Lok Sabha Question No. 2470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Setting up of SILOS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2470 To BE ANSWERED ON 15TH MARCH, 2023

## SETTING UP OF SILOS

## +2470. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND

PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has planned to set up rooms (SILOS) across the country and if SO, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of its storage capacity and the estimated amount for construction; and
- (c) whether the Government has identified locations for its construction across the country and if so, the details thereof and the target fixed in Rajasthan?

## ANSWE R

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

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir: In order to upgrade and modernize the storage facilities, Government of India approved an Action Plan for the construction of steel silos in PPP (Public Private Partnership) mode through Food Corporation of India (FCI) in the country: Under this plan Silos of 12.75 LMT capacity are completed: The details of completed, under-construction silos across the country are in Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively

Further, silos in PPP mode is proposed under Hub & Spoke model to be implemented in phased manner. In phase-I tenders for 10.125 LMT at 14 locations on FCI own land and 24.75 LMT at 66 locations of private land have been awarded: In phase-Il, 30.75 LMT at 66 locations are proposed:

- (c): Sir. Locations of phase-I and phase-Il proposed in Rajasthan are at Annexure-III. Yes,

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

## ANNEXURE REFERRED To IN REPLY PART (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2470 FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA:

## List of Completed steel silos

| SL    | State          | Location    | Agency (FCI/ State Govt)   | Capacity (in LMT)   | Mode [Viability Funding (VGFY Non-VGF] Gap   |
|-------|----------------|-------------|----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1     | Punjab         | Kotkapura   | FCI                        | 0.25                | VGF                                          |
| 2     | Punjab         | Barnala     | FCI                        | 0.50                | Non-VGF                                      |
| 3     | Punjab         | Patiala     | FCI                        | 0.50                | Non-VGF                                      |
| 4     | Punjab         | Sangrur*    | FCI                        | 1.00*               | Non-VGF                                      |
| 5     | Haryana        | Bhattu      | FCI                        | 0.50                | Non-VGF                                      |
| 6     | Haryana        | Jind        | FCI                        | 0.50                | Non-VGF                                      |
|       | Haryana        | Sonepat     | FCI                        | 0.50                | Non-VGF                                      |
| 8     | Haryana        | Panipat*    | FCI                        | 0.50*               | Non-VGF                                      |
|       | Gujarat        | Ahmedabad   | FCI                        | 0.50                | Non-VGF                                      |
| 10    | Bihar          | Katihar     | FCI                        | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 11    | Assam          | Changsari   | FCI                        | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 12    | Uttar Pradesh  | Kannauj     | FCI                        | 0.50                | Non-VGF                                      |
| 13    | Uttar Pradesh  | Dhamora     | FCI                        | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh | Harda       | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh | Hoshangabad | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 16    | Madhya Pradesh | Dewas       | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 17    | Madhya Pradesh | Satna       | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 18    | Madhya Pradesh | Sehore      | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain      | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 20    | Madhya Pradesh | Vidisha     | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 21    | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal      | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 22    | Madhya Pradesh | Indore      | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 23    | Punjab         | Sunam       | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 24    | Punjab         | Malerkotla  | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| 25    | Punjab         | Ahmedgarh   | State Govt                 | 0.50                | VGF                                          |
| Total | Total          |             |                            | 12.75               |                                              |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY To PART (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2470 FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA.

## STATUS OF RAILWAY SIDING SILOS UNDER IMPLEMENTATION

| SI: No.   | State         | Location                | Agency     | Capacity (LMT)   |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------------|------------|------------------|
| 1_        | Bihar         | Darbhanga               | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 2         | Bihar         | Khagaria                | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 3         | Bihar         | Kaimur                  | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 4         | Bihar         | Buxar                   | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 5         | Gujarat       | Amreli                  | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 6_        | Gujarat       | Baroda                  | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 7_        | Haryana       | Rohtak                  | FCI        |                  |
| 8         | Punjab        | Batala                  | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 9_        | Punjab        | Chhehreata              | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 10        | Punjab        | Sahnewal                | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 11.       | Uttar Pradesh | Basti                   | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 12        | Uttar Pradesh | Fatehpur                | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 13_       | Uttar Pradesh | Gorakhpur               | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 14        | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow                 | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 15.       | Bihar         | Bhagalpur               | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 16.       | Bihar         | Samasthipur             | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 17.       | Bihar         | Madhubani and Benipatti | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 18.       | West Bengal   | Balurghat               | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 19.       | Uttar Pradesh | Hamirpur                | State Govt | 0.50             |
| 20.       | Uttar Pradesh | Pilibhit                | State Govt | 0.50             |
| 21_       | Uttar Pradesh | Lalitpur                | State Govt | 0.50             |
| 22        | West Bengal   | Murshidabad             | FCI        | 0.50             |
| 23        | Uttar pradesh | Harduaganj              | FCI        | 0.50             |
| Total     | Total         | Total                   | Total      | 11.50            |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2470 FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA:

## Locations of Silos under implementation/proposed in Rajasthan

| SL    | Location             |   Capacity (in LMT) | ModefType   | Phase    | Status               |
|-------|----------------------|---------------------|-------------|----------|----------------------|
| 1_    | Sriganganagar        |                0.5  | Hub         | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| 2     | Srivijaynanagar      |                0.5  | Hub         | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| 3     | Hanumangarh Junction |                0.5  | Hub         | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| 4     | Bhilwara             |                0.5  | Hub         | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| 5_    | Jalore               |                0.5  | Hub         | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| 6_    | Bikaner              |                0.5  | Hub         | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| 7     | Hanumangarh Town     |                0.5  | Spoke       | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| 8_    | FSD CAP Alwar        |                0.75 | Spoke       | Phase-I  | Under Implementation |
| 9_    | Kota                 |                0.5  | Spoke       | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| 10.   | Bundi                |                0.5  | Spoke       | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| 11.   | Jhalawar             |                0.5  | Spoke       | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| 12.   | Sangariya            |                0.5  | Spoke       | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| 13.   | Pilibanga            |                0.5  | Spoke       | Phase-II | Proposed             |
| Total | Total                |                6.75 |             |          |                      |