A N S W E R
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)
(a) and (b): Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) extends price support for procurement of paddy and wheat for central pool which are procured by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and State Government agencies.
The details of procurement of rice and wheat by FCI/State Government/ State Government agencies is at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively. The acquisition cost of rice and wheat from marketing season 2012-13 onwards is as under:-
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Year Rice( Rs./Qtl) Wheat( Rs./Qtl)
2012-13 2,017.59 1,482.76
2013-14 2,225.54 1,557.52
2014-15 2,446.16 1,664.39
2015-16 2,622.23 1,773.23
2016-17 2,672.37 1,834.75
2017-18 2,772.58 1,891.81
2018-19 2,893.68 1,956.88
2019-20 (RE) 3,051.40 2,115.07
(c) and (d): Procurement policy of Government of India (GOI) is open ended, under which paddy and wheat offered by farmers within the stipulated period (conforming to specifications prescribed in advance by GOI) are purchased for Central Pool at MSP by Food Corporation of India/ State Governments/ State Government Agencies to help farmers get remunerative price and prevent distress sale.
Coarsegrains are procured at MSP by State Governments as per the procurement plan prepared in consultation with FCI and approved by the Central Government, subject to its distribution by the State Government under National Food Security Act (NFSA)/ Other Welfare Schemes (OWS).
Procurement is done on the basis of several factors like levels of production, availability of marketable surplus stock and marketing infrastructures and varies from state to state. Government of India also encourages States to adopt Decentralised Procurement System to increase level of procurement in such states where procurement is low.
The following steps are taken to ensure that farmers get remunerative price for wheat and paddy:
i) Before the onset of each marketing season, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India (GOI) holds a consultative meeting with the officials of Food Corporation of India, State Governments and others to make an assessment of availability of wheat and paddy/rice for procurement at MSP based on the prospects of production and market situation.
ii) Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations are given wide publicity through pamphlets, banners, sign boards, radio, TV and advertisements through print & electronic media.
iii) Farmers are made aware of the quality specifications and purchase system, etc. to facilitate bringing their produce conforming to the specifications.
iv) Procurement centres are opened by respective State Government Agencies/ Food Corporation of India, taking into account the production, marketable surplus, convenience of farmers and availability of other logistics / infrastructure such as storage and transportation, etc. Large number of temporary purchase centres, in addition to the existing Mandis and depots/godowns are also established at key points for the convenience of farmers. ****
Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.460 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2020 IN THE LOK SABHA.
RICE PROCUREMENT FOR CENTRAL POOL (MARKETING SEASON WISE)
[Figures in LMT] As on 30.01.2020
S.
No. STATES/ UTs KMS 2012-13 KMS 2013-14 KMS 2014-15 KMS 2015-16 KMS 2016-17 KMS 2017-18 KMS 2018-19 KMS 2019-20#
1 Andhra Pradesh 64.86 37.37 35.96 43.36 37.24 40.00 48.06 20.34
2 Telangana 43.53 35.04 15.79 35.96 36.18 51.90 30.96
3 Assam 0.20 0.00 0.15 0.42 0.46 0.35 1.03 0.15
4 Bihar 13.03 9.42 16.14 12.25 12.34 7.93 9.49 1.75
5 Chandigarh 0.12 0.12 0.10 0.16 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.15
6 Chattisgarh 48.04 42.90 34.23 34.42 40.22 32.55 39.71 42.35
8 Gujarat 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.09 0.13
9 Haryana 26.09 24.06 20.15 28.61 35.83 39.92 39.41 43.03
10 Himachal Pradesh 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
11 Jharkhand 2.15 0.00 0.06 2.06 1.39 1.43 1.53 0.24
12 Jammu &Kashmir 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.08 0.13 0.09 0.10
13 Karnataka 0.59 0.00 0.88 0.55 0.00 0.00 0.59 0.00
14 Kerala 2.40 3.59 3.74 3.82 3.08 3.29 4.65 1.17
15 Madhya Pradesh 8.98 10.45 8.07 8.49 13.14 10.96 13.95 15.35
16 Maharashtra 1.92 1.61 1.99 2.30 3.09 1.79 5.80 3.53
17 Odisha 36.15 28.01 33.57 33.69 36.30 32.87 44.47 23.79
18 Punjab 85.58 81.06 77.86 93.50 110.52 118.33 113.34 108.76
19 NEF (Tripura) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.00
20 Tamilnadu 4.81 6.84 10.51 11.92 1.44 10.11 12.94 1.19
21 Uttar Pradesh 22.86 11.27 16.98 29.10 23.54 28.75 32.33 34.20
22 Uttrakhand 4.97 4.63 4.65 5.98 7.06 0.38 4.62 6.22
23 West Bengal 17.66 13.59 20.32 15.68 19.23 16.73 19.79 0.01
Total 340.44 318.45 320.40 342.18 381.06 381.84 443.99 333.42
#KMS 2019-20 are under progress.
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Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.460 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 04.02.2020 IN THE LOK SABHA.
WHEAT PROCUREMENT FOR CENTRAL POOL (MARKETING SEASON WISE)
Fig in LMT
SL
No STATES/
Uts RMS 2012-13 RMS 2013-14 RMS 2014-15 RMS 2015-16 RMS 2016-17 RMS 2017-18 RMS 2018-19 RMS 2019-20
1 Punjab 128.34 108.97 116.41 103.44 106.49 117.06 126.92 129.12
2 Haryana 86.65 58.73 64.95 67.78 67.52 74.32 87.84 93.20
3 Uttar Pradesh 50.63 6.82 6.28 22.67 7.97 36.99 52.94 37.00
4 Madhya Pradesh 84.93 63.55 70.94 73.09 39.92 67.25 73.13 67.25
5 Bihar 7.72 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.03
6 Rajasthan 19.64 12.7 21.59 13.00 7.62 12.45 15.32 14.11
7 Uttrakhand 1.39 0.05 0.01 0.04 0.02 0.02 1.10 0.42
8 Chandigarh 0.17 0.08 0.05 0.11 0.07 0.08 0.14 0.13
9 Delhi 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Gujarat 1.56 0.00 0.00 0.73 0.00 0.07 0.37 0.05
11 Maharashtra 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Himachal Pradesh 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01
13 Jammu &Kashmir 0.09 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
14 West Bengal 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
TOTAL 381.48 250.92 280.23 280.88 229.61 308.24 357.95 341.32
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