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226Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009made was not lifted sufficiently by the State Government....(Interruptions)...SHRI A. VIJAYARAGHAVAN: When was this taken place?MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: You can ask it after the reply.SHRI SHARAD PAWAR: From the years 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 upto 2006-07, the off-take was not lifted. For instance, for the year 2006-07, 13,61,000 lakh tonnes was the allocation for Kerala, but the off-takewas 1,81,000 only. In fact, that has been improved after that. So,during all these four years, i.e., 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07,Kerala Government has not lifted what was allocated to it. Then theGovernment took a decision not only for Kerala but also for all otherStates, and all those States which were not lifting their off-take, theirallocation was reduced. Now, it is true that the State is asking,particularly, for the APL quota, but, as I said earlier, with regard to AAYand BPL we are fully honouring our commitments. We are honouringcommitments; but there are some problems in the case of APL and I amnot in a position to accept the Kerala Government's request in toto. Butwhenever they ask for something additional, that additional has definitelybeen provided to them. I recently saw that statement of the hon. ChiefMinister of Kerala that there was a commitment given by PanditJawaharlal Nehru that 'this is a State which produces plantation cropand that is why the entire responsibility of providing it foodgrains will betaken by the Government of India.' I am searching; my office is alsosearching that communication, but I don't see, at least, any record ......((Interruptions)...MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: Let him complete. ...(Interruptions)...
227Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009SHRI A. VIJAYARAGHAVAN: Sir, one minute. ...(Interruptions)... Hehas yielded. Sir, our difficulty is, this is a State where we are producingonly 15 per cent of the food articles, that means, staple rice. We areproducing only 15 per cent and we are producing 85 per cent cashcrops. No other Indian State has such a situation. So, naturally, theCentral Government has to give a special assistance to the Kerala State,and, at that point of time, a statutory ration system was there underwhich the Central Government was providing sufficient rice to the State.Now that practice is stopped. So, naturally ... ...(Interruptions)...MR. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: No; no; the Minister is saying that they arenot lifting. The off-take is not lifted. ...(Interruptions)...SHRI A. VIJAYARAGHAVAN: No; no; Sir, that is not the situation. Thatis not the situation. There was statutory ration system in the State andmore than one lakh tonne was allotted for the State per year. But nowthat has been restricted. With regard to APL, because of the givensituation which is prevailing in the State and due to shortage ofproduction, naturally, the State owes an assistance from the Centre andthat was there. The State is producing cash crops which are exportedand the country is gaining from that. So, naturally, a reciprocal gesturewas there earlier and that should be retained. That is what we aresaying. ...(Interruptions)...PROF. P.J. KURIEN: Sir, it was the Union Government whichencouraged Kerala to go for cash crops. For example, we wereimporting rubber by giving foreign exchange. So, Kerala was asked togo in for rubber and such other cash crops by which we gained foreignexchange. Then Kerala was promised by the Union Government that
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