civil Supplies Department. With a view to ensuring transparency in procurement, purchases are made through biometric authentication of farmers and payment is  made directly  to  their  Aadhaar-linked  bank  accounts  through PFMS. Wide publicity of the procurement is also carried out to ensure that the maximum number of farmers can avail the benefits of the MSP. Quality-based procurement of crops brought by farmers at government procurement centres is

- ensured across the State.

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