Lok Sabha Question No. 3511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Operational Godowns
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, P.P. Chaudhary, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Anurag Sharma, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3511 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22N0 MARCH, 2023

## OPERATIONAL GODOWNS

3511. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

DR: RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) the district-wise number of operational godowns in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Telangana for storing foodgrains and the number of farmers getting benefits from the said godowns especially in Pratapgarh, Deoria; Gonda-Bahraich; Jhansi; Balasore and Pali districts in these States;
- (b) the capacity of these godowns in the said States;
- (c) whether the capacity is sufficient for storage of foodgrains;
- (d) if not, whether the Government plans to set up more godowns in the said States, especially in the above districts and if SO, the details thereof;
- (e) whether more foodgrains are stored in these godowns than its capacity which results in enormous spoilage of foodgrains and if SO, the details thereof;
- whether any proposal has been received or is lying pending with the Government for construction of new godowns from these States; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and the time limit prescribed for construction of the same?

## A NSWER

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

(a) to (b): Details of Food Corporation of India (FCI) operational godowns (owned and hired) and farmers benefitted in Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Telangana are at Annexure-I & Annexure-II respectively:

(c): Yes, Sir. Food Corporation of India (FCI) mainly stores wheat & rice after procurement for Public Distribution System (PDS) operation and to maintain buffer stock: Storage capacity of FCI depends upon the level of procurement, requirement of buffer norms and PDS operations: Storage gap is assessed in the procuring States based on the highest stock levels in the last three   years and in the consuming States on the basis of 4 months (6 months in case North Eastern States and in some other states like J&K, Ladakh; Himachal Pradesh; Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep) requirement of National Food Security Act (NFSA) and Other Welfare Scheme (OWS):

FCI continuously assesses and monitors the storage capacity and based on the storage gap assessment, storage capacities are createdlhired  through the following schemes:

1. Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme
2. Central Sector Scheme (CSS)
3. Construction of Silo's under PPP mode
5. Hiring of godown through Private Warehousing Scheme (PWS):
4. Hiring of godown from Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs)State Agencies
6. (d): Question does not arise.
7. (e): Sir. No,
8. (f) & (g): Silos:

In order to upgrade and modernize the storage facilities; Government of India approved Action Plan for construction of steel silos on PPP (Public Private Partnership) mode in the country: Under this plan Silos with capacity of 24.25 LMT at various locations throughout country are under implementation: Out of which a capacity of 12.75 LMT is completed: Further; silo capacity in PPP mode is proposed under Hub and Spoke model to be implemented in phased manner. Details of silos work awarded in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan; Odisha & Telangana under Rail siding silos model and Hub & Spoke model are at Annexure-III: Silos are to be constructed within 18 months after issuance of LOC (Letter of Commencement):

## PEG Scheme:

Under the PEG Scheme, construction of conventional godowns has been undertaken in 22 States by attracting  private investment: PEG Scheme was initiated in 2008 and is in its last phase. Total capacity sanctioned for godowns as on 01.03.2023 is 152.25 LMT, out of 146.14 LMT has been completed: State wise details of PEG sanctionedlconstructed in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan; Odisha & Telangana are at Annexure-IV . As per general guidelines, period of one year is considered for completion of construction (in case of non-railway siding godown) and two years (in case of railway siding godowns) from the date of acceptance this, letter. However, delay clause also exists:

## NO.3544 FOR ANSWER ON 22.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA.

| Details of number of depots ofFCI (owned and hired) District wise vis-a-vis Storage Capacity as on 01.03.2023 (FCI Odisha_Uttar Pradesh;Telangana_Rajasthan   | Details of number of depots ofFCI (owned and hired) District wise vis-a-vis Storage Capacity as on 01.03.2023 (FCI Odisha_Uttar Pradesh;Telangana_Rajasthan   | Details of number of depots ofFCI (owned and hired) District wise vis-a-vis Storage Capacity as on 01.03.2023 (FCI Odisha_Uttar Pradesh;Telangana_Rajasthan   | Details of number of depots ofFCI (owned and hired) District wise vis-a-vis Storage Capacity as on 01.03.2023 (FCI Odisha_Uttar Pradesh;Telangana_Rajasthan   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Region                                                                                                                                                | Name of Revenue District                                                                                                                                      | Number of Depots                                                                                                                                              | Capacity in MT                                                                                                                                                |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                        | ANGUL                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                               | 6260                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                               | BALASORE                                                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 6260                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                               | BARGARH                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                               | 46139                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | BHADRAK                                                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 24010                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | BOLANGIR                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                               | 37584                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | BOUDH                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                               | CUTTACK                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                             | 11660                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | DEOGHARH                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                               | DHENKANAL                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                               | 9400                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                               | GAJAPATI                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                               | 6264                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                               | GANJAM                                                                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                                                                             | 21164                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | JAGATSINGHPUR                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 1500                                                                                                                                                          |
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|                                                                                                                                                               | JHARSUGHUDA                                                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                                                             | 62630                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | KALAHANDI                                                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                                                             | 71162                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | KANDHAMAL                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 6266                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                               | KENDRAPARA                                                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                                                             | 1000                                                                                                                                                          |
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|                                                                                                                                                               | KHURDA                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                               | 20160                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | KORAPUT                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                               | 20710                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | MALKANGIRI                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                               | 870                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                               | MA YURBHANJ                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                             | 31300                                                                                                                                                         |
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|                                                                                                                                                               | NOWRANGPUR                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                               | 12530                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | NUAPADA                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                               | 17400                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | PURI                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                               | RAYAGADA                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                               | 12530                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | SAMBALPUR                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                             | 35237                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | SUBARNAPUR                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                               | 30280                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                               | SUNDERGARH                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                               | 15140                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | Agra (01)                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                               | 52960                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | Aligarh                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                               | 78792                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | AMBEDKAR NAGAR                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                               | 15798                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | AMETHI                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                               | 38985                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | AODYA                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                               | 38802                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | Azamgarh                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                               | 36874                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | BAGHPAT                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                               | 3025                                                                                                                                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | BAHRAICH                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                               | 58686                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | BALLIA                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                               | 34788                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | BALRAMPUR                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                               | 8930                                                                                                                                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | BANDA                                                                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                                                                             | 51400                                                                                                                                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |

| BARA BANKI                   |    | 130144       |
|------------------------------|----|--------------|
| BAREILLY                     |    | 127212       |
| BASTI                        | ;  | 49838        |
| BHADOHI                      |    | 15508        |
| BHEM NAGAR SAMBHAL           |    | 18888        |
| BIJNOR                       |    | 22842        |
| BUDAUN                       |    | 27213        |
| BULANDSHAHR                  |    | 59199        |
| CHANDAULI                    |    | 44712        |
|                              |    | 49086        |
|                              |    | 35044        |
| ETAWAH                       |    | 84753        |
| FARRUKHABAD                  |    | 44123        |
| FATEHPUR                     |    | 82667        |
| Firozabad                    |    | 59060        |
| GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR          |    | 29394        |
| GHAZIABAD                    |    | 42196        |
| GHAZIPUR                     |    | 31490        |
| GONDA                        |    | 86070        |
| GORAKHPUR                    |    | 128142       |
| HAMPURR                      |    |              |
| HARDOI                       |    | 146931       |
| JALAUN                       |    | 41640        |
| JAUNPUR                      |    | 82692        |
| JHANSI                       | 4  | 56376        |
| JYOTIBA PHULE NAGAR / AMROHA |    | 15000 59177  |
| KANNAUJ KANPUR DEHAT         | ;  | 42521        |
| KANPUR NAGAR                 |    | 131788       |
| Kanshiram Nagar_             |    | 10280        |
| KAUSHAMBI                    |    | 13360        |
| KUSHINAGAR                   |    | 65247        |
| LAKHIMPUR KHERI              |    | 143391       |
| LALITPUR                     |    | 33064        |
| LUCKNOW                      |    | 61380        |
| MAHAMAYA NAGAR HATHRAS       |    | 16704        |
| MATHURA (04)                 |    | 94168        |
| MAU                          |    | 17185        |
| MEERUT                       |    | 32340        |
| MIRZAPUR MORADABAD           |    | 81463 152118 |
| MUZAFFARNAGAR                | 1  | 71688        |

|           | PILIBHIT         | 8   | 150658   |
|-----------|------------------|-----|----------|
|           | PRATAPGARH       |     | 27618    |
|           | PRAYAGRAJ        |     | 131200   |
|           | RAEBARELI        |     | 90729    |
|           | SANT KABIR NAGAR |     | 5040     |
|           | SHAHJAHANPUR     |     | 282326   |
|           | SHRAVASTI        | 3   | 17848    |
|           | SIDDHARTH NAGAR  |     | 41148    |
|           | SITAPUR          | ;   | 110899   |
|           | SONBHADRA        |     | 69592    |
|           | Sultanpur        |     | 23617    |
|           | UNNAO            |     |          |
|           | VARANASI         |     | 102064   |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer            | 3   | 72038    |
|           | Alwar            | 3   | 42630    |
|           | Banswara         |     | 27125    |
|           | Baran            |     | 15660    |
|           | Barmer           |     | 39200    |
|           | Bikaner          |     | 36224    |
|           | Bundi            |     | 36982    |
|           | Chittorgarh_     | ;   | 39200    |
|           | Churu            |     | 36099    |
|           | Dausa            |     | 27696    |
|           | Dholpur          |     | 14376    |
|           | Dungarpur        |     | 2500     |
|           | Hanumangarh      |     | 59156    |
|           | Jaipur           |     | 51916    |
|           | Jaisalmer        |     | 28184    |
|           | Jalore           |     | 20748    |
|           | Jhalawar         |     | 18020    |
|           | Jhunjhunu        |     | 25189    |
|           |                  |     | 3        |
|           | Nagaur           |     | 20889    |
|           | Pali             |     | 32630    |
|           | Pratapgarh_      |     | 10320    |
|           | Rajsamand        |     | 19850    |
|           | Sawaimadhopur    |     | 112230   |
|           | Sikar            |     | 30048    |
|           | Sirohi           |     | 14700    |
|           | Sriganganagar    | 3   | 30808    |

| Tonk                |    |   24528 |
|---------------------|----|---------|
| Udaipur             | 1  |   48680 |
| Karimnagar          | 3  |   95328 |
| Peddapalli_         | 3  |   40572 |
| Jagitial            |    |   33716 |
| Mancherial          |    |   30015 |
| Khammam             |    |   88740 |
| Nalgonda_           |    |  156832 |
| Yadadri Bhuvanagiri |    |   25000 |
| Nizamabad           |    |  138876 |
| Medchal-Malkajgiri  |    |  125280 |
| Jogulamba Gadwal    |    |   11716 |
| Mahaboobnagar       |    |   70984 |
| Hanumakonda         |    |  110403 |
| Warangal (Rural)    | 2  |   25951 |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO3511 FOR ANSWER ON 22.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## No of Farmers benefitted from procurment operations in RMS 22-23 & KMS -22-23 Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana

(As on 01.03.23)

| Region_       |   No. of Farmers |
|---------------|------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh |          1021311 |
| Odisha        |          1446317 |
| Rajasthan     |              941 |
| Telangana     |           989090 |

## No of Farmers benefitted from procurement operations in RMS 22-23 & KMS -22-23 (Pratapgarh, Deoria, Gonda-Bahraich, Jhansi, Balasore and Pali districts)

(As on 01.03.23)

| Region_       | Districts   |       |
|---------------|-------------|-------|
|               | Pratapgarh  | 18304 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Deoria      | 18612 |
|               | Gonda       | 16612 |
|               | Behraich    | 26945 |
|               | Jhansi      | 457   |
| Odisha        | Balasore    | 78497 |
| Rajasthan     | Pali        |       |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) & (g) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION

## Rajasthan & Telangana

| Sr. No.   | Name of State   | No. of Locations   | Capacity (in LMT)   |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|           | Uttar Pradesh   | 22                 | 9.25                |
| 2         | Odisha          |                    |                     |
| 3         | Rajasthan       |                    | 0.75                |
| 4         | Telangana       |                    |                     |

## Silos awarded under RaiL\_siding silo model in Uttar Pradesh\_Odisha Rajasthan & Telangana

|    | Name of State   | No. of Locations   | Capacity (in LMT)   |
|----|-----------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|    | Uttar Pradesh   | 10                 | 5                   |
| 2  | Odisha          |                    |                     |
| 3  | Rajasthan       |                    |                     |
|    | Telangana       |                    |                     |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED To IN REPLY To PART (f) & (g) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3511 FOR ANSWER ON 22.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA:

State wise details of PEG sanctionedlconstructed in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan & Odisha & Telangana

(Capacity in MT)

| No.   | State         | Capacity sanctioned   | Capacity Completed   |
|-------|---------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|       | Uttar Pradesh | 1,808,857             | 1,630,527            |
| 2     | Odisha        | 357,500               | 357,500              |
| 3     | Rajasthan     | 235,000               | 235,000              |
|       | Telangana     | 319,000               | 319,000              |

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