Food-Grain based Alcohol Facts, Concerns and Action .
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Facts - Policy Facts - Policy (1 of 5)(1 of 5)
• Government Policy: Food Grain based liquid and integrated
material Financial Aid - 2007
• Alcohol from food grains - wheat, rice, jawar, bajra and corn
• Policy to promote only potable alcohol (i.e. liquor ) NOT the
industrial alcohol
• Sell of liquor is permitted within Maharashtra state only
• Purchase of grains - from Maharashtra state only
• Total permitted factories - 36
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Facts – Policy Facts – Policy (2 of 5)(2 of 5)
Locations of Grain-Liquor Factories
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Facts - Subsidy Facts - Subsidy (3 of 5)(3 of 5)
• Rs. 10 for each liter of potable alcohol produced
• Subsidy upto 50 crores to each factory
• Already distributed 8.93 crores rupees to THREE factories
• Particulars:
• In Marathwada and Vidharbha
• D+ Zone - Rs. 50 crores or 200% of capital cost
• D Zone - Rs 37.5 crores or 150% of capital cost (whichever is lowest)
• In rest of the Maharashtra
• D and D+ Zone - Rs. 25 crores or 100 % of capital cost (whichever is lowest)
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Facts - Quantum of AlcoholFacts - Quantum of Alcohol (4 of 5)(4 of 5)
• Annual alcohol production capacity - 50 crore liters
• One liter absolute alcohol ~ 2.2 liters of liquor
• Liquor production - 110 crore liters per annum
• Liquor production - 30 lakh liters per day
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Facts - Grain Requirement Facts - Grain Requirement (5 of 5)(5 of 5)
• One liter of Alcohol needs 2.8 kg of grains
• 50 crore liters of alcohol will consume 14 lakh tons
of grain per annum
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““Vision” of GovernmentVision” of Government
• For better utilization of bad or rotten food-grains
• To offer better prices to food grains in the market and to
support rain-fed farmers of Vidarbh and Marathwada
• To meet the demand of grain liquor in European countries
• Why subsidy?
• Process of manufacturing alcohol from grain is costlier than molasses by
Rs. 6 to 7 per liter
• Hence Government have offered subsidy of Rs. 10 per litter of alcohol
produced
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Why Subsidy for Liquor?Why Subsidy for Liquor?
• Subsidy - essential commodities like kerosene,
cooking gas, chemical fertilizers, and fuel
• Is liquor essential?
• What is the source of the subsidy?
Why we common man should shell out for benefits of few grain liquor producers?
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Grain Liquor and Food Grain Liquor and Food SecuritySecurity• Procurement of food grains - from Maharashtra state only
• Annual food grain requirement - 14 lakh tons
• The total grain (includes Wheat, Rice, Maize, Jowar and
Bajra) production in Maharashtra for year 2006-07 is 101
Lakh tons. (Directorate of Economics and Statistics, India)
• Total 14% produced food grains are diverted for grain-
liquor production
Do we have rotten grains of 14 lakh tons per annum?
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Self-sufficiency of State in Self-sufficiency of State in GrainsGrains• In year 2005-06
• Cereal production of Maharashtra - 97.46 lakh tons
• Cereal consumption of state - 122.8 lakh tons
• Maharashtra imported 25.34 lakh tones of cereals to fulfill
the hunger of its people. (Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2007-
08)
• Maharashtra had imported 20 % cereals and now 14% of
our cereal production we are diverting for grain liquor.
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Per Capita Cereals Per Capita Cereals Availability Availability • Per capita per year cereals availability in India - 154.6 kg (10
years average 1996-2006)
• Per capita per year cereals consumption in Maharashtra:
• Urban area - 123 kg
• Rural area - 104 kg
• 14 lakh tones of grains ~ yearly grain requirement of
more than 1 crore population.
Instead of focusing on ‘How to increase per capita grain consumption?’ Why Government is promoting grain liquor?
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Is India self reliant in food Is India self reliant in food grains?grains?• Since April 2006 India is importing wheat
• In 2006-07 - 55 lakh tons
• In 2007-08 - 17.69 lakh tons
India ranks 65th out of 84 in the global hunger index. It is even below the countries like Keniya,Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Cambodia.
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Who are Factory Owners?Who are Factory Owners?
• Amit Deshmukh - son of ex CM Vilasrao Deshmukh
• Pankaja Palave - daughter of BJP leader Gopinath Munde
• Vimaltai Mundada (ex Health Minister)
• Govindrao Aadik (MLA - NCP)
• Sunil Birajdar (ex-Mayor Navi Mumbai, NCP)
• Dhaval Pratapsingh Mohite Patil (nephew of ex PWD
minister)
• and many more
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Alternate Solution of PDSAlternate Solution of PDS
• Maharashtra importing wheat and rice from Haryana and
Punjab under PDS
• Government can procure jowar and bajara from farmers instead of huge import
• Impact• Farmers will get good returns
• Poor people will get local grains to eat. No need to change food culture.
(000’ tonnes)
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
Wheat 1563 1381 1274 1518
Rice 947 1124 425 439
In India, 18 states already started procuring local grains under Public distribution System (PDS).
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ActionsActions• A state level Daru Virodhi Parishad held on 11th January at Chembur,
Mumbai
• Arround 1200 women from 22 Social Organization were participated
• Action plan was decided against the policy
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How we can protest?How we can protest?
• Talk with the people
• Signature campaigning
• Postcard campaigning
• Write directly to CM
• Pass the resolution in Gram Sabha
We appeal to Youth, Youth Organizations, Self-Help Group, Organizations of Senior Citizens, Teacher Associations and individuals to participate in this protest.
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