Lok Sabha Question No. 4122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Storage Capacity of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA, MANSHANKAR NINAMA, RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4122 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  MARCH, 2018 STORAGE CAPACITY OF FOODGRAINS

4122.   SHRI BHAGWANTH KUBHA: SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA: DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

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- (a) whether it is a fact that some States including Karnataka are facing acute shortage of storage space for foodgrains if so, the details thereof and the  total  storage  capacity  of  foodgrains  in  the  country  as  on  date,  Statewise;
- (b) whether  it  has  been  found  out  in  a  recent  Government  study  that foodgrains  including  wheat  and  rice  are  being  produced  in  India  in  large quantities but a large quantum of same is also getting wasted every year;
- (c) the details of the quantum of foodgrains stored in godowns during the last two years, State-wise including Karnataka and the increase in storage capacity required to check foodgrain wastage; and
- (d) the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  to  check  foodgrains wastage and to increase storage capacity during the last three years and the time by which it is likely to be stopped completely?

## A N S W E R

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

(a): No, Madam.    On  the  basis  of peak  stock  requirement  during procurement season, the overall storage capacity required for central pool food grains in the country is about 600 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT). Against this, the total storage capacity available with Food Corporation of India (FCI), Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and the State Agencies, both owned and hired capacity, was 735.46 LMT as on 31.01.2018. This comprised 611.31 LMT covered godowns and 124.15 LMT cover and plinth (CAP) storage.  Thus, sufficient storage facilities are available central pool foodgrains stock in the country. In Karnataka the storage capacity is sufficient to stock about 4-1/2 months' requirement under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). The Statewise details are at Annexure-I.

- (b): As  per  a  study  conducted  for  the  year  2012-13  by  Ministry  of Agriculture  and  Farmers'  Welfare  through  Central  Institute  of  Post-Harvest Engineering  and  Technology  (CIPHET),  total  losses  that  occurred  during harvesting and post-harvest stages were 5.53% and 4.93% of the production of  paddy  and  wheat  respectively.  However,  as  regards  the  foodgrains procured and stocked by the Government/FCI in central pool, the quantities wasted are very minimal. The total quantum of wheat and rice handled by FCI during the last three years and the current year upto 01.02.2018 (excluding stocks of decentralised procurement States) is 1836.56 lakh tonnes, out of which  only  0.334  lakh  tonnes  got  damaged  due  to  rain,  flood,  cyclone, negligence, transit etc.
- (c) & (d): The details of quantities of foodgrains stored in godowns in the Central Pool as on 1 st  June (peak stock) of last 2 years State-wise including Karnataka is given in Annexure-II.

No damage of foodgrains can be attributed to lack of proper storage facilities.  The  foodgrains are stored scientifically with various preservation measures like fumigation and treatment with pesticides.

In spite of taking necessary care and precautions, small quantities of foodgrains become non-issuable or rotten due to various reasons like:

- I. Transit damages viz enroute damage in wagon/truck due contamination, wagon roof leakage etc.
2. II.
3. Due to natural calamities like cyclone/flood/heavy rains.
4. Possibility  of  down  gradation  of  grains  which  are  procured  under
- III. relaxed specifications.
6. In  some  cases  due  to  negligence  of  officials/  officers,  for  which suitable  disciplinary  action  against  defaulters,  where  ever  found
- IV. guilty, are invariably taken.

In order to augment capacities in specific areas and to modernize the storage  facilities,  the  Government  has  been  implementing  the  following schemes:

- I. Private  Entrepreneurs  Guarantee  (PEG)  Scheme:  Under  this  Scheme, which was formulated in 2008, storage capacity is created by private parties, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and State Government Agencies for guaranteed hiring by FCI. During the last three years i.e. 2014-15 to 2017-18 (as on 31.01.2018) a capacity of 21.91 Lakh MT has been completed.
2. to

- II. Central  Sector  Scheme:  This  scheme  is  implemented  in  the  North Eastern  States  along  with  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jharkhand  and  Kerala. Funds are released by the Government to FCI and also directly to the State Governments for construction of godowns. During the last three years i.e. 2014-15 to 2017-18 (as on 31.01.2018) a capacity of 1.54 Lakh MT has been completed under the scheme.
- III. Construction  of  steel  silos:  Government  of  India  has  also  approved action plan for construction of steel silos in the country for a capacity of  100  LMT,  for  modernizing  the  storage  infrastructure  and  improving shelf life of stored food grains. During the last three years i.e. 2014-15 to  2017-18  (as  on  31.01.2018)  tenders  have  been  awarded  for  a capacity  of  38.50  LMT  and  a  capacity  of  6.25  LMT  silos  has  already been added under the above action plan.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4122 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

| Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.                               | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.                               | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 31.01.2018.   |
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| Zone                                                                  | Sl. No.                                                               | State                                                                 | 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 FCI (Owned/Hired                          | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired                          | )                                                                     | Total Storage Capacity with State Agencies including SWCs (excluding capacities given to FCI) for | Total Storage Capacity with State Agencies including SWCs (excluding capacities given to FCI) for | (Figures in LMT) Grand Total                                          | (Figures in LMT) Grand Total                                          |
|                                                                       |                                                                       |                                                                       | Covered                                                               | Covered                                                               | CAP                                                                   | CAP                                                                   | Total                                                                 | Total                                                                 | storage of foodgrains State Agencies                                                              | storage of foodgrains State Agencies                                                              |                                                                       |                                                                       |
|                                                                       |                                                                       |                                                                       | Owned                                                                 | Hired                                                                 | Owned                                                                 | Hired                                                                 | Covered                                                               | CAP                                                                   | Covered                                                                                           | CAP                                                                                               | Covered                                                               | CAP                                                                   |
| EAST                                                                  | 1                                                                     | BIHAR                                                                 | 3.66                                                                  | 4.73                                                                  | 1.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 8.39                                                                  | 1.00                                                                  | 16.03                                                                                             | -                                                                                                 | 24.42                                                                 | 1.00                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 2                                                                     | JHARKHAND                                                             | 0.67                                                                  | 2.42                                                                  | 0.05                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 3.09                                                                  | 0.05                                                                  | 0.34                                                                                              | -                                                                                                 | 3.43                                                                  | 0.05                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 3                                                                     | ORISSA                                                                | 3.12                                                                  | 2.19                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 5.31                                                                  | -                                                                     | 6.66                                                                                              | -                                                                                                 | 11.97                                                                 | -                                                                     |
|                                                                       | 4                                                                     | WEST BENGAL                                                           | 8.50                                                                  | 1.27                                                                  | 0.51                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 9.77                                                                  | 0.51                                                                  | 8.58                                                                                              | -                                                                                                 | 18.35                                                                 | 0.51                                                                  |
| N.E.                                                                  | 5                                                                     | ASSAM                                                                 | 3.00                                                                  | 0.93                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 3.93                                                                  | -                                                                     | -                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                 | 3.93                                                                  | -                                                                     |
|                                                                       | 6                                                                     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                     | 0.25                                                                  | 0.02                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.27                                                                  | -                                                                     | -                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                 | 0.27                                                                  | -                                                                     |
|                                                                       | 7                                                                     | MEGHALAYA                                                             | 0.13                                                                  | 0.09                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.22                                                                  | -                                                                     | -                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                 | 0.22                                                                  | -                                                                     |
|                                                                       | 8                                                                     | MIZORAM                                                               | 0.25                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.25                                                                  | -                                                                     | 0.68                                                                                              | -                                                                                                 | 0.93                                                                  | -                                                                     |
|                                                                       | 9                                                                     | TRIPURA                                                               | 0.36                                                                  | 0.08                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.44                                                                  | -                                                                     | -                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                 | 0.44                                                                  | -                                                                     |
|                                                                       | 10                                                                    | MANIPUR                                                               | 0.28                                                                  | 0.04                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.32                                                                  | -                                                                     | -                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                 | 0.32                                                                  | -                                                                     |
|                                                                       | 11                                                                    | NAGALAND                                                              | 0.29                                                                  | 0.08                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.37                                                                  | -                                                                     | 0.07                                                                                              | -                                                                                                 | 0.44                                                                  | -                                                                     |
| NORTH                                                                 | 12                                                                    | DELHI                                                                 | 3.36                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.31                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 3.36                                                                  | 0.31                                                                  | -                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                 | 3.36                                                                  | 0.31                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 13                                                                    | HARYANA                                                               | 7.68                                                                  | 43.42                                                                 | 3.33                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 51.10                                                                 | 3.33                                                                  | 31.99                                                                                             | 17.75                                                                                             | 83.09                                                                 | 21.08                                                                 |
|                                                                       | 14                                                                    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                      | 0.19                                                                  | 0.34                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.53                                                                  | -                                                                     | -                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                 | 0.53                                                                  | -                                                                     |
|                                                                       | 15                                                                    | JAMMUAND KASHMIR                                                      | 1.03                                                                  | 1.66                                                                  | 0.10                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 2.69                                                                  | 0.10                                                                  | -                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                 | 2.69                                                                  | 0.10                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 16                                                                    | PUNJAB                                                                | 22.24                                                                 | 83.74                                                                 | 7.31                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 105.98                                                                | 7.31                                                                  | 44.84                                                                                             | 69.55                                                                                             | 150.82                                                                | 76.86                                                                 |
|                                                                       | 17                                                                    | RAJASTHAN                                                             | 7.20                                                                  | 9.12                                                                  | 1.85                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 16.32                                                                 | 1.85                                                                  | 2.01                                                                                              | 0.15                                                                                              | 18.33                                                                 | 2.00                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 18                                                                    | UTTAR PRADESH                                                         | 14.95                                                                 | 31.82                                                                 | 5.19                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 46.77                                                                 | 5.19                                                                  | 7.52                                                                                              | -                                                                                                 | 54.29                                                                 | 5.19                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 19                                                                    | UTTARAKHAND                                                           | 0.66                                                                  | 0.86                                                                  | 0.21                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 1.52                                                                  | 0.21                                                                  | 2.19                                                                                              | -                                                                                                 | 3.71                                                                  | 0.21                                                                  |
| SOUTH                                                                 | 20                                                                    | ANDHRA PRADESH TELANGANA                                              | 7.36 5.37                                                             | 0.58 2.82                                                             | 1.60 1.02                                                             | 0.00 0.00                                                             | 7.94 8.19                                                             | 1.60 1.02                                                             | 18.93 11.92                                                                                       | - -                                                                                               | 26.87 20.11                                                           | 1.60                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 21                                                                    | KERALA                                                                | 5.29                                                                  | 0.05                                                                  |                                                                       | 0.00                                                                  |                                                                       | 0.21                                                                  |                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                 | 6.96                                                                  | 1.02                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 22                                                                    |                                                                       |                                                                       |                                                                       | 0.21                                                                  |                                                                       | 5.34                                                                  |                                                                       | 1.62                                                                                              |                                                                                                   |                                                                       | 0.21                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 23                                                                    | KARNATAKA                                                             | 3.81                                                                  | 3.22                                                                  | 1.36                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 7.03                                                                  | 1.36                                                                  | 2.71                                                                                              | -                                                                                                 | 9.74                                                                  | 1.36                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 24                                                                    | TAMIL NADU                                                            | 6.24                                                                  | 3.97                                                                  | 0.31                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 10.21                                                                 | 0.31                                                                  | 23.53                                                                                             | 10.65                                                                                             | 33.74                                                                 | 10.96                                                                 |
| WEST                                                                  | 25                                                                    | GUJARAT                                                               | 5.00                                                                  | 1.10                                                                  | 0.27                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 6.10                                                                  | 0.27                                                                  | 2.47                                                                                              | -                                                                                                 | 8.57                                                                  | 0.27                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 26                                                                    | MAHARASHTRA                                                           | 8.85                                                                  | 8.52                                                                  | 1.02                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 17.37                                                                 | 1.02                                                                  |                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                 |                                                                       |                                                                       |
|                                                                       | 27                                                                    | GOA                                                                   | 0.15                                                                  | 0.05                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.00                                                                  | 0.20                                                                  | -                                                                     | 15.47                                                                                             |                                                                                                   | 33.04                                                                 | 1.02                                                                  |
|                                                                       | 28 29                                                                 | MADHYA PRADESH CHHATTISGARH                                           | 3.37                                                                  | 0.01 1.67                                                             | 0.36 0.01                                                             | 0.00                                                                  | 3.38 6.79                                                             | 0.36                                                                  | 72.32 8.25                                                                                        | 0.03 -                                                                                            | 75.70                                                                 | 0.39                                                                  |
|                                                                       |                                                                       |                                                                       | 5.12                                                                  |                                                                       |                                                                       | 0.00                                                                  |                                                                       | 0.01                                                                  |                                                                                                   |                                                                                                   | 15.04                                                                 | 0.01                                                                  |
|                                                                       |                                                                       | Total                                                                 | 128.38                                                                | 204.80                                                                | 26.02                                                                 | -                                                                     | 333.18                                                                | 26.02                                                                 | 278.13                                                                                            | 98.13                                                                                             | 611.31                                                                | 124.15                                                                |
|                                                                       |                                                                       |                                                                       |                                                                       | 333.18                                                                |                                                                       | 26.02                                                                 |                                                                       | 359.20                                                                |                                                                                                   | 376.26                                                                                            |                                                                       | 735.46                                                                |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4122 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## State-wise details of total stocks of foodgrains with FCI and State Agencies in Central Pool as on 1 st June

(figures in Lakh MT)

| State                   |   2016 |   2017 |
|-------------------------|--------|--------|
| Bihar                   |   8.49 |   8.95 |
| Jharkhand               |   1.42 |   1.36 |
| Odisha                  |   8.39 |   7.96 |
| West Bengal             |  10.55 |  10.06 |
| Assam                   |   3.18 |   2.28 |
| Arunachal Pradesh       |   0.13 |   0.13 |
| Tripura                 |   0.11 |   0.2  |
| Mizoram                 |   0.15 |   0.13 |
| Meghalaya               |   0.15 |   0.12 |
| Manipur                 |   0.29 |   0.21 |
| Nagaland                |   0.33 |   0.18 |
| Delhi                   |   2.32 |   2.15 |
| Haryana                 |  88.24 |  90.41 |
| Himachal Pradesh        |   0.39 |   0.39 |
| Jammu and Kashmir       |   1.41 |   2.03 |
| Punjab                  | 198.8  | 193.71 |
| Rajasthan               |  17.29 |  17.24 |
| Uttar Pradesh           |  37.07 |  43.95 |
| Uttarakhand             |   2.29 |   2.33 |
| Andhra Pradesh          |  22.9  |  21.99 |
| Karnataka               |   6.52 |   4.33 |
| Kerala                  |   4.32 |   3.66 |
| Tamil Nadu              |  10.05 |   9.49 |
| Telangana               |   8.2  |   5.94 |
| Gujarat                 |   4.25 |   4.45 |
| Maharashtra             |  15.3  |  14.74 |
| Madhya Pradesh          |  55.3  |  77.47 |
| Chhattisgarh            |  16.4  |  14.76 |
| Total                   | 524.24 | 540.62 |
| Wheat lying in mandies  |   4.86 |   7.92 |
| Stock in Transit        |   5.19 |   6.86 |
| Grand Total (All India) | 534.29 | 555.4  |

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