(a) the action taken by the Union Government on the report of Central Food Technology Research Institute;
(b) the period since the issue relating to fixation of out? turn ratio is pending with the Government ; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be finalised?
MINISTER FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)
(a),(b)&(c) : A study to determine out?turn ratio of `Paddy Milling` was entrusted by FCI to three institutions namely CFTRI, Mysore; IIT, Kharagpur; and Paddy Processing Research Centre, Thanjaur during 1993. The CFTRI, Mysore undertook the trial milling study in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Predesh and Karnataka during 1993?94 and submitted its report in August?October, 1994. An Expert Committee appointed by the Government of India considered the report of CFTRI alongwith the reports submitted by two other institutions. The out?turn ratio of 67% and 68% in Raw and Parboiled rice was fixed respectively by the Government since 1995?96 based on the recommendations made by the Expert Committee.