Lok Sabha Question No. 231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Import of Wheat
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, C.S. PUTTARAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2016

## IMPORT OF WHEAT

## 231.  SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

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- (a) the production of wheat during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether there has been a sharp increase in wheat import during the said period;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the imports are likely to be continued during the current year and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

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

- (a):   the position of production of wheat is given in    Annexure.
- (b) to (c):   Position of import of wheat during the last three years and the current year is given as under:-

| YEAR              | QTY (TON)   | VAL (US$)   |
|-------------------|-------------|-------------|
| 2013-14           | 11272       | 4415680     |
| 2014-15           | 29493       | 9951371     |
| 2015-16           | 516167      | 135060965   |
| 2016-17(APR MAY)* | NIL         | NIL         |

Source: DGCI&S /*Provisional

Due  to  low  international  prices  of  wheat  millers  /  traders  in  Southern States have imported large quantity during 2015-16.

- (d):      Custom  duty  on  wheat  import  has  been  imposed  @  10%  w.e.f. 7.8.2015 and it was raised to 25% w.e.f. 19.10.2015.  As per provisional figures available, there has been no import of wheat during current year till May, 2016.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)    OF  THE UNSTATTED QUESTION NO. 231 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

Production of Wheat in India during 2012-13 to 2015-16.

## Production ('000 Tonnes)

| State/ UT        |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16* |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
| 1                |       2   |       3   |       4   |        5   |
| Assam            |      44.2 |      40.4 |      28.8 |       38   |
| Bihar            |    5357.2 |    4738   |    3987   |     5251.1 |
| Chhatisgarh      |     141.3 |     134   |     135.3 |      136.4 |
| Gujarat          |    2944   |    4694   |    3059   |     2630   |
| Haryana          |   11117   |   11800   |   10354   |    11489   |
| Himachal Pradesh |     608.6 |     670.7 |     646.5 |      494.1 |
| Jammu &Kashmir   |     462.4 |     601.9 |     314.3 |      497.4 |
| Jharkhand        |     319.5 |     370.4 |     330.4 |      274.4 |
| Karnataka        |     179   |     210   |     261   |      163   |
| Madhya Pradesh   |   13133.4 |   12937   |   17103.9 |    15644.1 |
| Maharashtra      |    1181   |    1602   |    1308   |      718   |
| Punjab           |   16591   |   17620   |   15050   |    16512   |
| Rajasthan        |    9275.5 |    8663.2 |    9823.9 |    10002.7 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |   30301.9 |   29890.9 |   22417.4 |    28365   |
| Uttarakhand      |     858.2 |     842.4 |     654.2 |      755   |
| West Bengal      |     895.9 |     927.8 |     939.3 |      945   |
| Others           |      96.4 |     107   |     113.8 |      120.6 |
| All India        |   93506.5 |   95849.8 |   86526.6 |    94035.8 |