Lok Sabha Question No. 3786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Storage of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3786

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  JULY, 2019

## STORAGE OF FOODGRAINS

†3786. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION उपभोक्ता त मल , ाखतद्ा औा तावर्ज�ाका्औता  मं be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  quantum  of  foodgrain  production  in  the  country along with their procurement;
- (b) the details of the total and covered storage capacity available with the Government in the entire country as on date, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the optimal utilization of the said storage capacity is being done; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI   DANVE  RAOSAHEB   DADARAO)

(a): The details of the quantum of foodgrain production in the country along with  their  procurement  at  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  by  Government Agencies  for last three years and current year is at Annexure-I.

(b)  to  (d):  The  total  storage  capacity  available  with  Food  Corporation  of  India (FCI),  Central  Warehousing  Corporation  (CWC)  and  the  State  Agencies  (both owned and hired capacity), is 862.45 LMT (as on 31.05.2019) comprising 739.76 LMT in covered godowns and 122.69 LMT in Cover and Plinth (CAP) storage.  The State-wise details are at Annexure-II.

The available storage capacity with FCI is optimally utilized for storage of wheat, rice & pulses. The average utilization of storage capacity with FCI during the last three years is given as below:

| Date       | Average percentage utilisation   |
|------------|----------------------------------|
| 31.05.2017 | 82 %                             |
| 31.05.2018 | 88 %                             |
| 31.05.2019 | 85 %                             |

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3786 DUE FOR ANSWERED ON 16.07.2019 IN THE LOK SABHA.

Production / Procurement of foodgrains

Fig in LMT

| S.   |                                            | Crop year 2015-16   | Crop year 2015-16   | Crop year 2016-17   | Crop year 2016-17   | Crop year 2017-18   | Crop year 2017-18   | Crop year 2018-19   | Crop year 2018-19   |
|------|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| No.  | Crop                                       | Prod.               | Proc.               | Prod.               | Proc.               | Prod.               | Proc.               | Prod. #             | Proc.               |
| 1    | Rice                                       | 1044.07             | 342.18              | 1097.00             | 381.06              | 1127.6              | 381.84              | 1156.30             | 437.88*             |
| 2    | Wheat                                      | 922.88              | 229.61              | 985.12              | 308.24              | 998.70              | 357.95              | 1012.00             | 341.32              |
| 3    | Coarsegrains ( Jowar, Bajra, Maize & Ragi) | 367.00              | 2.60                | 415.90              | 0.72                | 447.5               | 0.86                | 412.40              | 2.05**              |
| 4    | Pulses                                     | 163.2               | Nil                 | 231.30              | 3.34                | 254.2               | 45.51               | 232.20              | 19.38***            |

# As per Third Advance Estimates released by DAC&FW

* As on 09.07.2019 ** As on 30.06.2019 *** As on 04.07.2019

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  to  (d)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3786 DUE FOR ANSWERED ON 16.07.2019 IN THE LOK SABHA.

Total storage capacity available with Food Corporation of India (FCI) and the State Agencies (both owned and hired capacity) for storage of Central Pool Stock of foodgrains (as on 31.05.2019):

| Sl. No.   | State             |   Capacity (in LMT) |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1         | BIHAR             |               22.51 |
| 2         | JHARKHAND         |                5.45 |
| 3         | ODISHA            |               13.48 |
| 4         | WEST BENGAL       |               19.24 |
| 5         | ASSAM             |                3.98 |
| 6         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                0.3  |
| 7         | MEGHALAYA         |                0.22 |
| 8         | MIZORAM           |                0.67 |
| 9         | TRIPURA           |                0.99 |
| 10        | MANIPUR           |                0.49 |
| 11        | NAGALAND          |                0.49 |
| 12        | DELHI             |                3.67 |
| 13        | HARYANA           |              115.28 |
| 14        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                0.53 |
| 15        | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |                2.43 |
| 16        | PUNJAB            |              233.99 |
| 17        | RAJASTHAN         |               29.6  |
| 18        | UTTAR PRADESH     |               66.58 |
| 19        | UTTARAKHAND       |                2.94 |
| 20        | ANDHRA PRADESH    |               24.69 |
| 21        | TELANGANA         |               30.15 |
| 22        | KERALA            |                7.62 |
| 23        | KARNATAKA         |               12.78 |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU        |               31.36 |
| 25        | GUJARAT           |               10.87 |
| 26        | MAHARASHTRA       |               38.53 |
| 27        | GOA               |                0    |
| 28        | MADHYA PRADESH    |              157.8  |
| 29        | CHHATTISGARH      |               25.81 |
| Total     | Total             |              862.45 |

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