Lok Sabha Question No. 43 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Functional Godown Capacity
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Locket Chatterjee, Dileshwar Kamait, Rama Devi, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Navneet Ravi Rana, Gopal Jee Thakur, Geeta Kora, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Ajay Kumar Mandal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.43

## To BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER, 2022

## FUNCTIONAL GODOWN CAPACITY

t43. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

SHRI JUGRL KISHORE SHARMA:

SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

Will the Minister of FOOD AND

CONSUMER AFFAIRS, PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) the present position of district-wise number of functional godowns in Bihar, Jharkhand; Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir for   storage of  foodgrains and the number of farmers getting benefitted from the said godowns;
- (b) the capacity of these godowns and whether this capacity is sufficient for storage of foodgrains received from farmers in the respective States;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up more godowns in the respective States; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A NSWER

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

- (a): District-wise details of number of functional godowns of FCI (owned & hired) along with details of their storage capacity and farmers benefitted during RMS 22-23 and KMS 21-22 in Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir is given under Annexure-I.

- (b): Yes details are given under Annexure-I: Sir,

(c)e(d): The requirement of Storage capacity in 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 Jek, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep) requirement of National 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:-

1. Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme
2. Central Sector Scheme (CSS)
3. Construction of Silo'$ under PPP mode
4. Hiring of godown from Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) /State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs)State Agencies
5. Private Warehousing Scheme (PWS)

As on 01.11.2022, capacity proposed under various schemes are as detailed under:-

| Region          | Silo   | Silo                    | CSS   | CSS                         | PEG   | PEG    |
|-----------------|--------|-------------------------|-------|-----------------------------|-------|--------|
| Region          |        | No of Site/Capacity LMT |       | N: of Site/ Capacity in LMT |       | in LMT |
|                 | 2      | 1.25                    | 2     | 0.07                        |       | 0.94   |
| Madhya Pradesh] | 10     | 4.25                    |       |                             |       |        |
| Bihar           | 25     | 13                      | 0     |                             |       | 0.5    |
| Jharkhand       | 0      | 0                       |       | 0.30                        |       |        |
| Haryana         | 37     | 11                      |       |                             |       |        |
| West Bengal     | 18     | 8.75                    |       |                             |       |        |

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) &  (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.43 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 07.12.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA REG FUNCTIONAL GODOWN CAPACITY

District-Wise details of functional godowns of FCI (owned+hired) and number of farmers benefitted during RMS 22-23 & KMS 21-22 (as on 01.11.22)

|         |                  | No. of Godowns   | Capacity in MT   | No: of Farmers benefitted through procurement   | No: of Farmers benefitted through procurement   |
|---------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Region  | Name of District | (owned+hired)    |                  | RMS-22-23 (Wheat)                               | KMS 21-22 (Paddy)                               |
| Haryana | Ambala           | 15               | 208025           | 313847                                          | 310083                                          |
|         | Bhiwani          |                  | 52610            |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Faridabad        |                  | 44460            |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Fatehabad        |                  | 729833           |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Hisar            | 11               | 349678           |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Jagadhari_       | 16               | 191819           |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Jajhar           |                  | 8350             |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Jind             | 26               | 553254           |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Kaithal          | 26               | 689]83           |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Karnal           | 40               | 613023           |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Kurukshetra      | 19               | 365007           |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Palwal           | 6                | 58772            |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Panipat          | 5                | 151430           |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Rohtak           | 12               | 140470           |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Sirsa            | 20               | 920623           |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Sonipat_         | 10               | 225060           |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Anantnag         |                  | 8700             |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Bandipora        |                  | 10000            |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Baramulla        |                  | 5922             |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Budgam           | 2                | 8132             |                                                 |                                                 |
| JeK     | Doda             | 2                | 8132             | 62                                              | 8724                                            |
|         | Jammu            | 3                | 52696            |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Kargil           | 3                | 12797            |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Kathua           | 2                | 14264            |                                                 |                                                 |
|         | Kishtwar         | 2                | 7088             |                                                 |                                                 |

|                | Kupwara             |    | 5990   |         |
|----------------|---------------------|----|--------|---------|
|                | Leh                 | 2  | 18518  |         |
|                | Poonch              |    | 3132_  |         |
|                | Pulwama             |    | 6140   |         |
|                | Rajouri             | 2  | 11472  |         |
|                | Ramban              |    | 3340   |         |
|                | Reasi               |    | 7500   |         |
|                | Samba               |    | 25000  |         |
|                | Srinagar_           | 2  | 27940  |         |
|                | Udhampur_           |    | 5000   |         |
|                | Bankura             |    | 28910  | 1318238 |
|                | Birbhum             |    | 50530  | 1318238 |
|                | Burdwan (East)      |    | 6600   | 1318238 |
|                | Burdwan West)       | 2  | 37550  | 1318238 |
|                | Coochbehar          | 2  | 15980  | 1318238 |
|                | Dinajpur_(North)    |    | 9400   | 1318238 |
|                | Dinaipur (South)    |    | 26270  | 1318238 |
|                | Hooghly             | 3  | 38820  | 1318238 |
|                | Jalpaiguri_         |    | 68510  | 1318238 |
|                | Kolkata             |    | 130770 | 1318238 |
|                | Malda               | 2  | 35664  | 1318238 |
|                | Midnapore_ West)    |    | 42700  | 1318238 |
|                | Murshidabad         | 2  | 19942  | 1318238 |
|                | Nadia               | 2  | 163350 | 1318238 |
|                | North 24-Parganas   | 1  | 5080   | 1318238 |
|                | Purulia             | 3  | 68390  | 1318238 |
|                | South 24-Parganas _ |    | 84280  | 1318238 |
| Madhya Pradesh | ASHOKNAGAR          |    | 13686  |         |
| Madhya Pradesh | BALAGHAT            |    | 54390  |         |
| Madhya Pradesh | BETUL               |    | 13104  |         |
| Madhya Pradesh | BHOPAL              |    |        |         |
| Madhya Pradesh | CHHATARPUR          |    | 12006  |         |
| Madhya Pradesh | DATIA               |    | 8856   |         |
| Madhya Pradesh | GWALIOR             | 2  | 17737  |         |
| Madhya Pradesh | HOSHANGABAD         | 2  | 113022 |         |
| Madhya Pradesh | INDORE              |    | 196    |         |

| JABALPUR    | 2   | 12839   |     |        |
|-------------|-----|---------|-----|--------|
| JHABUA      |     | 6264    |     |        |
| KATNI       |     | 11136   |     |        |
| NIWARI      |     | 22530   |     |        |
| RATLAM      |     | 11088   |     |        |
| SAGAR       |     | 7608    |     |        |
| SATNA       | 2   | 9329    |     |        |
| SEONI       |     | 10440   |     |        |
| SHAHDOL     |     | 6910    |     |        |
| SHEOPUR     |     | 13920   |     |        |
| SINGROLI    |     | 15827   |     |        |
| TIKAMGARH   |     | 18792   |     |        |
| UJJAIN      |     | 18792   |     |        |
| VIDISHA     |     | 13104   |     |        |
| LAKHISARAI  |     | 1913    | 641 | 642234 |
| Araria      | 3   | 30860   | 641 | 642234 |
| AURANGABAD  | 2   | 30000   | 641 | 642234 |
| BEGUSARAI   | 4   | 48683   | 641 | 642234 |
| BHAGALPUR   | 1   | 44000   | 641 | 642234 |
| BHOJPUR     | 3   | 35826   | 641 | 642234 |
| BUXAR       |     | 31320   | 641 | 642234 |
| DARBHANGA   | 3   | 19480   | 641 | 642234 |
| E.CHAMPARNA | 3   | 32400   | 641 | 642234 |
| GAYA        |     |         |     |        |
| GOPALGANJ   | 2   | 17645   |     |        |
| JAMUI       | 2   | 7800    |     |        |
| JEHANABAD   |     | 5000    |     |        |
| KAIMUR      |     | 25000   |     |        |
| KATIHAR     | 3   | 36050   |     |        |
| KHAGARIA    | 2   | 20000   |     |        |
| KISHANGANJ  | 2   | 21900   |     |        |
| MADHEPURA   | 4   | 14662   |     |        |
| MADHUBANI   |     | 25357   |     |        |
| MUNGER      | 3   | 21787   |     |        |
| MUZAFFARPUR | 3   | 62361   |     |        |
| NALANDA     |     | 10000   |     |        |
| NAWADA      |     | 3467    |     |        |

| PATNA          | 4   |   125493 |        |
|----------------|-----|----------|--------|
| PURNEA         | 4   |    90640 |        |
| Saharsa        | 3   |    29903 |        |
| SAMASTIPUR     | 3   |    28476 |        |
| SARAN          |     |    12528 |        |
| SASARAM        | 2   |    45000 |        |
| SITAMADHI      | 2   |    13352 |        |
| SIWAN          | 2   |    21588 |        |
| SUPAUL         | 2   |    12506 |        |
| VAISHALI       | 3   |    12786 |        |
| W. CHAMAPARAN  | 5   |    71636 |        |
| BOKARO         | 2   |    25500 | 139359 |
| CHATRA         | 2   |    12300 |        |
| DEOGHAR        | 2   |    20000 |        |
| DHANBAD        | 3   |    48500 |        |
| DUMKA          | 2   |     8700 |        |
| EAST SINGHBHUM | 3   |    43000 |        |
| GARHWA         |     |     3100 |        |
| GIRIDIH        | 4   |    27700 |        |
| GODDA          |     |     5700 |        |
| GUMLA          | 3   |    21090 |        |
| HAZARIBAGH     | 2   |    30328 |        |
| JAMTARA        |     |     5000 |        |
| KHUNTI         |     |    10000 |        |
| KODERMA        |     |    15000 |        |
| LATEHAR        |     |     5000 |        |
| LOHARDAGA      | 2   |    12400 |        |
| PAKUR          | 2   |    18100 |        |
| PALAMU         | 3   |    27400 |        |
| RAMGARH        | 1   |     5000 |        |
| RANCHI         | 3   |    44600 |        |
| SAHEBGANJ      | 2   |    20000 |        |
| SARAIKELA      | 3   |    16948 |        |
| SIMDEGA        |     |    10000 |        |
| WEST SNNGHBHUM | 1   |     4704 |        |

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