Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-02
Subject: Godowns in Gujarat
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMEI{T  OF FOOD AND PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTIOII

## MtiltsTRy orF GOI{SUMER AFFAIRS,  FooD &  puBLtC  DtsTRtBUTtoN

## LOX SABHA

## UilSTARRED  SUESTION  ilO.7I TO BE A]{SWERED Ot{ 2No FEBRUARy.2022

## GODOWNS IN GUJARAT

## t71.  DR. BHARATaBEN DH|RUBHA|  sHtyAL

Wiil the Minister  of GOI{SUMER AFFAIRA, FOOD AND  pUBLtC

DtsTRtBUTtOt{  sqg}fir err*, arc-r at{  gr&rfrr  frrrur  *+ te pleaseo  to state:

- (a)  the details  of the number of cold storages and food grain godowns  in
- Gufaratr distrrct-wise  anctuding Botad and Bhivnagar  oistricts;
- (b)  whether the Govemment proposes  to ancrease the number of cotd
- storages and foodgrain godowns;
- (c)
- if so, the details  thereof; and
- (d)  if not, the reason3  therefor?

## AilSWER

THE mtNtsTER OF STATE CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOoD AND PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTION (sHRt  AsHwtNt  t(utAR GHOUBEYJ

(a)  to (c): Department  ot agricutture  & Farme'rs wetfare  is imptementing Mission  tor  integrated  Deveroprnent  of  Horticutture  lirrroxy for development  of Horticurture  in the country  incruding Gujarat under which financlal assrstance is avairabte,  inter-aria,  for setting  up of  post  Harvest Management  (pHM) infrastructure rncruding  estabtishment  of cotd storage

(Gonstruction,  Expansion and Modemizafioi)  ete.

District wise details of cotd storages are not maintained by Horticulture  Division,  Depaftment  of Agrllufture  & Farmeis  welfare. However,  8{l number of cold storages  witi total capacity of 3O133,248  MT has been created urp to 3O.O9.2O2{  in Gujarat, under MIDH.

For creation  o, Agricurturar  Marketing infiastructure tncluding scientific  storage,  the Ministry of Agricutture  & Farmers werfare, Govt.  of lndia  ls imprementing  sub-scheme  nAgricurtura!  Marketing tnfrastructure (AM!)D  of lntegrated  scheme ror lgricutturar  Markeffng (tsAIUr)  across the country including rurat areas.

The Scheme as demand driyen and since 2OO{ and up to 31.12.2O2i, a total of {l9ZO godowns  with storage capacity of 4.96 milfion MT proiects  in Guiarat have been assisted. The District.wise  detait o, number of godowns  in Gujarat  is at Annexure.t.

Fufther,  with regard  to Department  of Food &  pD,  CWC is operating a totar of 23 warehouses in the state of Guiarat for storage of fooo grains and other notifrerd  commodities.  District  wise detaits are at Annexure-r!

Food Gorporation  of tndia (FGr) stores mainty  wheat and Rice which do not require temperature  controlted warehouses.

As on O{.O1.2022,  covered storage capacity of  g.3g  LMT is ayailabto ln Guiarat Region. The distrrct-wise  attairs of foodgrain  godowns  owned or hired by FGr rn Guiarat Region are annexed as Annexure-ilt.

Pranning  of GWC for estabrishment  of 650 MT cord storage  through private parties  and additionar  construction  of food grain  walehouses  at GYI, Anand  durlng 2022-23,.

Additionaly,  by FGr, 3 siros with capacity of l.5o LMT are under construction in Banaskantha,  Amre, and Baroda. w.r.t. FGr, {g siros wath capacity of 8.875 LMT are proposed  under Hub & spoke moder, in Gujarat.

(d): Question does not arise.

ANiIEXURE REFERRED TO Iit  REpLy TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE UT{STARRED  OUESTIO]{ NO.7{ FOR ANSWER ON O2.O2.2O22  IN THE LOK SABHA

District  -  wise storage infrastructure  assisted Marketing lnfiastructure (AMl) sub-scheme of ISAM 3lst Dec, 2021 ot Gularat State under Agricutturat lrom Q1.O4.2OO{  to

| S. No.   | Disrtrict                  | No. of Projects assisted   |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1        | Ahnnedabad                 | 803                        |
| 2.       | Amreli                     | 1806                       |
| 3        | Anand                      |                            |
| 4.       | Ara'ralla                  | 599                        |
| 5        | Banaskantha                | 35                         |
| 6.       | Bharuch                    | 279 29                     |
| 7.       | Bha vnagar                 | 20a                        |
| 8.       | Bot:rd                     | 2A                         |
| 9.       | Chhrcta Udai ?             | 13                         |
| to.      | Dahod                      |                            |
| 11.      |                            | 27                         |
| 12.      | DevbhoomiDwarka Gandhin ar | 17                         |
| 13.      | GirSomnath                 | 129 50                     |
| 14.      | Jamna f                    | 446                        |
| 15.      | Jun adh                    | 5to                        |
| {6.      | Kutch                      |                            |
| 17.      | Khedla                     | 742                        |
| 18.      | Mah at                     | r80 t6                     |
| 19.      | Mehsrana                   |                            |
| 20       | Morbi                      | 995                        |
| 21.      | Narmada                    | 73                         |
| 22.      | Navsari                    | 12 35                      |
| 23.      | Panc[rmahat                |                            |
| 24.      | Patanr                     | 67 819                     |
| 25.      | Porbarndar                 | 44                         |
| 26.      |                            |                            |
| 27.      | Sabarkantha                | 3213                       |
| 24.      | Surat                      | 361                        |
| 29       |                            | 65                         |
| 30.      | Suren f Tapi               | 172                        |
| 31.      | Vadodlara                  | ,t6                        |
| 32       | Valsad                     | 131                        |
|          |                            | 50                         |
| Total    | Total                      | 11970                      |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO tN REpLy TO PART (a) ro (c) OF THE UIISTARRED  QUESTION  NO.7{ FOR AilSWER O1{ O2.O2.2O22  Iil THE LOK SABHA

## District-wise  deta  of warehouses  operated  by GIVG in Gujarat for storage  of food grains  and other notifled commodities.

| I Sr. 11   | Name of Centrc            | District   | nal Capacity (In Metric Tonnes) Operatio   |
|------------|---------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
| I          | Ahmedabad - I             | AHMEDABAD  | 20483                                      |
| t'         | Anand                     | ANAND      | 5354                                       |
| 3          | Baroda - I                | VADODARA   | 21314                                      |
| 4          | Bhavnagar                 | BHAVNAGAR  | 16351                                      |
| 5          | CFS Kandla Port           | KUTCH      | 51600                                      |
| 6          | CFS Mundra                | KUTCH      | t21000                                     |
| 7          | Gandhidham (Hired)        | KUTCH      | 28378                                      |
| I'         | Gandhidham (Hired) [CC!   | KUTCH      | 4839                                       |
| 9          | Gondal [CC I] Nlanagement | RAJKOT     | 2909                                       |
| IO         | ICD Dashrath              | VADODARA   | 28064                                      |
| II         | ICD Valvada               | VALSAD     | 22200                                      |
| t"         | Isanpur                   | AHMEDABAD  | 6736                                       |
| l3         | Jamnagar                  | JAMNAGAR   | 24618                                      |
| t4         | Jhagadia                  | BIIARUCH   | 5000                                       |
| l5         | Karachia                  | VADODARA   | 26018                                      |
| l6         | Maliya Hatina (pEG)       | JUNAGADH   | 2s000                                      |
| t7         | Mundra                    | KU'TCH     | 3895                                       |
| t8         | Nadiad                    | KHEDA      | t6612                                      |
| l9         | Nadiad (PEG)              | KHEDA      | 5000                                       |
| 20         | Pipavav                   | AMRELI     | t4343                                      |
| 2t         | Rajkot                    | RAJKOT     | 29100                                      |
| 22         | Surat                     | SURAT      | 25171                                      |
| ZJ         | Vadod                     | ANAND      | 20810                                      |
|            | Total                     |            | 524795                                     |

## ANI{EXURE  REFERRED TO tN REpLy TO PART (a) ro (c) OF THE UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.71 FOR AIISWER ON O2.O2.2O22 IN THE LOX SABHA

## The district'wise detairs of foodgrain  godowns  owned or hired by FGr in Gujarat Region

| lSr lNo   | Name of Reve nue District   | Name of Godown                          | Capacity (in MTs)   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------|
| I         | Kutch                       | FSD Gandhidham                          | 62s01               |
|           |                             | CWC Gandhidham                          | 28378               |
|           |                             | FSD Sabarmati                           | 98491               |
|           |                             | FSD Viram                               | 43750               |
| 2         | Ahmedabad                   | CWC Shahalam                            | 12421               |
|           |                             | PWS, VIRAMGAM                           | t4444               |
|           |                             | I S I B o, Iram hankoda, gam            | 50000               |
| 3         | Mehsana                     | FSD Mehsana                             | 13889               |
| 4         | Banaskantha                 | FSD Palan PWS                           | 35167               |
|           |                             | ,Disha, Palan pur                       | 20300               |
|           |                             | FSD Baroda                              | 17460               |
| 5         | Baroda                      | CWC Chhani                              | 19619               |
|           |                             | CWC Karachia                            | 12075               |
|           |                             | FSD Bhomai ya                           | 687st               |
| 6         | PANCHMAH,A"L                | FSD Godhra                              | 281I I              |
| 7         | VALSAD                      | FSD Valsad                              | 12000               |
|           |                             | CWC Vadod                               | 20810               |
| 8         | Anand                       | CWC furand                              | 4600                |
|           |                             | CWC Nadiad                              |                     |
|           |                             |                                         | 10202               |
| 9         | Kheda                       | CWC Marida                              | 6410                |
|           |                             | PWS MARIDA                              | 7500                |
|           |                             | PEG Nadiad                              | 5000                |
| IO        | Surat                       | CWC Surat                               | 22886               |
| II        | Bharuch                     | State Govt. Bharuch State Govt. Navsari | 5100                |
| t2        | Navsari                     | FSD Dared (J                            | 2925 37500          |
| l3        | JAMNAGAR                    | CWC Hapa                                |                     |
|           |                             | FSD Wankaner                            | 2n38                |
| t4        | MORBI                       | FSD Ghaneshwar                          | 12s00               |
|           |                             |                                         | 25000               |
| l5        | RAJKOT                      | CWC                                     | 13636               |
|           |                             | CWC Pedak                               | 12331               |
|           |                             | PWS Gondal                              |                     |
|           |                             |                                         | 8400                |
| t6        | BHAVIIAGAR                  | FSD B                                   | 25000               |
| t7        | SURENDRANAGAR               | CWC Bha FSD Wadhwan                     | 16177 12500         |
| l8 19     | JLINAGADH Gir Somnath       | PEG Malia Hatina State Gow Veraval      | 25000 6742          |
|           |                             | Total                                   |                     |
|           |                             |                                         | 838714              |