(a) whether the Government is implementing support price scheme and market intervention
schemes for procurement of agricultural and horticultural commodities;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the total amount of money spent on these schemes during the last three years and the
current year, year-wise, State-wise and commodity-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a)&(b): Yes Sir. The main objective of price policy for agricultural produce is to ensure remunerative
prices to the growers for their produce. With a view to encourage higher investment and production, and
to safeguard the interests of consumers by making available supplies at reasonable prices, Government
announces each season Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for major agricultural commodities and
organizes purchase operations through public and cooperative agencies for procurement of commodities
for which MSP has been announced.
In order to protect the growers of horticultural commodities and perishable agricultural
commodities from distress sales in the event of bumper crop, the Government implements the Market
Intervention Scheme (MIS). MIS is implemented for a particular commodity on the request of the State
Government. Losses if any, incurred by the procuring agencies are shared between the Central
Government and the concerned State Government on the 50:50 basis (75:25 in case of North-Eastern
States). The amount of loss to be shared between the Central Government and the concerned State
Government is restricted to 25 percent of the procurement cost.
(c): The amount of subsidy released on foodgrains and amount released to Jute Corporation of India
(JCI) and Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) during the last three years is indicated below:
(Rs. In Crore)
Year Food Subsidy Money Released Money Relased to JCI to CCI
2003-04 25160.00 30.00 - 2004-05 25746.00 30.00 30.00 2005-06 23071.00 30.00 285.67
Year Commodity Amount (Rs. in lakhs )## Claims of NAFED.
2003-04 Urad (-)5710.24 Moong (-)73.75 2004-05 Gram (-)6119.71 Mustard Seed (-)276.44 Sunflower Seed (-)31.69 Safflower Seed (-)2.32 Groundnut 9.64 2005-06 Mustard Seed (-)124280.00 Toria (-)0.56 Safflower Seed (-)1729.23 Gram (-)142.65 Masur (-)11.16 Sesamum Seed (-)45.00 Cotton (-)346.76 Groundnut (-)15.96 Copra (-)239.26 Sunflower Seed (-)9.42 Soyabean (-)8.74
Year Commodity State Amount (Rs.in lakhs)
2003-04 Ginger Mizoram 140.63 Potato West Bengal 62.50 Chillies Andhra Pradesh 1242.00 Potato Uttar Pradesh 292.52 Orange Rajasthan 19.06 Corriander Seed Rajasthan 45.30 Cumin Seed Rajasthan 162.50 2004-05 Ginger Mizoram 144.15 Onion Rajasthan 21.87 Hatkora Mizoram 14.86 Apples `C` Grade Himachal Pradesh203.12 Apples `C` Grade Jammu &Kashmir 210.93 Black Pepper Kerala 1010.00 Chillies Andhra Pradesh 1071.21 2005-06 Garlic Rajasthan 21.87 Onion Rajasthan 19.53 Apples `C` Grade Himachal Pradesh663.75 Apples `C` Grade Uttaranchal 53.57 Malta Uttaranchal 50.00 Hatkora Mizoram 7.82 Chillies Mizoram 8.20