Lok Sabha Question No. 5143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-02
Subject: Warehouses for Storage of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Sanjay Uttamrao Deshmukh

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

(a) &  (b): Maharashtra is  a consuming region and a Decentralised Procurement (DCP) State. The state Government procures, stores and distributes foodgrains as per their National Food Security Act (NFSA)/ Other Welfare Schemes (C)WS) requirement. Food Corporation of India (FCI) comes into picture in  case of less procurement wherein shortfall is bridged by inducting stock or excess procurement wherein excess stock is moved to deficit  areas.

As on 15.03.2025, FCI  is operating 64 warehouses (Owned -  13 and Hired-  51) having total  capacity of  17.54 LMT for  storage of  central pool  foodgrains throughout  the Maharashtra state. District  -wise  details are Annexed

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5143

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND APRIL, 2025

## WAREHOUSES FOR STORAGE OF FOODGRAINS

## t5143. SHRI ARVIND  GANPAT SAWANT: SHRI SANJAY UTTAMRAO  DESHMUKH:

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

- (a) the district-wise  present status of the ftrnctional warehouses for  storage of  foodgrains in Maharashtra and the number of farmers benefitted  from  the said warehouses;
- (b) the capacity of the said warehouses and whether the said capacity is adequate for the storage of foodgrains  in the respective States;
- (c) whether the  Government proposes to  set up additional warehouses in  the respective States  especially in Maharashtra  and  particularly in Yavatmal-Washim Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (d) if  so, the details thereoP

Additionally, as on 01.02.2025, a total storage capacity of 6.98 LMT  is available with State Agencies including  State Warehousing Corporation  (SWC)  of  Maharashtra (excluding capacities given to FCI)  for  storage of central pool  foodgrains.

Maharashtra has adequate storage capacity in excess of four months requirement which is the norm for DC:P consuming state.

Since, Maharashtra is  a DCP  state, FCI  does not  directly  procure  food  grains  from farmers. Therefore, the  query  regarding the  number of  farmers benefited by  the  said warehouses is not applicable.

(c) &  (d): 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 including Maharashtra:

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

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5143 FOR ANSWER  ON 02.04.2025 IN THE LOK  SABHA.

| DETAILSOF FCI FOODS I'OR.\(   | DETAILSOF FCI FOODS I'OR.\(   | DETAILSOF FCI FOODS I'OR.\(                                   | DETAILSOF FCI FOODS I'OR.\(   | DETAILSOF FCI FOODS I'OR.\(   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                               | Name of RevenueDistrict       | Name of Food Storage Depot                                    | Owned/Hired                   | Current Capacity (in MT)      |
|                               | Mumbai                        | FSD Borivali                                                  | Owned                         | 120701                        |
|                               | Thane                         | FSD Bhiwandi                                                  | Owned                         | 12816                         |
|                               | Rajgad                        | FSD Panvel                                                    | Owned                         | 97440                         |
|                               | Rajgad                        | Taloia Silo                                                   | Hired                         | 50000                         |
| 5                             | RatnMr                        | FSD Ratnagjri                                                 | Owned                         |                               |
|                               |                               |                                                               |                               | 11664                         |
| 6                             | Ratnagjr i                    | SWCRatnagjri                                                  | Hired                         | 7000                          |
| 7                             | Sindhudur$                    | SWCKudal                                                      | Hired                         | 10600                         |
| 8                             | Nashik                        | FSD Manmad                                                    | Owned                         | 263492                        |
| 9                             | Nashik                        | FSD Ankai Complex                                             | Owned                         | 27546                         |
| 10                            | Jajg.aon                      | MSWC Jajgaon                                                  | Hired                         | 53120                         |
| 11                            | Dhule                         | mDhule i                                                      | Hired                         | 2 1284                        |
| 12                            | Ahmednagar                    | FSD Ahmednag,ar                                               | Owned                         | 5400                          |
| 13                            | Ahmednagar                    | MSWCKedgaon                                                   | Hired                         | 16240                         |
| 14                            |                               |                                                               |                               |                               |
|                               | Ahmednag;                     | MSWC Nagapur                                                  | Hired                         | 7825                          |
| 15                            | Ahmednagar                    | SWC Khadici                                                   | Hired                         | 8960                          |
| 16 17                         | Nandurbar                     | PWS Phoenix Enterprises                                       | Hired                         | 22680                         |
| 18                            | Jajgaon Jajgaon               | PWS Yugashree JaiSaiW/H pvm Pm                                | Hired                         | 13000                         |
|                               |                               | PWS Kirti Enterprises                                         | Hired                         | 13000                         |
| 19                            | Jalna                         | MSWC Jalna Bokardhan                                          | Hired                         | 23720                         |
| 20 21                         |                               | MSWC A'bad Gut 57                                             | Hired                         | 23360                         |
| 22                            | Jalna                         | MSWC Jalna Borkhedi                                           | Hired                         | 29100                         |
|                               | Nanded                        | a                                                             | Hired                         | 25000                         |
| 23                            | Parbhani                      | MSWC Parbhani                                                 | Hired                         | 19900                         |
| 24                            | Beed                          | SWCParli Vaijnath                                             | H ira                         | 9500                          |
| 25                            | Latur                         | SWCLatur                                                      | Hired                         | 21410                         |
| 26                            | Latur                         | PWS Raitara W/H Latur =                                       | Hired                         | 9906 12320                    |
| 27                            | ma                            | PWS Raitara Ventures Latur - II                               | Hired                         |                               |
| 28                            | Beed                          | PWS KesonaW/H Corn. Parli                                     | Hired                         | 17500                         |
| 29                            | Nanded                        | mm Warehousirr                                                | Hired                         | 10440                         |
| 30 31                         | Parbhani                      | PWS Deva Warehouse Prabhant                                   | Hired Hired                   | 30000 8400                    |
|                               | Hine.oli                      | PWS Khurana W/Fm                                              |                               |                               |
| 32 33                         | Hingoji Aurangabad            | PWS Sant Namdev Nagri SPMHingn PWS Sahara Warehousing Service | Hired Hired                   | 4200 11340                    |
| 34                            | M) iF                         | FSD Ajni OLDComplex                                           | Owned                         | 52118                         |
| 35                            | NagDur Wardha                 | FSD Ajni New Complex                                          | Owned Owned                   | 33382 125525                  |
| 36                            |                               | FSD Wardha FSD Gondia                                         | Owned                         |                               |
| 37 38                         | Gondia Gondia                 | CWCGondia-II                                                  | Hired                         | 35016 6264                    |
| 39                            | ChandraDur                    | MSWCChit                                                      | Ilired                        | 16240                         |
| 40                            | ChandraDur                    | MSWC BrahmaDuri                                               | Hired                         | 5500                          |
| 41 42                         | Yawatmal Akola                | a vMt al                                                      | Hired Hired                   | 18714 13572                   |
| 43                            | Akola                         | c\tfXmT                                                       |                               |                               |
| 44                            | Amravat i                     | CWCAkola-II                                                   | Hired Hired                   | 19152 5 1 00                  |
|                               |                               | MSWC Dhamangaon                                               |                               |                               |
| 45                            | BuIdana                       | PWS khamgaonBlackstone Logistics PVTLTD                       | Hired                         | 35000                         |
| 46                            | Washim                        |                                                               | Hired                         | 30000                         |
|                               |                               | PWS Wasiiim;ms is                                             |                               | 25000                         |
| 47 48                         | Amravati Buldana              | PWS Badnera RenukaOm mr MSWCKhamgaonWarkin                    | HireT Hired                   | i 5000-                       |
| 49                            | Pune                          | FSD Pune                                                      | Owned                         | 31577                         |
| 50 51                         | SOlaDur                       | FSD SOlaDur                                                   | Owned                         | 31912                         |
|                               | KOlhaDur                      | CWC KOlhaDur                                                  | Hired                         | 13584 11580                   |
| 52                            | Pune                          | SWCBaramati                                                   | Hired                         |                               |
| 53 54                         | Pune                          | PWS Bararnati - I PWS Baramati - 11                           | Hired                         | 10000 10000                   |
|                               | Pune                          |                                                               | Hired                         | 90072                         |
| 55 56                         | Sangji Satara                 | CWCMiraj SWCLonand                                            | Hired                         | 18392                         |
| 57                            | Sat ara                       | SWCSatara                                                     | Hired Hired                   | 1 1000                        |
| 58                            |                               |                                                               |                               | Too                           |
|                               | Satara                        | MSWC Satara Jalgaon                                           | mr                            | T3700                         |
| 59                            | Solapur                       | Jalnb SWCChincholi                                            | Hired                         | 1 0000                        |
| 60                            | Solapur                       | SWCTadwale                                                    | Hired                         |                               |
| 61                            | SolaDur                       | SWC Pandharpur                                                | Hired                         | 10000 9240                    |
|                               |                               | PWS Karad                                                     |                               |                               |
| 62                            | Satara                        |                                                               | Hired                         | 14840                         |
| 63                            | Pune                          | PWS Fursungi                                                  | Hired                         | 6 1 60                        |
| 64                            |                               | PWS Shree                                                     |                               |                               |
|                               | Satai                         | GanraiW/H Co. Total                                           | Hired                         | 1753504                       |