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Wheat, rice stock in procurement agencies amounts to 544.33 lakh tonnes
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Tuesday, 29 May, 2012, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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fiogf49gjkf0d The combined stock of wheat and rice with government procurement agencies as on March 1, 2012, was estimated to be about 544.33.lakh tonnes. This comprises 331.78 lakh tonnes of rice and 212.55 tonnes of wheat.
The procurement of rice as on March 1, 2012 (Kharif marketing season 2011-12), was 341.98 lakh tonnes as against 321.24 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period of last year. Wheat procurement for Rabi marketing season 2011-12 was 283.35 lakh tonnes as against 225.14 lakh tonnes procured last year.
The off-take of rice in all schemes in March 2012 has been 26.29 lakh tonnes. This comprises 20.57 lakh tonnes under targeted public distribution system (TPDS) and 5.72 lakh tonnes under other schemes. The total off-take of wheat has been 22.05 lakh tonnes comprising 16.21 lakh tonnes under TPDS and 5.84 lakh tonnes under other schemes.
The total allotment of rice in March 2012 under TPDS including BPL, APL and AAY was 22.02 lakh tonnes, against which the total off-take was 20.57 lakh tonnes, representing an overall percentage off-take of 93.4 per cent. The BPL allotment of rice was 9.70 lakh tonnes, against which the off-take was 9.40 lakh tonnes, representing a percentage off-take of about 96.9 per cent.
In respect of AAY the allotment during the month was 5.73 lakh tonnes, against which the off-take was 5.54 lakh tonnes, which represents 96.7 per cent off take. The total allotment of wheat under TPDS including BPL, APL and AAY was 19.55 lakh tonnes, against which the total off-take was 16.21 lakh tonnes, representing an overall percentage off-take of 82.9 per cent. The BPL allotment of wheat was 4.85 lakh tonnes, against which the off-take was 5.05 lakh tonnes representing an off-take of 104 per cent. In respect of AAY, the allotment was 2.79 lakh tonnes, against which the off-take was 2.58 lakh tonnes, which represents a 92.5 per cent off-take.
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