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Official TranscriptGOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17Tll DECEMBER, 2025 PADDY PROCUREMENT FROM TAMIL NADU 2982. KM. SUDHA R: Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state: (a): the details of the quantity of paddy procured since...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17Tll DECEMBER, 2025 PADDY PROCUREMENT FROM TAMIL NADU
2982. KM. SUDHA R:
Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC
DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:
(a): the details of the quantity of paddy procured since 2014, State-wise, especially from Tamil Nadu;
(b): the details and the quantity of paddy were procured in the Mayiladuthurai, Lok Sabha constituency since 2014;
(c): whether the moisture content of paddy procured in the Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency and other Cauvery Delta districts be increased in view of excess and continued monsoon activity; and
(d): if so, the details thereon ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)
(a): The details of the quantity of paddy procured since 2014, State-wise including Tamil Nadu is annexed at Annexure – I.
(b): The details of the quantity of paddy procured since 2014 in Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency is annexed at Annexure - II.
(c) & (d): The request of the State Government of Tamil Nadu for raising the permissible moisture content for paddy procurement from 17% to 22% has not been considered due to following facts:1. Paddy can be dried before milling, procurement of excessively moist paddy introduces significant operational risk, including loss of stock during storage and compromised milling recovery.
11. Paddy with high moisture content is susceptible to rapid deterioration, fungal growth, discoloration, and infestation
111. The State Governments have been advised time and again to endeavor to develop the driage facility at procuring stages.
I V. The relaxation in moisture content has no direct financial implication on farmers, therefore, such relaxation is no longer considered. seesesc gcSeState-wise details of paddy procurement under the Central Pool Annexure-I (fIg. in LMT) KMS 1 KMS 1 KMS 1 KMS KMS KMS KMS KMS KMS KMS KMS STATES KMS 2025-26* 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 1 2018-19 2019-20 1 2020-21 2021 -22 2022-23 2023-24 1 2024-25 A.P. 53.67 64.72 55.58 59.70 71 .73 82.58 8457 66.58 41.12 30.43 38.21 16.43 TELANGANA 52.30 23.57 53.67 54.00 77.46 111.26 141 09 110.35 131,86 95.32 105.97 43.12 ASSAM 0.23 0.63 0.69 0.52 1.53 3.15 2 11 5.66 5.98 3.94 8.51 0.02 BIHAR 24.09 18.26 1 8.42 11.84 14.16 20.02 3559 44.90 42,05 30.80 39.23 2.54 CHANDIGARH 0.15 0.24 0.19 0.21 0.19 0.22 028 0.27 0.19 0.25 0.26 0.19 CHHATISGARH 51.08 51.37 60.03 47.87 58.40 74.86 71 08 92.0 1 87.53 114.24 116.42 28.16 GUJARAT 0.00 0.01 0,01 0.01 0.14 0.21 1 10 1 .22 1.77 0.85 0.35 0.10 HARYANA 30.07 42.70 53.48 59.58 58.83 64.28 5655 55,32 59.36 58.94 53.99 53.68 H. P. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 000 0.28 0.14 0.23 0.27 0.20 JHARKHAND 0.09 3.03 2.07 2.14 2.28 3.80 629 7.53 1.72 0.74 2.06 0.00 J&K 0.00 0.10 0.12 0.19 0.14 0,15 038 0.41 0.34 0.24 0.28 0.300 KARNATAKA 1.31 0.81 0.00 0.00 0.88 0.61 206 2.19 0,21 0.00 0.01 0.00 KERALA 5.50 5.62 4.53 4.84 6.94 7.10 765 7.48 7.31 5.59 5.73 0.15 M. P 12.04 12.67 19.61 16.35 20.82 25.97 3727 45.83 46.30 42.16 43.42 5.71 IVIAHAR4SHTFL4 2.97 3.43 4.61 2.67 8.66 1 7.42 1899 18.32 18.48 11.64 15.93 0.03 ODISHA 50.11 50.29 54.18 49.06 65.41 70.57 7733 7 1 .04 79. 16 70.89 85.12 0.53 PUNJAB 116.21 139.56 164.96 176.70 169.16 162.33 20283 187.29 182.10 185.28 173.33 156,50 RAJASTHAN 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 000 0.07 0,00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NEF (Tripura) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.21 024 0.58 0.45 0.32 0.36 0.00 TAMIL NADU 15.69 17.79 2.11 14.62 19.03 32.41 4490 27.58 33.84 34.96 47.98 14.73 UTTAR PRADESH 25.34 43.44 35,14 42.91 48.25 56.57 6684 65.53 65.50 53.80 57.71 16.93 UTTRAKHAND 6.94 8.93 10.54 0.57 6.89 10.18 1072 11.55 8.96 7.30 6.73 7.30 WEST BENGAL 30.33 23.06 28.28 24.61 29. 1 1 27.03 2779 35.3 1 32.08 24.69 29.28 9.84 PUDUCHERRY 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.004 0.00 0.003 0.001 0.002 O.OOI 0.000 TOTAL 1 478.12 1 510.23 1 568.22 1 568.39 1 660.11 1 770.93 1 895.66 E 857.30 1 846.45 1 772.61 1 831.15 1 356.46 &KMS 2025-26 is under progress. Figure is upto 11.12.2025, Note-Govt. of Telangana auctioned 38 LMT of KMS 2022-23(Rubi) paddy which was approved by DFPD \?ide letter dated 29.04.2024Annexure-II
(b) The quantity of paddy procured in Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha constituency since 2014 are as below:
Paddy procured (in LM 2014 2015 7 72 2015 2016 2 99 2016 2017 0 60 2017 2018 .94 2018 2019 9 88 2019 2020 ,06 2020 202 1 .98 202 1 2022 ,25 2022 2023 ,30 2023 2024 ,30 24 2025 ,78