Lok Sabha Question No. 2607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: Storage Facilities in PPP Mode
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Lumbaram Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2607 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7TH AUGUST, 2024

## STORAGE FACILITIES  IN PPP MODE

## t2607 SHRI LUMBA RAM

Will  the Minister of  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION WfnI qTlrd, m©3trvT$qf7©fiarvr +it be pleased to state

- (a) whether the Food and Public Distribution  Department has approved a road hap  action plan to create modern storage facilities  in  the form  of  steel silos with  a capacity  of  100 lakh  metric tonnes in a phased manner in Public  Private Partnership (PPP) mode in the country including  Rajasthan:
- (b) if  so, the details  thereof;
- (c) the total storage facility  available  in  PPP mode in the country including Rajasthan along u'ith the State-wise details thereof;
- (d) whether FCI proposes to  develop storage capacity in PPP mode around Rural Hams at  the Panchayat level and if  so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to  construct godowns with  medium  and small storage capacity for  small  and marginal  farmers under the said scheme; and
- (f) if  so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBIIANIYA)

(a) to (c): 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 Silos of 5.5 LMT  capacity have already been constructed in 2007-09 under circuit  based model and is being utilized. In addition,  Silo  capacity of  16.25 LMT  has been constructed by Food Corporation  of India  (FCD.  Further, silo  capacity in  PPP mode is  proposed  under Hub  &  Spoke model to  be implemented  in phased manner. The State-wise details including  Rajasthan are at Annexure-I

FCI hires godowns under Private Entrepreneur Guarantee (PEG) Scheme by inviting  Private investment. The Private godowns are created under Guarantee on the basis of the requirement.  FCI augments its  storage  capacity through Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme under PPP mode wherein the godowns are constructed by Private investors on their own land and leased out for 10 year guarantee period

Under the PEG Scheme, construction of  conventional  godou'ns has been undertaken in  24 States by attracting private investment. PEG Scheme was initiated in 2008 and is in its last phase. Total  147.01 LMT  has been completed  under this Scheme. State-wise details including  Rajasthan State is at Annexure-II

(d) to (f): Food Corporation of India (FCI) mainly stores food grains (wheat &  rice) after procurement for  Public Distribution  System (PDS)  and for  maintaining buffer  stock, to ensure food  security in the country

Requirement of  Storage capacity in  FCI  depends upon the level of  procurement, requirement of buffer norms and Public Distribution  System (PDS) operations for  food grains (Rice and Wheat). FCI continuously assesses and monitors the storage capacity and based on the requirement and storage gap assessment, storage capacities are created/hired through following schemes  at a Pan India level:-

- 1 Construction of Silos under Public Private Partnership  (PPP) mode
- 2 Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode
- 3 Creation ofgodowns  under Asset Monetization
- 4 Central Sector Scheme 'Storage &  (3odowns
- 5 Hiring  of godown from Central Warehousing  Corporation (CWC)/  State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs)/State Agencies
- 6 Private Warehousing Scheme (PWS)

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE UNSTARRED NO.2607 FOR ANSWER ON 07.08.2024 IN THE LOK SABHA QUESTION

(A) State wise, Location  wise List of Silos Constructed  and put to use

| SL   | IState   | ILocation   | IAgency (FCI/ State IGow)   | jcapacitY KinLMT)   |
|------|----------|-------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
| 1    | Ma       | Fm          | mc                          | 0.25                |
| g    | MP       | ma          | nc                          | 0.5(                |
| [3   | Mt       | ma          | nc                          | 0.5(                |
| [4   | mt       | Ma          | nc                          | I .Of)'t=           |
| B    | Mt       | mt          | HI                          | 0.5(                |
| i    | FRI      | FHm         | nIna                        | Ba                  |
| 7    | Mb       | nA          | ma                          | T(                  |
| [8   | Mt       | ma          | nF                          | A)                  |
| [    | nb       | mI          | nc                          | A(                  |
| 10   | THaryana | ml          | nc                          | 0.5 t]              |
| 11   | Tm       | [m          | mc                          | B(I                 |
| 12   | ma       | B-o==BI     | nc                          | 0_ 5(               |
| 13   | ma       | ma          | mc                          | a                   |
| 14   | ma       | mo          | nc                          | o,5(                |
| 15   | FGiFaT   | mI          | mc                          | 0.5(                |
| 16   | [m       | ma          | r(                          | o.5(i               |
| 17   | mt       | mr          | nF                          | C),50               |
| 18   | ml       | Ma          | mF                          | 0.50                |
| 19   | ml       | ma          | nc                          | 0.50                |
| M    | ml       | Fm          | Fc                          | o.50                |

| 121   | IAssarn         | IChangsari   | IFCI     | o,SO   |
|-------|-----------------|--------------|----------|--------|
| 22    | a               | Ma           | ma       | D5     |
| B2    | FmFamm          | Hoshangabad  | Kim      | B) {}  |
| [ii   | jiaaail-p=MR    | @\\ as       | man;     | T=( )  |
| 25    | [$mma m         | K=           | Km       | o.50   |
| B2    | a               | He           | ma       | o,50   |
| 72    | a               | ma           | ma       | o,5 (. |
| [28   | FQnRil-p-riaiii | RTF==        | Bli;m    | o 50   |
| D2    | namE;F          | Fm           | ma       | o.50   |
| rFI   | Faaal=3mm;      | mr           | [sIiiiaM | 0.5(   |
| D3    | FTii;;TiiRFl-   | ma           | mc       | o.5(   |
| [S    | a               | ml           | nc       | 0.5 (- |
|       | mo              | mo           |          | 16.25  |

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## (B)  Circuit  based model established in  2007-08

| IS.No   | IState    | ILocation   | ICapacity Kin LMT)   |
|---------|-----------|-------------|----------------------|
| 1       | mt        | mo          | 2.00                 |
| [2      | a         | ml          | o.25                 |
| F       | a         | no          | o.25                 |
| F       | ma        | Ma          | o.25                 |
| R       | [aryana   | ma          | 2.oo                 |
| B       | Mz=;;iiri | a           | o.50                 |
| 7       | e         | Dom         | o.25                 |
| mo      |           |             | 5.50                 |

## (C) Silos Proposed  under Hub &Spoke Model (DBFOT) Phase -11 [Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfel

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| SI. No   | tate     | Location   | Revenue District   | ICdpacity In MT   |
|----------|----------|------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|          | M787ll;i | \          | n\                 | FHm               |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2607 FOR ANSWER ON 07.08.2024 IN THE LOK SABHA

## State wise of PEG Capacity Constructed

| SI. No.   | State           | Capacity completed(in MT)   |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | AndhraPradesh   | 87 _800                     |
| 2         | Bihar           | 355_000                     |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh    | 537.230                     |
| 4         | Gujarat         | 49.800                      |
| 5         | Harydna         | 3.469.289                   |
| 6         | HimachalPradesh | 57 _520                     |
| 7         | Jammu & Kashmir | 1 79.69(}                   |
| 8         | Jharkhand       | 342_670                     |
| 9         | Karnataka       | 24 1_44(')                  |
| 10        | Kerala          | 5 _OOO                      |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh  | 1.303. 160                  |
| 12        | Maharashtra     | 562_8 II                    |
| 13        | Odisha          | 357_50(>                    |
| 14        | Punjab          | 4_468_836                   |
| 15        | Rajasthan       | 235_ooo                     |
| 16        | Tamil Nadu      | 255 _ofji-)                 |
| 17        | Telangana       | 3 19.000                    |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh   | 1 .670.527                  |
| 19        | Uttarakhand     | 1(>.110(>                   |
| 20        | West Bengal     | 1 54.(i')o                  |
| 21        | Assam           | 25_o(Iii                    |
| 22        | Meghalaya       | 15_{)oo                     |
| 23        | Nagal and       |                             |
| 24        | Tripura         |                             |
|           | Grand Total     | 14,701 ,363                 |

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