(a) whether the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India
(NAFED) has received any request from Government of Kerala to procure Copra from
the Coconut farmers;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
(d) the amount sanction for the purpose;
(e) whether the Government of Kerala are providing godown facilities for storage of
Copra; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. Government of Kerala have requested to procure Copra under
Price Support Scheme (PSS) from the farmers in Kerala.
(c)&(d): To resume the procurement operations of Copra under PSS, Govt. of
India has given Govt. Guarantee to State Bank of India as per the requirement and also
released an amount of Rs.292.10 crore during the current year. NAFED has already
issued instructions to the State Designated Agencies for undertaking procurement.
(e): No Sir.
(f): Question does not arise.