REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LAW, PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ON GOVERNMENT BILL NO. 33 OF 2021-THE SINDH METALLIFEROUS MINES BILL, 2021 IS PRESENTED AND CONSIDERED AND GOVERNMENT BILL NO.33 OF 2021-THE SINDH METALLIFEROUS MINES BILL, 2021 IS PASSED.
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
FOOD DEPARTMENT
LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
MONDAY, THE 12th DECEMBER, 2022
DEFERRED ON 09/12/2022
47. *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi: Will the Minister for Food be pleased to state:-
District-wise total wheat storage capacity of the department in the province as on 30-09-2018?
ANSWER
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Minister for Food:
As per reports of the Regional offices, the total storage capacity as on 30.06.2018 was 879,125 M. Tones. The district-wise detail is at Annexure- Placed on the Table of the House.
296. *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi: Will the Minister for Food be pleased to state:-
The District-wise procurement target for Wheat during Rabi 2018-19 alongwith the support price to be paid?
ANSWER
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Minister for Food:
a) The wheat procurement target for the Crop 2018-19 is yet to be fixed / assigned to the Food Department. Accordingly, after fixation of Provincial wheat procurement target, the Food Department issues District-wise target.
b) The Federal Government has notified the Support Price for Crop 2018-19 as Rs:1300/40 Kgs Annexure placed on the Table of the House
558. *Mr. Khurrum Sher Zaman: Will the Minister for Food be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that the humanitarian crisis in Thar, are ongoing;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, measures taken by the department to ensure adequate supply of food to the people there?
ANSWER
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Minister for Food:
Yes. There was crisis in the area during the year 2018.
The Government of Sindh had therefore announced the releases of wheat to the drought affected peoples of District Tharparkar at Mithi and Food Department; Government of Sindh had allocated a quantity of 828456 bags of wheat 50 Kgs for three phases distribution through Revenue Department, which were successfully performed.
1053. *Ms. NusratSeharAbbasi: Will the Minister for Food be pleased to state:-
Details of the grain procurement in district Khairpur during the current fiscal year along with stored grains and amount spent?
ANSWER
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Minister for Food:
The details of the grian procurement in District Khairpur during the current fiscal year alongwith stored grains and amount sent are as under:-
Wheat Procurement Crop 2017- 2018 (in. M.Tons)
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Quantity Disposed (Previous)
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Quantity Stored
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Amount Balance Stored Quantity
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149956.400
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85610.332
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64314.627
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2056139085/-
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2452. *Mr. Saeed Ahmed Afridi: Will the Minister for Food be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that jobs provided in Food Department during 2017 - 18;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, grade-wise details thereof including procedure followed?
ANSWER
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Minister for Food:
It is a fact that no job provided in Food Department during the year 2017-18.
6330. *Ms. Sarwat Fatima: Will the Minister for Food be pleased to state:-
How much wheat purchased by the Sindh Government and at what rate during 2018-2019?
ANSWER
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Chawla, Minister for Food:
It is submitted that no Wheat was purchased / procured by Food Department in the year 2018-19.