Procurement policy of Government of India (GOI) is transparent, uniform and open ended, under which paddy offered by farmers within the stipulated period (conforming to specifications prescribed in advance by GOI) are purchased for Central Pool at Minimum Support Price (MSP) by Food Corporation of India/ State Governments/ State Government Agencies to help farmers get remunerative price and prevent distress sale. However, if any producer/farmer gets better price in comparison to MSP, he is free to sell his produce in Open market.
Procurement of paddy across the state depends upon multiple factors viz. Production, availability of marketable surplus stock, MSP, Prevailing Market Rates, Demand Supply situation and participation of Private Traders etc.State-wise procurement of rice for central pool during the last five years is as follows-
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RICE PROCUREMENT FOR CENTRAL POOL
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(Fig. in LMT)
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S.No.
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STATES/ UTs
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KMS 2015-16
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KMS 2016-17
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KMS 2017-18
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KMS 2018-19
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KMS 2019-20
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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43.36
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37.24
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40.00
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48.06
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55.33
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2
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Telangana
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15.79
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35.96
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36.18
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51.90
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74.54
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3
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Assam
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0.42
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0.46
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0.35
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1.03
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2.11
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4
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Bihar
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12.25
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12.34
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7.93
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9.49
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13.41
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5
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Chandigarh
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0.16
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0.13
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0.14
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0.13
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0.15
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6
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Chattisgarh
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34.42
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40.22
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32.55
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39.71
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52.24
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7
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Gujarat
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0.01
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0.01
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0.00
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0.09
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0.14
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8
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Haryana
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28.61
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35.83
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39.92
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39.41
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43.07
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9
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Jharkhand
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2.06
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1.39
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1.43
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1.53
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2.55
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10
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Jammu Kashmir
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0.07
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0.08
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0.13
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0.09
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0.10
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11
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Karnataka
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0.55
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0.00
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0.00
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0.59
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0.41
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12
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Kerala
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3.82
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3.08
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3.29
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4.65
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4.83
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13
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Madhya Pradesh
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8.49
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13.14
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10.96
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13.95
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17.40
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14
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Maharashtra
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2.30
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3.09
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1.79
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5.80
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11.67
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15
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Odisha
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33.69
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36.30
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32.87
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44.47
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47.98
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16
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Puducherry
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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17
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Punjab
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93.50
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110.52
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118.33
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113.34
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108.76
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18
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NEF (Tripura)
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-
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-
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-
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0.07
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0.14
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19
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Tamilnadu
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11.92
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1.44
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10.11
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12.94
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22.04
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20
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Uttar Pradesh
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29.10
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23.54
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28.75
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32.33
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37.90
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21
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Uttrakhand
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5.98
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7.06
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0.38
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4.62
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6.82
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22
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West Bengal
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15.68
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19.23
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16.73
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19.79
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18.38
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Total
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342.18
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381.06
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381.84
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443.99
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519.97
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Procurement of paddy is carried out at Minimum Support Price (MSP) fixed by Government of India. MSP of paddy for the last five years is as under:
(in Rs./qtl)
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Year
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Paddy
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Common
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Grade ‘A’
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2015-16
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1410
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1450
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2016-17
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1470
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1510
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2017-18
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1550
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1590
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2018-19
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1750
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1770
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2019-20
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1815
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1835
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State-wise production of rice during the last five years is as follows-
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PRODUCTION OF RICE
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(Figures in LMT)
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S. No.
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STATE/UT
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KMS 2015-16
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KMS 2016-17
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KMS 2017-18
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KMS 2018-19
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KMS
2019-20*
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1
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ANDHRA PRADESH
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74.89
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74.52
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81.66
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82.35
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86.38
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2
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TELANGANA
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30.47
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51.73
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62.62
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66.70
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73.37
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3
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ASSAM
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51.25
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47.27
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52.84
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52.21
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50.98
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4
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BIHAR
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68.02
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82.39
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80.93
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61.56
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60.53
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5
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CHANDIGARH
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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6
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CHHATISGARH
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57.89
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80.48
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49.31
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65.27
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65.00
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7
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GUJARAT
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17.02
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19.30
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18.91
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19.12
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19.73
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8
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HARYANA
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41.45
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44.53
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45.23
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45.16
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48.24
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9
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JAMMU & KASHMIR
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6.46
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5.72
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5.13
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6.16
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-
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10
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JHARKHAND
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28.82
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38.42
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40.78
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28.94
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31.91
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11
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KARNATAKA
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30.21
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26.05
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30.17
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34.31
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36.76
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12
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KERALA
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5.49
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4.37
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5.21
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5.78
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6.14
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13
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MADHYA PRADESH
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35.47
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42.27
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41.24
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44.95
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48.02
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14
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MAHARASHTRA
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25.93
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31.10
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27.31
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32.76
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31.83
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15
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ODISHA
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58.75
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83.26
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65.51
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77.34
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80.37
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16
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PUDUCHERRY
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0.44
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0.52
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0.43
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0.63
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-
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17
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PUNJAB
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118.23
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115.86
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133.82
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128.22
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117.82
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18
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TRIPURA
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7.95
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8.15
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8.12
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7.93
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-
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19
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TAMIL NADU
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75.17
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23.69
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66.39
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61.31
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71.81
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20
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UTTAR PRADESH
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125.01
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137.54
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132.74
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155.45
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155.24
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21
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UTTRAKHAND
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6.39
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6.30
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6.47
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6.18
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6.54
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22
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WEST BENGAL
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159.54
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153.03
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149.67
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162.42
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155.70
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TOTAL
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1024.86
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1076.51
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1104.49
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1144.73
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1146.38
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* As per Fourth Advance Estimates released by DAC&FW
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This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in Lok Sabha today.
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