Lok Sabha Question No. 2929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-06
Subject: Depot Darpan Portal
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Selvam G

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2929

TO BE ANSWERED ON 6TH AUGUST, 2025

## DEPOT DARPAN PORTAL

## 2929. SHRI SELVAM (,:

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

- (a): whether the  Government has implemented or  is in  the  process of  implementing the Depot Darpan Portal and mobile appliJation in warehouses across the State of Tamil Nadu under the initiative  for scientific  warehousing and smart monitoring  offoodgrain depots;
- (b): if  so, the number and names of warehouses in Tamil  Nadu that have been onboarded on the Depot Darpan platform;
- (C): the details of the infrastructural  and operational parameters  assessed under the system;
- (d): whether any warehouses in Tamil  Nadu have received composite star ratings based on these evaluations and if  so, the details thereof;
- (e): whether the  Government proposes to  expand Al-enabled technologies like  bag counting, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and Face Recognition Systems (FRS) in warehouses in Tamil  Nadu and across the southern region; and
- (f): the details of  the measures taken by the Government to ensure supervisory validation and continuous improvement in  warehousing operations and food safety in  Tamil Nadu through the Depot Darpan initiative?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRIMATI  NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI  BAMBHANIYA)

(a) & (b): Yes. The Government has implemented the Depot Darpan portal  and its mobile application  for  all  owned and hired depots across pan India of  Food Corporation of  India (FCI) and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) including those in the state of Tamil Nadu. Details are at Annexure I.

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- (c) &  (d): The warehouses are assessed based on two  main parameters :-
1.  Operational Efficiency (60% weightage): Occupancy, Cost metrics like transit/storage loss, Handling Cost, Demurrage, and Manpower Expenses.
2. Infrastructural Efficiency (40%  weightage): including  Safety, Operational,  Environmental, and Statutory aspects

Each category is evaluated  independently, and the depots receive a 5-Star rating based on the composite scoring from both parameters.

Assessment and review of  FCI  and CWC's  (owned and hired)  depots has been completed in Tamil Nadu region and based on this, each depot has received star ratings in depot darpan portal.

## Details are enclosed at Annexure-I

- (e): Al-enabled technologies like bag counting and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR)  is in the process of  implementation under the Smart Warehouse project in  FCI owned depots. However, Face recognition system (FRS) is not provisioned in the project.
- (f): The depots are being assessed and evaluated half-yearly. Further a trigger alert mechanism  is being maintained wherein triggers are generated for any shortfall during assessments.  The same are being attended by the concerned officers  in a time bound manner

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| Annexure - I   | Annexure - I                                  | Annexure - I                          |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Details S.No.  | of ratings in FCI owned/hired de 1 Depot Name | Portal ofTamiINadu regM Current Ratin |
|                | PEELAMADUFCICOVERED                           | 4-Stars                               |
| 2              | EGMOREFCICOVERED                              | 3 -Stars                              |
| 3              | TNWC PEGKARAIKUDI                             | 5-Stars                               |
| 4              | ELAVUR(SILO)PVT SILO                          | 5-Stars                               |
| 5              | CWCCUDDALORE                                  | 3 -Stars                              |
| 6              | TUTICORINFCICOVERED                           | 4-Stars                               |
| 7              | NAGAR KOIL CWCCOVERED                         | 5-Stars                               |
| 8              | @4DURAI CWCCOVERED                            | 5-Stars                               |
| 9              | SEMBANARKOILFCICOVERED                        | 5-Stars                               |
| 10             | 1THANJAVURCWC COVERED                         | 5-Stars                               |
| 11             | CHINNA SALEMSWCCOVERED                        | 5-Stars                               |
| 12             | 1ARKONAM FCICOVERED                           | 4-Stars                               |
| 13             | : COIMBATORE FCICOVERED                       | 3-Stars                               |
| 14             | 1MOOLAPALAYAN CWCCOVERED                      | 3-Stars                               |
| 15             | 1 CWC.HOSUR                                   | 3 -Stars                              |
| 16             | 1NAMAKKAL PWS                                 | 5-Stars                               |
| 17             | 1TNWC TIRUPPUR                                | 5-Stars                               |
| 18             | 1TNWC KARAIKUDI                               | 4-Stars                               |
| 19             | 1CWC Chidambaram                              | 5-Stars                               |
| 20             | 1PWS MADURANTAKAM                             | 5-Stars                               |
| 21             | SALEMSWCCOVERED                               | 5-Stars                               |
| 22             | 1 TNWCNAMAKKAL                                | 5-Stars                               |
| 23             | 1 cwc, UDUMALPET                              | 5-Stars                               |
| 24             | 1VIRUDUNAGARCWC COVERED                       | 4-Stars                               |
| 25             | 1TIRUNELVELI SWCCOVERED                       | 5-Stars                               |

|   26 | PALAYAKOTTI SWCCOVERED        | 5-Stars   |
|------|-------------------------------|-----------|
|   27 | TNWC AN{BASAMUTHRAM           | 4-Stars   |
|   28 | DINDIGUL SWCCOVERED           | 5-Stars   |
|   29 | TNWCBATLAGUNDU                | 5-Stars   |
|   30 | KARAIKAL FCICOVERED           | 5-Stars   |
|   31 | T.V.KOIL FCICOVERED           | 5-Stars   |
|   32 | TNWCVILLUPURAM                | 5-Stars   |
|   33 | AVADI FCICOVERED              | 3-Stars   |
|   34 | TNWC PEGDHARN4APURI           | 5-Stars   |
|   35 | TRICHY CWCCOVERED             | 5-Stars   |
|   36 | TRICHY SWCCOVERED             | 5-Stars   |
|   37 | SEVOORFCICOVERED              | 5-Stars   |
|   38 | SALEM FCICOVERED              | 3-Stars   |
|   39 | RAMANATHPURAM FCICOVERED      | 4-Stars   |
|   40 | TNWC PEGMUTHOOR               | 5-Stars   |
|   41 | TNWCTHOMAS SPINNING MILL      | 4-Stars   |
|   42 | TNWCPUDUKOTTAI                | 4-Stars   |
|   43 | CHIDAMBARANI(MRM) FCICOVERED  | 5-Stars   |
|   44 | COINIBATORE(MADUKARA)PVT SILO | 5-Stars   |
|   45 | TNWC K\MNAD PEG               | 5-Stars   |
|   46 | TNWC MANAMADURAI              | 4-Stars   |
|   47 | PWS VILLUPURAM                | 4-Stars   |

| Details of ratings in CWCdepotsin Depot Darpan Portal of TamiINaduregion   | Details of ratings in CWCdepotsin Depot Darpan Portal of TamiINaduregion   | Details of ratings in CWCdepotsin Depot Darpan Portal of TamiINaduregion   | Details of ratings in CWCdepotsin Depot Darpan Portal of TamiINaduregion   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No                                                                       | State                                                                      | Warehouse                                                                  | a                                                                          |
| 1                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | CFSTUTICORIN                                                               | 5                                                                          |
| 2                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | CHIDAMBARAM                                                                | 5                                                                          |
| 3                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | CUDDALORE                                                                  | 4                                                                          |
| 4                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | HOSUR(PEG)                                                                 | 5                                                                          |
| 5                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | KUMBAKONAM                                                                 | 5                                                                          |
| 6                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | MADURAI                                                                    | 5                                                                          |
| 7                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | MANNARGUDI                                                                 | 3                                                                          |
| 8                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | MOOLAPALAYAM                                                               | 4                                                                          |
| 9                                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | NAGERCOIL                                                                  | 5                                                                          |
| 10                                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | ROYAPURAM                                                                  | 4                                                                          |
| 11                                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | THANJAVUR                                                                  | 2                                                                          |
| 12                                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | TRICHY                                                                     | 5                                                                          |
| 13                                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | UDUNtALPET                                                                 | 5                                                                          |
| 14                                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | VIRUDHUNAGAR                                                               | 4                                                                          |

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