Lok Sabha Question No. 3006 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Storage Capacity
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3006

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST   MARCH, 2017

## STORAGE CAPACITY

3006. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  create  100  lakh  MT  storage capacity in the form of steel silos;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  locations  identified  for  the purpose across the country; and
- (c) the  time  by  which  the  construction  of  steel  silos  is  likely  to  be completed and these steel silos are likely to be available for storage of food grains?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  to  (b):    Yes,  Madam.      Government  has  approved  an  action  plan  for construction of steel silos in the country for a capacity of 100 Lakh MT in the next four years in 3 phases as per details given below:-

| Year    | Selection of Silo Operator (LMT)   | Silo Completion (LMT)   |
|---------|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 36.25 LMT (Phase - 1)              | 5 LMT                   |
| 2017-18 | 29.00 LMT (Phase - 2)              | 15 LMT                  |
| 2018-19 | 34.75 LMT (Phase - 3)              | 30 LMT                  |
| 2019-20 | -                                  | 50 LMT                  |
| Total   | 100 LMT                            | 100 LMT                 |

Copy of approved action plan, including Phase-wise locations tentatively identified for construction of Silos, is enclosed at Annexure.

Against the above plan, Silo Operator for 38 LMT have been selected and silos of capacity 4.5 LMT have been completed as on 28.02.2017.

(c): After  selection  of  Silo  operator,  construction  of  Silos  would  take around 2 years time.  As per the Action Plan, the Silos are to be completed by 2019-20.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3006  TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST     MARCH,  2017  IN  LOK SABHA.

## Copy of Approved Action Plan for construction of Silos.

- 1) Steel Silo storage with bulk handling facility is highly mechanized and modernized way of storing of foodgrains in bulk. It ensures better preservation of foodgrains and enhances its shelf life. If foodgrains are  stored  in  Silos  and  transported  in  bulk,  losses  due  to  theft,  pilferage  and  transportation  would  be negligible  compared  to  foodgrains  storage  in  bags  in  conventional  warehouses.  Further  since  land availability in existing FCI godowns is scarce, it would be prudent to shift to storage of foodgrains in Silos as it requires approximately 1/3 rd land as compared to conventional storage warehouses. Moreover, Silos can be operated round the clock which would bring in flexibility and would improve overall efficiency. As such, construction of Silos and utilization of Silos for storing and transportation of foodgrains in bulk would be beneficial to the nation as a whole besides contributing in improving the efficiency of Railways as  also  creating  an  efficient  Food  Supply  Chain  Management  System.Accordingly  FCI  has  plans  to modernize its storage facilities by construction of modern steel Silos on a PPP mode.

## 2) Existing storage capacity (as on 31.07.2015):

The existing storage capacity of FCI and State Agencies as on 31st July 2015 is 757.24 lakh MTs. The breakup of this capacity for FCI (Covered and CAP) and State Agencies (Covered and CAP) is as below:-

| Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired )   | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired )   | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired )   | Total Storage Capacity with State Agencies (excluding capacities given to FCI) for storage of foodgrains   | Total Storage Capacity with State Agencies (excluding capacities given to FCI) for storage of foodgrains   | Total Storage Capacity with State Agencies (excluding capacities given to FCI) for storage of foodgrains   | Grand Total   | Grand Total   | Grand Total   |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Covered                                          | CAP                                              | Total                                            | State Agencies                                                                                             | State Agencies                                                                                             | State Agencies                                                                                             | Covered       | CAP           | Total         |
| Covered                                          | CAP                                              | Total                                            | Covered                                                                                                    | CAP                                                                                                        | Total                                                                                                      | Covered       | CAP           | Total         |
| 347.45                                           | 26.80                                            | 374.25                                           | 234.65                                                                                                     | 148.34                                                                                                     | 382.99                                                                                                     | 582.10        | 175.14        | 757.24        |

As  against  this  storage  capacity,  the  peak  stock  position  on  1st  June  2015  is  556.71  lakh  MTs.    This includes around 403.51 lakh MTs of wheat.  Thus the existing storage capacity in the country is sufficient to meet the storage requirements.  In view of the above Silo capacity has been planned basically as up gradation of the existing storage capacity.  Further, at locations where there is no additional requirement of  storage  space,  construction  of  silos  should  be  linked  to  de-hiring  of  conventional  warehouses  of equivalent capacity.  Thus, creation of silos would not result in additional storage capacity.

- 3) At  present,  technology  for  storage  of  rice  in  huge  quantities  has  not  been  tested.  As  such,  at present Silos are suitable for wheat only. Silos for wheat have to be built in wheat procuring as well as wheat consuming areas.Major wheat procuring States are Punjab, M.P., Haryana, U.P. & Rajasthan and major wheat consuming states are M.P., U.P., Rajasthan, Delhi, Bihar, W.B., Maharashtra and Gujarat. Silos  are to  be  located in  primarily  aforementioned states. Further, since Silos located in wheat deficit states  have  to  be  filled  by  surplus  procuring  states,  matching  capacity  would  be  required  in  surplus procuring states and deficit states. The plan for construction of Silos also includes having railway sidings with  bulk  movement  facilities  as  true  benefits  of  Silos  will  accrue  only  if  we  have  provisions  of  Bulk movement of foodgrains along with Bulk storage of foodgrains.

## 4) Background:

The Government had initially approved setting up of silos for a capacity for 20 lakh MTs which was part of the capacity sanctioned under the PEG scheme.  It was decided that 20 lakh MTs will be set up in the following ways:-

- i. Silos under PPP with VGF funding (NitiAayog model) :Silos to be set up on land belonging to FCI/State Agencies.  Under this, NitiAayog (Planning Commission) and Ministry had proposed setting  up  of  silos  under  PPP  mode  with  VGF funding from  DEA.    Silos were  to  be  set  up  on existing depots of FCI/State Agencies for a concession period of 30 years.  All the silos planned were  to  be  with  railway  sidings.    Under  this,  FCI  did  an  assessment  of  existing  depots  where vacant land  or  CAP storage was  available  and  identified  six  locations  viz.  Changsari(  Assam), Katihar(Bihar),  Narela(  Delhi),  Whitefield(  Karnataka),  Sahnewal  (  Punjab)  and  Kotkapura  ( Punjab) where FCI had vacant land that was sufficient roset up silos.  At two additional locations, namely Kilaraipur in Punjab and Baramati in Maharashtra, State Agencies had land available on which Silos could be constructed. For these locations, State Agencies were to invite the bids.  For the  FCI  locations,  RFQhas  been  floated  and  21  bids  have  been  received.    However,  5  of  these locations required split placement of rakes for which the matter was taken up with Railways.  As per  the  response  received  from  Railways,  the  Railways  have  asked  for  certain  additions  at Changsari and Narela to allow for full railway siding.  The same is being examined.  RFQ for these  locations  will  be  floated  with  the  concurrence  of  Railways  and  DEA  for  VGF.    For Sahnewal, as per the joint verification done with railways, it shall be possible to have full rake placement. As per decision arrived at in a meeting held in Prime Minister's office, split placement of rakes will be allowed for Kotkapura and  Whitefield. Accordingly, approval of DEA for VGF is being sought and RFP will be issued for selection of the Silo operators. Additional locations are being examined for considering setting up of silos in this mode.
- ii. Silos under PPP with VGF (DEA model) :On locations, where there is a Storage Gap and FCI does not possess land, Silos will be set up by private parties on private land with the condition that the land would be transferred to FCI on the date of commencement of operations.  Under this mode, DEA had proposed setting of silos under PPP with VGF funding for 30 years concession period at 2 locations namely Mohnia and Buxar. These Silos have been planned as road fed Silos without the railway sidings. At these locations rice silos for capacity of 12,500 MTs have also been planned on a pilot basis. The bid documents under this mode are finalised and approval for VGF is being submitted to DEA.
- iii. Silos  on  non  VGF  model  :  At  other  locations  where  there  is  a  Storage  Gap  and  land  is  not available with FCI or State Agencies, Silos have been planned to be constructed on private land without any land transfer: Under this mode silos have been proposed to be constructed without any  VGF  funding  and  bids  for  36  locations  were  invited  in  November  2013  which  had  to  be cancelled due to single bid being received and that too only for three locations.  Under non VGF mode  bid  documents  have  been  finalized  and  tenders  are  to  be  floated  for  27  locations  for  a capacity  of  13.5  lakh  MTs.  These  Silos  are  planned  with  railway  sidings  and  30  years concessionaire period.
- iv. Silos by State Governments (MP) :State Government of Madhya Pradesh is constructing silos on PPP mode with VGF funding (NitiAayog model) on land belonging to State Government.  Work is already under progress for 5 lakh MTs at ten locations.   These silos have been proposed without railway siding.
- v. Silos by State Governments (Punjab) :in Punjab, State Agencies - PUNGRAIN and PSWC have floated tenders for construction of silos for capacity of 11.75 lakh MTs which are primarily mandi silos and silos to be built on land belonging to State Agencies under PPP mode with VGF funding. However, VGF has been proposed to be given by Punjab Government. These Silos are without railway sidings.
- vi. Silos by CWC : CWC has also proposed constructions of silos at land which is owned by them. For this a proposal is being prepared for working out the costs for such silos.  CRWC has also been asked to explore the possibility of construction of silos at locations where they have land.
- vii. Silos at PFTs :FCI is also exploring construction of silos where Railways have allocated private freight terminals and the concerned operators have the capability of constructing silos on land belonging to them and offer it to FCI on rates equal to that of conventional hiring from CWC. Since the PFT operators already have railway sidings, it will take lesser time to construct these Silos.

## 5) Strategy for building Silos:

Government of India has advised to frame policy/road map for construction of 100 LMT Silos in next 4 years. It is also submitted that the High Level Committee constituted for re-structuring of FCI hadrecommended construction of Silos for Capacity 100 LMT.Subsequently, FCI had done an exercise with regard to the existing Storage Gap and requirement of Silos for storage of Wheat and accordingly, Ministry of CA, F&PD had decided that Silos for capacity of43.5 LMT Silos will be constructed by FCI and State Agencies. In view of the directions of the Government, present strategy is to make a road map for construction of 100 LMT Silos in next 4 years in a Phase Wise manner as the actual requirement of Silos is dependent on existing Storage Capacity, Stocks in Central Pool and the resultant Storage Gap. The  Silo  strategy  is  also  dependent  on  the  Government  policy  with  regard  to  Direct  Benefit  Transfer which was also one of the recommendations of the High Level Committee for restructuring of FCI and already  Government  is  implementing  the  DBT  Scheme  on  a  Pilot  basis  in  the  UTs  of  Chandigarh, Puducherry  and  Dadra  &  Nagar  Haveli.  Thus  in  case  there  is  a  change  in  the  procurement  and distribution policy under NFSA / TPDS, creation of capacity that might not be required with a financial commitment for 30 years will need to be reviewed and evaluated with regard to the financial implications of the same.

In view of this, it has been planned to undertake construction of Silos in a Phase wise manner. A three phase approach has been adopted which ensures that if needed, we can have the creation of 100 LMT of Silo capacity in 4-5 years and at the same time we have the flexibility to limit the construction of Silos to capacity that is actually needed and financially viable.

Finance division of FCI has also examined the issue and has given following observations :

- Requirement of additional capacity may be assessed considering future requirements
- De hiring available and usable covered capacities would be extra expenditure as cost of hiring is cheaper than cost of new construction
- Stand alone Silos without provision of bulk movement may not be cost effective as is being done by Punjab & Madhya Pradesh.
- FCI existing depots that are still usable may not be dismantled as they have not yet been declared storage unworthy.
- Additional revenue guarantee for long term i.e 30 years may be revisited as it involves long term commitment of FCI.
- To plan for construction of Silos, following parameters have been examined:
- FCI locations where there are railway sidings have been assessed for examining the feasibility of construction of Silos.
- Storage gap for wheat in procuring and consuming areas has been reviewed. In this regard, there is a need to review the existing norms of 4 months of Storage capacity in consuming areas as Silos allow for a longer period of Storage and since minimum viable capacity for Silos is 25000 MT, there would be a situation where Storage for 6-9 months allocation will be possible.
- In view of the fact that FCI already has sufficient Storage Capacity for stocks in Central Pool, dismantling of conventional covered godowns, which were constructed 40-50 years back, and have outlived their life,  would  have  to  be  done  to  build  Silos.Based  on  a  preliminary  study  done  by Engineering Division of Headquarters and it has been observed that 14 godowns have already lived life of more than 50 years and part of these godowns can be substituted with silos. It is to be noted that Silos require only one third of the land as needed for conventional warehouses and so by demolishing just 20000 MT of dilapidated conventional sheds, Silos of capacity 50000 MT can be constructed. In addition, there are 4 godowns, for which, it has been observed by Engineering Division  of  Headquarters  that  these  depots  still  have  remaining  life  of  about  4  -  8  years  and dismantling of these depots may be undertaken after 3 - 5 years.However, it is also submitted that the conventional warehouses proposed to be demolished are being utilized presently and have not been declared storage unworthy. These will be demolished only with the objective of upgrading them to modern Silos as part of the modernization exercise. However it is submitted that at the time of actual dismantling of covered capacity for construction of Silos, cost economies will have to  be  drawn  and  a  conscious  decision  would  be  taken  considering  costs  involved  and  benefit expected to be accrued considering that Silos will be constructed by dismantling godowns which are  still  storage  worthy.  These  Silos  will  be  built  on  the  PPP  model  with  VGF  funding  on  the NitiAayog model.

- Silos  would  be  built  under  non-VGF  route  where  land  is  not  available  with  FCI/State Government  and there is requirement based upon storage gap wherein Private Parties will build Silos with Railway Sidings on their own lands and will get a concession period of 30 years.
- VGF route on DEA model with Silos at private land with transfer of land to FCI on the date of commencement of operation.
- State Governments also to build silos on the model of Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. In States like Punjab, these Silos will substitute existing CAP capacity or will entail dehiring of equivalent Private Hired Godowns. State Governments of Rajasthan, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh will be requested to identify locations for construction of Silos.
- Silos to also be constructed by CWC/CRWC on land belonging to them. These Silos will be also in the form of upgradation of existing facilities and will entail dehiring of equivalent conventional capacity.
- Policy for building Silos near existing Private Freight Terminals (PFTs) to ensure Silos are built where Railway sidings exist and there is storage gap. These Silos will be built at cost that is equal or less than the cost of hiring in CWC warehouses.
- Converting un-sanctioned PEG capacities to Silos. In view of the fact that locations where PEG capacity  was  sanctioned  and  the  same  has  not  been  constructed  for  various  reasons,  these locations will be considered for Silo capacity in case there is a requirement of Storage of Wheat at these locations.
- In  view  of  the  issues  as  identified  above,  it  is  also  proposed  to  get  a  study  conducted  by professional  experts  who  would  comprehensively  examine  the  Storage  Policy  of  FCI  and recommend the ways in which modern Storage in the form of Silos can be adopted by FCI by leveraging  the  existing  assets  of  FCI  in  the  form  of  land  and  conventional  warehouses.  The professional study will also cover other aspects of modernization in the form of provisioning of conveyor belts and stackers for reducing the hardship of labour and improving efficiency in the operations of the Corporation. Such study would be undertaken for execution of plan for phase -2 and Phase - 3 and may also include study for utilizing silos for storage of rice.
- Further, for building Silos at this scale, FCI will need a Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) to help in planning and execution of construction of Silos. The PMU will look into the overall planning and project management of the Silos project of FCI to ensure proper technical guidance and ensuring implementation of the Silos project in the given timelines.

6) In  view  of  the  above  and  as  per  operational  requirements  of  FCI,  it  is  proposed  to  take  up construction of Silos in a phased manner. The various phases will be as below:

Phase 1 :Based on the above criteria and parameters, it is proposed that construction of silos be taken up in first stage as per the following plan:

| State       | VGF (NitiAyog)   | VGF DEA   | Non VGF   | State Govt   | CWC   |   Total |
|-------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|-------|---------|
| Punjab      | 1.25             |           | 3.5       | 11.75        | 0.5   |   16.5  |
| Haryana     |                  |           | 3         |              |       |    3    |
| UP          | 0.5              |           | 3         |              |       |    3.5  |
| Delhi       | 0.5              |           |           |              |       |    0.5  |
| Maharashtra | 1.0              |           |           |              |       |    1    |
| Bihar       | 0.5              | 1.0       | 1.0       |              |       |    2.5  |
| MP          |                  |           |           | 5            |       |    5    |
| Gujarat     |                  |           | 1.0       |              |       |    1    |
| West Bengal |                  |           | 2.0       |              |       |    2    |
| Assam       | 0.5              |           |           |              |       |    0.5  |
| Karnataka   | 0.25             |           |           |              |       |    0.25 |
| Total       | 4.5              | 1.0       | 13.5      | 16.75        | 0.5   |   36.25 |

All capacities are in LMT. State-wise details of locations for Phase - 1 is placed at Annexure-I.

7) Phase 2 :In phase 2, under VGF mode, Silos will be constructed by dismantling end to life or near to  end  of  life  FSD.  Further  all  unsanctioned  PEG  capacity  will  be  converted  to  Silos  under  non  VGF mode. State Governments and CWC will also be requested to take up construction of Silos. Accordingly, based on existing storage gaps, the plan for phase-2 is proposed as below:

| State       | VGF - Dismantling of Old Depots   | State Govt   | Unsanctioned PEG Capacities - non VGF   | CWC   |   Total |
|-------------|-----------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|-------|---------|
| Punjab      |                                   |              | 7                                       | 1.5   |     8.5 |
| Haryana     |                                   |              | 2                                       |       |     2   |
| UP          | 3.5                               |              |                                         |       |     3.5 |
| Rajasthan   | 1.5                               | 3.5          |                                         |       |     5   |
| Maharashtra | 0.5                               |              |                                         |       |     0.5 |
| Delhi       | 0.5                               |              |                                         |       |     0.5 |
| West Bengal | 2.0                               |              |                                         |       |     2   |
| Bihar       | 2.0                               |              | 5.0                                     |       |     7   |
| Total       | 10.0                              | 3.5          | 14.0                                    | 1.5   |    29   |

Centre-wise details of locations in Phase-2 is placed at Annexure-II.

8) Phase 3 :On pilot basis, Rice Silos are being explored at Kaimur and Buxur in Bihar in Phase 1. Based  on  the  outcome  of  the  pilot  on  Rice  Silos,  more  rice  Silos  in  rice  procuring  states  may  be constructed. This is essential as Rice Silos are of capacities smaller than Wheat Silos and also require Chilling Units which has an impact on the overall cost of storage.

In view of the fact that presently also State Governments account for almost 50% of the existing storage capacity in the country, State Governments are also needed to take up construction of Silos on the pattern of Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. Accordingly targets would also be given to State Governments for construction of Silos and it will also involve de hiring of conventional capacities presently hired by them from private parties and also upgrading their own covered capacities into Silos. The proposed plan for Phase 3 is as below:

| State          | State Govt.(Rice Silos)   | State Govt.(Wheat Silos)   | FCI   | CWC   |   Total |
|----------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|-------|-------|---------|
| AP &Telangana  | 5                         |                            |       |       |    5    |
| Uttar Pradesh  |                           | 5                          |       |       |    5    |
| West Bengal    | 0.5                       | 3                          |       |       |    3.5  |
| Gujarat        |                           | 2                          |       |       |    2    |
| Odisha         | 2                         |                            |       |       |    2    |
| Chattisgarh    |                           |                            | 1     |       |    1    |
| Rajasthan      |                           | 1.25                       |       |       |    1.25 |
| Madhya Pradesh |                           | 5.0                        |       |       |    5    |
| Haryana        |                           | 4.5                        |       |       |    4.5  |
| Punjab         |                           | 5.0                        |       | 0.5   |    5.5  |
| Total          | 7.5                       | 25.75                      | 1     | 0.5   |   34.75 |

Centre wise details of tentative locations proposed in Phase 3 are placed as Annexure-III.

9) Silo planned for 2 nd and 3 rd phase will involve dismantling of covered capacity or dehiring of covered capacity presently hired form CWC/SWC/Private Parties. However final decision on identifying silo sites will be based on policy guideline on storage gap assessment framed by GOI for the scheme.

10) The silos being constructed by State govt./CWC, whose proposal have already been initiated by them, will not be  covered under any guarantee scheme by FCI/GOI expected under the scheme. This will be subject to policy decision of Government of India.

- 11) Locations cited in the proposal are tentative and actual location identification will be done based on policy guidelines framed by GOI.
- 12) It  is  further  submitted  that  the  plan  to  build  silos  is  to  modernize  the  storage  capacities  for storage  of  foodgrains  & as  augmentation  of  storage  capacity is  not  required,  construction  of  silos  will involve de-hiring of conventional godowns of private parties and CWC/SWC's etc.
- 13) It  is  also  to  be  noted  that  States  of  MP  &  Punjab  are  also  building  stand-alone  silos  without provision of railway siding. In this case, if stocks are moved to other locations, benefits of movement in bulk would not be available & only objective of storage in bulk would be achieved.
- 14) Another constraint for building silos will be the approval to be obtained from Railways for split placement of rakes as presently Railways is insisting on full rake placement which is not possible at most of the existing FCI depots.   Recently, in a meeting held in PMO, permission has been granted for split rake placement at Whitefield and Kotkapura where full placement is not possible.
- 15) Projected Timelines for construction of Silos would be as follows:
- 16) Constraints &Challenges: It is submitted that the Plan of construction of storage capacity in the form of Silos would be dependent upon many variables such as:
- Availability of existing conventional covered capacity.
- Future prospect of procurement of wheat especially in eastern states.
- Self-sufficiency  of  certain  states  in  procurement  and  consumption  of  wheat  thereby  affecting inter-state movement of wheat from surplus to deficit states.
- Change in crop pattern of certain States specially Punjab and Haryana due to depleting water table.
- Impact of Direct Bank Transfer (DBT) of food subsidy on requirement of foodgrains.
- Effect on utilization of available covered capacity with CWC/ various SWCs.

| Year    | Phase   | Selection of Silo Operator (LMT   | Silo Completion (LMT   |
|---------|---------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 1       | 36.25LMT                          | 5LMT                   |
| 2017-18 | 2       | 29.00LMT                          | 15LMT                  |
| 2018-19 | 3       | 34.75 LMT(by June,2018)           | 30LMT                  |
| 2019-20 |         | --                                | 50LMT                  |
| Total   |         | 100LMT                            | 100LMT                 |

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## PUNJAB

- 0.5 LMT capacity under VGF mode in Kilaraipur to be built by PSWC.
- 0.5 LMT capacity to be built by CWC at Nabha.
- 0.75 LMT capacity under VGF mode to be built in existing FCI godowns.
- 6.75 LMT capacity planned by PSWC
- 5 LMT capacity to be built by PUNGRAIN

|   S. No | Centre    | Capacity in MTs   |
|---------|-----------|-------------------|
|       1 | Sahnewal  | 50,000            |
|       2 | Kotkapura | 25,000            |

|   Sr. No. | Centre      | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Nurmahal    | 25,000            |
|         2 | Chhehreatta | 25,000            |
|         3 | Bhulath     | 25,000            |
|         4 | Machhiwara  | 25,000            |
|         5 | ChwaPayal   | 37,500            |
|         6 | Mullanpur   | 25,000            |
|         7 | Patran      | 37,500            |
|         8 | Sirhind     | 25,000            |
|         9 | Sangrur     | 25,000            |
|        10 | Bathinda    | 25,000            |
|        11 | Jalalabad   | 25,000            |
|        12 | Ajnala      | 50,000            |
|        13 | Kartarpur   | 25,000            |
|        14 | Banga       | 50,000            |
|        15 | Ajitwal     | 50,000            |
|        16 | Phagwara    | 25,000            |
|        17 | Balachaur   | 25,000            |
|        18 | Roopnagar   | 50,000            |
|        19 | Dharamkot   | 50,000            |
|        20 | Makhu       | 50,000            |

|   Sr. No. | Centre      | Capacity   |
|-----------|-------------|------------|
|         1 | Khanna      | 50,000     |
|         2 | Malerkotla  | 50,000     |
|         3 | Ahmedgarh   | 50,000     |
|         4 | Dhuri       | 50,000     |
|         5 | Barnala     | 50,000     |
|         6 | Patiala     | 50,000     |
|         7 | Nabha       | 50,000     |
|         8 | Sunam       | 50,000     |
|         9 | Jagroan     | 50,000     |
|        10 | Rampuraphul | 50,000     |

## State wise locations for Silos in Phase 1

- 3.5 LMT Silos under Non-VGF mode :

|   Sr. No. | Centre      | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Barnala     | 50,000            |
|         2 | Chhehreatta | 50,000            |
|         3 | Patiala     | 50,000            |
|         4 | Jalalabad   | 50,000            |
|         5 | Sangrur     | 50,000            |
|         6 | Dhuri       | 50,000            |
|         7 | Batala      | 50,000            |

## ASSAM

0.5 LMT capacity under VGF mode at Changsari

## HARYANA

- 3 LMT Silos under Non-VGF mode. These are as follows :

|   Sr. No. | Centre   | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|----------|-------------------|
|         1 | Bhattu   | 50,000            |
|         2 | Jind     | 50,000            |
|         3 | Panipat  | 50,000            |
|         4 | Palwal   | 50,000            |
|         5 | Rohtak   | 50,000            |
|         6 | Sonepat  | 50,000            |

## DELHI

- 0.5 LMT capacity under VGF mode in Narela

## MAHARASHTRA

- 1 LMT capacity under VGF mode in Baramati&Borivilli( 50,000 MT each)

## BIHAR

- 1 LMT capacity Silos at Bhagalpur &Bettiah under Non-VGF mode( 50,000 MT each)
- 1 LMT capacity Silos under VGF mode(DEA model) at Kaimur&Buxar( 50,000 MT each)
- 0.5 LMT capacity Silos under VGF mode at Katihar

## MADHYA PRADESH

- 5 LMT capacity Silos built by MPWLC at 10 locations:

|   Sr. No | Centre      | Capacity in MTs   |
|----------|-------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Harda       | 50,000            |
|        2 | Hoshangabad | 50,000            |
|        3 | Dewas       | 50,000            |
|        4 | Raisen      | 50,000            |
|        5 | Satna       | 50,000            |
|        6 | Sehore      | 50,000            |
|        7 | Ujjain      | 50,000            |
|        8 | Vidisha     | 50,000            |
|        9 | Bhopal      | 50,000            |
|       10 | Indore      | 50,000            |

## GUJARAT

- 1 LMT capacity under non - VGF mode at Banaskantha and Ahmedabad( 50,000 MT each)

## West Bengal

- 2 LMT capacity under non - VGF mode at Rangapani, Maldha, Dankuni and Mecheda( 50,000 MT each)

## KARNATAKA

- 0.25 LMT capacity under VGF mode at Whitefield

## UTTAR PRADESH

- 3 LMT Silos under Non-VGF mode. These are as follows :
- 0.5 LMT capacity under VGF mode in Dhamora

|   Sr. No | Centre   | Capacity in MTs   |
|----------|----------|-------------------|
|        1 | Varanasi | 50,000            |
|        2 | Kannauj  | 50,000            |
|        3 | Faizabad | 50,000            |
|        4 | Fatehpur | 50,000            |
|        5 | Basti    | 50,000            |
|        6 | Deoria   | 50,000            |

State wise breakup of locations of Phase 1

| State       | VGF (NitiAyog)   | VGF DEA   | Non VGF   | State Govt   | CWC   |   Total |
|-------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|-------|---------|
| Punjab      | 1.25             |           | 3.5       | 11.75        | 0.5   |   16.5  |
| Haryana     |                  |           | 3         |              |       |    3    |
| UP          | 0.5              |           | 3         |              |       |    3.5  |
| Delhi       | 0.5              |           |           |              |       |    0.5  |
| Maharashtra | 1.0              |           |           |              |       |    1    |
| Bihar       | 0.5              | 1.0       | 1.0       |              |       |    2.5  |
| MP          |                  |           |           | 5            |       |    5    |
| Gujarat     |                  |           | 1.0       |              |       |    1    |
| West Bengal |                  |           | 2.0       |              |       |    2    |
| Assam       | 0.5              |           |           |              |       |    0.5  |
| Karnataka   | 0.25             |           |           |              |       |    0.25 |
| Total       | 4.5              | 1.0       | 13.5      | 16.75        | 0.5   |   36.25 |

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| Sr. No   | Centre     | Capacity in MTs   |
|----------|------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Ropar      | 50,000            |
| 2        | Sirhind    | 50,000            |
| 3        | Faridkot   | 50,000            |
| 4        | Kilaraipur | 50,000            |
| 5        | Rajpura    | 50,000            |
| 6        | Batala     | 50,000            |
| 7        | Banga      | 50,000            |
| 8        | Phagwara   | 50,000            |
| 9        | Jagraon    | 50,000            |
| 10       | Moga       | 50,000            |
| 11       | Barnala    | 50,000            |
| 12       | Dhuri      | 50,000            |
| 13       | Sangrur    | 50,000            |
| 14       | Sunam      | 50,000            |
|          | Total      | 7,00,000          |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3006  TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST   MARCH, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

## PUNJAB

- Capacity of 7 LMT is proposed to be transferred from PEG Scheme to Silos. Unsanctioned capacities under PEG scheme will be merged to construct Silos of 50,000 LMT at the following locations under non VGF model:
- 1.5 LMT capacity will be built by CWC at Nabha in this phase.

As per guidelines, centres for constructing silos from left-over of PEG scheme would be decided through SLC/HLC constituted for the purpose.

## HARYANA

- Capacity of 2 LMT is proposed to be transferred from PEG Scheme to Silos. Unsanctioned capacities under PEG scheme will be merged to construct Silos of 50,000 LMT at the following locations under non VGF model:

| Sr. No   | Centre    | Capacity in MTs   |
|----------|-----------|-------------------|
| 1        | Tohana    | 50,000            |
| 2        | Jagadhari | 50,000            |
| 3        | Rohtak    | 50,000            |
| 4        | Narwana   | 50,000            |
|          | Total     | 2,00,000          |

Actual locations will be finalisedby SLC/HLC route constituted for the purpose.

## MAHARASHTRA

- 0.5 LMT by dismantling End-of-life(EOL) godown at Nagpur on VGF model

## DELHI

- 0.5 LMT by dismantling part of the godown at Mayapuri on VGF model.

## WEST BENGAL

- 2 LMT capacity Silos at JJP and OJM(1 LMT each) by dismantling End-of-life(EOL) godowns on VGF model.

## RAJASTHAN

- 1.5 LMT capacity Silos at Udaipur, Gandhinagar& Ajmer(50,000 MT each) by dismantling End-of-life(EOL) godowns on VGF model.
- 3.5 LMT capacity Silos shall be created by State Govt. on their own land. Tentative locations can be as follows:-

| Sr. No.   | Centre        | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Sriganganagar | 1,00,000          |
| 2         | SawaiMadhopur | 50,000            |
| 3         | Kota          | 50,000            |
| 4         | Alwar         | 50,000            |
| 5         | Bikaner       | 50,000            |
| 6         | Dholpur       | 50,000            |
|           | Total         | 3,50,000          |

## UTTAR PRADESH

- By dismantling End-of-life(EOL) godowns on VGF model.

| Sr. No   | Centre     | Capacity in MTs   |
|----------|------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Gorakhpur  | 50,000            |
| 2        | Talkatora  | 50,000            |
| 3        | Agra Cantt | 50,000            |
| 4        | Hapur      | 50,000            |
| 5        | Varanasi   | 50,000            |
| 6        | Harduaganj | 50,000            |
| 7        | Chanderi   | 50,000            |
|          | Total      | 3,50,000          |

## BIHAR

- 2 LMT capacity Silos at Digaghat, Phulwarisharif, Mokama& Gaya(50,000 MT each) by dismantling End-of-life(EOL) godowns on VGF model
- Capacity of 1 LMT may be transferred from PEG scheme to Silos as below:

| Sr. No.   | Centre    | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
| 1         | Bhagalpur | 50,000            |
| 2         | Hajipur   | 50,000            |
|           | Total     | 1,00,000          |

Actual locations will be finalised by SLC/HLC route constituted for the purpose. Further, State Government.will be allocated 4 LMT capacity as below:-

| Sr. No.   | Centre       | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|--------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Vaishali     | 50,000            |
| 2         | Muzzaffarpur | 50,000            |
| 3         | Sitamarhi    | 50,000            |
| 4         | Motihari     | 50,000            |
| 5         | Darbhanga    | 50,000            |
| 6         | Samastipur   | 50,000            |
| 7         | Purnea       | 50,000            |
| 8         | Araria       | 50,000            |
|           | Total        | 4,00,000          |

State wise breakup of locations of Phase 2

| State       | VGF - Dismantling of Old Depots   | State Govt   | Unsanctioned PEG Capacities - non VGF   | CWC   |   Total |
|-------------|-----------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|-------|---------|
| Punjab      |                                   |              | 7                                       | 1.5   |     8.5 |
| Haryana     |                                   |              | 2                                       |       |     2   |
| UP          | 3.5                               |              |                                         |       |     3.5 |
| Rajasthan   | 1.5                               | 3.5          |                                         |       |     5   |
| Maharashtra | 0.5                               |              |                                         |       |     0.5 |
| Delhi       | 0.5                               |              |                                         |       |     0.5 |
| West Bengal | 2.0                               |              |                                         |       |     2   |
| Bihar       | 2.0                               |              | 5.0                                     |       |     7   |
| Total       | 10.0                              | 3.5          | 14.0                                    | 1.5   |    29   |

## West Bengal

- 3.5 LMT capacity to be created in W.B. In Darjeeling, out of 1 LMT capacity, 50,000 MT will be built for Wheat Silos & 50,000 MT capacity for Rice Silos. At remaining centres, capacity will be built for Wheat Silos. Details are as under:-
- The above capacity will be built by the concerned State Government

| Sr. No.   | Centre      | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Darjeeling  | 1,00,000          |
| 2         | Durgapur    | 50,000            |
| 3         | Birbhum     | 50,000            |
| 4         | Hooghly     | 50,000            |
| 5         | Kolkatta    | 50,000            |
| 6         | Murshidabad | 50,000            |
|           | Total       | 3,50,000          |

## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3006  TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST   MARCH, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

In Phase 3, construction of Silos will be taken up based on the experience gained in construction of Rice Silos. Further additional capacity is proposed to be created by mainly by concerned State Governments. This will also involve de-hiring of godowns from private parties/SWCs/CWC.

Details of State-wise capacity to be built is as under:-

## Andhra Pradesh &Telengana

- 5 LMT capacity to be created for Rice silos.

| Sr. No.   | Centre        | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Srikakulam    | 1,00,000          |
| 2         | East Godavari | 1,00,000          |
| 3         | West Godavari | 1,00,000          |
| 4         | Krishna       | 50,000            |
| 5         | Nalgonda      | 1,00,000          |
| 6         | Karimnagar    | 50,000            |
|           | Total         | 5,00,000          |

Rice Silos in Andhra Pradesh can be taken up in earlier phase also based on the experience gained in the pilot projects for Rice Silos at Kaimur&Buxar.

## Uttar Pradesh

- 5 LMT capacity to be created for Wheat Silos.

| Sr. No.   | Centre       | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|--------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Allahabad    | 50,000            |
| 2         | Hardoi       | 50,000            |
| 3         | Azamgarh     | 50,000            |
| 4         | Barabanki    | 50,000            |
| 5         | Bareilly     | 50,000            |
| 6         | Jaunpur      | 50,000            |
| 7         | Kanpur Dahat | 50,000            |
| 8         | L. Kheri     | 50,000            |
| 9         | Saharanpur   | 50,000            |
| 10        | Sitapur      | 50,000            |
|           | Total        | 5,00,000          |

## Gujarat

- 2 LMT capacity to be created for Wheat Silos.
- The above capacity will be built by the concerned State Government

| Sr. No.   | Centre   | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|----------|-------------------|
| 1         | Mehsana  | 50,000            |
| 2         | Kheda    | 50,000            |
| 3         | Anand    | 50,000            |
| 4         | Baroda   | 50,000            |
|           | Total    | 2,00,000          |

## Odisha

- 2 LMT capacity to be created for Rice Silos.
- The above capacity will be built by concerned State Govt.

| Sr. No.   | Centre     | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Mayurbhanj | 50,000            |
| 2         | Keonjhar   | 50,000            |
| 3         | Sundergarh | 50,000            |
| 4         | Puri       | 50,000            |
|           | Total      | 2,00,000          |

## Chattisgarh

- 1 LMT capacity to be created at Raipur for Rice Silos.

## Rajasthan

- 1.25 LMT capacity can be allocated to State Government. Tentative locations can be as follows:

| Sr. No.   | Centre      | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Hanumangarh | 1,00,000          |
| 2         | Ajmer       | 25,000            |
|           | Total       | 1,25,000          |

## Madhya Pradesh

- 5 LMT capacity to be created for Wheat Silos to be built by State Government

| Sr. No.   | Centre      | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Morena      | 50,000            |
| 2         | Gwalior     | 50,000            |
| 3         | Shivpuri    | 50,000            |
| 4         | Guna        | 50,000            |
| 5         | Ashok Nagar | 50,000            |
| 6         | Datia       | 50,000            |
| 7         | Dhar        | 50,000            |
| 8         | Khandwa     | 50,000            |
| 9         | Sagar       | 50,000            |
| 10        | Banapura    | 50,000            |
|           | Total       | 5,00,000          |

## Haryana

- 4.5 LMT capacity to be created for Wheat Silos.

| Sr. No.   | Centre   | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|----------|-------------------|
| 1         | Shahabad | 50,000            |
| 2         | Ambala   | 1,00,000          |
| 3         | Karnal   | 1,50,000          |
| 4         | Panipat  | 50,000            |
| 5         | Bhiwani  | 50,000            |
| 6         | Hansi    | 50,000            |
|           | Total    | 4,50,000          |

| Sr. No.   | Centre      | Capacity in MTs   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Bhagtanwala | 50,000            |
| 2         | Mansa       | 50,000            |
| 3         | Budhlada    | 50,000            |
| 4         | Bhucho      | 50,000            |
| 5         | Gidderbaha  | 50,000            |
| 6         | Muktsar     | 1,00,000          |
| 7         | Ajitwal     | 50,000            |
| 8         | Abhor       | 50,000            |
| 9         | Faridkot    | 50,000            |
| 10        | Khanna      | 50,000            |
|           | Total       | 5,50,000          |

## Punjab

- 5.5  LMT  capacity  to  be  created  in  Punjab  for  Wheat  Silos.  In  this,  50,000  MT  capacity  at Bhagtanwala will be built by CWC& remaining Silos of 5 LMT capacity will be built by State Govt.

## State wise breakup of locations of Phase-3

| State          | By State Govt.(Rice Silos)   | By State Govt.(Wheat Silos)   | FCI   | CWC   |   Total |
|----------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------|-------|---------|
| AP &Telangana  | 5                            |                               |       |       |    5    |
| Uttar Pradesh  |                              | 5                             |       |       |    5    |
| West Bengal    | 0.5                          | 3                             |       |       |    3.5  |
| Gujarat        |                              | 2                             |       |       |    2    |
| Odhisa         | 2                            |                               |       |       |    2    |
| Chattisgarh    |                              |                               | 1     |       |    1    |
| Rajasthan      |                              | 1.25                          |       |       |    1.25 |
| Madhya Pradesh |                              | 5.0                           |       |       |    5    |
| Haryana        |                              | 4.5                           |       |       |    4.5  |
| Punjab         |                              | 5.0                           |       | 0.5   |    5.5  |
| Total          | 7.5                          | 25.75                         | 1     | 0.5   |   34.75 |

## Note:-

- Above proposed locations are only indicative and all the locations will need to be ratified by SLC and HLC constituted for the Silos.
- The  capacity  indicated  in  various  phases  can  be  interchanged  among  different  phases  depending  on  the operational feasibilities.
- Phase-3 capacity is proposed to be created mainly through respective State Governments.
- PEG capacity has been created on 9/10 years Guarantee period which would be getting over in the next 5-6 years. Accordingly the proposed Silos will become operational and will replace the capacities built under PEG Scheme as well as other conventional hired capacities. .
- In all cases the actual assessment of requirement of Silo Storage Capacity will be done by the HLC on the recommendation of the SLC for the Silos.