Question : Purchase of Rice by FCI

(a) whether the Government has purchased 381 lakh tonnes of rice in 2016-17 (September-October) through FCI which is its nodal agency for purchase and distribution of foodgrains;
(b) whether the Government has set a target of purchasing 375 lakh tonnes of rice for the current year and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the details of purchase of paddy by the Food Corporation of India and other nodal agencies during the current financial year has been collected; and
(d) if so, the details thereof, State/Union Territory-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b): Yes Madam, a quantity of 381.06 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) rice (including un-milled paddy in terms of rice) has been procured by Food Corporation of India (FCI) and State Government/agencies during Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2016-17 for Central Pool.
Government of India (GOI) has estimated to procure 375.00 LMT of Rice (Kharif Crop) during Kharif Marketing Season (KMS 2017-18). State-wise breakup is given in Annexure.
(c) & (d): Yes Madam, details of purchase of paddy (in terms of rice) by the Food Corporation of India and other State Government Agencies during KMS 2016-17 & KMS 2017-18, State/Union Territory-wise, is given in Annexure.
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ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2342 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02ND JANUARY, 2018 IN LOK SABHA.
ESTIMATE AND PROCUREMENT OF RICE
(Figures in LMT)
STATE/UT
KMS 2016-17
KMS 2017-18
Procurement
Estimate (Kharif Crop only)
Procurement#
ANDHRA PRADESH
37.24
25.00
9.33
TELANGANA
35.96
15.00
11.04
ASSAM
0.46
0.75
BIHAR
12.34
12.00
0.62
CHANDIGARH
0.13
0.14
CHHATISGARH
40.22
48.00
21.22
GUJARAT
0.01
0.01
HARYANA
35.83
30.00
39.67
JAMMU & KASHMIR
0.08
0.11
JHARKHAND
1.39
2.50
0.05
KARNATAKA
1.00
KERALA
3.08
1.00
0.90
MADHYA PRADESH
13.14
13.00
6.98
MAHARASHTRA
3.09
4.00
0.82
ODISHA
36.30
30.00
5.69
PUNJAB
110.52
115.00
118.33
TAMIL NADU
1.44
10.00
UTTAR PRADESH
23.54
37.00
16.95
UTTRAKHAND
7.06
7.00
0.32
WEST BENGAL
19.23
23.00
0.01
Others
0.75
ALL INDIA TOTAL :
381.06
375.00
232.18
# As on 27.12.2017
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