Government agencies to procure 330 lakh tonne wheat in 2017-18
NEW DELHI: The Department of Food & Public Distribution scales up wheat procurement target for government agencies by 43.47% over the previous year to 330 lakh tonne and targets to buy more wheat from Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh .
“In consultation with the states, it was decided to procure 330 lakh tonne of wheat during rabi marketing season (RMS) 2017-18, which is considerably more in comparison with the last season actual procurement of 229.61 lakh tonnes,”said a press statement issued by the Food Ministry after a conference of the Food Secretaries of the states held in New Delhi under the chairpersonship of Preeti Sudan, secretary, the Department of Food & Public Distribution.
The release said that the prospects of production of wheat and procurement estimate for RMS 2017-18 were discussed.
The government will also procure 50 lakh tonne paddy grown in the winter season. This estimate is over and above the estimate of 330 lakh tonne procurement set for Kharif crop (summer crop) of paddy for the 2016-17 season, said the release.
With the implementation of the Food Security Act the government would require over 62 million tonne of food grain, which guarantees 5 kg rice, wheat and coarse cereals a month at heavily subsidized price to two-third of the nation's population.
The State-wise break-up of the estimate of wheat procurement during RMS 2017-18 is as follows:
“In consultation with the states, it was decided to procure 330 lakh tonne of wheat during rabi marketing season (RMS) 2017-18, which is considerably more in comparison with the last season actual procurement of 229.61 lakh tonnes,”said a press statement issued by the Food Ministry after a conference of the Food Secretaries of the states held in New Delhi under the chairpersonship of Preeti Sudan, secretary, the Department of Food & Public Distribution.
The release said that the prospects of production of wheat and procurement estimate for RMS 2017-18 were discussed.
The government will also procure 50 lakh tonne paddy grown in the winter season. This estimate is over and above the estimate of 330 lakh tonne procurement set for Kharif crop (summer crop) of paddy for the 2016-17 season, said the release.
With the implementation of the Food Security Act the government would require over 62 million tonne of food grain, which guarantees 5 kg rice, wheat and coarse cereals a month at heavily subsidized price to two-third of the nation's population.
The State-wise break-up of the estimate of wheat procurement during RMS 2017-18 is as follows:
