Lok Sabha Question No. 3289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: FCI Godowns
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3289

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  DECEMBER, 2016

## FCI GODOWNS

3289. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

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- (a) whether the foodgrains in FCI godowns have been left unfit for consumption due to negligence of the employees and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the names of the States where instances of rotting and insect infestation of stored wheat grain due to rain have been noticed in FCI godowns along with the quantum of such items, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): Procured  foodgrains  are  stored  by  FCI  in  a  scientific  manner  in covered  godowns  and  in  Cover  &  Plinth  (CAP)  storage.  Scientific  codes of practices for safe storage of foodgrains are followed during storage. Inspite of all  precautions,  some quantity of foodgrains may get damaged/become nonissuable during storage due to various reasons such as storage pest's attack, leakages in godowns, procurement of poor quality stocks, exposure to rains, floods, negligence on the part of concerned persons in taking precautionary measures etc. In case of negligence of officers/officials, suitable disciplinary action against defaulters is invariably taken.  State- wise details of foodgrains accrued as damaged/ non-issuable in FCI due to negligence of staff for the last three years and current year are at Annex.
- (b): State-wise details of the wheat accrued as damaged/non-issuable in FCI due to rain during last three years and current year up to 1.11.2016 is as under;

| Region      | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|             | Wheat     | Wheat     | Wheat     | Wheat     |
| BIHAR       | 0         | 0         | 21        | 0         |
| ASSAM       | 1         | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| DELHI       | 0         | 2         | 0         | 0         |
| U.P.        | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0         |
| KERALA      | 0         | 0         | 9         | 0         |
| TAMIL NADU  | 0         | 6         | 0         | 1         |
| GUJARAT     | 205       | 0         | 8         | 0         |
| MAHARASHTRA | 0         | 3         | 0         | 0         |
| TOTAL       | 206       | 11        | 39        | 1         |

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## Annex

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3289 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  DECEMBER, 2016 IN LOK SABHA.

State- wise details of foodgrains accrued as damaged/ non-issuable in FCI due to negligence of staff for the last three years and current year (upto 1.11.2016).

(Fig. in tons)

| NAME OF THE REGION     |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016- 17(upto 1.11.2016) |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
| BIHAR                  |      2960 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| JHARKHAND              |       618 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| ORISSA                 |         0 |         0 |         7 |                      0     |
| WEST BENGAL            |      7998 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| ASSAM                  |         0 |        32 |         0 |                      0     |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| NEF(MEGH./MIZO/T.PURA) |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| MANIPUR                |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| NAGALAND               |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| DELHI                  |         0 |         2 |         0 |                      0     |
| HARYANA                |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH       |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR        |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| PUNJAB                 |        18 |        38 |         0 |                      0     |
| RAJASTHAN              |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      1.869 |
| UTTAR PRADESH          |       306 |       187 |         0 |                      5.687 |
| UTTRAKHAND             |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| ANDHRA PRADESH         |       165 |         0 |        57 |                      0     |
| KERALA                 |         0 |         5 |         0 |                      0     |
| KARNATAKA              |         0 |       662 |         0 |                      8.287 |
| TAMIL NADU             |         0 |       198 |        15 |                      0     |
| GUJARAT                |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      0.123 |
| MAHARASHTRA            |         0 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| MADHYA PRADESH         |         0 |         4 |         0 |                      0     |
| CHHATTISGARH           |        64 |         0 |         0 |                      0     |
| TOTAL                  |     12128 |      1130 |        79 |                     15.966 |

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