Lok Sabha Question No. 1536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Storage for Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1536 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  JULY, 2017

## STORAGE FOR FOODGRAINS

1536. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY: SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA: SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

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- (a) the  total  number  of  Godowns  both  covered  as  well  as  the  covered and Plinth storage at present in the country, Statewise;
- (b) whether  the  Food  Corporation  of  India  plans  to  construct  new godowns in the current financial year, if so, the details thereof and a Statewise break up thereof;
- (c) the quantum of foodgrains currently stored by the Food Corporation of India and how this was changed in the last five years;
- (d) whether the Government is taking any steps to improve warehouses and other storage facilities to prevent the rotting of foodgrains; and
- (e) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a):   As on 30.06.2017, there are total 2086 godowns with Food Corporation of  India  (FCI)  comprising  1894  Covered  and  192  Covered  and  Plinth  (CAP) facilities. State wise details are at Annexure-I.
- (b):  Construction of new godowns is an ongoing process. About 138 Lakh MT capacity  has  already  been  created  through  both  private  sector  &  public agencies in the last 5-6 years. As a result, there is overall sufficient storage capacity in the country.  A capacity of about 4 LMT is likely to completed / constructed  in  the  current  financial  year.  The  state  wise  details  are  at Annexure-II.

(c): During last five years, due to introduction of Decentralized Procurement in many States, the responsibility for procurement and storage for foodgrains has been passed onto the respective states.  As a result, overall stocks with FCI have shown a declining trend. Details enclosed at Annexure-III.

(d) & (e): All the godowns of FCI are scientifically constructed and managed with  proper  preservation  techniques  to  prevent  any  wastage  of  stored foodgrains. The following steps have been taken by the Government in order to  augment  covered  storage  capacity  in  the  country  thus  strengthening foodgrain storage infrastructure:-

Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme: Under this Scheme, storage capacity  is  created  by  private  parties,  Central  Warehousing  Corporation (CWC) and State Agencies for guaranteed hiring by FCI. A capacity of 138.51 lakh MT has already been completed as on 30.06.2017.

Plan Scheme: This scheme is focussed on the North Eastern States. Funds are  released  by  the  Government  to  FCI  and  also  directly  to  the  State Governments  for  construction  of  godowns.  During  12 th   Five  Year  Plan,  a capacity of 1,17,680 MT in North Eastern (NE) States and 20,000 MT in other than NE States has been completed by FCI. Further, a capacity of 51,795 MT has been created by State Governments with Grant in Aid from Govt. of India.

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 in 3 phases as per details below:

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

Against the target of 36.25 LMT for selection of silo operators in Phase -I, tenders have been awarded for 37.50 LMT. Further, 6.25 LMT silos have been added  under  the  above  action  plan,  in  addition  to  5.5  LMT  silos  already available with FCI.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO  1536  TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

| FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   | FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA State-wise Number of Storage available with FCI as on June, 2017.   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SL. NO.                                                                                       | REGION/U.T.                                                                                   |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               | CAP                                                                                           | CAP                                                                                           | CAP                                                                                           | TOTAL UNITS                                                                                   |
| SL. NO.                                                                                       | REGION/U.T.                                                                                   | FCI OWNED                                                                                     |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                               | TOTAL COVERED                                                                                 | OWNED                                                                                         | HIRED                                                                                         | TOTAL CAP                                                                                     | TOTAL UNITS                                                                                   |
| SL. NO.                                                                                       | REGION/U.T.                                                                                   | FCI OWNED                                                                                     | STATE GOVT.                                                                                   | CWC                                                                                           | SWC                                                                                           | PEG                                                                                           | PWS 2010                                                                                      | PRIVATE PARTIES                                                                               | TOTAL HIRED                                                                                   | TOTAL COVERED                                                                                 | OWNED                                                                                         | HIRED                                                                                         | TOTAL CAP                                                                                     | TOTAL UNITS                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                             | BIHAR                                                                                         | 13                                                                                            | 1                                                                                             | 9                                                                                             | 19                                                                                            | 7                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 42                                                                                            | 55                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 55                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                             | JHARKHAND                                                                                     | 6                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             | 9                                                                                             | 15                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 27                                                                                            | 33                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 33                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                             | ORISSA                                                                                        | 23                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 9                                                                                             | 22                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 31                                                                                            | 54                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 54                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                             | WEST BENGAL                                                                                   | 23                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             | 9                                                                                             | 32                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 32                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                             | ARUNACHAL                                                                                     | 5                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 8                                                                                             | 13                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 13                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                         | 20                                                                                            | 2                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             | 4                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 10                                                                                            | 19                                                                                            | 39                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 39                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                             | MANIPUR                                                                                       | 4                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                             | NAGALAND                                                                                      | 4                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                             | MEGHALAYA, MIZORAM, TRIPURA                                                                   | 14                                                                                            | 4                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             | 20                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 20                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                            | DELHI                                                                                         | 6                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                            | HARYANA                                                                                       | 33                                                                                            | 15                                                                                            | 15                                                                                            | 28                                                                                            | 131                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 189                                                                                           | 222                                                                                           | 31                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 31                                                                                            | 253                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                            | HIMACHAL PD.                                                                                  | 6                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 12                                                                                            | 18                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 18                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                            | J &K                                                                                          | 16                                                                                            | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 7                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             | 14                                                                                            | 30                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 30                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                            | PUNJAB                                                                                        | 118                                                                                           | 4                                                                                             | 24                                                                                            | 204                                                                                           | 189                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 8                                                                                             | 429                                                                                           | 547                                                                                           | 106                                                                                           | 0                                                                                             | 106                                                                                           | 653                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                            | RAJASTHAN                                                                                     | 37                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 24                                                                                            | 70                                                                                            | 12                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 7                                                                                             | 113                                                                                           | 150                                                                                           | 2                                                                                             | 12                                                                                            | 14                                                                                            | 164                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                            | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                 | 46                                                                                            | 7                                                                                             | 24                                                                                            | 138                                                                                           | 56                                                                                            | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 226                                                                                           | 272                                                                                           | 4                                                                                             | 13                                                                                            | 17                                                                                            | 289                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                            | UTTRANCHAL                                                                                    | 4                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 14                                                                                            | 18                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 18                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                | 25                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 14                                                                                            | 39                                                                                            | 4                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 4                                                                                             | 43                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                            | KARNATAKA                                                                                     | 22                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 4                                                                                             | 18                                                                                            | 7                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 29                                                                                            | 51                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 51                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                            | KERALA                                                                                        | 23                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 24                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 24                                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                            | TAMIL NADU                                                                                    | 14                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 11                                                                                            | 12                                                                                            | 13                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 36                                                                                            | 50                                                                                            | 1                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 51                                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                            | TELANGANA                                                                                     | 11                                                                                            | 1                                                                                             | 7                                                                                             | 11                                                                                            | 6                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 25                                                                                            | 36                                                                                            | 4                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 4                                                                                             | 40                                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                            | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                  | 20                                                                                            | 1                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             | 15                                                                                            | 6                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 28                                                                                            | 48                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 48                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                            | GUJARAT                                                                                       | 14                                                                                            | 2                                                                                             | 10                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 13                                                                                            | 27                                                                                            | 5                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 5                                                                                             | 32                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                            | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                 | 19                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             | 21                                                                                            | 6                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 6                                                                                             | 27                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                            | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                   | 13                                                                                            | 0                                                                                             | 9                                                                                             | 26                                                                                            | 28                                                                                            | 2                                                                                             | 1                                                                                             | 66                                                                                            | 79                                                                                            | 4                                                                                             | 0                                                                                             | 4                                                                                             | 83                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                            | COUNTRY TOTAL                                                                                 | 539                                                                                           | 51                                                                                            | 173                                                                                           | 589                                                                                           | 486                                                                                           | 5                                                                                             | 51                                                                                            | 1355                                                                                          | 1894                                                                                          | 167                                                                                           | 25                                                                                            | 192                                                                                           | 2086                                                                                          |

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO  1536  TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

STATEWISE DETAILS OF THE GODOWN likely TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR

(Figs in MT)

| SL. NO.   | NAME OF THE STATE   | LIKELY TO BE CONSTRUCTED   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | UP                  | 80,000                     |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh        | 71,680                     |
| 3.        | Odisha              | 43000                      |
| 4.        | West Bengal         | 15000                      |
| 5.        | Jharkhand           | 60000                      |
| 6.        | Rajasthan           | 15000                      |
| 7.        | Bihar               | 50000                      |
| 8.        | Madhya Pradesh      | 27000                      |
| 9.        | Tamilnadu           | 55000                      |
|           | TOTAL               | 4,16,680                   |

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## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1536  TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2017 IN LOK SABHA.

| POSITION AS ON 30-06   |        | COVERED   | COVERED   | COVERED   | CAP   | CAP   | CAP   | GRAND TOTAL   |
|------------------------|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------|-------|-------|---------------|
|                        |        | OWNED     | HIRED     | TOTAL     | OWNED | HIRED | TOTAL |               |
| 30-06-2012             | STOCKS | 118.47    | 201.00    | 319.47    | 18.32 | 17.12 | 35.44 | 354.91        |
| 30-06-2013             | STOCKS | 100.59    | 206.88    | 307.47    | 12.91 | 9.19  | 22.10 | 329.57        |
| 30-06-2014             | STOCKS | 90.33     | 211.98    | 302.31    | 10.65 | 6.39  | 17.04 | 319.35        |
| 30-06-2015             | STOCKS | 92.65     | 208.14    | 300.79    | 3.19  | 1.64  | 4.83  | 305.62        |
| 30-06-2016             | STOCKS | 81.99     | 192.77    | 274.76    | 1.67  | 0.70  | 2.37  | 277.13        |
| 30-06-2017             | STOCKS | 91.59     | 204.25    | 295.84    | 1.79  | 0.00  | 1.79  | 297.63        |

FCI in the last five years as moved from non-DCP State to DCP state for procurement as result foodgrains procured are stored preserved and utilized in respective State as a result overall stocks of FCI has decreased.

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