Lok Sabha Question No. 531 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Rotting Foodgrains in Godowns
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 531 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  APRIL, 2017

## ROTTING FOODGRAINS IN GODOWNS

*531.   SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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 is aware that damage to foodgrains stock has become a regular occurrence in the godowns of the Food Corporation of India (FCI);
- (b) if so, the details of those godowns wherein foodgrains stock has got damaged during the last five years ending 31st March, 2015;
- (c) whether the said damage has been caused due to the negligence of godown's  officials or any other reasons; and
- (d) the reasons for damage to foodgrain stock in each godown during the said period, year-wise?

A N S W E R MINISTER  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAMVILAS PASWAN)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE STARRED QUESTION NO. 531 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 11 TH  APRIL, 2017 IN THE LOK SABHA. (a)&(b): There are no godowns of Food Corporation of India (FCI) where damage  to  foodgrains  has  been  reported  continuously  for  the  last  five years  ending  31.03.2015.  However,  Region-wise  details  of  the  foodgrains accrued  as  damaged/non-issuable  in  FCI  from  2010-11  to  2014-15  is  at Annex. (c)&(d): Procured foodgrains are stored by FCI in a scientific manner in covered godowns and in Cover & Plinth (CAP) storage. Scientific codes of practices  for  safe  storage  of  foodgrains  are  followed  during  storage. Inspite of all precautions, some quantity of foodgrains may get damaged/become non-issuable during storage due to various reasons such as storage pests' attack, leakages in godowns, procurement of poor quality stocks,  exposure  to  rains,  floods,  negligence  on  the  part  of  concerned persons in taking precautionary measures etc. Suitable disciplinary action against the defaulters, wherever found guilty, are invariably taken.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  STARRED QUESTION  NO 531 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  APRIL, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

## REGION-WISE DETAILS OF THE FOODGRAINS ACCRUED AS DAMAGED/NON-ISSUABLE IN FCI FROM 2010-11 TO 2014-15

( Fig in tons )

| S.No.   | Region            |   2010-11 |   2011-12 |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Bihar             |       200 |      0    |    997.3  |  3909.41  |   703.65  |
| 2       | Jharkhand         |        39 |     29    |      3.43 |   622.092 |     2.67  |
| 3       | Odisha            |        18 |     36    |      1    |  1084.79  |  7108.82  |
| 4       | West Bengal       |       922 |    477    |     45    | 12539.9   |   120.49  |
| 5       | Assam             |        49 |    442    |     51.54 |   180.738 |    96.622 |
| 6       | NEF               |       175 |      0    |    195    |  1827.77  |    95.416 |
| 7       | Arunachal Pradesh |         0 |      0    |      0    |     3.3   |     0     |
| 8       | Nagaland          |         1 |      0    |      0    |    32.258 |    38     |
| 9       | Manipur           |         0 |      0    |      0    |     0     |     0     |
| 10      | Delhi             |         1 |     10.9  |     39.86 |    34.328 |     2.591 |
| 11      | Haryana           |        53 |      0    |    148.04 |     0     |     0     |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh  |         0 |      0    |      0    |     0     |     0     |
| 13      | J& K              |         0 |      0    |      0    |     0     |  6120     |
| 14      | Punjab            |       182 |     37    |    123    |    72.631 |    44.593 |
| 15      | Rajasthan         |        21 |     30    |    120.83 |    13.019 |     2.761 |
| 16      | Uttar Pradesh     |       520 |    258    |     18.3  |  1109.57  |   322.034 |
| 17      | Uttrakhand        |      1338 |     72    |    221    |    90.021 |     7.531 |
| 18      | Andhra Pradesh    |         3 |      4.33 |     24.72 |   475.509 |  2262.12  |
| 19      | Kerala            |        99 |    200    |      0    |   355     |   397.685 |
| 20      | Karnataka         |        17 |      0    |    141.76 |    45.636 |   747.825 |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu        |        12 |     29    |    749.66 |   293.786 |   376.986 |
| 22      | Gujarat           |      2595 |    226    |    195    |   443.958 |   195.246 |
| 23      | Maharashtra       |        97 |   1473    |     61    |  1234.1   |   103.981 |
| 24      | Madhya Pradesh    |         2 |      0    |      3.02 |    76.942 |    80.183 |
| 25      | Chhattisgarh      |         2 |     13.78 |      8.98 |   250.749 |    18.021 |
| Total   | Total             |      6346 |   3338.01 |   3148.44 | 24695.5   | 18847.2   |

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