(a) whether the offtake of wheat allocated by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) through tender under the Open Market Sales Scheme has registered
a decline recently;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor indicating the quantum of wheat allocated and lifted during each of the last three years and
the current year; and
(c) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K.V. THOMAS)
(a)&(b) For the Year 2013-14, 85 lakh tonnes of wheat has been allocated under OMSS(D) for tender sale by FCI. As on 03.02.2014, 41.46 lakh tonnes
of wheat has been sold under the scheme. The sale of 17.68 lakh MT of wheat under this scheme during January 2014 is higher than previous months in
the current financial year. Allocation made under Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) – Domestic (D) for Bulk sale (tender sale and sale from FCI godowns
to small private traders) of wheat during the last three year and the current year and lifting thereof are as under-
(Quantity in Lakh tonnes)
Period Allocation Lifting
October,2009-December,2010 22.83 18.64
January,2011 to September,2011 15 7.04
October,2011 to June,2012 15 11.6
July,2012 to March,2013 95 64.62
March,2013 to March,2014 95 43.48