Parliament Question: Backlog of Unlifted Custom Milled Rice

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2924 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5Tll AUGUST, 2026 BACKLOG OF UNLIFTED CUSTOM MILLED RICE 2924 SHRI PRADEEP PUROHIT:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased

to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the backlog of unlifted Custom Milled Rice (CN/Ilt) in Bargarh and other districts of Odisha causing storage constraints and disruption in paddy procurement;

(b) if so, the quantity of pending CMR with rice millers in Odisha during the last three procurement seasons, district-wise;

(c) whether custody, maintenance and transportation charges payable to rice millers are pending and if so, the details of the amount pending and reasons therefor;

(d) whether the delay in CMIR evacuation and pending payments has affected paddy procurement and caused hardship to farmers in Bargarh and other districts; and

(e) if so, the steps taken by the Government to ensure timely evacuation of CIVIR, release of pending dues and uninterrupted procurement of paddy in Odisha? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRINIATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

(a) & (b): The evacuation of Custom Milled Rice (CIVIFt) is a continuous process undertaken by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the state agencies based on demand from deficit regions, storage space availability, rake positioning, movement plans and allocation to state. Temporary accumulation of CMR at mill premises may occur due to above said constraints; however, necessary measures are taken to ensure evacuation of CMR.

The district-wise details of pending CMIR with the rice millers in Odisha during the last three procurement seasons are annexed.(c): Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD) reimburses the expenditure incurred by States that have opted for Decentralized Procurement (DCP) mode including Govt. of Odisha, for distribution of foodgrains to the beneficiaries under National Food Security Act, 2013 as per allocation made by Government of India. Further, funds are also released by FCI to the States for the quantum offoodgrains handed over to them by States for Central Pool. The difference between Economic Cost and Central Issue Price (CIP), at which foodgrains are issued to States, is reimbursed to FCI and DCP States as food subsidy.

The Economic Cost covers procurement and distribution incidentals such as MSP, packaging material, custody maintenance, transportation, handling, storage, interest, milling, driage, administrative charges etc.

The release of food subsidy is an ongoing and continuous process. The subsidy claims are processed as per opening and closing balance of stocks, procurement, allocation, distribution of food grains, FCI's reconciliation, Utilization Certificates etc. The food subsidy released to DCP States & PCI is made as per budgetary allocation made by Ministry of Finance (MoF). The detail of food subsidy released to Government of Odisha during last three financial year and the current financial year (as on 29.07.2026) under DCP mode, is as below:

Food Subsidy Released Financial Year (Rs. In Crore)

14473.68

9948.83 2025-26 85 17.4 2026-27 (as on

2448.0

29.07.2026)

(d) & (c): The payment of Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers is made directly to farmer’s bank account within 24 to 48 hours of purchase of paddy. The State Government has taken all measures to ensure timely payment of MSP to the farmers who have sold Fair Average Quality

(FAQ) paddy. Payment of paddy procurement is not linked to CMR evacuation.

A Oversight Committee, under the chairmanship of Chairman & Managing Director, F(.-l9 js monitoring movement from all major procuring States to ensure adequate storage space! timely liquidation of stocks.

8#88&KMS 2023-24 CMR Delivery Status (in MT) SI. I District Total 1 Total 1 Total Equivalent Equivalent I Total I Tentative I CMR CMR I Total Balance (Yo of No. PaddY I PaddY I Paddy CMR in CMR in 1 Equivalent 1 Total I delivered delivered I CMR CF\TR to CMR Procured I Procured I Procured Kharif Rabi I CNIR in 1 Equivalent I in RRC in FCI I Delivered be Delivered in Kharif I in Rabi I in KMS KMS 23- 1 CHR 1( including (including Delivered 24 23-24 1 (including 1 FRK) FRK) (including 1 % FRK) FRK) I ANG UL 1 , 1 6,207 1 , ] 6,207 79,02 1 79,02 1 79,81] 1 7 3,215 6,597 79,8 1 1 100 2 BALASORE 1 ,87,082 8,487 1 ,95,569 1 ,27,2 1 6 5,771 1 ,32,987 1,34,316 1 1 ,28,422 5 ,904 1 ,34,326 1 00 3 BARGARH 7,83, 148 4,99,5 1 9 12,82,667 5,32,525 3,39,673 8,72, 198 8,80,847 1 1 ,71,878 7,08,968 8,80,847 1 00 4 BHADRAK 1 ,45, 177 1 ,45, 1 77 98,72 1 98,72 1 99,708 1 6 9,672 30,036 99,708 1 00 5 BOLANG IR 3,43,437 25,722 3,69,159 2,33, 119 17,473 2,50,592 2,53,03 1 1 ,01 ,890 1,51,141 2,53,03 ] 1 00 6 BOUDH 1 ,52,292 20,426 1 ,72,7 1 8 1 ,03,559 13,889 1 , 1 7,448 1 , 18,623 66,905 51,717 1 , 1 8,622 1 00 7 CUTTACK 1,52, 163 3,433 ] ,55,596 1 ,03,471 2,335 1,05,805 1 ,06,863 1 ,06,863 1 ,06,863 100 8 DEOGARH 5 1 ,079 51 ,079 34,734 34,734 35,081 21 ,134 13,947 35,081 100 9 DHENKANAL ] ,40,564 1 ,40,564 1 95,583 1 - 1 9955,,558833 1 9966,,553399 192,282 4.258 96,539 1 00 10 GAJAPATI 58,562 58,562 13 8,844 1- 138,844 39,233 39,232 39,232 1 00 11 GANJANI 1 4,49,964 1- 1 44,,4499,,996644 1 22,,9988,,6611 1 1 1- 1 22,.9988,,661111 13,01 ,524 2,20,276 8 1 ,247 3,01 ,523 100 12 JAGATSINGI-IPUR 1 43,037 1 - 1 4433,0,0337 7 1 2299,2.2665 5 1 - 1 2299,2,2665 5 129,557 29,557 29,557 1 00 13 JAJPUR 1 1.68.675 1 44.,229966 1 1 1 ,.7722,.997711 1 11..1144..553333 1 22,,99221 1 1 1 1 ,. 1177,.445544 1 1 , 18,629 1 , 18,628 1 , 1 8,628 1 00 14 JHARSUGUDA 7 1 ,485 3,508 74,994 1 48,593 1 22,.338866 1 5500,,997788 15 1 ,488 30,043 2 1 ,446 5 1 ,488 1 00 15 KALAHANDI 5, 12,03 1 2,62,256 7,74,287 3,47,609 1.78.334 5,25,943 5,3 1 ,202 1.05,238 4,25,979 5,31,217 1 00 16 KANDHAMIAL 3.047 3.047 2.072 2.072 2.093 2.093 2.093 10017 I KENDRAPARA 1 8855',993399 1 - 1 8855',993399 1 5588'.005588 1 - 1 5588_.005588 1 5588_,663388 1 5588.,663388 1 58,638 100 18 I KEONJHAR 1 1 1 ,5,588,0.00505 l- I 1 ,58,005 1 ,07,443 1 ,07,443 1 ,08,5 1 8 1,08,518 1 ,08,518 100 19 I KHORDHA 1 1 1 ,2, 92 , 9 1. 21 828 1 22..220000 1 1 ,31 ,328 87,807 1 ,496 18 9,303 1 90, 1 96 90, 196 90, 1 96 1 00 20 KORAPUT 2, 10,938 70,805 2,81 ,742 1 ,39,915 46,965 1 ,86,880 1 ,88,749 1 ,46,953 41 ,795 1,88,748 100 21 N4ALKANGIRI 91 ,700 91 ,700 60,825 60,825 61 ,433 54,3 13 7, 1 20 61 ,433 100 22 MAYURBHANJ 1 ,47,697 1,108 1 ,48,805 1 ,00,434 754 1,01 ,187 1 ,02, 1 99 1 ,02, 1 99 102, 1 99 ] 00 23 NAWARANGPUR 1 ,27,416 1 ,094 1 ,28,5 10 84,6 1 1 726 85,337 86, 1 90 78,696 7,494 86, 190 100 24 NAYAGARH 1 ,29,985 1 ,29,985 88,390 88,390 89,274 45,927 43,347 89,274 1 00 25 NUAPADA 1 ,78,769 48,649 2,27,418 1 ,20,606 32,953 1 ,53,559 1,55,019 47,939 1 ,07,080 1,55,019 100 26 PURI 1 , 15,744 19,955 1,35,699 78,706 13,570 92,276 93, 1 98 93, 1 98 93, 198 100 27 RAYAGADA 93,671 1,112 94,783 62,159 745 62,905 63,531.75 63,234 63,234 100 28 SAMBALPUR 4,07,387 1 ,09,466 5,16,853 2,77,023 74,437 3,51 ,460 3,54,975 1 , 1 7,887 2,38,747 3,56,634 100 29 SUBARNAPUR 3,55,001 2,03,235 5,58,236 2,4 ] ,400 1 ,38,200 3,79,600 3,83,353 44,381 3,38,972 3,83,353 1 00 30 SUNDERGARH 1 ,94,353 1 ,94,353 1 ,32, 160 1 ,32, 160 1 ,33,482 1 ,09, 1 65 24,3 17 1 ,33,482 1 00 Sub-Total 58,03,684 12,85,272 70,88,955 39,27,012 8,72,627 47,99,639 48,47,300 25,38,573 23,10,1 1 1 48,48,683 100KMS 2024-2025 CMR Delivery Status as on 30-7-2026 (in MT) SI.

I District Equivalent Equivalent I Total I CMR I CMR I Tota1 CMR Fortified Rice I Balance Rice % of CMR No. CIVIR of CMR ofRabi I Equivalent I delivered in 1d elivered in 1D elivered Kernel 1 to be Delivered Kharif CMR I RRC I FCI Quantity I delivered A IB C D 1E =C+D 1F 1G E H =F+G 1 1 J= E-(H-1) K=(H- I)/E841 ANGUL 1 ,01 ,083 1,01 ,083 91 ,412 tO,681 1 ,02,094 1 ,011 100 2 BALASORE 1 ,90,732 61 ,075 2,5 1 ,807 2,16,958 37,367 2,54,325 2,5 1 8 100 3 BARGARH 5,39,759 4,25,886 9,65,645 1 ,60,004 7,93,093 9,53,097 7,813 20,361 98 4 BHADRAK 1 ,50,680 3,540 1 ,54,221 1 ,26,358 29,405 1 ,55,763 1 ,542 100 5 BOLANGI R 2,78,370 1, 1 0,205 3,88,575 1 ,74,800 2, 17,217 3,92,01 7 3,441 1 00 6 BOUDH 1 ,38,920 21 ,405 1 ,60,325 1 ,14,494 47,42 1 1,61,915 1 ,590 100 7 CUTTACK 1 ,36,297 8,582 1 ,44,879 1 ,46,328 1 ,46,328 1 ,449 100 8 DEOGARH 43,037 43,037 30,1 02 13,365 43 ,467 430 100 9 DHENKANAL 1 ,17,313 1 , 17,313 1 ,05,412 12,940 1 ,18,352 1 ,039 100 10 GAJAPATI 37,563 37,563 37,94 1 37,94 1 376 1 00 11 GANJAM 4,08,060 4,704 4, 12,764 2,57,3 1 5 1 ,56,502 4, 13,817 2,778 100 12 JAGATSiNGHPUR 34,871 34,871 35,220 35,220 349 100 13 JAJPUR 1 ,48,480 13,090 1 ,61 ,570 1 ,54,674 8,506 1 ,63,180 1 ,610 1 00 14 JHARSUGUDA 61 ,577 6,300 67,877 40,080 28,455 68,535 658 100 15 KALAHANDI 4, 14,047 2,35,3 12 6,49,360 1 ,80,402 4,74,690 6,55,092 5,730 10016 KANDHAMAL 5,068 272 5,339 5,393 5,393 53 100 17 KENDRAPARA 91 ,659 91,659 92,576 92,576 917 100 18 KEONJHAR 1 .48,84 1 1 ,48,841 1 ,50,330 1 ,50,330 1 ,488 1 00 19 KHORDHA 1,19,861 8,254 1,28,115 1 ,24,503 4,893 1 ,29,396 1 ,281 1 00 20 KORAPUT 1 ,68,023 23,470 1 ,9 1 ,493 1 , 1 6,700 76, 199 1 ,92,899 1 ,398 100 21 MALKANGIRI 96,602 96,602 66,807 30,526 97,333 732 1 00 22 MAYURBHANJ 1 ,56,606 14,206 1,70,811 1 ,72,5 1 9 1 ,72,5 19 1 ,708 100 23 NAWARANGPUR 1, 66,229 4,72 1 1 ,70,950 1 ,37,624 34,782 1 ,72,406 1 ,382 100 24 NAYAGARH 1,15,144 3 ,720 1 , 18,864 83, 179 36,873 1 ,20,052 1,188 1 00 25 NUAPADA 1,55,008 45,533 2,00,541 66,332 1 ,35,868 2,02,200 11 ,660 1- 1 l1o0o0 26 PURI 1 ,36,404 40,832 1 ,77,236 1 ,48,478 30,332 1 ,78,810 1 ,574 100 27 RAYAGADA 8 1 ,723 2,228 83,950 8 1 ,629 3,127 84,756 808 100 28 SAMBALPUR 3, 17,594 1 ,0 1 ,44 1 4, 19,035 1,17,910 3 ,04,796 4,22,706 3,669 1 00 29 SUBARNAPUR 2,52,983 1 ,67,817 4,20,800 67,973 3,56,240 4,24,2 1 3 3 ,407 100 30 SUNDERGARH 1 ,65,629 1 ,424 1 ,67,053 1 ,27,846 40,877 1 ,68,723 1 ,670 100 Sub-Total 49,78,165 13,04,016 62,82,181 34,3 1 ,300 28,84,155 63,15,455 55,267 20,361 99.6Kharif 2025-2026 CMR Delivery Status as on 30-7-2026 (in MT) SI. District Tota1 Paddy Procured I Equivalent I CMR delivered I CMR delivered 1 Total CMR Balance Rice to be o/b of CMR No. (TP Accepted) I CMR I in RRC I in FCI I Delivered delivered Delivered A B C D E F G=E+F H=D-G I=G/DtI/’b ANGUL 1 ,78,855 1 ,21 ,621 40,338 40,338 8 1 ,284 35 2 BALASORE 2,98,202 2,02,777 64,5 1 1 13,178 78,229 1 ,24,549 39 3 BARGARH 7,73,563 5,25,851 6,049 1 , 1 8,604 1 ,24,653 4,01 ,198 24 4 BHADRAK 2,36,937 1 ,61 ,105 47,548 10,853 58,40 1 1 ,02,704 36 5 BOLANGIR 4,49,344 3,04,875 33,777 42,340 76,117 2,28,757 25 6 BOUDH 2, 12,293 1 ,44,29 1 38,353 9,550 47,903 96,388 33 7 CUTTACK 2,26,467 1 ,53,997 75,739 75,739 78,259 49 8 DEOGARH 65,963 44,855 11 ,986 8,474 20,460 24,395 46 9 DHENKANAL 1 ,55,397 1 ,05,670 20,544 20,544 85,125 19 10 GAJAPATI 70,628 47,284 25,016 25,016 22,269 53 11 GANJAM 6,01 ,95 1 4,03,118 68,700 49,798 1 , 1 8,498 2,84,620 29 12 JAGATSINGHPUR 88,972 60,501 28,649 28,649 31 ,852 47 13 JAJPUR 1 ,94,464 1,32, 111 48,547 48,547 83,564 37 14 JHARSUGUDA 97,363 66,153 12,890 1 6,488 29,378 36,775 44 15 KALAHANDI 6,43, 178 4,36,3 11 21 ,196 75,973 97, 1 69 3,39, 142 22 16 KANDHAMAL 5, 126 3 ,486 1.619 1 ,619 1 ,867 4617 KENDRA PARA 1.57,265 1 .06,500 52,097 52,097 54,403 49 18 KEONJHAR 2,53,700 1 ,72,5 1 6 74,304 74,304 98,2 1 2 43 19 KHORDHA 2, 13,289 1 ,45,036 55,990 55,990 89,046 39 20 KORAPUT 2,74,71 7 1 ,83,934 39, 152 1 6,324 55,476 1 ,28.458 30 21 MALKANGIRI 1 ,50,740 1 ,00,9 17 1, 19,153 5,986 25,139 75,778 25 22 MAYURBHANJ 2,98,688 2,03,108 95,037 95,037 47 1 ,08,07 1 23 NAWARANGPUR 2,67,015 1 ,78,959 38,725 6,490 45,2 1 5 1 ,33,744 25 24 NAYAGARH 1 ,70,898 1,16,211 21,512 7, 1 44 28,656 87,555 25 25 NUAPADA 2,50,788 1 ,69,606 16,113 36,432 52,545 1 ,17,061 31 26 PURI 1 ,74,682 1 , 18,784 22,460 3,994 26,454 92,330 22 27 RAYAGADA 1,1 1 ,406 74,584 39,428 39,428 35,156 53 28 SAMBALPUR 4,69,330 3,19,081 25,539 67,363 92,902 2,26,179 29 29 SUBARNAPUR 3,79,045 2,57,728 5,266 59,854 65,120 1 ,92,608 25 30 SUNDERGARH 2,77,818 1,88,91 6 75,861 5,380 81 ,241 1 ,07,675 43 Sub-Total 77,48,083 52,49,887 11,26,098 5,54,765 16,80,863 35,69,023 32Rabi 2025-2026 CMR Delivery Status as on 30-7-2026 (in MT) SI. District Total Paddy Procured I Equivalent I CMR delivered I CMR delivered I Total CMR Balance Rice to be 1 % of CMR No. (TP Accepted) I CMR I in RRC I in FCI I Delivered delivered I Delivered A B c 1D 1E 1F 1 G =E+F H=D-G I l=G/D% 1 ANGUL 2 BALASOrtE 1 ,04,191 70.845 70,845 3 BARGARH 5,82,736 3,95,866 3 ,95,866 4 BHADRAK 1 0.695 7,272 7,272 5 BOLANGI R 2, 10,927 1 ,43,382 1 ,43,382 6 BOUDH 5 1 ,262 34,837 34,837 7 CUTTACK 12,049 8,193 8, 193 8 DEOGARH 9 DHENKANAL 1 ,787 1,215 1 ,215 10 GAJAPATI 11 GANJAM 2 1 ,426 14,349 1 4,349 12 JAGATSINGHPUR 13 JAJPUR 1 7,95 1 12,207 12,207 14 JHARSUGUDA 11 ,656 7,922 7,922 KALAHANDI 15 3, 1 9,965 2, 17,067 2, 1 7,067 16 KANDHAMAL 1 ,039 707 70717 KENDRAPARA 18 KEONJHAR 19 KHORDHA 18.566 12,625 1 2,625 20 KORAPUT 72,024 48,220 48,220 21 MALKANGIRI 22 MAYURBHANJ 21,105 14,351 14,351 23 NAWAK\NGPUR 11,622 7,820 7,820 24 NAYAGARH 12,280 8,350 8,350 25 NUAPADA 86,685 58,704 58,704 26 PURI 48,027 32,658 32,658 27 RAYAGADA 1 2,207 8, 1 72 8, 172 28 SAMBALPUR 1 ,70,376 115,819 1,15,819 29 SUBARNAPUR 2,36, 142 1 ,60,508 1 ,60,508 30 SUNDERGARH 11 ,470 7,799 7,799 Total 20,46,185 13,88,890 13,88,890 88888