Lok Sabha Question No. 3443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Government Run Warehouses
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3443 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 JANUARY, 2019

## GOVERNMENT RUN WAREHOUSES

## 3443. SHRI B.V. NAIK:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a Government run warehouses in each of the 640 districts of the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if so, the time by which the Government is planning to set up at least one warehous  in  each  district  of  the  country  for  the  storage  of  foodgranin  and vegetables produced by the farmers; and
- (c) the  amount  of  budget  allocated  this  year  by  the  Government  for  the maintenance of existing warehouses and for the construction of new warehouses? A N S W E R

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

- (a)  &  (b):  Majority  of  the  districts  in  the  country  have  warehouses  for  storage  of foodgrains  for  distribution  under  Public  Distribution  System  (PDS).  Storage  gap assessment of a district is made by considering available capacities in a radius of 100  Km  in  plain  areas  and  50  Km  in  hilly  areas.  Foodgrain  requirement  of  the districts is met from the depots located in the same district or a nearby district.

As far as foodgrains are concerned, the total storage capacity available in the country is sufficient to store of Central Pool Stock required for PDS. However, to augment capacities in specific areas, the Government implements two schemes for construction  of  godowns,  namely  Private  Entrepreneurs  Guarantee  (PEG)  Scheme and  Central  Sector  Scheme  with  a  special  focus  on  North  Eastern  Region.  In addition to conventional godowns, construction of steel silos has been undertaken in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode for modernizing storage infrastructure and improving shelf life of stored foodgrains.

As  far  as  perishable  horticulture  produce  like  vegetables  are  concerned, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare implements a Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) which also provides assistance for creation  of  post  harvest  management  infrastructure  including  setting  up  of  cold storages.

- (c): During 2018-19, Food Corporation of India (FCI) has a budget of Rs. 369.05 Cr  for  maintenance  of  its  warehouses.  Central  Warehousing  Corporation  (CWC) utilizes its own resources for construction and maintenance of its warehouses for which an amount of Rs 153 Cr has been allocated for 2018-19. Government provides funds for construction of new godowns under the Central Sector Scheme. There is a budget of Rs 35.00 Cr for construction of godowns by FCI in North Eastern Region and Rs 25.00 Cr for construction of intermediate godowns by State Governments of North Eastern Region in 2018-19.

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