Lok Sabha Question No. 1241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Operational Godowns in Jharkhand
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1241 To BE ANSWERED ON 14TH DECEMBER, 2022

## OPERATIONAL GODOWNS IN JHARKHAND

## 1241. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of godowns of the Food Corporation of India which are currently operating in Jharkhand;
- (b) whether more foodgrains are stored in these godowns than its capacity which results in enormous spoilage of foodgrains;
- (c) if sO, the details thereof;
- whether any proposal has been received or lying pending with the Government for construction of new godowns in Jharkhand; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time limit prescribed for construction of the same?

## AN SWE R

(SADHVI NIRANJAN JyOTI)

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

- (a): As on 01.11.2022, 47 godowns (Owned-06 & Hired-41) with storage capacity of 4.26 LMT (Owned-0.79 LMT & Hired-3.47 LMT) of Food Corporation of India (FCI) are currently operating in Jharkhand:
- (b) & (c): As on 01.11.2022, only a quantity of 2.03 LMT has been stored against the total capacity of 4.26 LMT which is 47.65 % of the available capacity: There is no instance of damage of foodgrains due to storage of food grains in godowns beyond capacity in Jharkhand in last four years:
- (d) & (e): Central Sector Scheme "Storage & Godowns": As on November; 2022, 3 godowns with a total capacity of 30,200 MT capacity are under construction in Jharkhand Region under Central Sector Scheme. The details are at Annexure-I. Apart from these; no new proposal has been received or lying pending with the FCI for construction of new godowns in Jharkhand under Central Sector Scheme #Storage & Godowns".

Private Entrepreneur Guarantee (PEG) Scheme: A capacity of 0.55 LMT is under construction and a capacity of 0.30 LMT is under tender process under PEG Scheme: Details are at Annexure-II:

ANNEXURE REFERRED To IN REPLY To PART (d) & (e) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1241 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 14.12.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA:

Details of capacity under construction in Jharkhand Region under Central Sector Scheme #Storage & Godown" -

| No.   |             | Capacity (in MT)   | Stipulated date of completion_   |
|-------|-------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|       | Itkhori     | 10,000             | 05.10.23                         |
| 2     | Podaiyahat  | 10,000             | 19.07.23                         |
| 3     | Dumka Ph-II | 10,200             |                                  |
| Total | Total       | 30,200             |                                  |

ANNEXURE REFERRED To IN REPLY To PART (d) & (e) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1241 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 14.12.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA:

Details ofcapacity under construction and under tender process in Jharkhand region under PEG Scheme:

(Capacity in LMT)

(A)

| SI. No.   | Centre     |   Capacity under construction |
|-----------|------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Chaibasa   |                          0.3  |
| 2         | Rehla      |                          0.1  |
| 3         | Daltonganj |                          0.1  |
| 4         | Giridih    |                          0.05 |
|           | Total      |                          0.55 |

(B)

| SI. No.   | Capacity under Tender Process under PEG Scheme   | Capacity under Tender Process under PEG Scheme   |   Capacity under Tender Process under PEG Scheme |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Garhwa                                           | FCI                                              |                                             0.15 |
| 2         | Latehar                                          | FCI                                              |                                             0.05 |
| 3         | Giridih                                          | FCI                                              |                                             0.1  |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL                                            | TOTAL                                            |                                             0.3  |

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