(a) whether the Andhra Pradesh Government has demanded increase in the levy percentage for paddy from 50 to 75% to procure sufficient quantity of rice for the State;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken by the Union Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI SUBHASH MAHARIA )
(a)to(b): The Government of Andhra Pradesh has requested that the percentage for delivery of levy rice by millers/dealers to the Central Pool under the State Levy Order may be increased from the existing 50% to 75%.
(c): The request of the State Government has not been accepted by the Central Government. However, the State Government has been allowed to deliver an additional quantity of 1.5 lakh MTs of levy rice in excess of 50% levy during the current Kharif Marketing Season 2003-04.