Lok Sabha Question No. 5086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Hiring of Godowns on Lease
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5086

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  MARCH, 2018

## HIRING OF GODOWNS ON LEASE

## 5086. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

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- (a) whether  the  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  has  made  any  policy regarding hiring of godowns on lease;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  including  Chhattisgarh  and  the number of godowns hired on lease during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether the FCI has refused to hire on lease some godowns which are constructed as per design and specifications fixed by FCI with financial contributions provided by concerned officials on technical basis; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  such  godowns,  Statewise?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  and  (b):    Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  hires  godowns  from  Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs) and other  Government  bodies  like  Port  Authorities.  However,  FCI  also  hires private godowns in the following ways:-
- I. Private  Warehousing  Scheme  (PWS):-  In  case  of  shortfall  in  capacity after  hiring  from  CWC/SWCs,  godowns  are  also  hired  from  private parties with preservation/maintenance and security for a period of one year extendable by another one year at the same rates and terms. The godown  can  be  vacated  by  FCI  at  any  time  by  giving  three  months' notice  during  the  extended  period  only.    Selection  of  private  party  is made by floating open tender enquiry after ascertaining the suitability of the godowns.

- II. Private  Entrepreneurs  Guarantee  (PEG)  Scheme:-  Under  this  scheme, godowns are constructed for guaranteed hiring through Private Entrepreneurs, CWC, SWCs and other State agencies. Selection of the private entrepreneurs is done on the basis of lowest bid against open tender enquiry. The construction cost is borne by the Investors and FCI pays guaranteed hiring charges for 10 years in case of private parties and 9 years in case of CWC, SWC and other state agencies.

The number of godowns taken on lease during each of the last three years and current year are as given below:

| Year                          |   No. of Godowns |
|-------------------------------|------------------|
| 2014-15                       |             1238 |
| 2015-16                       |             1347 |
| 2016-17                       |             1265 |
| 2017-18 (upto February, 2018) |             1299 |

The State-wise details,  including  in  Chhattisgarh,  regarding  number of godowns taken on lease during each of the last three years and current year are at Annexure I, II, III & IV.

- (c): No, Madam. All the godowns which have been constructed under PEG Scheme  as  per  the  stipulated  design/specifications,  terms  and  conditions have been taken over by FCI.

(d): Does not arise.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5086 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

State-wise number of  godowns taken on lease  by FCI as on March,  2015.

| SL. NO.   | REGION/U.T.                 | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| SL. NO.   | REGION/U.T.                 | STATE GOVT.             | CWC                     | SWC                     | PEG                     | PWS 2010                | PRIVATE PARTIES         | TOTAL HIRED             |
| 1         | BIHAR                       | 1                       | 11                      | 12                      | 1                       | 0                       | 9                       | 34                      |
| 2         | JHARKHAND                   | 3                       | 2                       | 8                       | 10                      | 0                       | 1                       | 24                      |
| 3         | ODISHA                      | 0                       | 7                       | 25                      | 3                       | 0                       | 0                       | 35                      |
| 4         | WEST BENGAL                 | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 7                       | 8                       |
| 5         | ARUNACHAL                   | 3                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 5                       | 8                       |
| 6         | ASSAM                       | 1                       | 3                       | 4                       | 0                       | 0                       | 11                      | 19                      |
| 7         | MANIPUR                     | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 8         | NAGALAND                    | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 9         | MEGHALAYA, MIZORAM, TRIPURA | 3                       | 1                       | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 3                       | 9                       |
| 10        | DELHI                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       |
| 11        | HARYANA                     | 18                      | 18                      | 28                      | 119                     | 0                       | 0                       | 183                     |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 8                       | 3                       | 0                       | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 13                      |
| 13        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 4                       | 0                       | 6                       | 12                      |
| 14        | PUNJAB                      | 2                       | 21                      | 99                      | 173                     | 0                       | 12                      | 307                     |
| 15        | RAJASTHAN                   | 0                       | 22                      | 96                      | 13                      | 2                       | 11                      | 144                     |
| 16        | UTTAR PRADESH               | 12                      | 23                      | 88                      | 20                      | 1                       | 0                       | 144                     |
| 17        | UTTARAKHAND                 | 3                       | 5                       | 5                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 13                      |
| 18        | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 0                       | 7                       | 37                      | 6                       | 0                       | 8                       | 58                      |
| 19        | KARNATAKA                   | 1                       | 8                       | 20                      | 4                       | 0                       | 0                       | 33                      |
| 20        | KERALA                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 21        | TAMIL NADU                  | 0                       | 13                      | 15                      | 9                       | 0                       | 0                       | 37                      |
| 22        | TELANGANA                   | 0                       | 5                       | 11                      | 3                       | 0                       | 0                       | 19                      |
| 23        | CHHATTISGARH                | 1                       | 6                       | 17                      | 6                       | 0                       | 1                       | 31                      |
| 24        | GUJARAT                     | 3                       | 13                      | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 2                       | 19                      |
| 25        | MADHYA PRADESH              | 0                       | 4                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 4                       |
| 26        | MAHARASHTRA                 | 0                       | 13                      | 27                      | 36                      | 2                       | 3                       | 81                      |
| 27        | TOTAL                       | 62                      | 187                     | 494                     | 411                     | 5                       | 79                      | 1238                    |

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## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5086 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

State-wise number of  godowns taken on lease  by FCI as on March,  2016.

| SL. NO.   | REGION/U.T.                 | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|           |                             | STATE GOVT.             | CWC                     | SWC                     | PEG                     | PWS 2010                | PRIVATE PARTIES         | TOTAL HIRED             |
| 1         | BIHAR                       | 1                       | 10                      | 15                      | 3                       | 1                       | 7                       | 37                      |
| 2         | JHARKHAND                   | 0                       | 2                       | 13                      | 12                      | 0                       | 1                       | 28                      |
| 3         | ODISHA                      | 0                       | 10                      | 24                      | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 35                      |
| 4         | WEST BENGAL                 | 0                       | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 2                       |
| 5         | ARUNACHAL                   | 3                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 6                       | 9                       |
| 6         | ASSAM                       | 2                       | 3                       | 4                       | 0                       | 0                       | 5                       | 14                      |
| 7         | MANIPUR                     | 1                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 10                      | 12                      |
| 8         | NAGALAND                    | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       |
| 9         | MEGHALAYA, MIZORAM, TRIPURA | 3                       | 0                       | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 2                       | 7                       |
| 10        | DELHI                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       |
| 11        | HARYANA                     | 17                      | 16                      | 29                      | 132                     | 0                       | 0                       | 194                     |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 6                       | 3                       | 0                       | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 11                      |
| 13        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 5                       | 0                       | 6                       | 13                      |
| 14        | PUNJAB                      | 2                       | 23                      | 179                     | 189                     | 0                       | 12                      | 405                     |
| 15        | RAJASTHAN                   | 1                       | 22                      | 72                      | 13                      | 2                       | 10                      | 120                     |
| 16        | UTTAR PRADESH               | 5                       | 24                      | 97                      | 52                      | 1                       | 0                       | 179                     |
| 17        | UTTARAKHAND                 | 3                       | 5                       | 6                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 14                      |
| 18        | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 0                       | 7                       | 11                      | 6                       | 2                       | 2                       | 28                      |
| 19        | KARNATAKA                   | 0                       | 5                       | 19                      | 7                       | 0                       | 0                       | 31                      |
| 20        | KERALA                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 21        | TAMIL NADU                  | 1                       | 12                      | 21                      | 12                      | 0                       | 0                       | 46                      |
| 22        | TELANGANA                   | 0                       | 7                       | 4                       | 5                       | 1                       | 0                       | 17                      |
| 23        | CHHATTISGARH                | 0                       | 8                       | 23                      | 11                      | 0                       | 1                       | 43                      |
| 24        | GUJARAT                     | 2                       | 11                      | 0                       | 2                       | 0                       | 2                       | 17                      |
| 25        | MADHYA PRADESH              | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 26        | MAHARASHTRA                 | 0                       | 14                      | 28                      | 37                      | 2                       | 2                       | 83                      |
| 27        | TOTAL                       | 49                      | 186                     | 547                     | 490                     | 9                       | 66                      | 1347                    |

## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5086 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

State-wise number of  godowns taken on lease  by FCI as on March,  2017.

| SL. NO.   | REGION/U.T.                 | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|           |                             | STATE GOVT.             | CWC                     | SWC                     | PEG                     | PWS 2010                | PRIVATE PARTIES         | TOTAL HIRED             |
| 1         | BIHAR                       | 1                       | 9                       | 19                      | 4                       | 1                       | 6                       | 40                      |
| 2         | JHARKHAND                   | 0                       | 2                       | 9                       | 14                      | 0                       | 1                       | 26                      |
| 3         | ODISHA                      | 0                       | 10                      | 23                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 33                      |
| 4         | WEST BENGAL                 | 0                       | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 6                       | 8                       |
| 5         | ARUNACHAL                   | 3                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 5                       | 8                       |
| 6         | ASSAM                       | 2                       | 3                       | 4                       | 0                       | 0                       | 10                      | 19                      |
| 7         | MANIPUR                     | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 8         | NAGALAND                    | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 9         | MEGHALAYA, MIZORAM, TRIPURA | 4                       | 0                       | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 6                       |
| 10        | DELHI                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       |
| 11        | HARYANA                     | 15                      | 11                      | 24                      | 131                     | 0                       | 0                       | 181                     |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 6                       | 3                       | 0                       | 3                       | 0                       | 0                       | 12                      |
| 13        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 7                       | 0                       | 6                       | 14                      |
| 14        | PUNJAB                      | 4                       | 24                      | 200                     | 189                     | 0                       | 8                       | 425                     |
| 15        | RAJASTHAN                   | 0                       | 22                      | 72                      | 13                      | 0                       | 4                       | 111                     |
| 16        | UTTAR PRADESH               | 0                       | 17                      | 78                      | 52                      | 1                       | 0                       | 148                     |
| 17        | UTTARAKHAND                 | 3                       | 5                       | 6                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 14                      |
| 18        | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 0                       | 2                       | 6                       | 4                       | 1                       | 1                       | 14                      |
| 19        | KARNATAKA                   | 0                       | 4                       | 19                      | 7                       | 0                       | 0                       | 30                      |
| 20        | KERALA                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 21        | TAMIL NADU                  | 0                       | 11                      | 16                      | 13                      | 0                       | 0                       | 40                      |
| 22        | TELANGANA                   | 1                       | 3                       | 0                       | 4                       | 0                       | 0                       | 8                       |
| 23        | CHHATTISGARH                | 1                       | 6                       | 21                      | 6                       | 0                       | 0                       | 34                      |
| 24        | GUJARAT                     | 2                       | 10                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       | 13                      |
| 25        | MADHYA PRADESH              | 0                       | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 2                       |
| 26        | MAHARASHTRA                 | 0                       | 9                       | 30                      | 34                      | 2                       | 1                       | 76                      |
| 27        | TOTAL                       | 44                      | 156                     | 529                     | 482                     | 5                       | 49                      | 1265                    |

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## ANNEXURE-IV

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5086 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 27.03.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

State-wise number of  godowns taken on lease  by FCI as on February,  2018.

| SL. NO.   | REGION/U.T.                 | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   | TYPE OF HIRED GODOWNS   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|           |                             | STATE GOVT.             | CWC                     | SWC                     | PEG                     | PWS 2010                | PRIVATE PARTIES         | TOTAL HIRED             |
| 1         | BIHAR                       | 1                       | 10                      | 23                      | 11                      | 1                       | 4                       | 50                      |
| 2         | JHARKHAND                   | 0                       | 2                       | 11                      | 19                      | 0                       | 1                       | 33                      |
| 3         | ODISHA                      | 0                       | 8                       | 22                      | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 31                      |
| 4         | WEST BENGAL                 | 1                       | 3                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 6                       | 10                      |
| 5         | ARUNACHAL                   | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 3                       | 4                       |
| 6         | ASSAM                       | 1                       | 3                       | 4                       | 0                       | 0                       | 11                      | 19                      |
| 7         | MANIPUR                     | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 8         | NAGALAND                    | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 9         | MEGHALAYA, MIZORAM, TRIPURA | 2                       | 0                       | 3                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 5                       |
| 10        | DELHI                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       |
| 11        | HARYANA                     | 16                      | 18                      | 30                      | 130                     | 0                       | 1                       | 195                     |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 6                       | 3                       | 0                       | 3                       | 0                       | 0                       | 12                      |
| 13        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 14                      | 0                       | 0                       | 15                      |
| 14        | PUNJAB                      | 1                       | 22                      | 211                     | 181                     | 0                       | 10                      | 425                     |
| 15        | RAJASTHAN                   | 0                       | 24                      | 67                      | 14                      | 0                       | 4                       | 109                     |
| 16        | UTTAR PRADESH               | 2                       | 20                      | 97                      | 61                      | 1                       | 0                       | 181                     |
| 17        | UTTARAKHAND                 | 3                       | 4                       | 5                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 12                      |
| 18        | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 0                       | 2                       | 1                       | 6                       | 0                       | 0                       | 9                       |
| 19        | KARNATAKA                   | 0                       | 3                       | 19                      | 12                      | 0                       | 1                       | 35                      |
| 20        | KERALA                      | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       | 0                       | 0                       | 1                       |
| 21        | TAMIL NADU                  | 0                       | 12                      | 12                      | 7                       | 0                       | 2                       | 33                      |
| 22        | TELANGANA                   | 0                       | 7                       | 6                       | 6                       | 0                       | 0                       | 19                      |
| 23        | CHHATTISGARH                | 1                       | 5                       | 11                      | 4                       | 0                       | 0                       | 21                      |
| 24        | GUJARAT                     | 3                       | 8                       | 0                       | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 13                      |
| 25        | MADHYA PRADESH              | 0                       | 2                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 0                       | 2                       |
| 26        | MAHARASHTRA                 | 0                       | 9                       | 24                      | 27                      | 2                       | 1                       | 63                      |
| 27        | TOTAL                       | 40                      | 166                     | 546                     | 499                     | 4                       | 44                      | 1299                    |

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