Reserve Stocks of Foodgrains

The Government has a policy of maintaining minimum stock of foodgrains  in the Central Pool under the buffer stock norms for foodgrains for each quarter of the year  as under:

(in lakh tons)

	1st January	1st April	1st July	1st October
Rice	138.00	142.00	118.00	72.00
Wheat	112.00	70.00	201.00	140.00
Total	250.00	212.00	319.00	212.00

The above buffer norms include a food security reserve of 30 lakh tons of wheat and 20 lakh tons of rice.

This information was given by the Minister  of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Prof. K.V. Thomas