(Million tonnes)

Year- ending

Procurement

Off-take

Stocks*

March

Rice

Wheat

Total

Rice

Wheat

Total @

Rice

Wheat

Total @

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1973

2.51

5.00

7.51

3.69

7.24

11.38

1.64

0.72

2.60

1974

3.93

4.53

8.46

3.23

6.90

11.43

2.06

0.91

3.54

1975

3.58

1.96

5.54

3.78

6.15

11.11

1.89

1.23

3.34

1976

5.96

4.05

10.01

3.00

6.92

10.27

4.74

5.09

10.76

1977

5.23

6.59

11.82

4.06

5.53

10.18

6.36

11.17

18.27

1978

4.57

5.16

9.73

4.32

7.06

12.02

6.68

8.65

15.44

1979

6.15

5.47

11.62

3.20

6.75

10.02

9.71

6.31

16.17

1980

4.43

7.99

12.42

4.88

8.04

13.04

8.44

5.32

13.91

1981

5.34

5.86

11.20

5.88

7.51

13.54

6.69

3.07

9.87

1982

7.02

6.59

13.61

6.74

6.69

13.59

6.36

4.55

11.07

1983

7.14

7.71

14.85

7.69

7.90

15.73

5.24

5.64

11.10

1984

7.58

8.29

15.87

7.67

7.45

15.34

5.24

9.62

14.92

1985

9.82

9.30

19.12

6.61

6.72

13.40

8.58

12.47

21.20

1986

9.62

10.35

19.97

7.40

11.72

19.28

10.34

10.21

20.75

1987

9.36

10.54

19.90

9.03

10.35

19.61

10.04

9.44

19.53

1988

7.04

7.88

14.92

10.11

12.78

23.00

5.91

3.34

9.43

1989

7.64

6.53

14.17

9.08

8.66

17.97

3.86

2.31

6.18

1990

11.17

9.00

20.17

7.48

7.51

14.99

7.06

3.46

10.52

1991

12.92

11.07

24.16

7.91

8.58

16.49

10.21

5.60

15.81

1992

9.41

7.75

17.16

10.26

10.48

20.74

8.86

2.21

11.07

1993

12.72

6.38

19.78

9.89

8.06

17.96

9.93

2.74

12.67

1994

13.56

12.84

26.40

9.46

9.14

18.61

13.55

7.00

20.54

1995

13.12

11.87

24.99

8.85

10.59

19.44

18.08

8.72

26.80

1996

9.91

12.33

22.24

14.00

12.82

26.82

13.06

7.76

20.82

1997

11.87

8.16

20.02

12.44

13.26

25.70

13.17

3.24

16.41

1998 P

14.52

9.30

23.82

11.36

7.76

19.12

13.05

5.08

18.12

1999 P

11.56

12.65

24.22

11.83

8.90

20.73

11.74

9.92

21.66

2000 P

17.28

14.14

31.43

12.06

10.10

22.16

14.93

13.08

28.01

P Provisional.

@ Includes coarse cereals.

* Stocks are as at end-March.

Source: Ministry of Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Government of India.