Lok Sabha Question No. 1550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Wastage of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., T. RADHAKRISHNAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, S. RAJENDRAN

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1550

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

WASTAGE OF FOODGRAINS

1550.   SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

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 the Government is aware that a large quantum of foodgrains  got  wasted/rotted  due  to  shortage  of  godowns  facility  in  Food Corporation of India (FCI);
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  measures  taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the number of private godowns registered with Warehousing Development  and  Regulatory  Authority  (WDRA)  as  on  date  and  their capacity;
- (d) the  number  of  godowns  owned  by  FCI  along  with  their  capacity, State/ UT-wise;
- (e) whether incidences of pilferage and theft have been reported in the private and FCI owned godowns and if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years; and
- (f) the number of persons found guilty during the said period along with the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  against  such  guilty persons?

## A N S W E R

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

(a) & (b): No damage of Central Pool foodgrains can be directly attributed to shortage of godowns facility in Food Corporation of India (FCI). Sufficient storage capacity is available for storage of central pool foodgrains at national level. Scientific codes of practices for safe storage of foodgrains are followed during storage.

- (c): The total  number  of  private  godowns  registered  with  Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) as on 31.01.2019 is 717, with a total storage capacity of 47.48 Lack MT.
- (d): Details are enclosed at Annexure-I.
- (e): The  details  of  pilferage/theft  cases  reported  during  the  last  three years in the godowns owned/hired by FCI is as follows:
- (f): Region-wise details on the pilferage/theft cases  of foodgrains reported during last three years along with action taken are at Annexure-II.

| Year    |   No. of Cases |   Quantity (MT) |
|---------|----------------|-----------------|
| 2015-16 |             13 |           62.89 |
| 2016-17 |             02 |           26.4  |
| 2017-18 |             03 |           92.73 |

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1550 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF GODOWNS OWNED BY FCI ALONG WITH THEIR CAPACITY AS ON 31.12.2019.

(Fig. in LMT)

|       | State/UT          | No. of Godowns   | Capacity   | Capacity   | Total   |
|-------|-------------------|------------------|------------|------------|---------|
|       |                   |                  | Covered    | CAP        |         |
| 1     | Bihar             | 12               | 3.66       | 1.00       | 4.66    |
| 2     | Jharkhand         | 6                | 0.67       | 0.05       | 0.72    |
| 3     | Odisha            | 28               | 3.12       | 0.00       | 3.12    |
| 4     | West Bengal       | 22               | 8.40       | 0.51       | 8.91    |
| 5     | Sikkim            | 1                | 0.10       | 0.00       | 0.10    |
| 6     | Assam             | 20               | 3.00       | 0.00       | 3.00    |
| 7     | Arunachal Pradesh | 10               | 0.25       | 0.00       | 0.25    |
| 8     | Meghalaya         | 3                | 0.13       | 0.00       | 0.13    |
| 9     | Mizoram           | 6                | 0.25       | 0.00       | 0.25    |
| 10    | Tripura           | 5                | 0.36       | 0.00       | 0.36    |
| 11    | Manipur           | 4                | 0.28       | 0.00       | 0.28    |
| 12    | Nagaland          | 5                | 0.33       | 0.00       | 0.33    |
| 13    | Delhi             | 6                | 3.36       | 0.31       | 3.67    |
| 14    | Haryana           | 33               | 7.68       | 3.33       | 11.01   |
| 15    | Himachal Pradesh  | 6                | 0.19       | 0.00       | 0.19    |
| 16    | J& K              | 16               | 1.03       | 0.10       | 1.13    |
| 17    | Punjab            | 121              | 22.24      | 7.31       | 29.55   |
| 18    | Chandigarh        | 0                | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00    |
| 19    | Rajasthan         | 36               | 7.20       | 1.85       | 9.05    |
| 20    | Uttar Pradesh     | 49               | 14.95      | 5.19       | 20.14   |
| 21    | Uttarakhand       | 4                | 0.66       | 0.21       | 0.87    |
| 22    | Andhra Pradesh    | 23               | 7.29       | 1.60       | 8.89    |
| 23    | Andaman Nicobar   | 1                | 0.07       | 0.00       | 0.07    |
| 24    | Telangana         | 11               | 5.37       | 1.02       | 6.39    |
| 25    | Kerala            | 23               | 5.29       | 0.21       | 5.50    |
| 26    | Karnataka         | 22               | 3.81       | 1.36       | 5.17    |
| 27    | Tamil Nadu        | 10               | 5.80       | 0.25       | 6.05    |
| 28    | Puducherry        | 4                | 0.44       | 0.06       | 0.50    |
| 29    | Gujarat           | 14               | 5.00       | 0.27       | 5.27    |
| 30    | Maharashtra       | 12               | 8.85       | 1.02       | 9.87    |
| 31    | Goa               | 1                | 0.15       | 0.00       | 0.15    |
| 32    | Madhya Pradesh    | 19               | 3.37       | 0.36       | 3.73    |
| 33    | Chhattisgarh      | 20               | 5.12       | 0.01       | 5.13    |
| Grand | Total             | 553              | 128.42     | 26.02      | 154.44  |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (f)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1550 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 12 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

## REGION-WISE DETAILS ON THEFT/PILFERAGE CASES OF FOODGRAINS REPORTED DURING LAST THREE YEARS ALONG WITH ACTION TAKEN

| Name of Region   | No. of Cases   | Action Taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16          | 2015-16        | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Bihar            | 2              | Amount Rs.1,55,608/- Recovered from home guards and penalty has been imposed against 3 watchman, 'withholding of one increment for one year without cumulative effect'                                                                   |
| Bihar            | 2              | Mokama Police station has filed final report against unknown person vide 79/18 dated 30.06.2018 and closed investigation against FIR 181/15 dated 28.08.2015 case has been registered in Mokama Police Station and Hon'ble Court Branch. |
| Rajasthan        | 1              | Amount Rs. 37,712/- has been recovered from RSWC.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Gujarat          | 1              | Theft of 2 Wheat bags done by the driver of H & TC, CWC Chhani and FIR No. 01/186/15 dated 30.10.2015 was lodged by the warehouse Manager of CWC Chhani against the truck Driver.                                                        |
| Punjab           | 4              | FIR Lodged. Efforts are being made for Supurdagi of the 21 bags of wheat through court.                                                                                                                                                  |
| Punjab           | 4              | Amount Rs. 1,71,083/- has been recovered from Home Guards.                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Punjab           | 4              | Amount Rs. 1,49,850/- has been Recovered from Pungrain Agency.                                                                                                                                                                           |
| UP               | 4              | Amount Rs. 76,396/- has been recovered from Home Guard.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| UP               | 4              | Amount Rs.44,634/- has been recovered from Security Agency, FIR Lodged.                                                                                                                                                                  |
| UP               | 4              | Amount Rs.1,16,875/- has been recovered from Security Agency                                                                                                                                                                             |
| UP               | 4              | FIR lodged at local Police Station.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Haryana          | 1              | Misappropriation 34 Bags wheat by Deepak Kumar AG-II (D) has been recovered. Charge sheet has been issued to Sh. Deepak Kumar.                                                                                                           |
| 2016-17          | 2016-17        | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Punjab           | 1              | Amount Rs.8,45,820/- Recovered from PSWC.                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Rajasthan        | 1              | Theft Stock Recovered.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2017-18          | 2017-18        | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Punjab           | 3              | Amount Rs.1,72,6.36/- Recovered from PHG., Case is closed                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Punjab           | 3              | Amount Rs. 2,15,436/- recovered from the bills of Pungrain .                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Punjab           | 3              | Amount Rs. 26,97,152/-Recovered from the bills of PSWC.                                                                                                                                                                                  |