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Net Availability, Procurement and Public Distribution of Foodgrains (in million tonnes)

Net Availability, Procurement and Public Distribution of Foodgrains (in million tonnes)

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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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