Lok Sabha Question No. 1449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Foodgrains for Calamities
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1449 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  DECEMBER, 2015

## FOODGRAINS FOR CALAMITIES

## 1449. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

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- (a) whether the States have submitted their wheat and rice requirements for drought and flood relief operations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto indicating  the  quantum  of  wheat  and  rice  sought  by  the  States  and  the quantum allocated by the Government during each of the last three years, State and category wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  adopt  fixed  criterion for distribution of foodgrains to the needy States, in case of calamities; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

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

- (a)  &  (b):  Requests  have  been  received  from  State  Governments  for additional  foodgrains  for  drought/flood  relief.    State-wise  details  of quantities  of  wheat  and  rice  required  by  the  States  and  the  quantities allocated by the Government of India for drought/flood relief during the last three years are at Annexure.
- (c) & (d): To consider such requests, the Government has formulated a policy  in  January  2014  according  to  which,  the  Government  allocates additional  foodgrains  to  the  States/Union  Territories(UTs)  for  natural calamities  at  Minimum  Support  Price(MSP)/  MSP  derived  prices  for wheat and rice respectively subject to availability of  foodgrains in the Central Pool on request of the concerned State Government/UT Administration.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1449 FOR ANSWER ON 08.11.2015 IN THE LOK SABHA

State and category-wise details of quantum of wheat and rice requested by the States  and  allocated  by  Government  of  India  for  drought/flood  relief  during 2012-13 to 2014-15.

(In tons)

| State       | Quantity of demanded   | Quantity of demanded   | foodgrains   | Quantity of   | Quantity of   | foodgrains   | Purpose        |
|-------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
|             | Wheat                  | Rice                   | Total        | Wheat         | Rice          | Total        |                |
| 2012-13     |                        |                        |              |               |               |              |                |
| Assam       | 0                      | 35000                  | 35000        | 0             | 20000         | 20000        | Flood relief   |
| Maharashtra | 30000                  | 30000                  | 60000        | 30000         | 30000         | 60000        | Drought relief |
| Karnataka   | 57200                  | 300000                 | 357200       | 57200         | 300000        | 357200       | Drought relief |
| Meghalaya   | 0                      | 500                    | 500          | 0             | 500           | 500          | Flood relief   |
| 2013-14     |                        |                        |              |               |               |              |                |
| Assam       | 0                      | 35000                  | 35000        | 0             | 35000         | 35000        | Flood relief   |
| Bihar       | 100010                 | 100010                 | 200020       | 100010        | 100010        | 200020       | Flood relief   |
| Kerala      | 657                    | 5963                   | 6620         | 657           | 5963          | 6620         | Flood relief   |
| Maharashtra | 180312                 | 147528                 | 327840       | 180312        | 147528        | 327840       | Drought relief |
| Uttarakhand | 2000                   | 2000                   | 4000         | 2000          | 2000          | 4000         | Flood relief   |
| 2014-15     |                        |                        |              |               |               |              |                |
| Assam       | 0                      | 35000                  | 35000        | 0             | 35000         | 35000        | Flood relief   |
| Bihar       | 25000                  | 25000                  | 50000        | 25000         | 25000         | 50000        | Flood relief   |
| J&K         | 20320                  | 107026                 | 127346       | 20320         | 107026        | 127346       | Flood relief   |

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