Parliament Question: Quantity of Wheat, Paddy and Coarse Grains Procurement Target

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AI-'F'AIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA LINSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5403 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25'rtr MARCH,2026 QUANTITY OF WHEAT, PADDY AND COARSE GRAINS PROCUREMENT TARGET 5403. SHRI MANOJ KUMAR: Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state: (a): the details olthe quantity ofrvheat, paddy and coarse grains procured and proposed to be procured under the Foodgrain Procurement Policy by the Food Corporation ollndia (FCI) since 2020-21 till2026, year, crop and State-rvise; (b): the details olthe quantity ofwheat, paddy and coarse grains procurement target and procured against the target between the Financial Year 2020-21 till 2026, State, year and cropu,ise; (c): whether the Government is aware that Bihar had produced high paddy in this season and Govemment fixed very less target tbr Bihar; (d): if so, rvhether the Governrnent has any plan to increase the target and extended timeline till April 2026 to procure 100% paddy from Bihar fanners; (e): if so, the details thereofand ilnot. the reasons thereflor; and (f): the details of procurement carried out under the Decentralised Procurement System during the sarne period, State, crop and year-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA) (a): The procurement of foodgrains from farmers under Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations is majorly undertaken by the State Gort. agencies and the quantity procured directly by FCI is miniscule. Food Corporation of India (FCI), along with other state agencies undertakes procurement of wheat and paddy. As per the extant policy, the State Govemments & its agencies undertake procurement of coarse grains/millets at Minimum Suppo( Price (MSP) under Decentralized Procurement (DCP) system. The FCI does not undertake procurement ofcoarse grains. Year-u'ise and state-wise details ofquantity ofPaddy procured by FCI since Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 is at Annexure-I.Year-wise and state-wise detail of quantity of Wheat procured by FCI since Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2020-21 is at Annexure-Il. (b): Year-wise and state-wise details of estimates and actual procurement of Paddy (in terms of Rice) for Central Pool since KharilMarketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 is at Annexure-III. Year-wise and state-wise details of estimates and quantity of Wheat procured for Central Pool since Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2020-21 is at Annexure-IV. Year-wise and state-wise details of estimates and quantity of Coarse grains procured tbr Central Pool since Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 is at Annexure-V. (c) to (e): The estimates lor procurement of Paddy (in terms rice) are finalized by Govemment of India in consultation with State Governments and Food Corporation of India, before the commencement ofeach marketing season based upon estimated production, marketable surplus and agricultural crop pattem. Procurement in a State depends not only upon production but also upon other multiple factors like marketable surplus, MSP, prevailing market rate, demand & supply situation and participation ofprivate traders etc. The estimates for procurement of paddy in Bihar for KMS 2025-26 (Kharif) is 25 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) [in terms of rice] against which 22.84 LMT have been procured, as on 19.03.2026. Upon request of the State Govemment, the period of procurement of paddy in Bihar during KMS 2025-26 (Khari| has been extended from 28.02.206 to 31.03.2026 and there is no further request in this regard. (0: Year-wise and state-wise details ofpaddy procurement carried out under the DCP system fbr Central Pool since Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 is at Annexure-Vl. Year-wise and state-wise details oIWheat procurement carried out under the DCP system for Central Pool since Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2020-21 is at Annexure-VlI. The procurement of coarse grains is undertaken by State Governments under DCP system only and the details are at Annexure-V.Annexu re-l Procurement of Paddy by FCI Fig. in LMT STATES KMS KMS KMS KMS KMS KMS 2025- 2020-2r 202t-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-2s 26* ASSAM L.27 2.43 1.94 0.13 0.18 0.06 CHANDIGARH 0.28 0.27 0.19 o.25 0.26 0.19 HARYANA 0.59 0.60 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 H, P. 0.00 0.2 8 o.o7 0.00 0.00 0.00 JHARKHAND 1.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 J&K 0.3 8 0.41 0.34 o.24 0.3 3 0.50 PUN.'AB 2.69 1.69 2.00 0.38 7.47 0.41 RAJASTHAN 0.00 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 UTTAR PRADESH 1.10 1.08 t.L2 0.50 0.77 0.8 3 WEST BENGAL 0.6 5 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 PU OU CH ERRY 0.00 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.000 TOTAL 8.65 6.83 5.80 1.50 3.01 1.99 *KMS 2025-26 lS under progress. Data reported upto 16.03.2026An nexu re-ll Procurement of wheat by FCI in LMT SL STATES/ UTs No 1 Pu nja b 74.20 t2.27 6.2L 4.r4 3.2 6 3.03 2 Haryana 6.69 6.94 4.00 3.O2 0.78 0.7 7 3 UP t.34 1.39 0.07 0.10 1.11 0.84 4 Bihar 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.14 5 Raiasthan t6.29 76.51 0.10 3.37 8.81 14.91 6 Chandigarh 0.11 0.17 0.03 0.09 0.08 0.09 7 Delhi 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8 H.P 0.03 0.13 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 9 J&K 0.00 o.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 TOTAL 38.66 37.7r 1o.44 10.72 14.10 19.72.\rrrc\nrc-l ll l;slimales 0nd Aclusl Procuremcnl of I'rdd! (in terms of Rice) t. in l.tl I N K\ts l0:0,1I K \ls l0l t-2: K\ls 2011":J Klts:021-2.1 Klts 2021-2s (Ongoi'rs. 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Ili2.005 256,306 13,122 456,7.15State/Uts KMS 2023-24 Jorvar Bajra Maize Ragi Estimates Procu remelrt Estinr tes Procurenrent Estimates Procu remert Estimates Procurenrelrt Andhra Pradesh 175,000 29,369 26,000 3',7 6 Assam 90 Chhattisgarh t,595 C uj arat 126.126 r3,000 2.946 I 10.085 t4,000 1,000 I Haryana 23 t .334 Himachal Pradesh r00 Karnataka 400,000 t90,42 I 656,392 226,576 Madhya t86,067 Praclesh 50,000 Maharashtra t2,000 t47.548 87.087 t81,2'78 8l 50, t00 t89 'l arnil Nadu r7,000 r,889 Telengana 450.000 Uttar 500,000 Pradesh 10,000 I3,340 355,039 92,000 4,45t l Uttarakhand t6,400 1,889 Tot:rl 10,56,127 7 68,617 815.518 321,163 696,158 113,218 4,532 210,92 tState/Uts KMS 202,r-25 .lowar Ila.ira Maizc Ilagi Foxtail Millet Estinlates l'rocu remclrt Ilst inr n tcs ProcuremeDt Estimxles Itrocu rcrncnt Estirnatcs l'rocu rement Estimates I'rocu rcnrcn t Andhra Pradesh 200,000 35,402 9,000 t. t07 3.000 Cujarat 8,300 \ i)7 t t'7 .223 86,04 t l, 8 8 r,500 -5 Haryana t56,000 156,000 Karnataka 221 ,068 194,028 808,l5 r 346.079 Madhya Pradesh* 200,000 908 Maharashtra t0t,685 132,249 6,573 85.863 5?. 12,269 233 Odisha 40.000 Tamil Nadu r7,000 4,05 r Uttar Pradesh 47.015 46.942 220.000 l0l,3 t I 40.000 l9.i l2 Llttarakhand 5.000 3,r39 Total 499,796 892.920 784.069 ,1r 4,856 343,.152 t26.981 t9,482 35.1.(r l.l 3,000 * For KMS 2024-25 , in M.P. estimates of200000MT includes both Bajra and JowarState/Uts KMS 2025-26 Jowar llaj ra Ma ize llagi Minor Millets Estimates Procu rement Estimates Procu renrent Estinr rtes Procuremelrt Estimatcs Procu rement Estimates Prorrr rcDrcDt Andhra Pradesh -5.000 t0,000 Cujarat 11,412 t4,472 564 564 t3 l3 Harvana 232,000 233 Karnataka 300,000 600,000 173,165 29,000 Madhya Pradesh 50.000 379 150,000 Maharashtra 85,000 4,7'.78 2,500 I t6.000 6,1. 138 3,500 439 Odisha 80,000 TamilNadu 6.000 2.7 83 Telengana 200,000 Uttar Pradesh 50,000 43.s62 220,000 213,9',13 t5,000 I3.209 Uttarakhand -5,000 5,386 Total 618.972 70.t,5r3 490,000 18,719 228.678 33r,564 11,9t1 181,786 29.000Anneru re-VI Paddy (in terms of rice ) Procurement in DCP States for Central Pool ( Fig in LMT) KMS 2025-26 KMS 2020- KMS 2O2I- KMS 2022- KMS 2023- KMS 2024- s.No. Statcs/UTs (Ongoing, Upto 2t 7) 23 24 25 | 9.03.2026) ANDH RA I PRADESH 56.66 44.6 r 21.55 20.3 8 25.60 27 .38 TELANGANA 94.53 7 3.94 62.89 63.86 67.29 39.49 J B IHAIT 30.09 28. I7 20.63 26.28 22.84 .t CH H ATT ISC AIU I 17 .62 6r.65 5 8.65 83.00 78.00 73.00 5 (;UJARAT 0.7 4 0.82 Lt8 0.5 7 0.24 0.46 6 I.IIMACHAI, PIt. 0.00 0. t9 0.09 0. t5 0.2 5 0. t4 ,7 JHARKHAND 4.28 5.t2 I.t'7 0.50 1.40 0.39 li KARNATAKA I.J6 I .47 0. l4 0.00 0.00 0.01 9 KERALA 5.20 5.09 4.97 3.80 3.95 t.t5 l0 MADHYA PR. 24.9'7 30.?0 3 r.02 28.25 29.09 34.67 t) 1) MAI'IARASHTIIA t2.27 t2.38 7.80 10.67 6.47 t2 OD ISHA 5 2.-5 8 l8.i I 5 3.83 4 8.20 58.1? 49.7 5 tl NEF (Tripu ra ) 0. I6 0.1I 0.30 0.1 I 0.24 0. tl TA M I LNADU 30.5 3 18.76 23.0 | 32.63 16.00 r5 UTTRAKHANI) 7.18 '7.',74 6.00 4.89 4.5 t 5.02 l6 WEST BENCAL 18.90 24.0t 2t .82 l6.79 t 9.91 16.37 DCP TOTAL l8t.3l 365. r{ 333.r8 l22.ltl 3s8.2s 293.2ttAnnexure-VIl Wheat Procurements in DCP States Fig (in LMT) S.No. Statcs/UTs RMS 2020-2t RMS 2021-22 IIMS 2022-2-1 RMS 2023-2.1 RMS 2024-2s ILMS 2025-2(r I PUN.IAB 127 .l4 t32.22 96.45 121 .t2 124.51 I 19. t9 2 MADHYA PRADESH 129.42 128. l6 46.04 7 0.97 48.39 77.74 J I}I HAR 0.05 4.5 6 0.04 0.0 I 0. t0 0. t8 .l UTTIIAKHAND 0.19 l.44 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.0 r 5 CUJAITAT 0.77 t.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 6 MAHARASHTRA 0.00 0.0 r 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 H IMACHA L ,7 0.03 0. I3 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 I I'RADESH ALL INDIA ToTAL 257.80 264.22 112.5',7 t92.13 l7J. | 0 191.t9