Lok Sabha Question No. 1159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Storage of Food grains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: S. Jothimani, Rajmohan Unnithan, Agatha K. Sangma, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Jasbir Singh Gill

## GOVERNMENT OF tNDtA tllillsrRY oF coNsuMER AFFAIRS' FooD & PUBLtc DIsrRtBUTroN

## DEPARTMEIIT  OF FOOD AilD PUBLTC DISTRTBUTIOII

## ,LOXSABHA

## QUESiION NO.{ 159 TO BE ANSWERED  ON  gYH  FEBRUARY,2022

## , .UNSTARRED

## STORAGE  OF FOOD GRAINS

{{59. MS. S. JOTHtMAt{t: SHR! RAJMOHAN UI{NITHAN: KUMART  AGATHA K. SANGMA: SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH  NARAYAN  DHANORKAR: SHRI JASEIR SINGH GILL:

Will the Minister of GOilSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND PUBLtc srf-c st{ Tr+dfr*, frt{q d+ be pteased  to DISTRIBUTION  5ca++ar f,rrrd, state:

- (a)  the totar quantum of toodgrarns  currenfly avaitabre  in storage acrosli
- the country as on date;
- (b)  the number of silo sites in deveropment,  including  the curent status
- of each site, respective  estimated  storage capacity and estimated date of completion; and
- (c)  the details of the progress  made as on date towards  achieving  the goal of doublang lndia's silo capacity under pubtic-private partnership by

## A1{SWER

THE MINISTER  OF STATE GONSUTER AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(sHRr ASHWTN! KUlt'tAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): state-wise  totat quantum  of foodgrains  availabre in storage across the country  as on {6.O1.2022  is at Annexure-|.
- (b) & (c): ln order to upgrade and modemize the storage facirities, Government  of lndia has chatked  out an Actaon  plan  for construction  of steel silos on Purblic Private  partnership  (ppp) mode in the country. A capacity of 5.5 LMT has been created under circuit based model in zoo7. Additionalln  as on 3{.o1.2o22, silos with capacity ol 29.25 Lttr at various locations throughout  country have been awalded.  out of which a capacity ol 11.125 Lltlr is comptete and remaining {g.125 LMT is under various stages of development. Further, sito capacity ot 111.125 LMT in  ppp  mode is proposed  in a phased  manner under Hub & $poke mode!. The slte-wise list of developing  .Sitos across the country is at Annexure-lt.

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- 2019-29  to {5 lakh tonnes?

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO Iil REPLY TO PART (A) OF THE UNSTARRED OUESTION NO.I{59 FOR ANSWER  ON O9.O2.2O22 tN THE LOK SABHA.

## state'wise totar quantum  of foodgrains  avaitabre in storage across the country as on 16.fJ1.2022

(Figures  in LMT)

| State            | RICE   | WIIEAT     | I'addy      | COARSE GRAIN   |
|------------------|--------|------------|-------------|----------------|
| Bihar            | 6.91   | 2.98       | t1.27       | 0              |
| Jharkhand        | 1.67   | 0.61       | 1.01        | 0              |
| Odisha           | 4.65   | L.57       | 27.54       | 0              |
| West!urgal       | 3.47   | 2.8        | 3.31        | 0              |
| Assam            | 3.36   | 0.59       | 0.01        | 0              |
| Arunachal Pr.    | 0.3    | U          | 0           | 0              |
| Tripura          | 0.33   | 0.03       | 0           |                |
| Mizoram          | 0.14   | 0          | 0           | 0              |
| a                | 0.1    | 0          | 0           | n              |
| r\4anipur        | 0.42   | 0          | 0           | 0              |
| Nagaland         | 0.44   | 0          | 0           | 0 0            |
| Delhi            | 0.25   | 1.88       | 0           |                |
| Haryana          | 22.75  | 42.05      | 33.26       | 0              |
| HimachalPr       | o.2t   | 0.46       |             | 0              |
| J&K              | L.26   |            | 0           | 0              |
| Punjab           | 78.15  | 0.37 78.01 | o.24        | 0              |
| Ra asthan        | 0.35   | 13.34      | 150.33      | 0              |
| UttarPr.         | 21,.33 | 11.68      | 0.04        | 0              |
| Uttrakhand       | 1.11   | o.44       | 26.O2 10.45 | 0              |
| AndhraPr         | 14.88  | 0.05       | 8.31        | 0              |
| Kamataka         | 4.57   | 0.88       | 0           | 0              |
| Kerala           | 4.48   | 0.57       | 1.15        | 0              |
| Tamil Nadu       | 17 .34 | 1.45       | 1.0.77      | 0              |
| Telangana        | 27 .96 | 0.03       | 101.11      | 0              |
| amt              | 1.65   | 3.58       | t.22        | 0              |
| Maharashtra      | 4.38   | 7.86       | 8.56        | 0.08           |
| J\,ladhyaPr.     | 4.43   | 139.77     | 53.r2       | 1.61           |
| Chhattisgarh     | 10.81  | 0.2L       | 57 .27      | 0.27           |
| Stock in h.ansit | 4.L2   | 2.9t       |             | 0              |
| Total            | 24t,23 | 314.12     | 498.49      | 1.96           |

Total qxantity  of unmi[ed paddy with FCI and State Agencics =:r9g.49  LMl. cMR thar courd be derived taking  out-tum ratio as 67%o = 3J3.99  LMT

A]{NEXURE REFERRED TO !N REpLy TO pARTs  (b) &  (c) oF THE UNSTARRED  QUESTTOI{  ilO.{I59 FOR ANSTYER ON O9.O2.2O22 tN THE LOK SABHA.

## LIST OFDEYELOPING  SILOSACROSS  THtr, COTJNTRY

| s. No.   | Location             | Statc         | Capacity (MTs)   | Status              | Date of Completion/Likely date of completion   |
|----------|----------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Darbhanga            | Bihar         | 50000            | Under Construction  | 27.05.2023                                     |
| 2        | Khagaria             | Bihar         | 50000            | Under Construction  | 26.03.2023                                     |
| 3        | Kaimur               | Bihar         | 50000            | Under Construction  | 31.03.2022                                     |
| 4        | Buxar                | B ihar        | 50000            | Under Construction  | 31.03.2022                                     |
| 5.       | Palanpur & SiddtLpur | Gujarat       | 50000            | Under Construction  | 30.06.2023                                     |
| 6        | Amreli               | Gujarat       | s0000            | Under Construction  | 06.12.2022                                     |
| 7.       | Baroda               | Gujarat       | s0000            | Under Construction  | 31.12.2022                                     |
| 8.       | Panipat              | Haryana       | 50000            | Under Construction  | 25.03.2022                                     |
| I        | Rohtak               | Haryana       | 50000            | Under Construction  | 31.05.2023                                     |
| 10.      | Batala               | Punjab        | 50000            | Under Construction  | 30.06.2022                                     |
| 11.      | Chhehreata           | Punjab        | 50000            | Under Construction  | 31.07.2022                                     |
| 12.      | Jalalabad            | Punjab        | 50000            | Under Construction  | 30.09.2022                                     |
| t3.      | Sahnewal             | Punjab        | 50000            | Urtder Construction | 30.04.2022                                     |
| 14.      | Kannauj              | Uttar Pradesh | 50000            | Under Construction  | 25.03.2022                                     |
| 15.      | Basti                | Uttar Pradesh | 50000            | Under Construction  | 3t.05.2022                                     |
| 16.      | Deoria               | Uttar Pradesh | s0000            | Under Construction  | 3t.12.2022                                     |
| 17.      | Faizabad             | Uttar Pradesh | 50000            | Under Construction  | 30.11.2022                                     |
| 18.      | Fatehpur             | Uttar Pradesh | 50000            | Under Construction  | 31.03.2023                                     |
| t9.      | Gorakhpur            | Uttar Pradesh | 50000            | Under Construction  | 30.06.2023                                     |
| 20       | Lucknow              | Uttar Pradesh | 50000            | Under Constmction   | 30.06.2023                                     |
| 21.      | Dhamora              | Uttar Pradesh | 50000            | Under Construction  | 31.03.2022                                     |
| 22       | Malda                | West Bengal   | 50000            | Under Construction  | 31.03.2023                                     |

| s. No.   | Location                              | State         | Capacity (It{Is)   | Status                | Date of Completion/Likely date of completion   |
|----------|---------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 23.      | Bhagalpur                             | Bihar         | 50000              | Under Construction    | 31.12.2023                                     |
| 24.      | Samasthipur                           | Bihar         | 50000              | Under Construction    | 01.12.2023                                     |
| 25.      | Madhubani and Benipatti Sub-divisions | Bihar         | 50000              | Under Inlplementation | 01.12.2023                                     |
| 26       | Madhepura                             | Bihar         | 50000              | Under Intplementation | 31.03.2024                                     |
| 27.      | Motihari                              | Bihar         | s0000              | Under lnlplementation | 31.03.2024                                     |
| 28.      | Saran                                 | Bihar         | 50000              | Under Implementation  | 3t.03.2024                                     |
| 29.      | Narela                                | Delhi         | 50000              | Under Implementation  | 31.03.2023                                     |
| 30.      | Hamirpur                              | Uttar Pradesh | 50000              | Under Implementation  |                                                |
| 31.      | Lalitpur                              | uttar Pradesh | 50000              | Under Implementation  |                                                |
| 32.      | Pilibhit                              | Uttar Pradesh | 50000              | Under Implementation  |                                                |
| 33.      | Murshidabad                           | West Bengal   | 50000              | Under Implementation  | 31.01.2024                                     |
| J{.      | Balurghat                             | West Bengal   | 50000              | Under Inrplementation | 31.0t.2024                                     |
| 35.      | Durgapur                              | West Bengal   | 50000              | Under Implementation  | 31.01.2024                                     |
| Jb.      | Dankuni                               | West Bengal   | s0000              | Under Implementation  | 31.01.2024                                     |

Note:  Bhattu  location  is partially  completed for a capacity of 0.375 LMT out of 0.50 LMT.  Hence 12500 MT is under development.