Question : PURCHASE OF RICE BY EXPORTERS FROM FCI



(a) whether Food Corporation of India has introduced a scheme through which exporter of rice can purchase rice from FCI for export;

(b) if so, the sailent features of the scheme;

(c) the details of the exporters who have purchased rice from FCI;

(d) the details of the rice exported by the exporters to various countries; and

(e) the countries which have placed order with exporters alongwith their quantity?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI SRIRAM CHAUHAN )

(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. The salient features of the scheme are:-


(i) Uniform export price @Rs.600/- per MT and Rs.565/- per MT for parboiled rice and raw rice, respectively.


(ii) Deposit of Bank Guarantee for the differential amount i.e. between the export price and the open sale price in the domestic market.

(iii) The minimum quantity for sale under the scheme is 2,000 MT.


(c): The details of the parties, who have purchase rice from FCI is enclosed at Annexure.


(d)&(e): Information in this respect is being collected.


ANNEXURE


ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 841 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 27-7-2001 IN THE LOK SABHA.

S.No.	Name of the Party
1. Arghodeep Const.(P) Ltd., Calcutta

2. Brij Kishore, Siliguri

3. Bangsi badam SAM, Burdwan

4. V.K. Udyog, West Bengal

5. KPS Enterprises, West Bengal 6. AAR DEE International, West Bengal

7 L.N.C. Burdwan, West Bengal

8. P.K.S. Calcutta

9. R. Piyaralal International , West Bengal 10. P.K.S. Ltd., Calcutta 11. K.R.B.L. Ltd., Delhi 12. L.M.J., Calcutta 13. EMMSONS International Ltd., Delhi 14. Bishan Saroop Ram Kishan Agro.(P) Ltd., Delhi 15. Priyanka Overseas Ltd., Delhi 16. Amira Foods (India) Ltd., Delhi 17. Padam Shree International, Delhi 18. Amir Chand Jaydish Kumar, Delhi 19. Shah Nanji Nagsi Exports Ltd., Nagpur 20. GRM Overseas Ltd. 21. NAV Bharat Export, Delhi 22. D.D. International, Amritsar