(a) the details of the agencies entrusted with the task of procurement of foodgrains at Minimum
Support Price (MSP) during each of the last three years and the current year in Gujarat; and
(b) the targets fixed for opening procurement centres in the State alongwith the number of centres
actually opened during the said period?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS,
FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K.V. THOMAS)
(a): Government of Gujarat follows Decentralized Procurement Scheme for wheat procurement under which the
responsibility of procurement, storage and distribution of foodgrains rests with the State Government. In
RMS 2010-11, Government of Gujarat has engaged its Civil Supplies Corporation to undertake procurement of
wheat.
(b):The details of procurement centres opened in the State, in last three years and proposed in current
year are as under:-
Rabi Marketing Season No. of Purchase centres opened
FCI State Agencies Total
2007-08 0 188 188
2008-09 62 153 215
2009-10 0 45 45
2010-11 0 188 188 (Proposed)