Lok Sabha Question No. 2712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Procurement of Peanuts
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2712

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## PROCUREMENT OF PEANUTS

2712.      SHRI RAHUL KASWAN: SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) had procured groundnuts through State Cooperative institutions at Minimum Support Price during the kharif Marketing Season 2013-14;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  quantity  of  groundnut  procured  from various  procurement  centres  of  Rajasthan  along  with  outstanding  dues  pending  for payment to farmers by NAFED;
- (c) whether  it is a fact  that  outstanding  dues  of  RAJFED  (Rajasthan  State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd.) and Tilam Sangh are yet to be made in addition to outstanding dues pending for payment to farmers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which these outstanding dues are likely to be cleared?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIA )

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India  (NAFED)  had  procured  a  total  quantity  of  187119.23  MTs  of  groundnut  pods valuing  Rs.  748.48  crores  (MSP  value)  of  Fair  Average  Quality  (FAQ)  specifications during the Kharif Marketing Season 2013-14 in Rajasthan at 17 centres opened for the purpose.  The details of centre-wise procurement is Annexed .    NAFED has released entire MSP value   to  RAJFED &  Tilam Sangh for its onward payment to the farmers.
- (c) & (d): An amount of Rs. 5.34 crores (approx.) and Rs. 9.53 crores (approx.) after statutory deductions are payable to RAJFED & TILAM SANGH respectively. As per the established procedure of NAFED, administrative and incidental charges are paid after satisfactory  completion  of  test  checks  of  the  documents  and  rectification  of  the shortcomings and CAG audit of the accounts.

Annexure

## Procurement of groundnut pods at MSP under PSS Kharif 2013-14 in the State of Rajasthan

## Procurement through RAJFED

| District   | Name of procurement centre   |   Qty. in MTs |   MSP value in Rs. crores |
|------------|------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------|
| Nagaur     | Nagaur                       |      3552.57  |                     14.21 |
| -do-       | Kuchimancity                 |      1595.34  |                      6.38 |
| -do-       | Mertacity                    |      1743.23  |                      6.97 |
| Churu      | Sardarshahar                 |      7145.89  |                     28.58 |
| -do-       | Sujangarh                    |     13463.3   |                     53.85 |
| Jaipur     | Chomu                        |      2320.29  |                      9.28 |
| Sikar      | Srimadhopur                  |        58.975 |                      0.24 |
| Jodhpur    | Mathania                     |      7898.81  |                     31.6  |
| -do-       | Balesar                      |      4634.52  |                     18.54 |
| -do-       | Jodhpur                      |      3592.93  |                     14.37 |
| -do-       | Phalodi                      |     13467.9   |                     53.87 |
| Jaisalmer  | Rajmathai                    |      4200.69  |                     16.8  |
| -do-       | Chandan                      |      3817.99  |                     15.27 |
|            | Sub total (A)                |     67492.4   |                    269.97 |

Procurement throughTILAM SANGH

| District   | Name of procurement centre   |   Qty. in MTs |   MSP value in Rs. crores |
|------------|------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------|
| Bikaner    | Bikaner                      |       47507.8 |                    190.03 |
| -do-       | Sridungargarh                |       35926.3 |                    143.71 |
| -do-       | Loonkaransar                 |       22700.4 |                     90.8  |
| -do-       | Nokha                        |       13492.4 |                     53.97 |
|            | Sub-Total (B)                |      119627   |                    478.51 |
|            | Total (A+B)                  |      187119   |                    748.48 |

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