Question : PURCHASE OF ITEMS BY NCCF

(a) whether NCCF purchase items from manufactures or its authorized distributors;

(b) if so, actual value of Eveready Cells and Torches, Milton products, Bombay Dyeing products, Fabre Castle items, Action wall clocks, ECE/Osram bulbs and tubelights purchased in the last two years;

(c) if no such purchases have been made, what other brands of similar items were sold giving their brand names, price to NCCF with maximum Retail Price and how does those prices compare with the authorized dealers of the manufacturers above stated;

(d) whether there is any proposal to direct the NCCF to pass all such requirements to the authorized dealers/distributors; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI V. SREENIVASA PRASAD)


(a) : The NCCF is an autonomous cooperative society registered under the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act. It has its own Board of Directors to decide about the business and other administrative matters. The NCCF has informed that they make purchase of major branded items either the manufacturers or the distributors/dealers registered with them.

(b) & (c): The NCCF does not make the item-wise accounts of supply of various items. The compilation of the above information for the last two years will be voluminous and difficult to compile as large volume of transactions are involved.

(d) & (e): In view of the reply given in part (a) above, Government has no proposal to interfere in the business activities of NCCF.