COTTON PROCUREMENT DURING 2002-03

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The Cotton Corporation of India procured 6,33,748 bales (170 kg) of cotton during 2002-03. The state-wise procurement is :

(In bales of 170 kg. Each)

State	Quantity	State	Quantity
Punjab	9,097	Maharashtra	1,95,123
Haryana	3,023	Andhra Pradesh	1,03,229
Rajasthan	26,226	Karnataka	67,862
Gujarat	1,56,220	Tamil Nadu	50
Madhya Pradesh	38,825	Others	7,093

The Maharashtra State Co-operative Cotton Growers’ Marketing Federation Ltd had purchased 23.57 lakh quintal of kapas (seed cotton) during 2002-03 cotton season (Oct.-Sept.). The Punjab State Cooperative Supply & Marketing Federation Ltd had purchased lint cotton of 58768.42 quintal (36096 bales) in Punjab and 11565.81 quintal (7022 bales) in Rajasthan. The Andhra Pradesh State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd had purchased 5086 quintal of cotton during 2002-03. The Karnataka State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd had not purchased cotton from the farmers during 2002-03. However, the Federation had purchased 5,353 ready cotton bales from the market for Khadi and Village Industries Commission/Board. The State Cooperative Federations of Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh had not purchased kapas (seed cotton) from cotton growers during the last financial year 2002-03. The cotton growers had been paid for their produce by the respective procurement agencies.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Textiles, Shri Basanagouda R. Patil, in reply to a question by Shri Subodh Mohite in the Lok Sabha today.