Lok Sabha Question No. 4535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Operational Warehouse in Rajasthan
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MtNtsTRy oF COI{SUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD &  pUBLtC  DISTRIBUT|ON DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRTBUTION

## LOK SAEHA

UNSTARRED QUESTIOil  NO. 4535 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 23"r MARGH,2021

## OPERATIONAL WAREHOUSE IN RAJASTHAN

## t4535. SHRIMATI RANJEETA  KOLI: SHR! KANAKMAL  KATARA:

Will the Minister of GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AitD PUBLIG DtsrRtBUTIOil  5cs!tril rnril, ur<.c dk nrffm fofiwr t'* be pteased  to state:

- (a)  the district-wise number of warehouses currentty operating in Rajasthan  for the storage of foodgrains  along with the number of warehouses belonging to SFGI and rented warehouses;
- (b) the number of fanmers being benefitted from the said warehouses;
- (c) whether the Government has examined that these warehouses are adequate for the procurement  of foodgrains from farmers in Raiasthan;
- (d) the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (e) the quantum  of foodgrains  rotting/getting  spoited every year; and
- (f) the number of more warehouses proposed  to be set up or teased for storage in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

MTNISTER OF STATE FOR MtNtSTRy OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTR!BUTION

(sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

- (a)r The details of district-wise  number  of warehouses  currentty operating in Raiasthan by Food corporation  of lndia (Fcl) is at Annexure-!.
- (b): 2,{9,853 farmers were benefited  from Minimum Support  price  (ItlSp) for wheat procurement  in Raiasthan during Rabi Market Season (RMS) 2020,-21.

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(c)&(d): As per trend of procurement  during last 05 years, the stoage capacity available in Rajasthan is adequate for storage of procured foodgrains from farmers.

(e): Foodgrain available with Fcl is stored and preserved  scientifically. FG! is storing/  handling large quantities  of foodgrains for the purpose  ot issuance/distribution  under National Food security Act (NFSA)  and other welfare schemes of Government of lndia.

Out of these Stocks, very sma  quantity  of food grains get damaged mainly due to Natural Galamities tike Gyclone/Flood  & transit damages viz. en-route damage in wagon/truck  due to contamination, wagon roof leakage etc. ln some cases, due to negligence of officiats/ officers, for which suitabte disciptinary action are invariably taken against  defaulters.

Statement showing State-wise quantum  of foodgrains  rotting (damaged) during the last 3 years and current year including Raiasthan is at Annexure-ll.

(0: FC! continuously  assesses  and monitors  the storage capacity and based on  the  storage gap assessment, storage capacities are created/hired in the country including Rajasthan.

ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) oF THE UNSTARRED  QUESTIoN NO.4535 FOR ANSWER  ON 23.O3.2O2{  IN THE LOK SABHA.

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| Name Division                                                                       | No of Depot                                                                         | OTYNED OWNED                                                                        | Food Co cwc                                                                         | tion swc                                                                            | of lndia                                                                            | FCr) PWS                                                                            | TOTAL                                                                               | TOTAL COVER ED TOTAL                                                                | CAP                                                                                 | GRAND TOTAL                                                                         |
|                                                                                     | qH                                                                                  |                                                                                     |                                                                                     | qssdr{                                                                              | PEG                                                                                 | 2010                                                                                | HIRED                                                                               | COVER ED                                                                            | OTYN ED                                                                             | NITS GRAND TOTAL                                                                    |
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|                                                                                     | Aimer                                                                               | 2                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Bhilwara                                                                            | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Naqaur                                                                              | 1                                                                                   | ,|                                                                             | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Pali                                                                                | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Total Aimer                                                                         | 6                                                                                   | ,|                                                                             | 7                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | to                                                                                  | 16                                                                                  | 2                                                                                   | 18                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     | Alwar                                                                               | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Dholpur                                                                             | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Bharatpur                                                                           | 1                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Xarauli                                                                             | o                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Total Alwar                                                                         | 4                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 7                                                                                   | ,t1                                                                                 | 1                                                                                   | 12                                                                                  |
| Bikaner                                                                             | Bikaner                                                                             | 1                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   |
| Bikaner                                                                             | Churu                                                                               | 3                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   |
| Bikaner                                                                             | Jhu unu                                                                             | 1                                                                                   | ,|                                                                             | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   |
| Bikaner                                                                             | Total Bikaner                                                                       | 5                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   | 11                                                                                  | o                                                                                   | 11                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     | Jaipur                                                                              | 1                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   | 9                                                                                   | 10                                                                                  | 0                                                                                   | t0                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     | Dausa                                                                               | I                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Tonk                                                                                | 1                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Sikar                                                                               | 1                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Total Jai                                                                           | 4                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   | l5                                                                                  | 19                                                                                  | 0                                                                                   | {9                                                                                  |
| Jodhpur                                                                             | ur Jodhpur                                                                          | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   |
| Jodhpur                                                                             | Jalore                                                                              | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   |
| Jodhpur                                                                             | Barmel                                                                              | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   |
| Jodhpur                                                                             | Jaisalmel                                                                           | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   |
| Jodhpur                                                                             | Total Jodhpur                                                                       | 4                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   | 10                                                                                  | o                                                                                   | 10                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     | Kota                                                                                | I                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 7                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Baran                                                                               | 1                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Bundi                                                                               | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 7                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | SAWAI MADHOPUR                                                                      | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Jhalawar                                                                            | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Total Kota                                                                          | 7                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 9                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | l6                                                                                  | 23                                                                                  | 5                                                                                   | 2A                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     | Hanumanqarh                                                                         | 1                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 7                                                                                   | t6                                                                                  | 17                                                                                  | 1                                                                                   | l8                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     | Sri Ganqanagar                                                                      | 1                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   | l5                                                                                  | o                                                                                   | 6                                                                                   | 27                                                                                  | 2a                                                                                  | o                                                                                   | 28                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     | Total SGNR                                                                          | 2                                                                                   | 8                                                                                   | 22                                                                                  | 0                                                                                   | t3                                                                                  | 43                                                                                  | 45                                                                                  |                                                                                     | 46                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     | Uda J                                                                               | 1                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 5                                                                                   |
| Udaipur                                                                             | Chittorgartl                                                                        | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   |
| Udaipur                                                                             | Banswara                                                                            | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   |                                                                                     | 2                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 3                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 4                                                                                   |
| Udaipur                                                                             | Sirohi                                                                              | 1                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | 1 o                                                                                 | o                                                                                   | 0                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | o o                                                                                 | 1                                                                                   |
| Udaipur                                                                             | Dungarpur                                                                           | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   |
| Udaipur                                                                             | Pratapgarh                                                                          | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 1                                                                                   |
| Udaipur                                                                             | Rajsamand                                                                           | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   | o                                                                                   | 2                                                                                   |
| Udaipur                                                                             | Uda                                                                                 |                                                                                     |                                                                                     |                                                                                     | 4                                                                                   |                                                                                     |                                                                                     |                                                                                     |                                                                                     | 17                                                                                  |
| Udaipur                                                                             | Total r Grand Total                                                                 | 4 36                                                                                | 24 1                                                                                | 6 56                                                                                | 13                                                                                  | 2 23                                                                                | l3 116                                                                              | 17 152                                                                              | o 9                                                                                 | l6t                                                                                 |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY To PART (e) oF THE UNSTARRED qUESTION  NO.4535 FOR ANSWER  ON 23.O3.2O2I IN THE LOK SABHA.

| Foodgrains stock accrued as Non-lssuable (damaged) in FGI lrom 2lJ17-18 to 2O2O-21 (as on 2A.O2.2O211   | Foodgrains stock accrued as Non-lssuable (damaged) in FGI lrom 2lJ17-18 to 2O2O-21 (as on 2A.O2.2O211   | Foodgrains stock accrued as Non-lssuable (damaged) in FGI lrom 2lJ17-18 to 2O2O-21 (as on 2A.O2.2O211   | Foodgrains stock accrued as Non-lssuable (damaged) in FGI lrom 2lJ17-18 to 2O2O-21 (as on 2A.O2.2O211   | Foodgrains stock accrued as Non-lssuable (damaged) in FGI lrom 2lJ17-18 to 2O2O-21 (as on 2A.O2.2O211   | Foodgrains stock accrued as Non-lssuable (damaged) in FGI lrom 2lJ17-18 to 2O2O-21 (as on 2A.O2.2O211   |
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|                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         |                                                                                                         | .inMT F                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                       | Biihar                                                                                                  | 1617                                                                                                    | 3568                                                                                                    | o                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                       | Jharl(hand                                                                                              | 45                                                                                                      | 3t                                                                                                      | o                                                                                                       | 12                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                       | Odiisha                                                                                                 | o                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | 87                                                                                                      | 1445                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                       | West lBe al                                                                                             | o                                                                                                       | 12                                                                                                      | o                                                                                                       | 79                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                       | Asr;am                                                                                                  | 324                                                                                                     | 868                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                       | NEF                                                                                                     | 92                                                                                                      | 58                                                                                                      | 27                                                                                                      | o                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| I                                                                                                       | Nag:rland                                                                                               | o                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       |
| I                                                                                                       | Manipur                                                                                                 | o                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       |
| l0                                                                                                      | Derlhi                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                       | 44                                                                                                      | 34                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                      | Ha a                                                                                                    | o                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 286                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       |
| {3                                                                                                      | J&K                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | I                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                      | Purr ab                                                                                                 | 211                                                                                                     | 318                                                                                                     | 56                                                                                                      | 25                                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                                      | asthan                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | 7A                                                                                                      |
| l6                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                           | 243                                                                                                     | {16                                                                                                     | 26                                                                                                      | 57                                                                                                      |
| 17                                                                                                      | Uttara khand                                                                                            | o                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       |
| {8                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                          | o                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       | 640                                                                                                     | o                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                       | 113                                                                                                     | 32                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                      | Kamataka                                                                                                | 75                                                                                                      | 53                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                              | 16                                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                      | Gu rat                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                       | l9                                                                                                      | 694                                                                                                     | 32                                                                                                      |
| 23                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                             | 15                                                                                                      | 35                                                                                                      | {8                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                          | o                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | o                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                      | Ghha arh                                                                                                | o                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       |
| Gountry Total                                                                                           | Gountry Total                                                                                           | 2663                                                                                                    | 5213                                                                                                    | ,t930                                                                                                   | r 806                                                                                                   |