New Delhi, December 15, 2022: The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on December 9th informed that the actual stock of wheat and rice in Central Pool against food grains stocking norms from 1st January, 2018 are as given below:
(Figs. In Lakh Tons)
| AS ON | WHEAT | RICE | TOTAL (In LMT) | |||
| Actual Stock | Foodgrains Stocking Norms | Actual Stock | Foodgrains
Stocking Norms |
Actual Stock | Foodgrains Stocking Norms | |
| 1.01.2018 | 195.62 | 138.00 | 162.06 | 76.10 | 357.68 | 214.10 |
| 1.04.2018 | 132.31 | 74.60 | 248.73 | 135.80 | 381.04 | 210.40 |
| 1.07.2018 | 418.01 | 275.80 | 232.52 | 135.40 | 650.53 | 411.20 |
| 1.10.2018 | 356.25 | 205.20 | 186.34 | 102.50 | 542.59 | 307.70 |
| 1.01.2019 | 271.21 | 138.00 | 182.91 | 76.10 | 454.12 | 214.10 |
| 1.04.2019 | 169.92 | 74.60 | 293.94 | 135.80 | 463.86 | 210.40 |
| 1.07.2019 | 458.31 | 275.80 | 284.21 | 135.40 | 742.52 | 411.20 |
| 1.10.2019 | 393.16 | 205.20 | 249.16 | 102.50 | 642.32 | 307.70 |
| 1.01.2020 | 327.96 | 138.00 | 237.15 | 76.10 | 565.11 | 214.10 |
| 1.04.2020 | 247.00 | 74.60 | 322.39 | 135.80 | 569.39 | 210.40 |
| 1.07.2020 | 549.91 | 275.80 | 271.71 | 135.40 | 821.62 | 411.20 |
| 1.10.2020 | 437.38 | 205.20 | 192.61 | 102.50 | 629.99 | 307.70 |
| 1.01.2021 | 342.90 | 138.00 | 186.69 | 76.10 | 529.59 | 214.10 |
| 1.04.2021 | 273.04 | 74.60 | 291.18 | 135.80 | 564.22 | 210.40 |
| 1.07.2021 | 603.56 | 275.80 | 296.89 | 135.40 | 900.45 | 411.20 |
| 1.10.2021 | 468.52 | 205.20 | 253.26 | 102.50 | 721.78 | 307.70 |
| 1.01.2022 | 330.12 | 138.00 | 221.54 | 76.10 | 551.66 | 214.10 |
| 1.04.2022 | 189.90 | 74.60 | 323.22 | 135.80 | 513.12 | 210.40 |
| 1.07.2022 | 285.10 | 275.80 | 317.07 | 135.40 | 602.17 | 411.20 |
| 1.10.2022 | 227.46 | 205.20 | 204.67 | 102.50 | 432.13 | 307.70 |
Per Capita net availability of wheat during last five years are as under:
| Year | Kg. per year |
| 2017 | 66.7 |
| 2018-19* | 65.0 |
| 2019-20 | 64.2 |
| 2020-21 | 67.0 |
| 2021-22 | 68.8 |
*The per capita net availability of food grains is calculated on Financial Year basis from 2018-19 onwards and is not comparable with the old series which was based on calendar year.
