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174Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009THE VICE-CHAIRMAN (PROF. P.J. KURIEN): Okay, thank you. Shri M.V. Mysura Reddy. Reddyji, you have only five minutes.SHRI M.V. MYSURA REDDY (ANDHRA PRADESH): Thank you, Sir.Sir, this year, if my remembrance goes correct, this is the third timewhen we are discussing the price rise of essential commodities. Sir,every time the stereotype reply from the Government is that they aretaking measures like export ban, zero import duty, imposition of ban onfuture trading, stock limit on hoarding, imports at substantial rates,bringing commodities under PDS, etc. But in spite of all thesemeasures, the prices of essential commodities are skyrocketing. It hasnever come down. That means these ad hoc measures have neitherprotected farmers, nor have they helped the consumers.(continued by 3s/ysr)-SK/YSR-VNK/4.45/3JSHRI M.V. MYSURA REDDY (CONTD.): Sir, recently, while replying to aquestion, the hon. Finance Minister said that it was because ofmismatch between supply and demand, and also due to less production.If so, I want to ask this question. Why is it that only consumer price isskyrocketing whereas the price at which a farmer sells his product is notincreasing, if not skyrocketing?I want to bring this issue to the notice of this august House. Forrice, the farmer's sale price is Rs.18 per kg. But its retail price is Rs.40per kg. For wheat, the farmer's sale price is Rs.15 per kg. But its retailprice is Rs.39 per kg. For moong dal (green gram), the farmer's saleprice is Rs.40 per kg. But its retail price is Rs.100 per kg. For arhar(yellow gram), the farmer's sale price is Rs.47 per kg. But its retail
175Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009price is Rs.105 per kg. Shrimati Jaya Bachchan spoke about onion. Iwant to speak about chilly. For chilly, the farmer's sale price is Rs.10per kg. But its retail price is Rs. 60 per kg. The farmer is not gettingany benefit of increase in prices but the consumer is paying more.Sir, I came to know that the Union Agriculture Minister isdiscussing this problem with the States. Of course, ours is a federalstructure. There will be problems. I want to know if tangible measureshave been discussed with the States; whether the States are willing totake any tangible action; and whether there is any tangible result tocontrol the prices. I want to know this thing.The Prime Minister has said this on record that the price rise isbecause of market forces. I want to know whether this price rise is dueto market forces or due to middlemen. I have shown that there arevariations in the price at which a farmer is selling his produce and itsretail price.When time is right, wrong decisions have been taken by thisGovernment. When there is less production, it will allow export. Whenthere is good production, they ban the export. For instance, the Ministryhas prohibited in April 2008 export of non-Basmati rice and in fourmonths, it changed this policy and allowed export of PUSA-1121 varietyof non-Basmati rice to help a few companies.When there was encouraging production of sugar in 2006, theGovernment of India banned the exports. Due to this, sugar mills failedto issue cutting orders. As a result of this, farmers burnt theirsugarcane in the field. Now farmers have shifted from sugarcane to
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