Lok Sabha Question No. 4427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-08
Subject: PEG Scheme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4427

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 JANUARY, 2019

## PEG SCHEME

4427. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

## KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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- (a) the objectives and salient features of Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme implemented by FCI;
- (b) whether the Government has allocated adequate funds for creating additional/Modern Storage Capacity under the said scheme, if so, the details thereof during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) the details of the achievements of the scheme since its inception in 2008;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  cover  every  State  under  the said scheme so as to increase the storage capacity of foodgrains, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has taken steps for augmenting the storage capacity in PPP mode, to take care of increasing levels of production/procurement of foodgrains, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  details  of  the  overall  storage  capacity  required  for  central  pool food grains in the country, during normal procurement season?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c):  Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme was formulated in 2008.  Under  this  Scheme,  storage  capacity  is  created  by  private  parties, Central Warehousing Corporation   (CWC) and State Government Agencies for guaranteed hiring by Food Corporation of India (FCI)

Under  this  scheme,  no  funds  are  allocated  by  Government  for construction of godowns  and  full investment is done  by the private parties/CWC/State Agencies. After a godown is constructed and taken over by FCI, storage charges are paid to the  investor for the guaranteed period of 9/10 years irrespective of  the quantum of foodgrains stored

A  total  capacity  of  142.02  Lakh  Metric  Tonnes  (LMT)  has  been created as on 30.11.2018.

- (d): The PEG scheme has already been implemented in all the States of the country as per assessment of requirement, except in Nagaland, Arunachal  Pradesh,  Manipur,  Mizoram,  Tripura  and  Sikkim.  The  capacities created  in  various  States  as  on  30.11.2018  are  given  in  Annexure.  In  the North  Eastern  States  mentioned  above,  godowns  are  constructed  by  using Government funds under Central Sector Scheme.
- (e): Government  constructs  godowns  and  silos  mostly  in  Public  Private Partnership (PPP) mode to augment and modernize the storage facilities for Central Pool stock. Depending on requirement in specific areas, Government has  undertaken  enhancement  of  storage  capacities  under  PEG  Scheme  in addition  to  construction  of  Steel  Silos  in  PPP  mode.  As  on  30.11.2018,  a capacity of 11.75 LMT silos has been created.
- (f): On the basis of peak stock requirement during normal procurement season, the overall storage capacity required for central pool foodgrains in the  country  is  about  650  LMT.  Against  this,  the  total  storage  capacity available with FCI, CWC and State Agencies (both owned and hired capacity), is 875.09 LMT (as on 30.11.2018) comprising 747.66 LMT in covered godowns and  127.43  LMT  in  Cover  and  Plinth  (CAP)  storage.  Thus,  on  the      overall, there is sufficient capacity for storage of foodgrains in the country.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4427  DUE FOR ANSWER ON 08.01.2019 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## State-wise capacities created under PEG Scheme (as on 30.11.2018)

| SL   | State            | Capacity Created   |
|------|------------------|--------------------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh   | 87,800             |
| 2    | Bihar            | 3,29,787           |
| 3    | Chhattisgarh     | 5,37,230           |
| 4    | Gujarat          | 49,800             |
| 5    | Haryana          | 34,37,059          |
| 6    | Himachal Pradesh | 24,170             |
| 7    | Jammu &Kashmir   | 1,62,190           |
| 8    | Jharkhand        | 2,33,000           |
| 9    | Karnataka        | 2,41,440           |
| 10   | Kerala           | 5,000              |
| 11   | Madhya Pradesh   | 13,03,160          |
| 12   | Maharashtra      | 5,62,811           |
| 13   | Goa*             | 0                  |
| 14   | Odisha           | 3,52,500           |
| 15   | Punjab           | 44,68,836          |
| 16   | Rajasthan        | 2,35,000           |
| 17   | Tamilnadu        | 2,55,000           |
| 18   | Telengana        | 2,69,000           |
| 19   | Uttar Pradesh    | 14,64,467          |
| 20   | Uttarakhand      | 10,000             |
| 21   | West Bengal      | 1,49,090           |
| 22   | Assam            | 25,000             |
| 23   | Meghalaya        | 0                  |
|      | Total            | 142,02,340         |

Figures in MT

*Goa is catered by FCI Maharashtra Region and 25,000 MT capacity has been approved under PEG Scheme in Goa.

Union territories are catered by following regions of FCI -

|   SL | Union Territory             | Catered by     |
|------|-----------------------------|----------------|
|    1 | Daman and Diu               | Gujarat        |
|    2 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | Gujarat        |
|    3 | Puducherry                  | Tamil Nadu     |
|    4 | Lakshadweep                 | Karnataka      |
|    5 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andhra Pradesh |
|    6 | Chandigarh                  | Punjab         |
|    7 | Delhi                       | Delhi          |