Lok Sabha Question No. 257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Import of Edible Oil
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 257

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  DECEMBER, 2015

## IMPORT OF EDIBLE OIL

## 257.  SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL: SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

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- (a) the  quantum  of  edible  oils  imported  and  foreign  exchange  spent thereon during the last three years along with the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the  Government has constituted  any  special  committee  to suggest measures to curtail imports and ensuring domestic availability, if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  create  a  mission  for increasing the domestic production of edible oil so  as to meet domestic requirement; and
- (d) if  so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

(a): The  domestic  production  of  edible  oils  is  insufficient  to  meet  the domestic demand .The shortfall is met through imports. As per Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (DGCIS), the quantum of edible oils imported and foreign exchange spent thereon during last three years are  as follows:-

| Year    |   Quantity of Edib in lakh tones |   Amount(Millio USD) |
|---------|----------------------------------|----------------------|
| 2012-13 |                           110.17 |              11265.1 |
| 2013-14 |                           104.68 |               9390   |
| 2014-15 |                           127.31 |              10621.5 |

- (b): No, Madam

(c) & (d):      In order to increase production of oilseeds and hence edible oil,  a  National  Mission  on  Oilseeds  and  Oil  Palm  (NMOOP)  is  being implemented  in  country  since  year-2014-15.    The  Mission  envisages increase  in  production  of  vegetable  oils  sourced  from  oilseeds,  oil  palm and Tree Born Oils (TBO's). NMOOP comprise of three Mini-Mission (MM) viz MM-I  (Oilseeds),  MM-II  (Oil  Palm)  and  MM-III  (TBOs).  Under  the  mission, assistance are being provided to farmers for various components/interventions.

The major interventions/ components under the three missions are given below:-

- (i) Mini  Mission-I;  Distribution  of  certified  seeds,  variety  specific targeted seed production, distribution of minikits, plant protection equipments/chemicals, supply of improved farm implements, distribution of sprinkler sets, block demonstration. Training etc.
- (ii) Mini Mission-II: Supply of oil palm planting material, maintenance cost  of  plantations  during  gestation  period,  installation  of  drip irrigation,  diesel/electric  pump  set,  bore  well/water  harvesting structure/ponds of oil palm farm, supply of input for inter-cropping in oil palm, construction of vermin-compost units and purchase of machinery & tools etc.
- (iii) Mini Mission-III: Integrated development of nurseries & plantation on new wasteland as well as existing wasteland/degraded forest land, maintenance of TBO's plantation till gestation period, support for inter cropping, R&D, distribution of pre-processing, processing and oil extraction equipments, Support to TRIFED for promotion of seed collections ,training etc.

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