(a) whether the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED)
has not made any arrangement for procurement of oilseeds including mustard from the farmers
due to shortage of godowns in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the reaction of the Government thereto; and
(d) the details of agricultural produce procured by NAFED during the last three years and
the current year, State-wise and year-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF
STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION(PROF. K.V. THOMAS)
(a) to (c): NAFED has informed that they have made all necessary arrangements for
procurement of oilseeds including mustard seed covered under Price Support Scheme
well in advance in coordination with designated agencies in all the producing States
during Rabi and Kharif 2009 so as to give benefit of the scheme to the farmers.
(d): A statement indicating the details of procurement of Oilseeds and Cotton under
Price Support Scheme (PSS) during last 3 years are given at Annexure-I &II. NAFED
has also procured a quantity of 482 MTs of Urad Wholw under PSS in West Bengal
during Kharif 2008-09 season.