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FCI procures wheat,
Paddy and rice for which the minimum support
price(MSP) is announced by the Govt. of India
well before commencement of Rabi and Kharif
marketing seasons alongwith specifications.
Only fair average quality (FAQ) foodgrains
of laid down specifications by Govt. of India
are purchased. |
The purchase centres during procurement are operated
to facilitate the purpose of foodgrains from farmers
in such a manner that farmers need not to cover
more than 10 K.Ms. Purchase centres are allotted
by state govt. among the procuring agencies i.e.
FCI and state govt. Agencies. The allocation of
purchase centres is decided by concerned state
govt. along with the share of procurement of procurement
of wheat and paddy. If the farmers able to get
a higher price, they are free to sell their produce
to the traders/food grains dealers. Levy rice
is collected from of levy share from the rice
millers. Percentage of levy to be collected in
various states & levy price is decided by the
concerned state govt. in consultation with the
ministry of CA, F&D before the start of marketing
season. In main procuring states of Punjab and
Haryana, the levy percentage is 7.5%.
In utter pradesh and uttaranchal, the procurement
has been decentralized procurement system the
respective state govt. purchae, store & distribute
to level of their TPDS requirement & only the
surplus is taken over by FCI under central pool.
The decentralized procurement scheme has been
adopted to have the following advantages:
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The over dependence on FCI for
PDS supplies of foodgrains will be eliminated.
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FCI will be freed from the task
of procurement operations under price support
scheme in deficit and marginally surplus states.
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Since the consuming state themselves
will be the custodians of the procured foodgrains,
there will be fewer complaints as quality
and availability will be ensured. |
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Higher local procurement is
expected to reduce pressure on freight movement
by rail. |
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Overall increase in the procurement
of foodgrains under DPS as local procurement
is likely to get a fill up. |
FCI is functioning in Rajasthan since 1.1.66
and activities of procurement, storage, preservation
of stocks and distribution have been undertaken
successfully. The agricultural production in the
state mainly depends on monsoon/irrigation potential
which is very low in comparison with the vast
land of the state. The area of sri Ganganagar,
Hanumangarh, Kota and Banswara districts is having
canal facility. Other districts mainly depends
on the wells and minor irrigation projects. In
Rajasthan the levy percentage is 50%. The main
crop is wheat, Paddy and cereals i.e. Bajra, Maize
and Jowar which are not procured by FCI. These
are procured by the state govt.
In delhi, HP & J&K Regions which are non-procuring
states. These states are deficit states. The levy
rice fixed by Govt. Of India in delhi 75%, HP
50% in J&K where is no levy. Though all surplus
stocks i.e. wheat & rice is procured for central
pool in Punjab & Haryana, procurement of paddy
is also very important operation which is undertaken
on very large scale. In order to extend support
price to the farmers, paddy procured by FCI as
well as state Govt. agencies on behalf of FCI
is milled which is itself is a very important
process. The paddy procurement so, in north Zone
is milled at the milling rates prescribed by Govt.
of India. Procurement of wheat & rice during the
last 5 years is enclosed at Annex.I.
STORAGE ::::
Though stocks are generally stored in covered
godowns but whenever there is a shortage of space
and in item of urgency, stocks of wheat and paddy
have to stored in open and such is known as CAP
(Covered & Plinth). In addition of FCI owned godowns,
storage capacity is also hired from CWC/SWC and
private parties to meet the requirement.
MOVEMENT ::::
In order to meet requirement of PDS & other schemes,
reasonable level of stock of strategic locations
is maintained all over the country. The FCI, therefore
moves foodgrains mainly from the surplus state
of Punjab, Haryana & UP to different deficit states.
A monthly movement plan is prepared in the last
week of preceding month and this movement plan
is then finalized at FCI headquarters in consultation
with Railways.
SALES ::::
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T.P.D.S.(Targetted
public Distribution system):
Before advent of TPDS foodgrains were issued
at C.I.P After introduction of TPDS two categories
have been identified i.e. APL & BPL.
Normally common rice is issued for BPL families
and Gr.?A? Rice is issued for APL families.
In case of non availability of ?rice common?
then Gr.?A? rice could be issued to BPL families
the same price(price of common Rice) |
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C.I.P(Central
Issue Price):
CIP is fixed on the recommendations of commission
on agriculture cost of price ?CACP and are
highly subsidized for making available foodgrains
for the families under BPL. The CIP for TPDS
came into effect from 01.06.1997 and are revised
from time to time. The latest CIP for BPL
is effective from 12.07.2001 and APL(only
for APC w.e.f. 01.04.2002 ?no change indicated
for BPL).
The allocation of BPL families increased from
20 Kg. to 25 Kg. per family, per month , with
additional Qty. to be supplied at BPL rates.
The allocation of foodgrains against the Antodaya,
BPL and APL families, under TPDS, increased
to 35 Kg. per family per month w.e.f. 01.04.2002.
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A.A.Y.(Antyodaya
Anna Yogana):
The scheme was conceived for the poorest of
poor-lunched by Hon?ble PM on 25.12.2000 (To
ensure security for all, create a hunger free
India ?to reform and improve the public distributions
so as to serve the poorest of poor in rural
& urban areas. After identification of Antyodaya
families by state Govt. distinctive Ration
cards are issued known as Antyodaya Ration
card. Wheat/Rice=25 Kg. per family per month
@ Rs. 2/- per Kg. wheat & Rs. 3 per Kg. Rice.
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FFW
(Food For Work):
In the year 2001-02, due to deficient rainfall
of south-west monsoon there was draught like
situation in the states of Gujrat, MP, Chattisgarh,
Orissa, HP & Rajasthan. Due to this to ensure
food security to the needy rural poor, GOI
introduced the FFW scheme. |
Procurement of Wheat During Last Five Year:
| Year / State |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04 |
2004-05(*) |
| Punjab |
94.24 |
105.60 |
98.79 |
89.38 |
92.40 |
| Haryana |
44.98 |
64.07 |
58.88 |
51.06 |
51.06 |
| U.P |
15.45 |
24.46 |
21.11 |
12.13 |
16.40 |
| Raj. |
5.38 |
6.76 |
4.61 |
2.73 |
2.79 |
| UCL. |
0.00 |
1.40 |
1.83 |
0.66 |
0.54 |
| Delhi |
0.00 |
0.50 |
0.35 |
0.24 |
0.02 |
| H.P |
0.00 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
| Total (NZ) |
160.05 |
202.81 |
185.59 |
158.37 |
163.21 |
| All India |
163.56 |
206.30 |
190.25 |
161.81 |
166.82 |
| % NZ To AI |
98 |
98 |
98 |
97 |
98 |
| (*)
as on 30.06.2004 |
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Procurement of Rice (Including Paddy in Terms
of Rice) During Last Five Year:
| Year / State |
1999-00 |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
2003-04(*) |
2004-05(*) |
| Punjab |
67.87 |
69.35 |
78.82 |
79.39 |
86.57 |
66.78 |
| Haryana |
9.86 |
14.76 |
14.84 |
13.25 |
13.34 |
9.73 |
| U.P |
14.38 |
11.13 |
19.36 |
13.60 |
24.88 |
0.03 |
| UCL. |
0.00 |
0.42 |
2.35 |
2.32 |
3.20 |
2.63 |
| Total (NZ) |
92.11 |
95.66 |
115.37 |
108.56 |
127.99 |
76.54 |
| All India |
182.38 |
212.68 |
221.28 |
164.05 |
219.55 |
76.69 |
| % NZ To AI |
51 |
45 |
52 |
66 |
58 |
99 |
| Operational
Figures (*) as on 30.10.2004 |
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Levy Percentage in respect of North Zone for
KMS :
| Year / State |
2003-04 |
| Punjab |
75%
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| Haryana |
75% |
| U.P |
60% (Western UP) & 40% (Eastern
UP) |
| Rajasthan |
50% |
| Delhi |
75% |
| Chandigarh |
75% |
| H.P. |
50% |
| UCL. |
60% |
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