Lok Sabha Question No. 248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Procurement of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 248 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2016

## PROCUREMENT OF FOODGRAINS

## 248. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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- (a)   the details of the process prescribed by the Government for procuring foodgrains by the various agencies ;
- (b)   the  details  of  foodgrains  procured  by  the  said  agencies  during  each  of  the  last two years and the current year, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (c)   whether  there  is  a  monitoring  system  to  check  the  irregularities  committed  by various agencies involved in procurement and distribution of the foodgrains;
- (d)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)   the remedial measures taken to ensure the proper functioning of these agencies?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a): There  is  a  Uniform  Policy  for  procurement  by  Government  Agencies  across  the country.  Under  this  policy,  whatever  food  grains  are  offered  by  farmers,  within  the stipulated period & conforming to the specifications prescribed by Government of India are,  purchased  at  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  by  the  State  Government  agencies including  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  for  central  pool.  However,  if  producer/farmer gets  better  price  in  comparison  to  MSP,  they  are  free  to  sell  their  produce  in  open market i.e. to private trader/ anyone.
- (b):  The  quantity  of  rice,  wheat  and  coarsegrain  procured  during  last  two  years  and current  year  by  all  agencies  including  FCI,  State-wise  including  Madhya  Pradesh  is enclosed as Annexure-I, II & III respectively.
- (c), (d) & (e) Yes, Madam. The monitoring system to check the irregularities committed by  various  agencies  involved  in  procurement  and  distribution  of  the  foodgrains  is  as
- follows:-
- i. Joint inspection of foodgrain stocks undertaken by officials of FCI, State Government and Government of India on regular intervals to check irregularities in all aspects of procurement operations.
- ii. Procurement Monitoring System (PMS) module has been developed to monitor the procurement of wheat and rice. This module enables FCI and Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) to view and monitor the consolidated report of procurement of wheat and rice done by procuring agencies viz. State agencies or FCI.
- iii. For  scrutinizing  the  records/accounts of  various  agencies,  Procurement  Incidental Cell  has  been  set  up  in  the  Ministry  to  examine,  analyse  &  verify  the  claims  and  the financial data provided by the State Govt./State agencies.
- vi. FCI supplies rice and wheat under various schemes to the States/UTs as per the  allotment  given  by  the  Ministry  of  Consumer  Affairs,  Food  &  Public  Distribution (MOCAF&PD) after drawing joint samples of the stock. Stock conforming to Food Safety and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  norms  only  is  issued.  The  responsibility  of distributing  the  foodgrains  to  the  identified  beneficiaries  rests  with  the  respective State/UT Government.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  248    DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON 19.07.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Procurement  of Rice for Central Pool

Fig in LMT

as on 13-07-2016

| S.No.            | STATES/ UTs   | KMS 2013-14   |   KMS 2014-15 |   KMS 2015-16* |
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   | 37.37         | 35.96         |         43.28 |           1    |
| Telangana        | 43.53         | 35.04         |         15.8  |           2    |
| Assam            | 0.00          | 0.15          |          0.3  |           3    |
| Bihar            | 9.42          | 16.14         |         12.25 |           4    |
| Chattisgarh      | 42.90         | 34.23         |         34.42 |           5    |
| Gujarat          | 0.00          | 0.00          |          0.01 |           6    |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.00          | 0.00          |          0    |           7    |
| Haryana          | 24.06         | 20.15         |         28.61 |           8    |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | 0.00          | 0.00          |          0.07 |           9    |
| Jharkhand        | 0.00          | 0.06          |          2.06 |          10    |
| Karnataka        | 0.00          | 0.88          |          0.55 |          11    |
| Kerala           | 3.59          | 3.74          |          3.82 |          12    |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 10.45         | 8.07          |          8.49 |          13    |
| Maharashtra      | 1.61          | 1.99          |          2.29 |          14    |
| Odisha           | 28.01         | 33.57         |         33.69 |          15    |
| Punjab           | 81.06         | 77.86         |         93.5  |          16    |
| Rajasthan        | 0.00          | 0.00          |          0    |          17    |
| Tamilnadu        | 6.84          | 10.51         |         11.13 |          18    |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 11.27         | 16.98         |         29.1  |          19    |
| Uttranchal       | 4.63          | 4.65          |          5.97 |          20    |
| West Bengal      | 13.59         | 20.32         |         15.68 |          21    |
| Others           | 0.12          | 0.10          |          0.16 |          22    |
| Total 318.45     | Total 318.45  |               |        320.4  |         341.18 |

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 248  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

Procurement of Wheat for Central Pool

(Fig. in LMT)

| S.N.   | STATES/ UTs          | RMS 2014- 15   | RMS 2015- 16   | RMS 2016-17   |
|--------|----------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
| 1      | Gujarat 0.00         | 0.73           | 0.00           |               |
| 2      | Haryana 64.95        |                | 67.78          | 67.22         |
| 3      | Madhya Pradesh 70.94 |                | 73.09          | 39.90         |
| 4      | Punjab 116.41        |                | 103.44         | 106.45        |
| 5      | 21.59                |                | 13.00 7.62     | Rajasthan     |
| 6      | Uttar Pradesh        | 6.28           | 22.67          | 8.02          |
| 7      | Uttrakhand           | 0.01           | 0.04           | 0.02          |
|        | Others               | 0.05           | 0.13           | 0.07          |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL                | 280.23         | 280.88         | 229.30        |

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 248  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## STATEMENT SHOWING PROCUREMENT OF COARSEGRAINS

Figures in Tonnes

| KMS          | COMMODITY   | MAH.   | C. GARH   | M.P.   | A.P.   | TELANGANA   | BIHAR   | KAR.   | RAJ.   | GUJARAT   | HARYANA   |   TOTAL |
|--------------|-------------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|-------------|---------|--------|--------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 2013 -2014   | JOWAR       | 85     |           | 2      |        |             |         | 4      |        |           |           |      91 |
|              | BAJRA       |        |           |        |        |             |         |        |        |           |           |       0 |
|              | MAIZE       | 95555  | 2587      | 86573  | 27918  | 288904      | 722     | 713807 |        |           |           | 1216066 |
|              | RAGI        |        |           |        |        |             |         | 14788  |        |           |           |   14788 |
| 2014 -2015   | JOWAR       | 5867   |           | 1643   |        |             |         | 6839   |        |           |           |   14349 |
| 2014 -2015   | BAJRA       |        |           |        |        |             |         |        |        |           |           |       0 |
| 2014 -2015   | MAIZE       | 1619   |           | 301842 | 4945   | 6438        |         |        |        |           |           |  314844 |
| 2014 -2015   | RAGI        |        |           |        |        |             |         | 135955 |        |           |           |  135955 |
| 2015 -2016 * | JOWAR       | 16569  |           | 4947   |        |             |         |        |        |           |           |   28645 |
| 2015 -2016 * | BAJRA       |        |           |        |        |             |         |        |        |           | 5053      |    5053 |
| 2015 -2016 * | MAIZE       | 11     |           | 22962  |        |             |         |        |        |           |           |   22973 |
| 2015 -2016 * | RAGI        |        |           |        |        |             |         | 203769 |        |           |           |  203769 |

* As on 13.07.2016