Annexure-I
STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2818 FOR 29.08.2011
REGARDING INCREASE IN PRICES OF
ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES.
Department of Consumer Affairs
( Price Monitoring Cell)
Daily Retail Prices Along With Variation of
Essential Commodities
(Rs per kg)
|
Commodity/ Centres |
Current Date |
6 Months Back |
1 Year Back |
Variation over 1 Year |
|
19/08/2011 |
19/02/2011 |
19/08/2010 |
19/08/2010 |
|
|
Rice |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
24.00 |
23.00 |
22.00 |
2.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
22.00 |
20.00 |
20.00 |
2.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
21.00 |
21.00 |
20.00 |
1.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
22.00 |
22.00 |
21.00 |
1.00 |
|
Wheat |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
15.00 |
15.50 |
14.00 |
1.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
21.00 |
21.00 |
19.00 |
2.00 |
|
BHUBNESWAR |
16.00 |
15.00 |
15.00 |
1.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
22.00 |
24.00 |
22.00 |
0.00 |
|
Atta |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
16.00 |
17.00 |
16.00 |
0.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
24.00 |
24.00 |
21.00 |
3.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
16.00 |
17.00 |
15.00 |
1.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
23.00 |
23.00 |
23.50 |
-0.50 |
|
Gram
Dal |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
44.00 |
39.00 |
35.00 |
9.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
43.00 |
39.00 |
34.00 |
9.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
38.00 |
40.00 |
32.00 |
6.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
44.00 |
38.00 |
34.00 |
10.00 |
|
Tur Dal |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
71.00 |
73.00 |
71.00 |
0.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
69.00 |
66.00 |
64.00 |
5.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
54.00 |
62.00 |
58.00 |
-4.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
62.00 |
70.00 |
66.50 |
-4.50 |
|
Urad Dal |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
76.00 |
75.00 |
73.00 |
3.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
77.00 |
77.00 |
73.00 |
4.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
58.00 |
60.00 |
66.00 |
-8.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
68.00 |
68.00 |
78.00 |
-10.00 |
|
Moong Dal |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
75.00 |
72.50 |
83.00 |
-8.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
79.00 |
77.00 |
80.00 |
-1.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
70.00 |
75.00 |
75.00 |
-5.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
65.00 |
70.00 |
79.00 |
-14.00 |
|
Masoor Dal |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
54.00 |
55.00 |
54.00 |
0.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
57.00 |
57.00 |
50.00 |
7.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
42.00 |
48.00 |
48.00 |
-6.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
45.00 |
50.00 |
48.00 |
-3.00 |
|
Sugar |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
32.50 |
33.00 |
31.00 |
1.50 |
|
MUMBAI |
32.00 |
32.00 |
29.00 |
3.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
32.00 |
32.00 |
30.00 |
2.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
30.00 |
31.00 |
29.00 |
1.00 |
|
Milk
@ |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
27.00 |
25.00 |
24.00 |
3.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
34.00 |
28.00 |
26.00 |
8.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
22.00 |
21.00 |
21.00 |
1.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
20.50 |
20.50 |
20.50 |
0.00 |
|
Groundnut
oil |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
128.00 |
131.00 |
121.00 |
7.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
116.00 |
85.00 |
86.00 |
30.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
105.00 |
110.00 |
110.00 |
-5.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
100.00 |
82.00 |
90.00 |
10.00 |
|
Mustard
oil |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
78.00 |
79.00 |
70.00 |
8.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
85.00 |
84.00 |
72.00 |
13.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
75.00 |
70.00 |
66.00 |
9.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
85.00 |
79.00 |
76.00 |
9.00 |
|
Vanaspati |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
78.00 |
77.00 |
59.00 |
19.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
77.00 |
77.00 |
57.00 |
20.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
66.00 |
65.00 |
54.00 |
12.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
78.00 |
75.00 |
61.00 |
17.00 |
|
Soya
oil |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
83.00 |
79.00 |
66.00 |
17.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
77.00 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
KOLKATA |
69.00 |
72.00 |
56.00 |
13.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
Sunflower
oil |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
93.00 |
93.00 |
79.00 |
14.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
86.00 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
KOLKATA |
85.00 |
90.00 |
65.00 |
20.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
80.00 |
77.00 |
65.00 |
15.00 |
|
Palm
oil |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
MUMBAI |
67.00 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
KOLKATA |
64.00 |
65.00 |
51.00 |
13.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
60.00 |
62.00 |
49.00 |
11.00 |
|
Tea
(Loose) |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
159.00 |
150.00 |
147.00 |
12.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
199.00 |
188.00 |
155.00 |
44.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
0.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
260.00 |
260.00 |
240.00 |
20.00 |
|
Salt
(Packed) |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
14.00 |
14.00 |
12.00 |
2.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
14.00 |
14.00 |
12.00 |
2.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
8.00 |
8.00 |
8.00 |
0.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
14.00 |
14.00 |
12.00 |
2.00 |
|
Potato |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
16.00 |
7.00 |
11.00 |
5.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
15.00 |
15.00 |
12.00 |
3.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
8.00 |
4.00 |
6.00 |
2.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
14.00 |
13.00 |
14.00 |
0.00 |
|
Onion |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
19.00 |
17.00 |
16.00 |
3.00 |
|
MUMBAI |
18.00 |
18.00 |
13.00 |
5.00 |
|
KOLKATA |
14.00 |
15.00 |
15.00 |
-1.00 |
|
CHENNAI |
21.00 |
13.75 |
13.00 |
8.00 |
|
Tomato |
|
|
|
|
|
DELHI |
19.00 |
14.00 |
27.50 |
-8.50 |
|
MUMBAI |
14.00 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
KOLKATA |
24.00 |
NR |
NR |
NR |
|
CHENNAI |
14.00 |
10.00 |
13.00 |
1.00 |
|
Source : State civil supplies Dept.
NR- Not Reported @->
(Rs./Lt.) |
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Annexure - II
STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2818 FOR 29.08.2011
REGARDING INCREASE IN PRICES OF
ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES.
Steps taken by the
Government to contain price rise in essential Commodities are listed below:
1. Fiscal
Measures
(i) Reduced
(ii) NDDB has been
allowed to Import of 30000 tonnes of skimmed Milk
Powder and Whole
milk powder and 15000 MT of Butter, Butter Oil and Anhydrous Milk Fat at zero%
concessional duty under Tariff
Rate Quota for the year 2011-12 .
(iii) Allowed sugar mills
on 17.04.2009 to import duty-free raw sugar under Open General License (O.G.L.). Later this facility was extended to private
trade on job basis.
(iv) Allowed STC/MMTC/PEC
and NAFED on 17.04.2010 to import duty-free
white/refined sugar initially with a
cap of 1 million tons. Later on,
duty-free import was also allowed by other Central / State Government Agencies
and private trade without any cap on the quantity.
2. Administrative Measures
(xvii) Removed
levy obligation in respect of all imported raw sugar and white/refined sugar.
(ii) Banned export of non-basmati rice and wheat until further
orders, edible oils (except coconut oil and forest based oil) and pulses
(except Kabuli chana and organic pulses up to a
maximum of 10000 tonnes per year).
(iii) Export of edible oils permitted in branded consumer packs of up
to 5 kgs subject to a limit of 10,000 tonnes.
(iv) Export
of milk powders(including skimmed milk powder, whole
milk powder, dairy whitener and infant milk food), Casein and Casein products
has been prohibited with effect from 18.02.2011.
(v) Effected no change
(vi) Extended
(vii) The MEP of onions other than Bangalore
Rose Onions and Krishnapuram onions was US$ 300
per metric one for the month of August, 2011. The MEP
of Bangalore Rose Onion and Krishnapuram onion will
continue at US$ 400
per metric ones and MEP of Sona Masuri and Ponni Samba varieties of non-Basmati rice was at USD 850
per MT;
(viii) Maintained
the
(ix) Suspension of Futures trad
(x) Proportion
of
(xi) Government
has allocated 25 lakh ones of wheat and 20 lakh ones of rice under OMSS (D)
2011 for the period of January, 2011 to September 2011.
(xii) 25 lakh ones of food grains have been
allocated on 6.1.2011 to all States/Uts for BPL families at BPL issue prices
for distribution upto 30.9.2011.
(xiii) An additional adhoc allocation of 50 lakh ones of foodgrains made on 16th May, 2011 to all
State/Uts for BPL families at BPL issue price
for distribution during the current year up to March, 2012.
(xiv) An additional adhoc allocation of 25 lakh ones
of foodgrains made on 6.1.2011 to all States/Uts for APL families @ Rs. 8.45 per kg for wheat and Rs.
11.85 per kg for rice for distribution upto
30.9.2011.
(xv) In addition, adhoc allocation of 50 lakh ones of foodgrains made on 30th
June, 2011 to APL families raising thereby monthly APL allocation upto 15 kg per family per month in 20 States and 35 kg per
family per month in 4 North Eastern States, Sikkim and 2 hilly states of
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand where it was less than that quantity for a
period of ten months from June 2011 to March 2012.
(xvi) Scheme for
distribution of subsidized imported pulses through State Governments/Uts with subsidy of Rs 10/- kg for distribution t @ 1 kg
per month.
(xvii) Scheme for distribution of subsidized imported edible oils
through State Governments/Uts with subsidy of Rs.15/-
kg for distribution to ration card holders @ 1liter per ration card per month.
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