Lok Sabha Question No. 228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Construction of Warehouses in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

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

## LoK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.228

## To BE ANSWERED ON 7TH DECEMBER, 2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF WAREHOUSES IN MADHYA PRADESH

## t228. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a) the number and capacity of the warehouses constructed in Madhya Pradesh during the last three years;
- (b) whether any special scheme is under consideration for the construction of warehouses in the tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh, if the details thereof;
- (c) the basis on which decisions are taken for the construction of warehouses in a State; and
- (d) the places where the new warehouses are proposed to be constructed in Madhya Pradesh in future alongwith the details thereof?

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

- (a): Central Warehousing Corporation has constructed 04 (Four) Nos. of the warehouses in last three years in the state of Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 18216 MT.

Madhya Pradesh Warehousing & Logistics Corporation have constructed 4 godowns of 33,000 MT capacity during 2021-2022.

- (b): 37 Tribal Blocks have been  identified in Madhya Pradesh wherein 1800 MT per block Capacity godowns are being constructed for Public Distribution System (PDS) Scheme and 7 years business guarantee is provided to the entrepreneurs belonging to tribal community by Madhya Pradesh Warehousing & Logistics Corporation.
- (c): The requirement of Storage capacity in Food Corporation of India (FCI) depends upon the level of procurement, requirement of buffer norms and PDS operations for Rice and Wheat mainly:  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 of 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:

FCI augments its storage capacity through following schemes:-

- Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme
2. Central Sector Scheme (CSS)
3. Construction of Silo's under PPP mode
5. Private Warehousing Scheme (PWS)
4. Hiring of godown from CWCsISWCs/State Agencies
- (d): As on date, 10 silo with the capacity of 4.25 LMT has been approved by Department of Food & The details of proposed SILO capacity of 4.25 LMT in MP Region are as under:

|       | Revenue District   | Type of SILO   | Capacity (in MT)   |
|-------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|       | Ujjain             | Spoke          | 75000              |
| 2     | Dhar               | Spoke          | 50000              |
| 3     | Panna              | Spoke          | 25000              |
|       | Seoni              | Spoke          |                    |
|       | Satna              | Spoke          | 50000              |
|       | Guna               | Spoke          | 50000              |
|       | Rajgarh            | Spoke          | 25000              |
|       | Agar Malwa         | Spoke          | 25000              |
| 9     | Damoh              | Spoke          |                    |
| 10    | Sheopur            | Spoke          | 25000              |
| Total | Total              | Total          | 425000             |

New warehouses are proposed to be constructed in MP by Central Warehousing Corporation at the following places:

|       | Centre          | District   |   Capacity(MT) |
|-------|-----------------|------------|----------------|
| 1     | Sheopurkalan-II | Sheopur    |          23000 |
| 2     | Maksi           | Shajapur   |           2800 |
| 3     | Katni           | Katni      |           1300 |
| 4     | Chhindwara      | Chhindwara |          40000 |
| Total | Total           | Total      |          67100 |