Lok Sabha Question No. 1729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Condition of Godowns
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1729

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2022

## CONDITION OF GODOWNS

†1729.  SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION उपभोᲦा मामले , खा᳒ और सावᭅजिनक िवतरण मंᮢी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  remedial  measures  taken/being  taken  to  improve  the  condition  of godowns in Bihar particularly in Katihar constituency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the foodgrains are also stored in rented godowns; and
- (d) if so, the annual expenditure being incurred thereon?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)&(b): Remedial measures taken/ being taken by Food Corporation of India (FCI) to improve the condition of godowns in Bihar Region are regular Repair and Maintenance work such as Repair of Boundary Wall, Roads, Godowns Ancillaries, Roofing  with  Iron  Profile  Sheets,  White  Washing  of  godowns  etc.  including Katihar Division.

Details  of  Engineering  works  executed  by  FCI  in  last  3  years  in  Bihar region including Katihar are Annexed.

In  addition,  Quality  Council  of  India  (QCI)  has  been  engaged  to  review current standards & guidelines and benchmark them to global best practices & international standards and suggest relevant changes, wherever required. Third Party Assessment of all Warehouses owned and hired by FCI has been completed by Quality Council of India (QCI). Based on feedback given in assessment of QCI, the  Action  Plan  for  improvement  of  infrastructure  of  the  depots  is  prepared. Besides this, WDRA certification/registration of all owned and hired godowns is envisaged.

Further, In order to modernize food grain storage, a Silo of capacity 50000

MT at Deharia Katihar is also functional.

- (c):
- Yes, Sir.
- (d): Total expenditure incurred on account of rented godown in Bihar Region is Rs. 75,87,25,376/- for the Financial Year 2021-22.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1729 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## Detail of work completed by FCI during last three financial year

|   S. No | Name of Work                                                                                                                 | Remarks        |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|       1 | Conversion of valley gutter godown into single span along with profile sheet roofing at FSD Katihar                          | Work Completed |
|       2 | Conversion of valley gutter of Rail fed godown no. 16,17 & 18 into single span alongwith profile sheet roofing at FSD Mokama | Work Completed |
|       3 | S/R to sunken floor at FSD Mokama                                                                                            | Work Completed |
|       4 | ARMO works at FSD Darbhanga for the year 2019-20                                                                             | Work Completed |
|       5 | Special Repair to godown at FSD Saharsa under DO Saharsa                                                                     | Work Completed |
|       6 | Replacement of completely damaged bituminous road with Cement Concrete road at FSD Gaya                                      | Work Completed |
|       7 | Replacement of completely damaged bituminous road with Cement Concrete road at FSD Mokama                                    | Work Completed |
|       8 | Replacement of completely damaged bituminous road with Cement Concrete road at FSD Katihar                                   | Work Completed |
|       9 | Replacement of completely damaged approach road with CC Road at ASD Buxar                                                    | Work Completed |
|      10 | Providing and fixing Monkey gate/shutter at FSD Buxar                                                                        | Work Completed |

Apart  from  above  major  works,  a  number  of  petty  works  have  been  carried  out  for upgradation of godowns.

The  details  of  expenditure  incurred  for  last  three  financial  under  different  heads  are  as follow:

| FY      |   Annual Repair Maintenance Operations |   Figures are in Lakh Cement Concrete (CC) Road |   Minor Capital Works (MCW) |
|---------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                 253.44 |                                          263.48 |                        0    |
| 2020-21 |                                 111.09 |                                            0    |                        9.26 |
| 2021-22 |                                  64.9  |                                           25.96 |                      268.34 |