(a) the details of total paddy procurement done during the last 10 years, year-wise and State-wise;
(b) whether the Government has currently stopped paddy procurement at MSP from any State;
(c) if so, the reasons therefor;
(d) whether the Government has taken any steps to ensure that people get a fair price for their produce in the open market; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
A N S W E R
MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)
(a): State-wise and Year-wise paddy procured at Minimum Support Price (MSP) for central pool during last ten years are at Annexure-I.
(b) and (c): Government of India has not stopped paddy procurement at Minimum Support Price from any State. Paddy procurement during Kharif Marketing Season 2021-22 (kharif crop) has commenced from October 2021 and till 08.12.2021, 326.00 LMT paddy has been procured in central pool.
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(d) and (e): The estimates for procurement of Paddy (in terms rice) and wheat are finalized by Government of India in consultation with State Governments and Food Corporation of India, before the commencement of each marketing season based upon estimated production, marketable surplus and agricultural crop pattern.
Procurement in a State depends not only upon production but also upon other multiple factors like marketable surplus, MSP, prevailing market rate, demand & supply situation and participation of private traders etc.
State Government agencies and Food Corporation of India (FCI) purchase wheat & paddy with prescribed FAQ specifications at MSP for Central Pool to ensure that farmers get remunerative prices for their produce and do not have to resort to distress sale. . However, if producer/farmer gets better price in comparison to MSP, they are free to sell their produce in open market.
Due to various steps taken by the Government, procurement of paddy at MSP in central pool has increased significantly in last few years.
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ANNEXURE-1
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2967 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.12.2021 IN THE LOK SABHA.
STATEMENT SHOWING STATE WISE PADDY PROCUREMENT
Fig. in LMT
STATES KMS 2011-12 KMS 2012-13 KMS 2013-14 KMS 2014-15 KMS 2015-16 KMS 2016-17 KMS 2017-18 KMS 2018-19 KMS 2019-20 KMS 2020-21
ANDHRA PRADESH 21.23 14.31 0.72 42.19 64.72 55.59 59.70 71.73 82.58 84.57
TELANGANA 24.54 24.32 23.57 53.67 54.00 77.46 111.26 141.09
ASSAM 0.34 0.28 0.00 0.23 0.63 0.69 0.53 1.53 3.15 2.12
BIHAR 22.87 19.45 14.07 24.09 18.26 18.42 11.84 14.16 20.02 35.59
CHANDIGARH 0.19 0.18 0.17 0.15 0.24 0.19 0.21 0.19 0.22 0.28
CHHATISGARH 59.71 71.36 63.96 51.08 51.37 60.03 47.87 58.40 74.86 69.74
GUJARAT 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.14 0.21 1.10
HARYANA 29.66 38.54 35.87 30.07 42.70 53.48 59.58 58.83 64.28 56.55
HIMACHAL PRADESH 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
JHARKHAND 4.11 3.21 0.00 0.09 3.03 2.07 2.14 2.28 3.80 6.29
JAMMU & KASHMIR 0.02 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.12 0.19 0.14 0.15 0.38
KARNATAKA 2.29 0.00 0.00 1.31 0.81 0.00 0.00 0.88 0.61 2.06
KERALA 5.61 3.59 5.36 5.50 5.62 4.53 4.84 6.94 7.10 7.65
MADHYA PRADESH 9.40 13.40 15.59 12.04 12.67 19.61 16.35 20.82 25.97 37.27
MAHARASHTRA 2.60 2.86 2.40 2.97 3.43 4.61 2.67 8.66 17.42 18.85
ODISHA 42.10 53.50 41.75 50.09 50.29 54.18 49.06 65.41 70.57 77.33
PUNJAB 115.39 127.73 120.98 116.21 139.56 164.96 176.70 169.16 162.33 202.82
RAJASTHAN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
NEF (Tripura) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.21 0.24
TAMIL NADU 23.82 7.18 10.20 15.69 17.79 2.11 14.62 19.03 32.41 44.90
UTTAR PRADESH 23.24 17.80 9.07 18.18 43.43 35.14 42.90 48.25 56.57 66.84
UTTRAKHAND 0.19 0.32 0.47 6.12 8.93 10.54 0.57 6.89 10.18 10.72
WEST BENGAL 14.43 14.32 10.62 22.86 23.06 28.28 24.60 29.11 27.03 27.79
TOTAL 377.24 388.05 355.78 423.19 510.22 568.23 568.38 660.11 770.93 894.18
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