Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
444 LMT wheat procurement estimated in RMS 2022-23
42.92 LMT rice (rabi crop) procurement estimated in current KMS 2021-22
Secretary, Food and Public Distribution chaired meeting with State Food Secretaries and FCI
Posted On: 25 FEB 2022 7:29PM by PIB Delhi
Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD), under Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, chaired a meeting of State Food Secretaries and Food Corporation of India (FCI) through Video Conference here today, to discuss the procurement arrangements for ensuing Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2022-23 and Rabi crop of Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22.
A quantity of 444 LMT wheat has been estimated for procurement during the forthcoming RMS 2022-23, which is more than procurement estimate of previous year RMS 2021-22.
Also, a quantity of 42.92 LMT rice (rabi crop) has been estimated for procurement during the forthcoming rabi crop of current KMS 2021-22 from seven rice (rabi crop) procuring States. Estimate of procurement of rice (rabi crop) from State Governments of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Telangana is awaited.
During the meeting, promotion of coarse grains, implementation of minimum threshold parameters for online procurement operations, supply of jute bags & packaging material, storage space, improving efficiency & transparency in procurement operations and online settlement of food subsidy claims were also discussed.
Annexure
State-wise PROCUREMENT ESTIMATE of Wheat during RMS 2022-23
|
S.No. |
State |
Procurement Estimate(in LMT) |
|
1. |
Punjab |
132.00 |
|
2. |
Madhya Pradesh |
129.00 |
|
3. |
Haryana |
85.00 |
|
4. |
Uttar Pradesh |
60.00 |
|
5. |
Rajasthan |
23.00 |
|
6. |
Bihar |
10.00 |
|
7. |
Uttarakhand |
2.20 |
|
8. |
Gujarat |
2.00 |
|
9. |
Himachal Pradesh |
0.27 |
|
10. |
Jammu & Kashmir |
0.35 |
|
11. |
Delhi |
0.18 |
|
Total |
444 |
State-wise PROCUREMENT ESTIMATE of Rice against the Rabi crop during KMS 2021-22
|
Sl. No. |
State |
Procurement Estimate In terms of rice(in LMT) |
|
1. |
Andhra Pradesh |
25.00 |
|
2. |
Odisha |
10.00 |
|
3. |
West Bengal |
3.00 |
|
4. |
Kerala |
2.55 |
|
5. |
Assam |
2.00 |
|
6. |
Tripura |
0.25 |
|
7. |
Karnataka |
0.12 |
|
8. |
Telangana |
Awaited |
|
9. |
Tamil Nadu |
Awaited |
|
10 |
Maharashtra |
Awaited |
|
Total |
42.92 |
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