Lok Sabha Question No. 425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Storage Capacity of FCI
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

## GOVERNNfF,Nr OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENt  OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.425 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24th JULY, 2024

## STORAGE CAPACITY OF FCI

## 425 SFRI CHAMAL A KIRAN  KUMAR REDDY

Will  the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS. FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION wrtm mle, mg 3it VT+qf+% fiTwr +it be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of  fund allocation for  increasing the storage capacity of  the Food Corporation of India (FCI)  in the past ten years, year-wise;
- (b) the details of  FCI-owned and rented warehouse in past ten years capacity, year and State-wise;
- (C) whether the Government plans to store all the foodgrains in the warehouse; and
- (d) if  so, the current progress made in this regard and the year by which FCI will  achieve 100% storage capacity?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI  NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI  BAMBHANrYA}

- (a): Department of Food &  Public Distribution  is implementing a Central Sector Scheme (earIIer Plan  Scheme) 'Storage  &  Godowns'  for  construction of  godowns with  focus on augmenting capacity in the North Eastern Region (NER) alongwith few other States

The details of fund allocated to Food Corporation of India (FCI) for creation of storage capacity under Central  Sector Scheme (earlier Plan Scheme) 'Storage &  Godowns'  in the past ten years is at Annexure-I

- (b) The details ofFCI storage capacity  (owned and hired)  in past ten years is at Annexure-II

(c) &  (d): 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

Continuous assessment and monitoring  of the storage capacity, based on the storage  gap assessment is done and storage capacities are created/hired through the following  schemes:

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

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.425 FOR ANSWER ON 24.07.2024 IN THE LOK SABHA

The details of  the funds allocated to  FCI  under Central Sector (earlier plan) Scheme 'Storage & Godowns

(Rs. in crore)

|   SL | Year     | North East   | Other than North East   |
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|    1 | 2014-15  | 71.84        | 15.00                   |
|    2 | 2015 -16 | 67,70        |                         |
|    3 | 2016-17  | 35.75        |                         |
|    4 | 2017-18  | 23.50        |                         |
|    5 | 2018-19  | 63.00        |                         |
|    6 | 2019-20  | 45.00        | 04, 00                  |
|    7 | 2020-21  | 25.00        | 15.00                   |
|    8 | 2021 -22 | 05.00        |                         |
|    9 | 2022-23  | 28,21        | 10.00                   |
|   10 | 2023 -24 | 110.40       | 66.86                   |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO N  REPLY TO PART (t)) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.425 FOR ANSWER ON 24.07.2024 N  THE LOK SABHA

| State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   | State-wise and Year-wise FCI Storage Capacity (Owned& Hired) available with FCI as on 31st March 'FI in LIVfF   |
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| SI.                                                                                                             | REGiONIU. T.                                                                                                    | 2014                                                                                                            | 2015                                                                                                            | 2016                                                                                                            | 2017                                                                                                            | 2018                                                                                                            | 2019                                                                                                            | 2020                                                                                                            | 2021                                                                                                            | 2022                                                                                                            | 2023                                                                                                            | 2024                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                           | 7.14                                                                                                            | 7.03                                                                                                            | 7.25                                                                                                            | 7,66                                                                                                            | 9.61                                                                                                            | 1(].+ 1                                                                                                         | M                                                                                                               | 11.36                                                                                                           | 12'07                                                                                                           | 10.38                                                                                                           | 9.71                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                       | 1.79                                                                                                            | 2.24                                                                                                            | 2.53                                                                                                            | 2.56                                                                                                            | 3.37                                                                                                            | 3.79                                                                                                            | 3.90                                                                                                            | 4.08                                                                                                            | 4.28                                                                                                            | 3.96                                                                                                            | 3.58                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                          | 5.85                                                                                                            | 5.61                                                                                                            | 5.47                                                                                                            | 5.60                                                                                                            | 5.47                                                                                                            | 5.35                                                                                                            | 5.67                                                                                                            | 5.86                                                                                                            | 6.44                                                                                                            | 5.64                                                                                                            | 6.21                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                     | 10.91                                                                                                           | IO.05                                                                                                           | 10. 12                                                                                                          | 10. 12                                                                                                          | 10.42                                                                                                           | 10.17                                                                                                           | 9.97                                                                                                            | 10.03                                                                                                           | 10.60                                                                                                           | 10.16                                                                                                           | 10.28                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                                          | O. 11                                                                                                           | 0.11                                                                                                            | 0.11                                                                                                            | 0.11                                                                                                            | 0.11                                                                                                            | 0, 11                                                                                                           | 0.11                                                                                                            | 0.11                                                                                                            | 0. 11                                                                                                           | 0.11                                                                                                            | 0.11                                                                                                            |
| TOTAL(EAST ZONE)                                                                                                | TOTAL(EAST ZONE)                                                                                                | 25.80                                                                                                           | 25.04                                                                                                           | 25.48                                                                                                           | fM                                                                                                              | 28;.']S                                                                                                         | 2(J.Sj                                                                                                          | 30.73                                                                                                           | 31.44                                                                                                           | 33.50                                                                                                           | 30.26                                                                                                           | 29.89                                                                                                           |
| 6 Assam                                                                                                         | 6 Assam                                                                                                         | 3.04                                                                                                            | 3.18                                                                                                            | 4.02                                                                                                            | 3.98                                                                                                            | 3.93                                                                                                            | 3.98                                                                                                            | 4, 18                                                                                                           | +2( 1                                                                                                           | 540                                                                                                             | 541                                                                                                             | 5.28                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 0.23                                                                                                            | 0.23                                                                                                            | 0.23                                                                                                            | 0.24                                                                                                            | 0.27                                                                                                            | 0.30                                                                                                            | 0,33                                                                                                            | 0.33                                                                                                            | 0.40                                                                                                            | 0.42                                                                                                            | 0.43                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                               | Meghajya                                                                                                        | 0.26                                                                                                            | 0.28                                                                                                            | 0.23                                                                                                            | 0.23                                                                                                            | 0,22                                                                                                            | 0.22                                                                                                            | 0.22                                                                                                            | 0.22                                                                                                            | 0.26                                                                                                            | 0.31                                                                                                            | 0.36                                                                                                            |
| 9                                                                                                               | Mizorari                                                                                                        | 0.26                                                                                                            | 0.25                                                                                                            | 0.25                                                                                                            | 0.25                                                                                                            | 0,25                                                                                                            | 0.25                                                                                                            | 0.25                                                                                                            | 0.25                                                                                                            | 0.32                                                                                                            | 0.32                                                                                                            | 0.32                                                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                                              | Tripura                                                                                                         | 0.42                                                                                                            | 0.37                                                                                                            | 0.35                                                                                                            | 0.43                                                                                                            | 0.44                                                                                                            | 0.44                                                                                                            | 0,44                                                                                                            | 0, 44                                                                                                           | 0.48                                                                                                            | 0.48                                                                                                            | 0.52                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                                         | 0.32                                                                                                            | 0.32                                                                                                            | 0.32                                                                                                            | 0. 32                                                                                                           | 0.32                                                                                                            | 0.32                                                                                                            | 0_49                                                                                                            | 0, 52                                                                                                           | 0,63                                                                                                            | 0,65                                                                                                            | 0.65                                                                                                            |
| a                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                 | 0.33                                                                                                            | 0.33                                                                                                            | 0.34                                                                                                            | 0.37                                                                                                            | 0.41                                                                                                            | 0.41                                                                                                            | 0.46                                                                                                            | 0, 46                                                                                                           | 0.58                                                                                                            | 0.57                                                                                                            | 0.58                                                                                                            |
| TOTAL(NORTH EAST ZONE)                                                                                          | TOTAL(NORTH EAST ZONE)                                                                                          | 4,86                                                                                                            | 4.96                                                                                                            | 5.74                                                                                                            | 5.82                                                                                                            | 5.84                                                                                                            | 5.92                                                                                                            | 6.37                                                                                                            | 6.42                                                                                                            | 8.07                                                                                                            | 8.16                                                                                                            | 8.13                                                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                                              | [>lhi                                                                                                           | 3.67                                                                                                            | 3.67                                                                                                            | 3.67                                                                                                            | 3.67                                                                                                            | 3.67                                                                                                            | 3,67                                                                                                            | 3.67                                                                                                            | 2.85                                                                                                            | 3.27                                                                                                            | 3.27                                                                                                            | 3.28                                                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                                              | HarI,ana                                                                                                        | 40.25                                                                                                           | 47.43                                                                                                           | 52,33                                                                                                           | 53,30                                                                                                           | 54.83                                                                                                           | 57.65                                                                                                           | 61.93                                                                                                           | 63.79                                                                                                           | 69,24                                                                                                           | 43.33                                                                                                           | 41.72                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 0.35                                                                                                            | 0.48                                                                                                            | 0.49                                                                                                            | 0.33                                                                                                            | O.51                                                                                                            | 0.53                                                                                                            | 0,72                                                                                                            | 0.78                                                                                                            | 0.88                                                                                                            | 0.92                                                                                                            | 0.88                                                                                                            |
| 16                                                                                                              | J&K                                                                                                             | 1.75                                                                                                            | 2.28                                                                                                            | 2.49                                                                                                            | 2,59                                                                                                            | 2.79                                                                                                            | 2,46                                                                                                            | 2.60                                                                                                            | 2,75                                                                                                            | 2.54                                                                                                            | 2.58                                                                                                            | 2.53                                                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                                              | Puniab                                                                                                          | 113.13                                                                                                          | 108.21                                                                                                          | 109. 64                                                                                                         | 112.96                                                                                                          | 115.23                                                                                                          | 116.05                                                                                                          | 119,11                                                                                                          | 124. 38                                                                                                         | 139.14                                                                                                          | 99.89                                                                                                           | 120.56                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                              | ma                                                                                                              | 3,96                                                                                                            | 3,72                                                                                                            | 0.06                                                                                                            | 0.06                                                                                                            | 0.06                                                                                                            | 0.06                                                                                                            | 0.06                                                                                                            | 0, 06                                                                                                           | 0.06                                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                                            | 0.09                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                              | Raiasthan                                                                                                       | 24.74                                                                                                           | 22,84                                                                                                           | 19.29                                                                                                           | 18.97                                                                                                           | 17.79                                                                                                           | 18.47                                                                                                           | 19,26                                                                                                           | 20.35                                                                                                           | 24.64                                                                                                           | 10.81                                                                                                           | 11.34                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                              | a                                                                                                               | 47.06                                                                                                           | 44.27                                                                                                           | 50.31                                                                                                           | 46.34                                                                                                           | 51.20                                                                                                           | 54.86                                                                                                           | 54_17                                                                                                           | 54.49                                                                                                           | 60.68                                                                                                           | 44,85                                                                                                           | 48.49                                                                                                           |
| Uttrakhand 21                                                                                                   | Uttrakhand 21                                                                                                   | 2.07                                                                                                            | 1.88                                                                                                            | 1.88                                                                                                            | 1.82                                                                                                            | 1.59                                                                                                            | 1.85                                                                                                            | 1 .92                                                                                                           | 1,85                                                                                                            | 2.13                                                                                                            | 1.81                                                                                                            | 1 ,68                                                                                                           |
| T                                                                                                               | t)                                                                                                              | 236'98                                                                                                          | 234.78                                                                                                          | 240. 16                                                                                                         | 240.04                                                                                                          | 247,67                                                                                                          | 255.60                                                                                                          | 263.44                                                                                                          | 271.30                                                                                                          | 302,52                                                                                                          | 207.53                                                                                                          | 230.57                                                                                                          |
| Andhra Pradesh 22                                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh 22                                                                                               | 29.61                                                                                                           | 15.95                                                                                                           | 11.20                                                                                                           | 10.02                                                                                                           | 9.84                                                                                                            | 13.74                                                                                                           | 14.60                                                                                                           | 13.68                                                                                                           | 11.20                                                                                                           | 10.42                                                                                                           | 10.99                                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                                              | Andman & Nico                                                                                                   | 0.07                                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                                            | 0, 07                                                                                                           | 0,07                                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                                            | 0.07                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                                       | 5'45                                                                                                            | 8.79                                                                                                            | 8.55                                                                                                            | 7, 46                                                                                                           | 8.96                                                                                                            | 13.27                                                                                                           | 21_53                                                                                                           | 16.56                                                                                                           | 23.33                                                                                                           | 10.55                                                                                                           | 14,43                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                              | me                                                                                                              | 8.75                                                                                                            | 5.55                                                                                                            | 5.55                                                                                                            | 5.55                                                                                                            | 5.55                                                                                                            | 5.62                                                                                                            | 5,63                                                                                                            | 5.63                                                                                                            | 6.38                                                                                                            | 6.00                                                                                                            | 5.95                                                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                                              | Karnatka                                                                                                        | 11.00                                                                                                           | 8.51                                                                                                            | 8.85                                                                                                            | 8,51                                                                                                            | 8.85                                                                                                            | 9.44                                                                                                            | 10,06                                                                                                           | 9.76                                                                                                            | 11,20                                                                                                           | 9.04                                                                                                            | 9,09                                                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                                              | Tamilnadu                                                                                                       | 0.77                                                                                                            | 10,68                                                                                                           | 10.27                                                                                                           | 9.90                                                                                                            | 10,19                                                                                                           | 12.33                                                                                                           | 13.67                                                                                                           | 14.32                                                                                                           | 16. 15                                                                                                          | 11.06                                                                                                           | 10.43                                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                                              | Padducherrv                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0.93                                                                                                            | 1.01                                                                                                            | 1,08                                                                                                            | 1 .08                                                                                                           | 1.32                                                                                                            | 1.34                                                                                                            | 0.50                                                                                                            | 0.53                                                                                                            | 0.46                                                                                                            | 0.51                                                                                                            |
| TOTAL(SOUTH ZONE)                                                                                               | TOTAL(SOUTH ZONE)                                                                                               | 55,65                                                                                                           | 50.48                                                                                                           | 45.50                                                                                                           | 42.59                                                                                                           | 44,54                                                                                                           | 55.79                                                                                                           | 66.89                                                                                                           | 60.52                                                                                                           | 68.86                                                                                                           | 47.61                                                                                                           | 51.47                                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                                              | Gujraat                                                                                                         | 7.46                                                                                                            | 7_62                                                                                                            | 7.09                                                                                                            | 6.46                                                                                                            | 6,44                                                                                                            | 6.39                                                                                                            | 6.62                                                                                                            | 6.65                                                                                                            | 8.64                                                                                                            | TT H 9 ?                                                                                                        | 8.62                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                     | 24.61                                                                                                           | 20.20                                                                                                           | 20.37                                                                                                           | 19.08                                                                                                           | 18.30                                                                                                           | 19.89                                                                                                           | 20.38                                                                                                           | 20.07                                                                                                           | 19.70                                                                                                           | 16.68                                                                                                           | 15.85                                                                                                           |
| 31                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                             | 0.20                                                                                                            | 0.20                                                                                                            | 0.20                                                                                                            | 0.20                                                                                                            | 0.20                                                                                                            | 0.20                                                                                                            | 0.20                                                                                                            | 0.20                                                                                                            | 0,25                                                                                                            | 0.19                                                                                                            | 0,19                                                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                  | 4,68                                                                                                            | 4.89                                                                                                            | 3.78                                                                                                            | 3.76                                                                                                            | 3.74                                                                                                            | 8_08                                                                                                            | 8.25                                                                                                            | 8.31                                                                                                            | 4.71                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                 | 8.52                                                                                                            |
| 33                                                                                                              | a                                                                                                               | 8.66                                                                                                            | 8.46                                                                                                            | 9.57                                                                                                            | 8.71                                                                                                            | 6.79                                                                                                            | 6_95                                                                                                            | 9.15                                                                                                            | 9.79                                                                                                            | 15.30                                                                                                           | 14.73                                                                                                           | 18.13                                                                                                           |
| TOTAL(WESTZONE GRAND TOTAL                                                                                      | TOTAL(WESTZONE GRAND TOTAL                                                                                      | 368.90                                                                                                          | 356.63                                                                                                          | 357.89                                                                                                          | 352.71                                                                                                          | 362.50                                                                                                          | 388.65                                                                                                          | 412.03                                                                                                          | 414.70                                                                                                          | 461.55                                                                                                          | 337.43                                                                                                          | 371.37                                                                                                          |