sina, affairs: Food, & Public Distribution, Govt.of India. ¢Gengeket! (hedineoe trey Department Kolka ta-87 a eB: bye at ~Dateds,07/23 =Dakeds,, OTL (2 O88. Loy & pistes ishirks RyHt Ja f Soe Genie vali (Food) & Tineipal seeret: ry, Food. Car yiddwest Benga t+ egrevary» : epi eteood wee Age Ch Zot PHAPa YT ses ovate : 1. Depttyof Food & rublic Distribution, “keishd shavan, <° foe i New Delhie, ; : “Wi “¥ procucerent. prices: for lovy ‘rice 4 Par-boiled) | payable to Rice’ Milis/Deale: ee = aelivery of Tevy rice ducing She AMS Sake EH GaN 2003-064 : : ah Qo0geEY dated 13410-2003 fr0.i the bh ‘ie prices.of aifterent levy Hd ‘that hive been ‘easedlbyrthe Govt. of indfactor,2903-04 tn ‘respect of this stats and ito\dntorm hae ungladune® Undo the ‘prices of Parboilea oHicé Hias' baeq has actually lowezed’ the price of that Variety in this/year {e/ commari~ into" previous year. su tie last year 1.06 2002-03tL twas, 1940655 of q Wintal! against: thy MSP of paddy of s530/— per quintals”. ehis yeas it has'becn 9234690 per quintal “against thi 1.550/— pox quintal. This has generated gxrdeva rices usp of paddy of mong 3 the rice inillers and they have expressed their reluctance in supplying. leyy rica unis the, Govt. reviews, the. petce Poltey for ene, state for the 115 2093-04. Ttchas been 4 essed upon “the ‘State Govt, that they wilL"have to"indur'a huge loss ig theysaig:price 1s sceepted when the levy ifeé“rics'is'so costly..in, ths of Insida sticks to the price so fixed for the & the rice millers’ wi. 1 that event Govt .of Iz the Gov: ohended nor parboileé rico, it is sort to non-co-operation with the Gove. a da will bo compelled to collect levy rice from other states to ge expenditure -as carrying ind seep the POS operative hero cost Cte. In such a situation, the plight of the paddy producers Will algo be manifold as they will be subjected to make distress sale tb a large extent against the policy of the Govt+ . > ineursing a“a5 3. It appears from clause 5 of the said latter Ul outturn ratio in respect of common par-boiled rice for Nis 2003~04 ~N has been accepted as 60%, But this is not applicable here since paddy in wes t Bengal containexstractions at a much highvr rate than the specified Linit. Extraction of rico in west Bengal paddy j fis at a ratio of not more than 634 duc to seyeral factors 25°.) (a) conventional farming/non-mechanical devices adopted : for farming and harvesting; (b) Rural atmospheric constraints, inclu- ding erratic rainfall and trophical climate of, the Statez (oc) Non-modornisatidn of Rice :11 rndustry/non-use of developed scientific equipments in most of the rice mills which: es absent in other state like punjab, Haryana etc. ache i 4. It has been assessed that pamboiled rice is delivered as levy rico in west Benga 1 as per choice of the people of the gtate ani preparation of such rice from paddy involves. some oxtra treatment of boiling etc. and involves extra expenditures But it sds q utc unintelligivle how th rico of par-boiled rice has been fixed at such a lower rate then that of raw xice. The grievances Of the vico miliérs”’ o£ this state on this point to a striking, one aot dcserves consideration. ~ ; i i Se: tnicidentally, it will not be out of place to meferite a Lotter of senior regional Manajer} FCI, wes t Bengal Region dated 6.8.03 addzessed to M.D., CI (copy enclosed) wherefromiit wil £ vice in West bengal deserves Ye clear that local procurement some “incentives in the interest of FUS and other welfare’ schémes | 4 jB8 vel. es farming -conmunity of vest pengal at large. 6. he last but not the least point is that the West Bengal “Als .a major paddy producing state and, fees. deserves to, S/nvave the levy price of its foodysains i.e. common par-boiled rice be fired at least at par with other states Mike Punjab, Haryana ctc. and any diversion from it will sent a wrong signal to the people of the State about the policy .. the central Govt. A. comparative statement showing. procurcient prices/levy rice (rav and pa rmboiled) during the last 4(gour) years is enclosed, for perusah. : In view of what has bee n stated, I an directed to request you to Kindly use"your good offices so that the levy price of the comnon parsboiled rice is cnhanced to §3,1025.33 per quintal as pér analysis in the ‘enclosed statement to start procurement right from the Mid-Novenber this yeur for the benefit of penr paday Yours Hc producers of the State.=24 G3 1/11/03 No.3061/1(2) -FS th enclosures forwarded to i~ sri S.Kuul, Joint sec Ministry of Conswinsr Govt.of India, be. -t.of Food « Public Distribution. ‘006 (sentt.of Pood & Public Jistribution) | I (eile ctor General (Food) « 1/11/03 10 63 061/2 (7) =F Copy with enclosuzes forwarded to : 1. Dixector, DDP&S. 2. Director, Rationi I-u., PCL, Now De 24G. (Food) 07/11/03 No 9306173(9Y=FS cry, fotwanied for information to Secretary to the Govt.of be Chic: 2.’ principal Seerctary to the Chief Minister. 3, B.S. te Hontble Chief Minister. ‘ae, 4S. to Hon'ble Finance Minister. 5,’ PS. to Hontble Minister, Panchayat & Health & Family welfare. to Hontble MIC, F&S Deptt. Rural Development and to Commissioner. to D.G.(F)+ to Jt.sucye yato the Govt,of Wd. Diko/