INCREASED OFFTAKE OF
FOODGRAINS DURING APRIL--OCTOBER 2002
Offtake of foodgrains
from the central pool under PDS during April to October 2002 was
ten million tonnes. The total offtake of foodgrains under PDS
during the last one year, April to March 2001-02 was 13.83 million
tonnes and 12.04 million tonnes during 2000-2001 (revised).
The offtake under
other welfare schemes during April-October, 2002 was 54.8 lakh
tonnes campared to the total offtake of 71.9 lakh tonnes under
these scheme during April to March 2001-02, and 31.9 lakh tonnes
during April to March 2000-01 (revised).
About 32.9 lakh tonnes
of foodgrains comprising 2.8 lakh tonnes of rice and 30.1 lakh
tonnes of wheat were sold under FCI’s open sale scheme during
April-October 2002. The foodgrains sold under this scheme during
April to March 2001-02 was 56 lakh tonnes compared to 14.9 lakh
tonnes during April to March 2000-01 (revised).
Export of wheat and
rice during April to October this year was 79.2 lakh tonnes comprising
28.6 lakh tonnes of wheat and 50.7 lakh tonnes of rice. Export
of foodgrains during April-March 2001-02 and 2000-01 (revised)
stood at 46.8 lakh tonnes and 14.9 lakh tonnes respectively.
The offtake under
all schemes including PDS, welfare schemes, open sales and export
stands at 267 lakh tonnes during the first seven months of the
current financial year. The offtake under all these schemes were
313 lakh tonnes and 182.1 lakh tonnes during April to March 2001-2002
and 2000-01 (revised) respectively.
