(a) whether large quantity of wheat,rice and other foodgrains are being smuggled from the country
to Nepal, Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries;
(b) if so,the details of such cases reported during each of the last three years and the current
year,commodity-wise;
(c) the names of the States from where such smuggling is being carried out;and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to check such smuggling in future?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS(DR. SHAKEEL AHAMAD)
(a) & (b): The available information indicates instances of smuggling of wheat,rice and other
foodgrains from India to Nepal and Bangladesh.The details of seizure of foodgrains made by the
border guarding forces on these borders during the last three years and the current year are as
under
Indo-Nepal Border
(Quantity in Kg)
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 (Till 10.11.2008)
Wheat 1300 9040 26215 14559
Paddy & Rice 67776 28375 39910 256487
Sugar 14007 4775 28952 34517
Other foodgrains 1403 1255 4618 7847
(Quantity in Kg)
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 (Till 10.11.2008)
Wheat 1170 815 2565 291122
Rice 18997 24344 29213 292773
Sugar 990543 140294 10644 320
Other foodgrains 471 252 237 79668