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During Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, BJD's Bhartruhari Mahtab raised the issue of import of pulses in which Glyphosate, which is harmful for humans, has been used.
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Food Processing Minister, Harsimrat Kaur Badal said that the government may implement the suggestions given by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on junk food.
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The government’s line of thinking seem to be, “If you are with us, it is fine. Otherwise, accept the rules”, says the eminent sociologist.
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Paswan said there would be a bumper wheat production this year and the government has set a procurement target at 33 million tonnes for the 2017-18 marketing year, starting April.
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With the National Food Security law being rolled out across the country, Paswan said the government will now focus on its proper implementation and complete major reforms in the PDS, including 100 percent Aadhar seeding of ration cards.
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The availability of point of sale (PoS) machines for cash transaction will improve in the coming days, Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today.
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Moreover, the government has decided to put a pre-condition in all contract works for making further payments to labourers in cheque or through online transfer.
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Under the law, which was passed by Parliament in 2013, the government provides 5 kg of highly subsidised foodgrains per person, per month at Rs 1-3 per kg.
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There is a need that we give nutritional food to people," Paswan said, adding that the fortification is most cost effective way to add micro nutrients in food.
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A group of ministers, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, will soon meet to finalise the amendments to the new Consumer Protection Bill, 2015, based on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, he added.
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There is not much increase in the sugar rates this time and even pulses prices are showing a declining trend with arrival of new kharif crop, he said and added that edible oils prices are also stable in retail markets.
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Singling out hoarders and blackmarketeers for the sharp rise in retail prices of pulses, he felt that the states did not take stringent action against them.
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On August 22, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had held an inter-ministerial consultation on imposing ban on sugar futures trading in an effort to curb speculation and check price rise of the sweetener during festival season.
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More purchases by India, the world's top consumer of pulses, could help the country rein in its headline inflation, which hit a near two-year high in June on double-digit annual increases in prices of sugar, vegetables and pulses.
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As per the Agriculture Ministry's third advance estimate, wheat output has risen to 94.05 million tonnes in the 2015-16 crop year (July-June) from 86.53 million tonnes in the previous year.
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India's sugar output has exceeded demand for the fifth consecutive year, resulting in lower prices in the domestic markets and creating liquidity crunch for millers, who are unable to clear cane arrears of about Rs 14,000 crore.
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India exports 10,000 tonnes of white sugar to the EU and 8,100 tonnes to the US through the preferential quota system, under which exports are permitted at low tariffs. After the quota is reached, a higher tariff is applied on additional exports.
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Subsidy arrears of state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI), the nodal agency for procurement and distribution of grains, stood at Rs 50,730 crore in 2014-15 fiscal, and is estimated to be Rs 22,348 crore this year.
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Meanwhile, the central agency Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) - which has procured up to 8,000 tonnes onions under the Price Stabilisation Fund - is boosting supplies in Delhi retail markets and has also tied up with the West Bengal government.
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While arrears of sugar season for Uttar Pradesh stood at Rs 9715.69 crore, Rs 2864.5 crore worth of sugar price arrears was due to farmers in Maharashtra and Rs 2402.39 crore due to farmers in Karnataka.
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The Food Ministry is planning to recommend a hike in import duty on sugar to 40 percent from the current 25 percent to check the sliding price of the sweetener and enable mills to clear mounting cane arrears that has reached almost Rs 20000 crore so far.
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Sugar companies owe 192 billion rupees (USn) to cane D 3.1 billiogrowers, with the top two producing states of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh accounting for more than three-fifths of the total arrears.
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A Bill seeking to absolve the government of its responsibilities as a guarantor of the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) was passed by Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan ruling out any move to privatise the mini-ratna company.
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Raw sugar exporters are given a subsidy to help the cash-starved industry to pay arrears to sugarcane farmers.
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The export incentives would be World Trade Organisation (WTO)-compatible and applicable for the crop produced in this and the next season, Thomas said on Thursday.
