Lok Sabha Question No. 3332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Shortage of Staff in FCI
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3332 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 TH   AUGUST, 2018

## SHORTAGE OF STAFF IN FCI

3332.  DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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- (a) whether there is an acute shortage of staff in Food Corporation of India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the efforts made by the Government to overcome such a shortage;
- (c) the details of the theft of foodgrains during their transportation and storage  and  the  losses  suffered  by  the  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI) during the last three years and the current year and the reasons therefor State-wise including Chhattisgarh ; and
- (d) the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) & (b): As on 30.06.2018, there are 19610 posts vacant. There are 22428 Men  in  position  against  the  approved  sanction  of  42038  personnel.  The Category-wise details are tabulated as below:

| Category     | As on 30.06.2018    | As on 30.06.2018   |         |
|--------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------|
|              | Sanctioned strength | In position        | Vacancy |
| Category I   | 1111                | 875                | 236     |
| Category II  | 6221                | 4484               | 1737    |
| Category III | 27345               | 14268              | 13077   |
| Category IV  | 7361                | 2801               | 4560    |
| Total        | 42038               | 22428              | 19610   |

It  is  further,  informed  that  during  last  three  (03)  years  5648 candidates  have  joined  in  FCI  under  Direct  Recruitments,  Further,  FCI conducts  direct  recruitments  of  Cat-I,  II  &  III  officers/officials  through Recruitment Agency appointed through an Open Tender Enquiry.  A tender has already been floated for appointment of a Recruitment Agency.

- (c)  The  year-wise  details  of  theft/pilferage  cases  reported  by  Regions during last three years and current year are given as under:-

| Year                       |   No. of Case |   Qty. (In MT) | Amount involved (In Rs)   |
|----------------------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------------|
| 2015-16                    |            13 |          62.89 | 18,10,816/-               |
| 2016-17                    |            02 |          26.4  | 8,65,820/-                |
| 2017-18                    |            03 |          92.73 | 30,85,224/-               |
| 2018-19 (Up to 30.07.2018) |            02 |          37.9  | 11,24,000/-               |

Details are given at Annexure 'A'.

Further,  it  is  informed  that  there  are  no  theft  cases  reported  in Chhattisgarh Region, in last three years.

Further,  the  operational  (Storage  &  Transit)  losses  state-wise information including that of Chhattisgarh for the last three years and the current year is at Annexure  'B' & 'C'.

The reasons for Storage/Transit losses are as under:-

- Due to moisture driage.
- Due to natural wear & tear of gunnies in storage.
- Due to  bleeding  of  grains  through  cracks  and  crevices  in  the  floor  & doors of wagon.
- (d) The  following  remedial  steps  have  been  taken  to  prevent  such losses:
1. Installation of barbed wires fencing of boundary walls and provision of high mast lights in the godowns/ complexes.
2. Deployment of security staff of FCI as well as other agencies like Home Guards,  DGR  sponsored  agency  &  Special  Police  Officers  and  state armed police on need basis.
3. Security  inspections  as  well  as  surprise  checks  of  the  depots  are conducted from time to time at various levels to detect and plug any security lapses.
4. Lodging of FIRs with the Police where pilferage and Theft has come to notice. Apart from this, departmental action including recovery of loss has been resorted to as a deterrent measure.
5. Apart  from  the  above,  monitoring  by  installing  CCTV  camera  systems and other gadgets.

In  order  to  reduce  storage  &  transit  losses,  various  steps  taken  by FCI/Govt. of India. The same is annexed at Annexure 'D'.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3332 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 07.08.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS OF THEFT/PILFERAGE CASES PERIOD FROM 01.04.2015 to 31.03.2016.

| Sl. No.                  | Name of the Zone/ Region/Depot            | Date of occurrence                     | Nature of loss Commodity/                            | Amount involved          | Remarks.                                                                                                                                                                          |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Quantity (Rs.) Rajasthan | Quantity (Rs.) Rajasthan                  | Quantity (Rs.) Rajasthan               | Quantity (Rs.) Rajasthan                             | Quantity (Rs.) Rajasthan | Quantity (Rs.) Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                          |
| 1                        | RSWC Taradevi, Hanumangarh (Srignganagar) | 16.06.2015                             | 16 Kattas Wheat (8 Qtl.)                             | 18,856/-                 | Amount Rs. 37,712/- has been recovered from RSWC, Investigation is under process.                                                                                                 |
| Bihar                    | Bihar                                     | Bihar                                  | Bihar                                                | Bihar                    | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                        | FSD Mokama, (Patna)                       | 20.06.2015                             | Wheat, 81.47 Qtl.                                    | 1,68,480/-               | Amount Rs.1,55,608/- Recovered from home guards and penalty has been imposed against 3 watchman, 'withholding of one increment for one year without cumulative effect'            |
| 3                        | FSD Mokama, (Patna)                       | 27.08.2015                             | Rice, 22.34 Qtl.                                     | 61,078/-                 | FIR lodged, Final report from police is awaited.                                                                                                                                  |
| Gujarat                  | Gujarat                                   | Gujarat                                | Gujarat                                              | Gujarat                  | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                        | CWC Chhani (Baroda)                       | 30.10.2015                             | Ind. Wheat 1.25 Qtl.                                 | 2,238/-                  | Theft of 2 Wheat bags done by the driver of H & TC, CWC Chhani and FIR No. 01/186/15 dated 30.10.2015 was lodged by the warehouse Manager of CWC chhani against the truck Driver. |
| PUNJAB                   | PUNJAB                                    | PUNJAB                                 | PUNJAB                                               | PUNJAB                   | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 5.                       | Patti (Amritsar)                          | 19/20.08.2015                          | 21 Bags URS Wheat 10.50 Qtls.                        | 23,804/-                 | FIR Lodged. Efforts are on for taking Suprdagiof the 21 bags of wheat through court.                                                                                              |
| 6.                       | FSD Kotkapura                             | 19.11.2015                             | Wheat, 151Bags. 75.50 Qtls.                          | 1,71,083/-               | Amount Rs. 1,71,083/- has been recovered from HomeGuards.                                                                                                                         |
| 7.                       | MukhtiarKaur- IIGodown, Moga              | 25/26.01.2016                          | 90 Bags Rice 45.00 Qtls                              | 1,49,670/-               | Amount Rs. 1,49,850/- has been Recovered from Pungrain Agency.                                                                                                                    |
| 8.                       | ARDCAjitwal (Moga)                        | 04/05.03.2016                          | 571 Rice Katta 285.50                                | 9,47,958/-               | Amount Rs. 9,47,958/- has been Recovered from Home Guards.                                                                                                                        |
| UP                       | UP                                        | UP                                     | UP                                                   | UP                       | UP                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 9.                       | FSD Naini                                 | 22.09.2015                             | Wheat,16.85 Qtls.                                    | 38,180/-                 | Amount Rs. 76,396/- has been recovered from Home Guard.                                                                                                                           |
| 10.                      | FSD Naini                                 | 03.02.2015 (Reported in January, 2016) | Wheat, 21 bags 10.5 Qtls.                            | 44,634/-                 | Amount Rs.44,634/- has been recovered from Security Agency, FIR Lodged.                                                                                                           |
| 11.                      | FSD Naini                                 | 02.03.2015 (Reported in January, 2016) | Wheat, 55 Bags 27.5 Qtls.                            | 1,16,875/-               | Amount Rs.1,16,875/- has been recovered from Security Agency, FIR Lodged.                                                                                                         |
| 12.                      | Fsdkuraghat. (Gorkhpur)                   | 16.12.2015 ( Reported in April, 2016)  | Wheat, 37 bags (18.5Qtls)& Rice, 17 Bags (8.5) Qtls. | 67,960/-                 | FIR lodged , Final report from police is awaited.                                                                                                                                 |
| HARYANA                  | HARYANA                                   | HARYANA                                | HARYANA                                              | HARYANA                  | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13.                      | Rohtak                                    | 07.11.2015                             | Wheat, 34 Bags 17.5 Qtls.                            | -------                  | Misappropriation 34 Bags wheat by Deepak Kumar AG-II (D) has been recovered. Charge sheet has been issued to Sh. Deepak Kumar, case under process                                 |
|                          |                                           | Total                                  | 62.89MT                                              | 18,10,81 6/-             | Amount - Rs. 17,00,116/- recovered Against 8 cases                                                                                                                                |

## STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS OF THEFT/PILFERAGE CASES PERIOD FROM 01.04.2016 to 31.03.2017.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Zone/ Region/Depot   | Date of occurrence   | Nature of loss Commodity/ Quantity               | Amount involved (Rs.)   | Remarks.                                                                                |
|-----------|----------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           | Punjab                           |                      |                                                  |                         |                                                                                         |
| 1         | PSWC KilliChahal (Ajitwal)       | 21/22.06.2016        | Theft of 508 bags of Rice (2015- 2016)(254 Qtl.) | Rs.8,45,820/-           | Amount Rs.8,45,820/- Recovered from PSWC.                                               |
|           | Rajasthan                        |                      |                                                  |                         |                                                                                         |
| 2.        | Sirohi Road (Udaipur)            | 02-03-2017           | Theft of 20 bags of wheat (10 Qtl.)              | Rs.20,000/-             | Theft Stock Recovered, FIR has been lodged against the involved Home Guard in the case. |
|           |                                  | Total                | 26.4MT                                           | 8,65,820/-              | Amount - Rs. 8,45,820/- recovered 1 case                                                |

## STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS OF THEFT/ PILFERAGE CASES PERIOD FROM 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2018.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Zone/ Region/Depot   | Date of occurrence   | Nature of loss Commodity/ Quantity         | Amount involved (Rs.)   | Remarks.                                                    |
|-----------|----------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Punjab    | Punjab                           | Punjab               | Punjab                                     | Punjab                  | Punjab                                                      |
| 1         | FSD Faridkot                     | 12/13.05.2017        | Theft of 82 bags of Rice (41 Qtl.)         | 1,72,636/-              | Amount Rs.1,72,6.36/- Recovered from PHG., Case is closed   |
| 2         | PEG jatin Agro KokrikalanGodown  | 23/24.08.2017        | Theft of Rice, 135 Bags (67.5Qtl.)         | 2,15,436/-              | Amount Rs. 2,15,436/- recovered from the bills of Pungrain. |
| 3         | PSWC ShivamGodown                | 10/11.02.2018        | Theft/robbery of 1640 RRA Bags (818.8Qtl.) | 26,97,152/-             | Amount Rs. 26,97,152/- Recovered from the bills of PSWC.    |
|           |                                  | Total                | 92.73MT                                    | 30,85,224/-             | Amount Rs. 30,85,224/- recovered against 3 cases.           |

## STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS OF THEFT/ PILFERAGE CASES PERIOD FROM 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2019.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Zone/ Region/Depot                           | Date of occurrence   | Nature of loss Commodity/ Quantity   | Amount involved (Rs.)   | Remarks.                            |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Punjab    | Punjab                                                   | Punjab               | Punjab                               | Punjab                  | Punjab                              |
| 1         | PSWCBagli Campus, (under FSD Chawapail, Dist.- Ludhiana) | 23/24.05.2018        | Theft of 423 Bags, Rice (211.5 Qtl.) | 7,16,000/-              | Police complained has been lodged . |
| 2         | CWCAjitwal (Moga)                                        | 13/14.07.2018        | Theft of 336 Bags, Wheat (168 Qtl.)  | 4,08,000/-              | Local Police complained has         |

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## ANNEXURE-B

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3332 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 07.08.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA

## State-wise Storage Losses for the year 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18

| Region                                  | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Punjab                                  | -0.28     | -0.35     | -0.12     |
| Haryana                                 | -0.47     | -0.59     | -0.45     |
| Uttar Pradesh                           | 0.13      | 0.16      | -0.04     |
| Uttarakhand                             | 0.00      | -0.08     | 0.05      |
| Rajasthan                               | -0.16     | -0.28     | -0.48     |
| Jammu &Kashmir                          | 0.02      | 0.04      | 0.03      |
| Delhi                                   | 0.09      | 0.00      | 0.01      |
| Himachal Pradesh                        | -0.02     | -0.02     | 0.01      |
| Maharashtra                             | 0.25      | 0.33      | 0.25      |
| Gujarat(including Goa)                  | 0.14      | 0.08      | 0.02      |
| Madhya Pradesh                          | -0.52     | -0.90     | -0.92     |
| Chattishgarh                            | 0.18      | 0.20      | 0.26      |
| Andhra Pradesh(including Telengana)     | 0.10      | 0.05      | 0.01      |
| Karnataka                               | 0.14      | 0.26      | 0.13      |
| Tamil Nadu                              | 0.13      | 0.16      | 0.08      |
| Kerala                                  | 0.07      | 0.06      | 0.03      |
| West Bengal                             | 0.04      | 0.03      | 0.00      |
| Orissa                                  | 0.13      | 0.06      | 0.06      |
| Bihar                                   | 0.04      | 0.03      | 0.04      |
| Jharkhand                               | 0.10      | 0.10      | 0.10      |
| NEF Region(Meghalaya, Tripura &Mizoram) | 0.16      | 0.07      | 0.10      |
| Assam                                   | 0.11      | 0.08      | 0.14      |
| N&MRegion(Nagaland& Manipur)            | 0.05      | 0.15      | ----      |
| Nagaland                                | ----      | ----      | 0.10      |
| Manipur                                 | ----      | ----      | 0.08      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                       | 0.08      | 0.42      | 0.11      |
| Total                                   | -0.08     | -0.11     | -0.09     |

Losses in percentage

Note: (-) minus indicates

gain

2015-16, 2016-17 are Audited figures. 2017-18

are Provisional figures

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3332 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 07.08.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## State-wise Transit Losses for the year 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18

| Region                                  | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Punjab                                  | 0.90      | 0.49      | 0.00      |
| Haryana                                 | 0.01      | 0.13      | 0.00      |
| Uttar Pradesh                           | 0.39      | 0.33      | 0.32      |
| Uttarakhand                             | 0.12      | 0.02      | 0.00      |
| Rajasthan                               | 0.03      | 0.05      | 0.12      |
| Jammu &Kashmir                          | 0.18      | 0.21      | 0.33      |
| Delhi                                   | 0.17      | 0.14      | 0.22      |
| Himachal Pradesh                        | 0.01      | 0.01      | 0.00      |
| Maharashtra                             | 0.38      | 0.38      | 0.34      |
| Gujarat(including Goa)                  | 0.19      | 0.22      | 0.19      |
| Madhya Pradesh                          | -0.10     | 0.42      | 0.00      |
| Chattishgarh                            | 0.15      | 0.09      | 0.27      |
| Andhra Pradesh(including Telengana)     | 0.18      | 0.18      | 0.19      |
| Karnataka                               | 0.34      | 0.40      | 0.36      |
| Tamil Nadu                              | 0.20      | 0.20      | 0.15      |
| Kerala                                  | 0.24      | 0.14      | 0.22      |
| West Bengal                             | 0.31      | 0.37      | 0.29      |
| Orissa                                  | 0.27      | 0.27      | 0.41      |
| Bihar                                   | 0.36      | 0.37      | 0.35      |
| Jharkhand                               | 0.32      | 0.29      | 0.37      |
| NEF Region(Meghalaya, Tripura &Mizoram) | 0.20      | 0.24      | 0.70      |
| Assam                                   | 0.59      | 0.53      | 0.69      |
| N&M Region(Nagaland& Manipur)           | 0.36      | 0.39      | ----      |
| Nagaland                                | ----      | ----      | 0.68      |
| Manipur                                 | ----      | ----      | 0.81      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                       | 0.38      | 0.20      | 0.46      |
| Total                                   | 0.30      | 0.30      | 0.32      |

Losses in percentage

Note: (-) minus indicates gain

2015-16, 2016-17 are Audited figures. 2017-18 are Provisional figures

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## ANNEXURE-D

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3332 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 07.08.2018 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Measures taken to minimise the operational, Storage & Transit Shortages

- 1) Periodical  prophylactic  and  curative  treatment  of  stocks  as  prescribed  and  premonsoon fumigation is undertaken from time to time.
- 2) Ensuring proper quality checking of foodgrains at the time of procurement.
- 3) Physical  measures  like  installation  of  barbed  wire  fencing  of  the  boundary  walls, provision of street lights for illumination of godowns and proper locking of the sheds are taken to secure the godowns.
- 4) Initiative has been taken to install CCTV cameras in all owned depots for surveillance and better supervision.
- 5) Security staff of FCI,Home Guards and other external agencies are being deployed at depots to ensure safety and security of the stock.
- 6) Security Inspections as well as surprise checks of the depots are being conducted from time to time at various levels to detect and plug any security lapses.
- 7) Spreading of Polythene Sheet on the floor of railway wagons to retrieve the spilledover grains has been introduced.
- 8) An  'SOP'  regarding  Joint  Verification  of  High  TL  cases  has  been  laid  down  vide circular dated 23.12.2015 and 16.02.2017.
- 9) Proper  weighment  and  accounting  of  the  stocks  at  the  time  of  receipt  and  issue  is ensured.
- 10) Deployment of independent Consignment Certification Squad (ICCS) at the time of loading and unloading of rakes is being ensured.
- 11) Physical verification of the stocks is undertaken by conducting Quarterly PV, Annual PV and Zero PV.

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