Lok Sabha Question No. 2513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Cancellation of Contracts of Warehouses and Transportations
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 25I3 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 9th March, 2O2l

## CANGELLATION  OF CONTRAGTS  OF WAREHOUSES  AND TRANSPORTATIONS

t2513.  SHRI RAMDAS G. TADAS:

Will the Manister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS' FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBuTIoN scllt{.dr rrr  ,  ur{l  gih  srffid-fi ffrwl f* be pteased to state:

- (a) whether Food Gorporation of tndia has cancelled the contracts  of many warehouses and transportations  of Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the names of the places where these contracts have been cancelled along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the tender will be opened again for new contracts;  and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF COI{SUMER AFFAIRS' FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB  DADARAO)

(a) & (b):  No Sir, Food Gorporation  of tndia (FGl) has not cancelled handling and transport contracts of any warehouses  of FGl.

Hiring and dehiring of Maharashtra  State Warehousing  Gorporation (IUISWG) and Gentra!  Warehousing Corporataon (GIYG) godowns for Storage space is done on need basis.

The detaits of hiring & dehiring  of warehouses  are at Annexure.

(c) & (d): Tenders for re-hiring of dehired warehouses are issued based on assessment of storage  gaP.

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO lN  REPLY TO PARTS (a) &  (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.25I3 FOR ANSWER ON O9.O3.2O2{ IN THE LOK SABHA.

|   s No. | Name of Center   | Gapacity (in MT)   | Date of hiring   | Date of dehiring                                            | Reasons for dehiring                                                                                                                          |
|---------|------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | MSWC Mehkar      | 2000               | 2(,.o1.2017      | 14.11.2020                                                  | The godown was used for storage of pulses. It was dehired after pulses were liquidated.                                                       |
|       2 | cwc Karania      | tooo               | 1o, ,,' ,o,,     | 19.11.2020                                                  | The godown was used for storage of pulses. lt was dehired after pulses were liquidated.                                                       |
|       3 | cwc Nanded       | 31{ 60             | 27.O1.2006       | 06.o2.2021                                                  | The godown at Nanded was dehired because it was found unstorageworthy for storage of food grains during the inspection done by Food ministry. |
|       4 | cwc Vashi        | 2812()             | 14.07.2fJ13      | Dehiring order dated 28.12.2O2O, stock is under !iquidation | The godown at Vashi was dehired due to operational inability to issue stocks under PDS and other constraints.                                 |