Lok Sabha Question No. 465 (STARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Damage of Foodgrains in FCI Stock
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

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

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.465 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5TH APRIL, 2023

## DAMAGE OF FOODGRAINS IN FCI STOCK

## 465. SHRI ET. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) whether the Government has examined the damage of foodgrains from the stock of FCI;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there has been losses of foodgrains in the country in the past three years;
- (d) if the details thereof, year-wise along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the remedial action   takenlbeing taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWE R MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION AND TEXTILES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO.465 FOR ANSWER ON 05.04.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA:

(a) to (d): Each and every cases of accrual of damage foodgrains is examined by the Government. Damage Monitoring Cells are established to monitor the accrual of damage foodgrains: Food Corporation of India (FCI) procures stores & handles huge quantities of foodgrains. Procured foodgrains are stored in a scientific manner and a very negligible quantity of foodgrains accrues as damagedlbecome non-issuable mainly due to natural calamities viz. cyclone, flood, rain etc. The details on the quantity of foodgrains (rice & wheat) which damaged in godowns of FCI during past three years are as under: got

| Year    |   Non-Issuable Foodgrains Accrued (In LMT) |   Off-take Quantity (Excluding DCP) (Figures in LMTs) |   % of Damaged Foodgrains against Off-take Quantity Excluding DCP) |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                      0.019 |                                                455.13 |                                                              0.004 |
| 2020-21 |                                      0.019 |                                                688.57 |                                                              0.003 |
| 2021-22 |                                      0.017 |                                                766.08 |                                                              0.002 |

## (e) The remedial action taken by the Government are as follows;

- Foodgrains are stored adopting proper scientific code of storage practices and stored in scientifically built godowns. by
- Regular periodic inspections of the stockslgodowns are being avoid longer storage of foodgrains in the godowns etc.
- Adequate dunnage materials, fumigation covers, nylon ropes, nets and insecticides, Prophylactic and curative treatments, effective rat control measures are being taken:
- (iv) Cover and Plinth (CAP) storage facilities have been eliminated in phased manner. In order to increase and modernize the covered storage facilities Government of India approved action plan for construction of steel silos.