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232Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009prices will definitely start coming down, and the situation will definitelyimprove about tur. ..(Interruptions)..SHRI PRASANTA CHATTERJEE: On PDS ..(Interruptions)..SHRI SHARAD PAWAR: As on today, it is not possible because todaywe are providing Rs.60,000 crore as a subsidy for Public DistributionSystem.SHRI PRASANTA CHATTERJEE: You have only given a concession ofRs.4,00,016 crore in one year's Budget to the corporate sectors...(Interruptions).. You have to provide for the whole nation...(Interruptions)..SHRI SHARAD PAWAR: Five years' back, when I took the responsibilityof this Department, at that time, the subsidy bill was Rs.19,000 croreand today it is Rs.60,000 crore. Still we are concentrating on targetedsection. If it is universal, then the Rs.60,000 crore can go up to, I don'tknow, any level. That type of money, as on today, is not available. Ifthat type of money is available, definitely we will be very happy to takethese types of decisions. But today we are not in a position to take thisdecision. Potato prices are definitely coming down; crop is good.Onion prices are definitely on the higher side, but have again startedcoming down. I have enquired today also with major producing Stateslike Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Nasik and other belts of Maharashtra.Although the crop was affected everywhere because of certain things,now the real season has been started and we will be able to see thatthe market changes and the change will be for better, and the prices willbe coming down here. In all these areas though the situation is quiteserious, the process of improvement has been started. But you cannot
233Uncorrected/ Not for publication- 08.12.2009expect this type of result within a week's time or a month's time. To get cropand take it to farmers' home, it does take a lot of time and that process isdefinitely certain. One of the major issues which has been raised here isregarding the effective action against the black-marketers and others. As Isaid earlier also, all these powers have been delegated to the StateGovernments. It is the responsibility of the State Governments to takeaction. There are some State Governments which have taken action. Thereare some State Governments like Gujarat and others which have practicallyprosecuted a large number of culprits. They have booked culprits andprosecuted them and the cases are pending in the court. But there aresome State Governments which have not shown any interest. We arecontinuously writing them. I am also getting in touch with the Civil SupplyMinisters of States.(Contd. by 4m/KSK)KSK/7.00/4MSHRI SHARAD PAWAR (CONTD): And, because of that, I hope they willtake this particular issue very seriously. Another issue, which was raisedhere, was that we should ban the futures trading. In fact, some of the itemshave been withdrawn from futures trading. We have withdrawn sugar, tur,rice, potato. But, I do not see any impact over that. I have already briefedthe House. One Committee was appointed under the Chairmanship of Prof.Abhijit Sen to go into the details of how far future trade or commodityexchanges are responsible for this rise in prices. Their report came negative.Still, we would like to continue ban on some of the items and we will seethat if the market improves, prices come down, then, we may take a policydecision in this regard. But, unless and until there is clearcut proof, we willnot be able to take a final decision about that. I do not want to take moretime of the House. I know that issue is serious...(Interruptions). In such a
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