Lok Sabha Question No. 1706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Increase in Silo Capacity
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1706

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2022

## INCREASE IN SILO CAPACITY

## 1706.  SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION उपभोᲦा मामले , खा᳒ और सावᭅजिनक िवतरण मंᮢी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  quantum  of  food  grains  available  in  storages  across  the country as on date;
- (b) the  details  and  the  number  of  silo  sites  that  are  in  development, including  the  current  status  of  each  site,  respective  estimated  storage capacity, and estimated date of completion; and
- (c) the  progress  made  as  on  date  towards  the  goal  of  doubling  India's silo  capacity  under  public-private  partnership  by  2019-29  to  15  lakh tonnes?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a): The total stock of foodgrains held in Central Pool with Food Corporation of India (FCI) as on 1st July 2022 is as given below:

(Figures in Lakh MT)

|   Wheat |   Rice (including un-milled Paddy in terms of Rice) |   Coarse Grains |   Total |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------|
|   285.1 |                                              472.18 |            3.96 |  761.24 |

(b) & (c): In order to upgrade and modernize the storage facilities, Government of India has chalked out an Action Plan for construction of steel silos on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode in the country. Till date Silos with capacity of 29.25 LMT at various locations throughout country have been awarded. Out of which a capacity of 12.25 LMT is complete and remaining is under various stages of development. In addition, a capacity of 5.5 LMT has been  created  under  circuit  based  model  in  2007.  Further,  silo  capacity  of 111.125 LMT in PPP mode is proposed in a phased manner under Hub & Spoke model, out of which capacity of 34.875 LMT has been tendered. The site-wise list of developing Silos across the country is Annexed.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1706  FOR ANSWER  ON  27.07.20222  IN  THE LOK SABHA.

## STATUS OF RAILWAY SIDING SILOS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION

|   S. No. | Location    | State          | Agency (FCI/ State Govt)   |   Capacity (MTs) | Status    | Likely date of completion   |
|----------|-------------|----------------|----------------------------|------------------|-----------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Katihar     | Bihar          | FCI                        |            50000 | Completed | 01.04.2021                  |
|        2 | Ahmedabad   | Gujarat        | FCI                        |            50000 | Completed | 06.05.2021                  |
|        3 | Jind        | Haryana        | FCI                        |            50000 | Completed | 13.04.2021                  |
|        4 | Sonepat     | Haryana        | FCI                        |            50000 | Completed | 13.04.2021                  |
|        5 | Bhattu*     | Haryana        | FCI                        |            50000 | Completed | 29.04.2021                  |
|        6 | Panipat*    | Haryana        | FCI                        |            50000 | Completed | 13.04.2022                  |
|        7 | Harda       | Madhya Pradesh | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|        8 | Hoshangabad | Madhya Pradesh | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|        9 | Dewas       | Madhya Pradesh | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|       10 | Satna       | Madhya Pradesh | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|       11 | Sehore      | Madhya Pradesh | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|       12 | Ujjain      | Madhya Pradesh | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|       13 | Vidisha     | Madhya Pradesh | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|       14 | Bhopal      | Madhya Pradesh | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|       15 | Indore      | Madhya Pradesh | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|       16 | Patiala*    | Punjab         | FCI                        |            50000 | Completed | 14.06.2019                  |
|       17 | Sangrur*    | Punjab         | FCI                        |           100000 | Completed | 14.06.2019                  |
|       18 | Barnala     | Punjab         | FCI                        |            50000 | Completed | 01.03.2020                  |
|       19 | Kotkapura   | Punjab         | FCI                        |            25000 | Completed | 30.09.2017                  |
|       20 | Sunam       | Punjab         | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|       21 | Malerkotla  | Punjab         | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|       22 | Ahmedgarh   | Punjab         | State Govt                 |            50000 | Completed | 2017-18                     |
|       23 | Changsari   | Assam          | FCI                        |            50000 | Completed | 18.09.2021                  |

| 24.   | Kannauj*                              | Uttar Pardesh   | FCI        |   50000 | Completed          | 31.03.2022   |
|-------|---------------------------------------|-----------------|------------|---------|--------------------|--------------|
| A     | Total                                 | Total           | Total      | 1225000 | 1225000            | 1225000      |
| 25.   | Darbhanga                             | Bihar           | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 05.05.2023   |
| 26.   | Khagaria                              | Bihar           | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 05.05.2023   |
| 27.   | Kaimur                                | Bihar           | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 30.10.2022   |
| 28.   | Buxar                                 | Bihar           | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 30.10.2022   |
| 29.   | Palanpur&Siddhpur                     | Gujarat         | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 30.06.2023   |
| 30.   | Amreli                                | Gujarat         | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 06.12.2022   |
| 31.   | Baroda                                | Gujarat         | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.12.2022   |
| 32.   | Rohtak                                | Haryana         | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.08.2022   |
| 33.   | Batala                                | Punjab          | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.08.2022   |
| 34.   | Chhehreata                            | Punjab          | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.08.2022   |
| 35.   | Jalalabad                             | Punjab          | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.03.2023   |
| 36.   | Sahnewal                              | Punjab          | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.05.2023   |
| 37.   | Basti                                 | Uttar Pradesh   | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.08.2022   |
| 38.   | Deoria                                | Uttar Pradesh   | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.12.2022   |
| 39.   | Faizabad                              | Uttar Pradesh   | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.12.2022   |
| 40.   | Fatehpur                              | Uttar Pradesh   | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.03.2023   |
| 41.   | Gorakhpur                             | Uttar Pradesh   | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 30.06.2023   |
| 42.   | Lucknow                               | Uttar Pradesh   | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 30.06.2023   |
| 43.   | Dhamora                               | Uttar Pradesh   | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 30.06.2022   |
| 44.   | Malda                                 | West Bengal     | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.03.2023   |
| 45.   | Bhagalpur                             | Bihar           | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.03.2023   |
| 46.   | Samasthipur                           | Bihar           | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 31.07.2022   |
| 47.   | Madhubani and Benipatti Sub-divisions | Bihar           | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 30.10.2022   |
| 48.   | Balurghat                             | West Bengal     | FCI        |   50000 | Under Construction | 30.04.2024   |
| 49.   | Hamirpur                              | Uttar Pradesh   | State Govt |   50000 | Under Construction | 30.04.2024   |

.........3/-

| 50.         | Pilibhit    | Uttar Pradesh   | State Govt   | 50000     | Under Construction   | 30.04.2024              |
|-------------|-------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------|
| 51.         | Madhepura   | Bihar           | FCI          | 50000     | Under Implementation | LoC not issued          |
| 52.         | Motihari    | Bihar           | FCI          | 50000     | Under Implementation | LoC not issued          |
| 53.         | Saran       | Bihar           | FCI          | 50000     | Under Implementation | LoC not issued          |
| 54.         | Lalitpur    | Uttar Pradesh   | State Govt   | 50000     | Under Implementation | LoC not issued          |
| 55.         | Murshidabad | West Bengal     | FCI          | 50000     | Under Implementation | LoC not issued          |
| 56.         | Durgapur    | West Bengal     | FCI          | 50000     | Under Implementation | LoC not issued          |
| 57.         | Dankuni     | West Bengal     | FCI          | 50000     | Under Implementation | LoC not issued          |
| 58.         | Harduaganj  | Uttar pradsh    | FCI          | 50000     | Under implementation | LoA issued (30.06.2022) |
| B Total     | B Total     | B Total         | B Total      | 17,00,000 | 17,00,000            | 17,00,000               |
| Total (A+B) | Total (A+B) | Total (A+B)     | Total (A+B)  | 29,25,000 | 29,25,000            | 29,25,000               |

*Operationalization has commenced without railway siding

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