Lok Sabha Question No. 282 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Private Godowns
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 282

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  DECEMBER, 2016

## PRIVATE GODOWNS

## *282. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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- (a) the number and capacity of foodgrains storage godowns both in  public and private  sectors separately, State-wise;
- (b) whether the private godowns are subjected to any regulatory mechanism  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (c) whether large scale storage of foodgrains in private godowns is  one    of  the  reasons  for  the  abnormal  rise  in  the  prices  of foodgrains in the market and if so, the response of the Government thereto; and
- (d) whether there are incidences of pilferage, theft and wastage of foodgrains reported in the private and Government godowns and if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken thereon?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  THE STARRED QUESTION NO.282 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 6 th  DECEMBER, 2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

- (a): As per  survey conducted in 2014, the State-wise details of the number  and  available  capacity  of  storage  godowns  both  in  public  and private sectors for foodgrains/ agricultural items are enclosed as Annexure-I.
- (b): The  private  godowns  are  not  subjected  to  any  regulatory mechanism.  However,  those  private  godown owners  who  want  to  issue Negotiable  Warehouse  Receipts  (NWR)  need  to  register  their  godowns with  Warehousing  Development  &  Regulatory  Authority  (WDRA),  which has been constituted in the year 2010.  As on 30.11.2016, a total of 1326 warehouses including 699 private warehouses are registered with WDRA. There is no provision in WDRA Act for regulation of those godowns which are not registered with it.
- (c):   There are multiple factors responsible for price rise such as global inflation, increasing demand, less production, increased cost of transportation, black marketing, black money, increase in money supply, issues  in  supply  chain  management  etc.    However,  there  is  no  direct relation  between  price  rise  and  the  storage  of  foodgrains  in  private godowns.
- (d): The  data  regarding  incidences  of  pilferage/theft/wastage  of foodgrains in food storage godowns controlled by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) (both public and  private) is given at Annexure-II. The summarized position is given below:-

| Year                      |   No. of Cases | Qty (MT)     | Value (Rs.)     |
|---------------------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
| 2013-14                   |             13 | (I MT) 39.75 | (i R ) 8,66,643 |
| 2014-15                   |             07 | 51.6         | 13,23,018       |
| 2015-16                   |             14 | 63.94        | 18,45,466       |
| 2016-17 (till 30.09.2016) |             01 | 25.40        | 08,45,820       |

The corrective steps taken to prevent such losses are at Annexure-III. ***********

## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  STARRED QUESTION NO. *282  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 06.12.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

Statement showing State-wise details of the number and available capacity of foodgrains storage godowns both in public and private sectors

| State               | Number of Warehouses   | Number of Warehouses   | Number of Warehouses   | Number of Warehouses   | Capacity of Warehouses in Metric Tonnes   | Capacity of Warehouses in Metric Tonnes   | Capacity of Warehouses in Metric Tonnes   | Capacity of Warehouses in Metric Tonnes   |
|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| State               | Government             | Private                | Cooperative            | Total                  | Government                                | Private                                   | Cooperative                               | Total                                     |
| A& NISLANDS         | 17                     | -                      | -                      | 17                     | 25,100                                    | -                                         | -                                         | 25,100                                    |
| ANDHRAPRADESH       | 714                    | 1,459                  | 1,502                  | 3,675                  | 5,699,535                                 | 6,513,006                                 | 1,376,196                                 | 13,588,737                                |
| TELANGANA           | 421                    | 660                    | 945                    | 2,026                  | 3,481,586                                 | 4,497,388                                 | 1,156,007                                 | 9,134,981                                 |
| ARUNACHAL PD.       | 10                     | 2                      | -                      | 12                     | 16,897                                    | 5,735                                     | -                                         | 22,632                                    |
| ASSAM               | 114                    | 249                    | 809                    | 1,172                  | 546,806                                   | 707,195                                   | 292,383                                   | 1,546,384                                 |
| BIHAR               | 513                    | 317                    | 5,455                  | 6,285                  | 1,416,174                                 | 479,544                                   | 803,009                                   | 2,698,727                                 |
| CHHATTISGARH        | 154                    | 434                    | 1,491                  | 2,079                  | 1,689,474                                 | 1,242,875                                 | 475,164                                   | 3,407,513                                 |
| PUNJAB              | 422                    | 1,548                  | 751                    | 2,721                  | 4,682,805                                 | 6,437,319                                 | 1,170,300                                 | 12,290,424                                |
| CHANDIGARH          | 2                      | -                      | 1                      | 3                      | 29,817                                    | -                                         | 1,167                                     | 30,984                                    |
| DAMAN& DIU          | 3                      | -                      | -                      | 3                      | 2,100                                     | -                                         | -                                         | 2,100                                     |
| DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI | 4                      | -                      | -                      | 4                      | 1,350                                     | -                                         | -                                         | 1,350                                     |
| GOA                 | 15                     | 1                      | 3                      | 19                     | 80,255                                    | 299                                       | 1,550                                     | 82,104                                    |
| GUJARAT             | 276                    | 8,092                  | 2,304                  | 10,672                 | 1,533,841                                 | 3,197,115                                 | 1,600,830                                 | 6,331,786                                 |
| HIMACHAL PD.        | 201                    | 24                     | 47                     | 272                    | 130,410                                   | 3,000                                     | 7,834                                     | 141,244                                   |
| HARYANA             | 436                    | 784                    | 386                    | 1,606                  | 5,490,538                                 | 7,741,214                                 | 809,475                                   | 14,041,227                                |
| JAMMU& KASHMIR      | 180                    | 5                      | -                      | 185                    | 380,800                                   | 41,451                                    | -                                         | 422,251                                   |
| JHARKHAND           | 249                    | 85                     | 284                    | 618                    | 558,231                                   | 114,255                                   | 66,111                                    | 738,597                                   |
| KARNATAKA           | 534                    | 3,509                  | 1,733                  | 5,776                  | 1,235,355                                 | 2,940,001                                 | 1,318,444                                 | 5,493,800                                 |
| KERALA              | 103                    | 61                     | 203                    | 367                    | 819,588                                   | 77,171                                    | 48,701                                    | 945,460                                   |
| LAKSHADWEEP         | 18                     | -                      | -                      | 18                     | 6,421                                     | -                                         | -                                         | 6,421                                     |
| MEGHALAYA           | 135                    | 1                      | 75                     | 211                    | 103,859                                   | 100                                       | 7,850                                     | 111,809                                   |
| MAHARASHTRA         | 1,104                  | 3,191                  | 1,454                  | 5,749                  | 4,149,714                                 | 6,407,476                                 | 1,189,886                                 | 11,747,076                                |
| MANIPUR             | 20                     | -                      | -                      | 20                     | 41,473                                    | -                                         | -                                         | 41,473                                    |
| MADHYAPRADESH       | 458                    | 3,211                  | 909                    | 4,578                  | 2,285,128                                 | 13,479,812                                | 337,063                                   | 16,102,003                                |
| MIZORAM             | 136                    | -                      | 13                     | 149                    | 58,860                                    | -                                         | 2,548                                     | 61,408                                    |
| NCT OF DELHI        | 18                     | 12                     | -                      | 30                     | 343,231                                   | 21,722                                    | -                                         | 364,953                                   |
| NAGALAND            | 57                     | 1                      | -                      | 58                     | 64,060                                    | 813                                       | -                                         | 64,873                                    |
| ODISHA              | 295                    | 365                    | 1,170                  | 1,830                  | 1,678,754                                 | 626,547                                   | 280,890                                   | 2,586,191                                 |
| PUDUCHERRY          | 1                      | -                      | -                      | 1                      | 7,350                                     | -                                         | -                                         | 7,350                                     |
| RAJASTHAN           | 270                    | 1,099                  | 543                    | 1,912                  | 2,967,516                                 | 2,017,928                                 | 229,436                                   | 5,214,880                                 |
| SIKKIM              | 50                     | 1                      | -                      | 51                     | 45,405                                    | 89                                        | -                                         | 45,494                                    |
| TAMILNADU           | 546                    | 187                    | 2,271                  | 3,004                  | 3,462,468                                 | 711,451                                   | 383,661                                   | 4,557,580                                 |
| TRIPURA             | 134                    | -                      | -                      | 134                    | 88,553                                    | -                                         | -                                         | 88,553                                    |
| UTTARAKHAND         | 95                     | 113                    | 76                     | 284                    | 562,559                                   | 286,899                                   | 90,210                                    | 939,668                                   |
| UTTAR PRADESH       | 1,505                  | 575                    | 1,831                  | 3,911                  | 7,700,312                                 | 3,991,810                                 | 957,613                                   | 12,649,735                                |
| WEST BENGAL         | 108                    | 1,763                  | 91                     | 1,962                  | 1,685,600                                 | 1,336,589                                 | 43,151                                    | 3,065,340                                 |
| ALL INDIA           | 9,318                  | 27,749                 | 24,348                 | 61,415                 | 53,071,925                                | 62,878,804                                | 12,649,479                                | 128,600,208                               |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  STARRED QUESTION NO. *282 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 06.12.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

STATEMENT SHOWING DETAILS OF THEFT/PILFERAGE CASES W.E.F. 01.04.2013 TO 31.03.2014.

| Sl. No.     | Name of the Zone/ Region/Depot   | Date of occurrence    | Nature of loss Commodity/Quanti ty         | Amount involved (Rs.)   |
|-------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| West Zone / | M.P. Region                      |                       |                                            |                         |
| 1.          | FSD, Itarsi(DO Bhopal)           | 09.05.2013            | Theft of 27qtls. of wheat.                 | 42,390/-                |
| 2.          | FSD, Itarsi(DO Bhopal)           | 09.06.2013            | Theft of 68bags of wheat (34 qtls)         | 53,380/-                |
| 3           | FSD, Itarsi (DO Bhopal)          | 02.08.2013            | Theft of 3bags of wheat (1.5 qtls)         | 2,875/-                 |
|             | East Zone / W.Bengal             |                       |                                            |                         |
| 4           | FSD, Adra                        | 30.05.2013            | Theft of 138 bags of rice (69 qtls)        | 1,88,808/-              |
|             | North Zone / Punjab              |                       |                                            |                         |
| 5           | ARDC,Kartarpur                   | 7/8.5.2013            | Theft of 160 bags wheat (80 qtls.)         | 1,70,000/-              |
| 6           | Atwal open plint, Kartarpur      | 31.8.2013             | Theft of 71kattas wheat (35.50 qtls.)      | 75,438/-                |
| 7           | BGMalout                         | 9/10.7.2013           | Theft of 42kattas wheat(21 qtls.)          | 44,625/-                |
| 8           | HGJaitu                          | 11/12.8.2013          | Theft of 78bags wheat (39 Qtls.)           | 82,875/-                |
| 9           | FSD Balachaur Open plinth        | 8.8.2013              | Theft of 109 bags wheat (54.50 qtls.)      | 1,09,557/-              |
| 10          | BGMalout, Open complex           | 1/2.09.2013           | Theft of 14kattas of rice (7.00qtls)       | 19,257/-                |
| 11          | BGMalout, Open complex           | -                     | Theft of 22kattas wheat (11.00qtls.)       | 22,375/-                |
| 12          | BGMalout, Open complex           | 31.10.13 / 01.11.2013 | Theft of 25kattas wheat (12.05 (qtls.)     | 26,563/-                |
| 13          | Buffer Complex, Patiala          | 20.11.2013            | 26wheat bags and 1 rice bags. (13.50 Qtl.) | 28,500/-                |
|             |                                  | Total                 | 397.53 Qtl. ( 39.75MTs)                    | Rs. 8,66,643 /-         |

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## STATEMENT SHOWING DETAILS OF THEFT/PILFERAGE CASES W.E.F. 01.04.2014 TO 31.03.2015.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Zone/ Region/Depot      | Date of occurrence                                   | Nature of loss Commodity/ Quantity             | Amount involved (Rs.)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | FSD Doraha (Punjab)                 | 19/20.3.2014 (Detail of Case reported in Sept. 2014) | 336 Rice katta (168 Qtl.)                      | 5,00,808/-              |
| 2.        | Bihla Open Complex Barnala-2        | 10.3.2014 (Detail of Case reported in 2014)          | 241 Wheat bags (120.5 Qtl.)                    | 2,56,063/-              |
| 3.        | Rohtak/BGNarwana (Haryana)          | 25.5.2014                                            | 123 wheat bags (61.5 Qtl.)                     | 1,07,010/-              |
| 4.        | FSD MogaPlinth No.1                 | 5/6.9.2014                                           | 75wheat bags (37.5 Qtl.)                       | 77,550/-                |
| 5.        | FSD N.Pannuwan                      | 6/7.2.2015                                           | 91wheat bags (45.5 Qtl.)                       | 97,179/-                |
| 6         | FSD N.Pannuwan                      | 22/23.01.2015                                        | 65wheat bags (32.5 Qtl.)                       | 68,571/-                |
|           | JAIPUR                              |                                                      |                                                |                         |
| 7         | RSWC,Goluwala Godown Shriganganagar | 10.01.2015                                           | wheat bags --- 50.50 Qtl. 101 Gunnies Bags --- | 2,08,868/- 6,969/-      |
|           |                                     | Total                                                | 516 Qtls. (51.6MT)                             | 13,23,018/-             |

## STATEMENT SHOWING DETAILS OF THEFT/PILFERAGE CASES W.E.F. 01.04.2015 TO 31.03.2016.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Zone/ Region/Depot            | Date of occurrence                     | Nature of loss Commodity/ Quantity                  | Amount involved (Rs.)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|           | Rajasthan                                 |                                        |                                                     |                         |
| 1         | RSWC Taradevi, Hanumangarh (Srignganagar) | 16.06.2015                             | 16Kattas Wheat (8 Qtl.)                             | 18,856/-                |
|           | Bihar                                     |                                        |                                                     |                         |
| 2         | FSD Mokama, (Patna)                       | 20.06.2015                             | Wheat, 81.47 Qtl.                                   | 1,68,480/-              |
| 3         | FSD Mokama, (Patna)                       | 27.08.2015                             | Rice, 22.34 Qtl.                                    | 61,078/-                |
|           | Gujarat                                   |                                        |                                                     |                         |
| 4         | CWCChhani (Baroda)                        | 30.10.2015                             | Ind. Wheat 1.25 Qtl.                                | 2,238/-                 |
|           | PUNJAB                                    |                                        |                                                     |                         |
| 5.        | ARDC Patti (Amritsar)                     | 19/20.02.2015                          | 21Bags URS Rice 10.50 Qtls.                         | 34,650/-                |
| 6 .       | ARDC Patti (Amritsar)                     | 19/20.08.2015                          | 21Bags URS Wheat 10.50 Qtls.                        | 23,804/-                |
| 7.        | FSD Kotkapura                             | 19.11.2015                             | Wheat, 151Bags. 75.50 Qtls.                         | 1,71,083/-              |
| 8.        | Mukhtiar Kaur-II                          | 25/26.01.2016                          | 90Bags Rice 45.00 Qtls                              | 1,49,670/-              |
| 9.        | FSD Ajitwal (Moga)                        | 04/05.03.2016                          | 571 Rice Katta 285.50 Qtls.                         | 9,47,958/-              |
|           | UP                                        |                                        |                                                     |                         |
| 10.       | FSD Naini                                 | 22.09.2015                             | Wheat,16.85 Qtls.                                   | 38,180/-                |
| 11.       | FSD Naini                                 | 03.02.2015 (Reported in January, 2016) | Wheat, 21bags 10.5 Qtls.                            | 44,634/-                |
| 12.       | FSD Naini                                 | 02.03.2015 (Reported in January, 2016) | Wheat, 55Bags 27.5 Qtls.                            | 1,16,875/-              |
| 13.       | FSD Kuraghat. (Gorkhpur)                  | 16.12.2015 ( Reportedin April, 2016)   | Wheat, 37bags (18.5Qtls) & Rice, 17Bags (8.5) Qtls. | 67,960/-                |
|           | HARYANA                                   |                                        |                                                     |                         |
| 14.       | Rohtak                                    | 07.11.2015                             | Wheat, 34Bags 17.5 Qtls.                            | -------                 |
|           |                                           | Total                                  | 63.94MT                                             | 18,45,466/-             |

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Zone/ Region/Depot   | Date of occurrence   | Nature of loss Commodity/ Quantity               | Amount involved (Rs.)   |
|-----------|----------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|           | Punjab                           |                      |                                                  |                         |
| 1         | PSWC Killi Chahal (Ajitwal)      | 21/22.06.2016        | Theft of 508 bags of Rice (2015- 2016)(254 Qtl.) | Rs.8,45,820/-           |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. *282 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 06.12.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## (A): STEPS TAKEN BY FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA (FCI) TO PREVENT PILFERAGE/THEFT/WASTAGE OF FOODGRAINS

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  pilf erage  and  theft  has  come  to  notice.    Apart  from  this, departmental action including recovery of loss has been resorted to as a deterrent measure.
5. 5   Apart from the above, monitoring by installing CCTV camera systems and other gadgets is also being done and CCTV cameras are being installed in all FCI owned depots.

## (B): STEPS  TAKEN BY  FCI  TO  PRESERVE  THE QUALITY  OF  PROCURED  FOODGRAINS  TO PREVENT DAMAGE:

Before  the  commencement  of  Rabi  and  Kharif  Marketing  Seasons,  Ministry  of  Consumer  Affairs, Food  &  Public  Distribution,  Department  of  Food  &  Public  Distribution,  Govt.  of  India  issues  uniform specifications for procurement of foodgrains for the Central Pool. These uniform specifications are circulated to  F.C.I.  and  all  State  Govts./Agencies  with  instructions  to ensure  that  foodgrains  are  procured strictly in accordance with the uniform specifications.

2. Foodgrains procured by F.C.I. and State Govts/Agencies are stored in covered godowns as well as in CAP (cover and plinth).
3. During storage, the following steps are taken for safe storage and preservations of foodgrains:
- 1) All godowns are constructed as per specifications.
- 2) Foodgrains are stored by adopting proper scientific code of storage practices.
- 3) Adequate dunnage materials such as wooden crates, bamboo mats, polythene sheets are used to check migration of moisture from the floor to the foodgrains.
- 4) Fumigation  covers,  nylon  ropes,  nets  and  insecticides  for  control  of  stored  grain  insect  pests  are provided in all the godowns.
- 5) Prophylactic (spraying of insecticides) and curative treatments (fumigation) are carried out regularly and timely in godowns for the control of stored grain insect pests.
- 6) Effective rat control measures, both in covered godowns as well as in CAP storage are used.
- 7) Foodgrains in 'Cover and Plinth' (CAP) storage are stored on elevated plinths and wooden crates are used as dunnage material. Stacks are properly covered with specifically fabricated low-density black polythene water -proof covers and tied with nylon ropes/nets.
- 8) Regular periodic inspections of the stocks/godowns are undertaken by qualified and trained staff and all senior officers. The health of the foodgrains is monitored at regular intervals by a system of checks and super checks at different levels. Following Checks and Super checks are conducted in the godowns by FCI to ensure proper preservation of foodgrains in the storage.
- a) Fortnightly inspection of stocks on 100% basis by Technical Assistant.
- b) Monthly inspection by Manager(QC)
- c) Quaterly inspection by AGM(QC)
- d) Super Checks by Regional, Zonal and FCI Hqrs Squads.
- 9) The principle of  'First  in  First Out'  (FIFO)  is  followed  to  the extent  possible so  as  to  avoid  longer storage of foodgrains in godowns.
- 10) Only covered rail wagons are used for movement of foodgrains so as to avoid damage during transit.
- 11) Damage Monitoring Cells have been set up at District, Regional and Zonal levels to regularly monitor quality of stocks and reduce damages.

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