Lok Sabha Question No. 1499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Storage of Wheat
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1499

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## STORAGE OF WHEAT

## 1499.   SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

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- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to engage private warehouses  to  ensure  proper  storage  of  wheat  in  the  country,  if  so,  the details thereof, Statewise particularly in the State of Tamil Nadu and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) the details regarding the plan outlay and nodal agency in this regard?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) & (b): Government  encourages private investment for storage of foodgrains  through  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  mode  through  the following schemes:
- i. Private  Entrepreneurs  Guarantee  (PEG)  Scheme:  Under  this  Scheme, which was formulated in 2008, storage capacity is created by private parties, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and State Government Agencies for guaranteed hiring by Food Corporation of India (FCI). No funds are provided for construction of godowns and full investment is done  by  CWC,  State  Warehousing  Corporations  (SWCs)  and  private parties. The nodal agencies for implementation of this scheme are FCI, CWC and State Governments/Agencies. A capacity of 142.12 LMT has been created as on 31.12.2018 since the inception of this scheme. The agency-wise and State-wise details of work completed is at Annexure-I

- ii Construction  of  steel  silos:  Government  of  India  has  approved  an action plan for construction of steel silos in the country for a capacity of  100 LMT in PPP mode for modernizing storage infrastructure and improving  shelf  life  of  stored  foodgrains.    The  nodal  agencies  for implementation of this scheme are FCI, CWC and State Governments/Agencies.  Against this, as on 31.12.2018, steel silos of 6.25  LMT  capacity  have  been  created.  The  agency-wise  and  Statewise  details  are  given  at  Annexure-II.  The  silos  constructed  by  the private parties are taken over on guaranteed hiring by the Government  Agencies  for  the  stipulated  concession  period.  In  the case of silos constructed in Viability Gap Funding (VGF) mode, land is provided by the Government/Government Agencies and investment for construction is done by private party. There is a provision for seeking grant  up  to  20%  of  total  project  cost  from  the  Government  in  this mode. In non-VGF mode, full investment including provision of land is done by private party.
- iii. Private Warehouse Scheme (PWS): Under this scheme, godowns are hired by FCI from private parties based on requirement for a minimum period of two years extendable by maximum one year.  The godowns can  be  de-hired  in  the  extended  period.  This  scheme  has  been extended up to 31.03.2021 by FCI. Under this scheme, the capacity hired from private parties during last six months is as given below:

| SL   | State       |   Hired Capacity (in LMT) (Approx.) |
|------|-------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1    | Bihar       |                                0.04 |
| 2    | Maharashtra |                                0.9  |
| 3    | Karnataka   |                                0.14 |
|      | Total       |                                1.08 |

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## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to (b) OF  THE UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1499  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  12 TH   FEBRUARY, 2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

The State-wise and agency-wise details of capacity completed under PEG Scheme as on 31.12.2018 are given below:

(figures in LMT)

| SL   | State            |   Central Warehousing Corporation |   State Warehousing Corporations |   Private Investors |   Work Completed |
|------|------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh   |                              0    |                             0.36 |                0.52 |             0.88 |
| 2    | Bihar            |                              0.4  |                             0.8  |                2.2  |             3.4  |
| 3    | Chhattisgarh     |                              0.4  |                             4.97 |                0    |             5.37 |
| 4    | Gujarat          |                              0.05 |                             0    |                0.45 |             0.5  |
| 5    | Haryana          |                              0.05 |                             5.84 |               28.48 |            34.37 |
| 6    | Himachal Pradesh |                              0.03 |                             0    |                0.22 |             0.24 |
| 7    | Jammu & Kashmir  |                              0    |                             0    |                1.62 |             1.62 |
| 8    | Jharkhand        |                              0    |                             0    |                2.33 |             2.33 |
| 9    | Karnataka        |                              0.51 |                             0.79 |                1.12 |             2.41 |
| 10   | Kerala           |                              0.05 |                             0    |                0    |             0.05 |
| 11   | Madhya Pradesh   |                              1.08 |                             4.77 |                7.17 |            13.03 |
| 12   | Maharashtra      |                              0.47 |                             2.8  |                2.36 |             5.63 |
| 13   | Odisha           |                              1.73 |                             1.2  |                0.6  |             3.53 |
| 14   | Punjab           |                              0.73 |                             2.19 |               41.77 |            44.69 |
| 15   | Rajasthan        |                              0    |                             0.45 |                1.9  |             2.35 |
| 16   | Tamil Nadu       |                              0.35 |                             1.15 |                1.05 |             2.55 |
| 17   | Telengana        |                              0.3  |                             0    |                2.39 |             2.69 |
| 18   | Uttar Pradesh    |                              0    |                             0    |                0.1  |             0.1  |
| 19   | Uttarakhand      |                              0.06 |                             1.4  |               13.18 |            14.64 |
| 20   | West Bengal      |                              0.89 |                             0    |                0.6  |             1.49 |
| 21   | Assam            |                              0    |                             0    |                0.25 |             0.25 |
| 22   | Meghalaya        |                              0    |                             0    |                0    |             0    |
|      | Total            |                              7.09 |                            26.73 |              108.3  |           142.12 |

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## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to (b) OF  THE UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1499  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  12 TH   FEBRUARY, 2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

The  State-wise  and  agency-wise  details  of  capacity  of  steel  silos completed as on 31.12.2018 are given below:

| SL    | State          | Agency                  |   Capacity (in LMT) |
|-------|----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
| 1     | Punjab         | FCI                     |                0.25 |
| 2     | Madhya Pradesh | State Government/Agency |                4.5  |
| 3     | Punjab         | State Government/Agency |                1.5  |
| Total | Total          |                         |                6.25 |

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