BY EMAIL F. No. 7-5/2020-S&1 Government of India Ministry Of

BY EMAIL

F. No. 7-5/2020-S&1 Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Department of Food & Publ ic Distribution (Storage & Research Division) ***** Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi Dated: 02.06.2020 To, The Principal Secretary, Department of Food and Civil Supplies, Goverment of Uttar Pradesh Sachivalaya Bhawan, Lucknow.

Sub: Request for relaxation in Uniform Specifications of wheat for central pool Procurement during RMS 2020-21 in Uttar Pradesh -reg.

Sir, I am directed to refer your letter 3fifl?rro'Q"o~o-81/29-5-20-39(m)/2017 dated 05.05.2020 and aml?rro'tfo~o-102/29-5-20-39(m)/2017 dated 11.05.2020, seeking relaxation in Uniform Specifications of Wheat for Rabi Marketing Season 2020-21 due to unseasonal rainfall in Lalitpur, Baharaich, Shrawasti, Balrampur, Gonda, Muradabad, Sambhal, Bijnor, Basti, Maharajganj, Mathura, Agra, Sant Kabir Nagar, Amethi, Auraiya, Seetapur, Lakhimpur, Hardoi, Meerut; Mirzapur, Ambedkar Nagar, Fatehpur, Banda, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Firozabad, Rampur, Un nao, Raibareli, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Lucknow, Sohnbhadra, Barabanki, Kannauj, Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Etawah districts of Uttar Pradesh.

[n order to reduce the hardship of farmers and to avoid distress sale of wheat, it has been decided to procure wheat in the state 'of Uttar Pradesh with the following relaxation in the uniform specifications of wheat for central pool procurement during the Rabi Marketing Season 2020-21 with immediate effect:

I. The limit of shriveled & broken grains in the state of Uttar Pradesh is relaxed up to 12% against the existing limit of 6% under uniform specifications with 1/4th of one full value cut for every additional relaxation of 2% or part thereof. The State government has to deduct imposed value cut from the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat i.e. Rs. 1925/-per quintal, while making payment to the Farmers on district-wise basis as per details given below:

S.No Revenue District Percentage oj Wheat under relaxed relaxation in specifications will bE shriveled and procured with value broken 2rains cut 1. Lalitpur, Baharaich, Shrawasti, Balrampur, Upto 8% Rs. 4.811- per quintal Gonda, Muradabad, Sarnbhal, Bijnor, Basti, Maharajganj Ii. lMathura, Agra, Sant Kabir Nagar, Amethi, Upto 10% Rs. 9.62/- per quintal · ".

iAuraiya, Seetapur, Lakhimpur, Hardoi 3. Meerut, Mirzapur, Ambedkar Nagar, Fatehpur, Upto 12% Rs. 14.43/- per quintal Banda, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Firozabad, lRampur, Unnao, Raibareli, Ayodhya, Sultanpur, Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Lucknow, Sohnbhadra, Barabanki, Kannauj, Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Etawah

II. Lustre loss wheat containing affected kernels may be purchased in the districts of the state Uttar Pradesh as under:

S.No Revenue District Percentage of Relaxation in luster loss wheat 1. Mathura, Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh U~o 10% ~. -lBaharaich, Shrawasti, - Balrampur,' Gonda, Upto 20% Firozabad, Agra, Muradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Soanbhadra, Basti, Santkabir nagar, Ayodhya, SuItanpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Kannauj, Kanput lNagar, Auraiya, Etawah, Fatehpur, Lucknow, Unnao, Raibareli, Sitapur, Lakhimpur, Hardoi, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Mirzapur 3. Meerut, Bijnor, Barabanki, Amethi, Kanpur Dehat, Upto 30% Banda, Lalitpur, Maharajganj

iii. Lustre lost wheat containing upto 10% affected kernals may be. purchased without any value cut. IV. Lustre loss wheat containing more than 10% and upto 30% affected kernels may be purchased with J/4th of one full value cut on flat basis i.e. with reduction of Rs. 4.81/- per quintal from the MSP of Wheat. v. Wheat so procured shall be stacked and accounted for separately. vi. Wheat stocks procured under relaxed specifications will be liquidated on overriding priority basis. VII. Any financial or operational implications due to this relaxation will be the responsibility of the State Government.

(Vishwajeet Ha d r) Deputy Commissioner (S&R) Tel: 23382820

Copy To: 1. Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Food Corporation of India, New Delhi. _ 2. Executive Director (Commercial) Fel, New Delhi. 3. Executive Director (QC) FCr, New Delhi. 4. General Manager (Qq, FCI, New Delhi. 5. General Manager (Procurement), Fel, New Delhi. 6. Executive Director (North), FCr, Noida, U.P. .'

7. The General Manager (Region), Fel, RO, Khadya Sadan, TC/3V, Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. 8. The PPS to Hon'ble Minister, CA, F & PD, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. 9. The PPS to Hon'ble Minister of State, CA, F & PD, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi, 10. Director (Policy)/Director(FCI)/Director(Movement)lDirector (FC Accountj/ DC(S&R)/US(Py-I/US(BP)1 AD(QC), HqrsJ CGALlIGMRI, Hapur. 11. PPS to Secretary (F&PD)/PS to AS&FA/PS to Additional Secretary(P&FCI)IPS to JS (Storage)/JS (lmpex & EOP)/JS CBPand PD) 12. Section Officer, FC A/Cs 13. Director (Technical), NIC, DFPD, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi with the request to put in the website of the Department.