Lok Sabha Question No. 346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: State-of-the-Art Food Godowns
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  D|STRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

U}ISTARRED OUESTION NO. 346 TO BE ANSWERED  ON lgrn NOVEMBER, 2O{9

## STATE-OF.THE-ART FOOD GODOWNS

## t346.  SHR! PANKAJ CHAUDHARY

Will the Minister of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DlSTRlBuTlol{  srrrtrdr arri, er{u sft srffifi E-ilwr i+  be pteased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has sanctioned  any scheme to set up the
- stateof-the-a  rt food godowns;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of the said godowns constructed by the Government  so far out of the total godowns sanctioned by it, State-wise;  and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to fix any responsibility for the
- delay being caused in the construction  work of the state-of-the-art godowns and fix any time-limit  for the construction  of the godowns?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MTNISTRY OF GONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUT!Oil

(sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) to  (d): Government of  lndia has approved an action plan for construction of steel silos in the country for a capacity of {0O LMT in Public Private Partnership  (PPP) mode for  modernizing storage infrastructure and improving  shelf life of stored foodgrains  for Public Distribution System. Against this, as on 3O.O9.2O{9, stee! silos of 7.25 LMT capacity have been created. The State-wise details of the number of silos sanctioned  (work awarded) and constructed as on 30.O9.2O19  are aL Annexure.

The silo developers for construction are selected through tender process. Subsequently, in the Concession Agreement signed between the Authority (i.e. Food Gorporation of lndia/State  Government  Agencies) and the Goncessionaire  (developer),  timelines are specified for completion  of construction of steel silos and non-adherence to these timelines leads to imposition of penalty  on the concessionaire.  Therefore, this process  of construction  of stee! silos has an in-built feature of specified  timelines  to complete  the construction  of steel silos.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO lN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) oF THE UilSTARRED  QUESTION NO.345 DUE FOR ANSWERED ON {9.II.2O{9 11{ THE LOK SABHA.

The State-wise  details of number of steel silos sanctioned (work awarded) and completed are as given below (as on 3O.O9.2O19):

| Agency                          | State          | Sanctioned (work awarded)   | Gompleted   |
|---------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
| Food Gorporation of lndia (Fcr) | Assam          | o1                          |             |
| Food Gorporation of lndia (Fcr) | Bihar          | 12                          |             |
| Food Gorporation of lndia (Fcr) | Delhi          | ol                          |             |
|                                 | Gujarat        | o5                          |             |
|                                 | Haryana        | o6                          |             |
|                                 | Maharashtra    | o{                          |             |
|                                 | Punjab         | o8                          | o3          |
|                                 | Uttar Pradesh  | {o                          |             |
|                                 | West Bengal    | o{                          |             |
| State Governments               | Madhya Pradesh | o9                          | o9          |
|                                 | Punjab         | 3l                          | o3          |
| Total                           | Total          | 85                          | 15          |