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Net Availability, Procurement and Public Distribution of Foodgrains (in million tonnes) |
| Year | Net production of foodgrains | Net imports | Net availability of foodgrains# | Procurement | Public distribution | | 1951 | 48.1 | 4.8 | 52.4 | 3.8 | 8.0 | | 1961 | 72.0 | 3.5 | 75.7 | 0.5 | 4.0 | | 1971 | 94.9 | 2.0 | 94.3 | 8.9 | 7.8 | | 1981 | 113.4 | 0.7 | 114.3 | 13.0 | 13* | | 1991 | 154.3 | (-)0.1 | 158.6 | 19.6 | 20.8 | | 2001 | 171.4 | (-)2.9 | 156.2 | 42.7 | 13.2 | | # Net Availability = Net Production + Net imports - Changes in Govt. Stocks | | * Includes quantities released under the Food for Work Programme | | Sources: Department of Food and Public Distribution, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, ministry of agriculture |
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