Question : Procurement of Foodgrains and Pulses

(a) whether the Union Government in a meeting recently held with the Food Secretaries of the States has fixed a target of procuring 3.3 tonne crore of wheat in the country for the financial year ensuing from April 2017 and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government has made any assessment regarding the procurement of paddy/wheat in the country particularly in Bihar according to the target fixed during the last three years;
(c) if so, the total quantity of paddy/wheat procured in the country particularly in Bihar during the said period;
(d) whether it is true that the Government has so far procured 3273 tonnes of Khariff moong directly from the farmers at the support price plus a bonus to protect the interest of growers and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) whether it is also true that the Government agencies such as FCI, NAFED and SFAC have set up about 200 centres to procure moong directly from farmers at the MSP and bonus and if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)
(a): Yes, Madam. The State-wise estimate of wheat procurement during RMS 2017-18 is at Annexure-I.
(b) & (c): Yes, Madam. The total quantity of wheat and paddy in terms of rice procured in the country for the last three years is at Annexure-II and III respectively.
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(d): The total quantity of 2,16,553.55 tonnes of moong in KMS 2016-17 has been procured at MSP (Minimum Support Price) + Bonus under Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) for Buffer stock as reported on 06.03.2017.
(e): A total number of 267 centers have been set up for procurement of moong for KMS 2016-17 by the Government agencies such as Food Corporation of India (FCI), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED), Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC).
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ANNEX
ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2043 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14TH MARCH, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.
The State-wise break-up of the estimate of wheat procurement during RMS 2017-18 is as follows:-
Sl. No.
State
Estimate for Wheat Procurement (lakh MT)
1.
Punjab
115.00
2.
Haryana
75.00
3.
Madhya Pradesh
85.00
4.
Uttar Pradesh
30.00
5.
Rajasthan
17.50
6.
Bihar
5.00
7.
Uttarakhand
1.50
8.
Gujarat
0.50
9.
Other States
0.50
Total
330.00
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ANNEXURE –II
ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2043 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14TH MARCH, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.
Estimate and Procurement of WHEAT
(figures in LMT)
S.N.
STATES/ UTs
RMS 2014-15
RMS 2015-16
RMS 2016-17
Estimate
Procurement
Estimate
Procurement
Estimate
Procurement
1
Andhra Pradesh
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2
Assam
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3
Bihar
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
7.00
0.00
4
Chhattisgarh
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5
Gujarat
1.50
0.00
0.00
0.73
0.85
0.00
6
Haryana
65.00
64.95
70.00
67.78
65.00
67.52
7
Himachal Pradesh
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
8
J&K
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
9
Jharkhand
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
10
Karnataka
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
11
Madhya Pradesh
80.00
70.94
60.00
73.09
68.00
39.92
12
Maharashtra
0.17
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
13
Orissa
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
14
Punjab
110.00
116.41
120.00
103.44
110.00
106.49
15
Rajasthan
18.00
21.59
18.00
13.00
18.00
7.62
16
Uttar Pradesh
30.00
6.28
30.00
22.67
35.00
7.97
17
Uttrakhand
1.60
0.01
1.50
0.04
1.00
0.02
18
West Bengal
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
19
Others
3.53
0.05
0.50
0.13
0.15
0.07
TOTAL
309.80
280.23
300.00
280.88
305.00
229.61
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ANNEXURE –II
ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2043 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14TH MARCH, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.
Estimate and Procurement of RICE
(figures in LMT)
S.No.
STATES/ UTs
KMS 2013-14
KMS 2014-15
KMS 2015-16
Estimate
Procurement
Estimate
Procurement
Estimate
Procurement
1
A.P.
94.60
37.37
30.00
35.96
36.70
43.36
2
Telangana
43.53
29.50
35.04
24.30
15.79
3
Assam
0.70
0.00
0.40
0.15
0.67
0.42
4
Bihar
10.00
9.42
13.40
16.14
20.00
12.25
5
Chattisgarh
39.25
42.90
43.55
34.23
36.00
34.42
6
Gujarat
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
7
H.P.
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
8
Haryana
23.95
24.06
23.70
20.15
23.45
28.61
9
Jharkhand
2.68
0.00
0.67
0.06
4.00
2.06
10
J&K
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.07
11
Karnataka
0.00
0.00
2.00
0.88
0.95
0.55
12
Kerala
2.65
3.59
1.00
3.74
3.70
3.82
13
M.P.
10.72
10.45
11.56
8.07
10.50
8.49
14
Maharashtra
2.14
1.61
1.72
1.99
2.10
2.30
15
Odisha
26.50
28.01
30.50
33.57
36.00
33.69
16
Punjab
83.00
81.06
82.00
77.86
82.00
93.50
17
Rajasthan
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
18
Tamilnadu
15.00
6.84
10.50
10.51
13.50
11.92
19
U.P.
27.00
11.27
41.00
16.98
30.00
29.10
20
Uttrakhand
4.00
4.63
4.00
4.65
4.70
5.98
21
WB
22.00
13.59
26.00
20.32
27.00
15.68
22
Others
0.12
0.10
0.30
0.16
Total
364.19
318.45
351.50
320.40
355.87
342.18
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