Lok Sabha Question No. 389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Procurement from Backward Areas
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 389

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2016

## PROCUREMENT FROM BACKWARD AREAS

389.  SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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- (a) the  total  quantum  of  wheat,  rice,  sugarcane  and  other  Kharif  crops procured,  particularly  from  the  backward  and  tribal  areas  of  the  country during the last three years and the current year, so far;
- (b) the  total  number  of  farmers  benefited  therefrom  particularly  in  the backward and tribal areas, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps for providing remunerative prices to farmers for their crops, particularly those belonging to the backward and tribal areas of the country; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) & (b):  The quantum of Wheat, Rice and coarse grains procured in Central Pool (State-wise) during last three years are at Annexure-I, II & III respectively. As far as Sugar cane is concerned, it is not procured by Central Government.

Separate  figures  of  procurement  for  backward  and  tribal  areas  of country and data regarding number of farmers benefitted is not maintained by the Ministry.

- (c) & (d): Yes, Madam. The steps taken by Central Government for providing remunerative prices to farmers including backward and tribal areas for their crops are at Annexure-IV. In the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with  Decentralised  Procuring  (DCP)  States,  emphasis  for  making  special efforts  by  State  Government  to  extend  procurement  operations  to  poor  and backward districts has been given.

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## Procurement of paddy in terms of Rice for Central Pool

Fig in LMT

as on 11-07-2016

| S.No.            | STATES/ UTs   |   KMS 2012-13 |   KMS 2013-14 |   KMS 2014-15 |   KMS 2015-16* |
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   | 64.86         |         37.37 |         35.96 |         43.27 |           1    |
| Telangana        |               |         43.53 |         35.04 |         15.8  |           2    |
| Assam            | 0.20          |          0    |          0.15 |          0.3  |           3    |
| Bihar            | 13.03         |          9.42 |         16.14 |         12.25 |           4    |
| Chattisgarh      | 48.04         |         42.9  |         34.23 |         34.42 |           5    |
| Gujarat          | 0.00          |          0    |          0    |          0.01 |           6    |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.01          |          0    |          0    |          0    |           7    |
| Haryana          | 26.09         |         24.06 |         20.15 |         28.61 |           8    |
| J&K              | 0.02          |          0    |          0    |          0.07 |           9    |
| Jharkhand        | 2.15          |          0    |          0.06 |          2.06 |          10    |
| Karnataka        | 0.59          |          0    |          0.88 |          0.55 |          11    |
| Kerala           | 2.40          |          3.59 |          3.74 |          3.82 |          12    |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 8.98          |         10.45 |          8.07 |          8.49 |          13    |
| Maharashtra      | 1.92          |          1.61 |          1.99 |          2.29 |          14    |
| Odisha           | 36.15         |         28.01 |         33.57 |         33.69 |          15    |
| Punjab           | 85.58         |         81.06 |         77.86 |         93.5  |          16    |
| Rajasthan        | 0.00          |          0    |          0    |          0    |          17    |
| Tamilnadu        | 4.81          |          6.84 |         10.51 |         11.1  |          18    |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 22.86         |         11.27 |         16.98 |         29.1  |          19    |
| Uttranchal       | 4.97          |          4.63 |          4.65 |          5.97 |          20    |
| West Bengal      | 17.66         |         13.59 |         20.32 |         15.68 |          21    |
| Others           | 0.12          |          0.12 |          0.1  |          0.16 |          22    |
| Total            | Total         |        340.44 |        318.45 |        320.4  |         341.14 |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.389 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 2013-14 |   RMS 2014-15 | RMS 2015-16   |   RMS 2016-17 |
|--------|----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1      | Gujarat              |          0    |          0    | 0.73          |          0    |
| 2      | Haryana              |         58.73 |         64.95 | 67.78         |         67.22 |
| 3      | Madhya Pradesh 63.55 |         70.94 |         73.09 |               |         39.9  |
| 4      | Punjab 108.97        |        116.41 |        103.44 |               |        106.45 |
| 5      | Rajasthan 12.68      |         21.59 |         13    |               |          7.62 |
| 6      | Uttar Pradesh 6.83   |          6.28 |         22.67 |               |          8.02 |
| 7      | Uttrakhand 0.05      |          0.01 |          0.04 |               |          0.02 |
| 8      | West Bengal          |          0.02 |          0    | 0.00          |          0    |
|        | Others               |          0.09 |          0.05 | 0.13          |          0.07 |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL                |        250.92 |        280.23 | 280.88        |        229.3  |

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.389 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 |
|--------------|-------------|--------|-----------|--------|--------|-------------|---------|--------|--------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 2011 -2012   | JOWAR       |        |           |        |        |             |         |        | -      | -         | -         |       0 |
| 2011 -2012   | BAJRA       | 0      | -         |        | -      |             |         | -      |        | -         | 17385     |   17385 |
| 2011 -2012   | MAIZE       | 139    | 450       | 16803  |        |             |         |        | -      | -         | -         |   17392 |
| 2011 -2012   | RAGI        |        | -         |        | -      |             |         | 1157   | -      | -         | -         |    1157 |
| 2013 -2014   | JOWAR       | 85     |           | 2      |        |             |         | 4      |        |           |           |      91 |
| 2013 -2014   | BAJRA       |        |           |        |        |             |         |        |        |           |           |       0 |
| 2013 -2014   | MAIZE       | 95555  | 2587      | 86573  | 27918  | 288904      | 722     | 713807 |        |           |           | 1216066 |
| 2013 -2014   | 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 |

## ANNEX-III

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS (c) & (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.389 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2016  IN THE LOK SABHA

The steps taken by Central Government for providing remunerative prices to farmers including backward and tribal areas for their crops are as follows:-

1. Keeping  in view  the procurement  potential areas, procurement  centres  for  MSP operations are opened by Government agencies, both FCI and State Government, after mutual consultations.
2. Farmers are made aware of the MSP operations by way of advertisements like displaying banners,  pamphlets,  announcement  for  MSP  and  specification  in  print  and  electronic media.
3. Payment for the wheat and paddy procured from farmers is either made directly to the farmers  or  through  arthias/co-operative  societies  as  per  prevailing  system  of  the  State. Payment to farmers are also made through A/c payee cheque/electronic mode.
4. MSP  has  been  enhanced  from  time  to  time  to  encourage  delivery  of  foodgrains  into central pool purchase.

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