(a) the annual requirement of wheat for the Public Distribution System and other welfare
schemes being implemented by the Government during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
(b) the stock of wheat in the Central Pool during each of the last three years; and
(c) the quantum and variety of wheat imported by the Government for the schemes during the said period, country-wise?
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI SHARAD PAWAR)
(a), (b) & (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.254 DUE FOR
ANSWER ON 21.07.2009 IN THE LOK SABHA.
(a): Allocations of foodgrains to States / UTs under Targeted Public Distribution System
are made @ 35 kg per family per month for BPL and AAY families based on 1993-94 poverty
estimates of Planning Commission and March, 2000 population estimates of Registrar General of
India or number of such ration cards actually issued, which ever is less. For APL category, allocations are made depending upon availability of foodgrains in the Central Pool and offtake levels in the past. Allocations of foodgrains under Mid Day Meal scheme (MDM) of Ministry of Human Resource Development and Integrated Child Development Services scheme (ICDS) and
Nutritional Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG) of Ministry of Women and Child Development
are issued as per requirement received from them. Requirement of wheat also depends upon
the ratio of rice and wheat in the allocations. Details of allocations of wheat under TPDS
and other welfare schemes during last three years and estimated requirement for the current
year, State-wise, are at Annex.
(b): The stock position of wheat in the Central Pool since 1.1.2006 has been as under:
As on Wheat (lakh tons)
1.1.2006 61.88 1.4.2006 20.09 1.7.2006 82.07 1.10.2006 64.12 1.1.2007 54.28 1.4.2007 47.03 1.7.2007 129.26 1.10.2007 101.21 1.1.2008 77.12 1.4.2008 58.03 1.7.2008 249.12 1.10.2008 220.25 1.1.2009 182.12 1.4.2009 134.29 1.7.2009 329.22
S.No. Countries of origin 2006-07 2007-08 1 Australia 14.28 0.05 2 Argentina 1.52 4.14 3 Brazil - 0.95 4 Bulgaria 0.37 - 5 Canada 11.86 3.15 6 Czech Rupublic of Slovakia 0.71 - 7 France 2.60 - 8 Hungry 4.10 - 9 Romania 0.67 - 10 Russia 16.71 9.40 11 Ukraine 1.72 - TOTAL 54.54 17.69