Lok Sabha Question No. 2113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Warehouses in Gujarat
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

## MiNISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRSI FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2113 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND AUGUST1 2023

## WAREHOUSES IN GUJARAT

2113.  SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD: SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:

Will the Minister of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ©qtvr  qm8, @mBM liT&rfqq fRvwr fit be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of warehouses in Gujarat;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans to open more warehouses in Gujarat; and
- (c) if so, the details  thereof?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT  AND CONSUMER AFFAIRSI FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): As  on  Ol.,07.20231 36  warehouses (14  owned+  22  hired) are  being operated by Food Corporation of India (FOI) in Gujarat,
- (b) & (c):  Yes, Sir. Fei continuously assesses and monitors the storage capacity and based on the storage gap assessment, storage capacities are created/hired.

FOI augments its storage capacity through following  schemes:

1. Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme
2. 2,  Central  Sector  Scheme  (CSS)a
3. Construction of SILO's under PPP mode

- 4n Hiring of godown from Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)/ State Warehousing Corporation (SWCs)/State Agencies
5. Hiring of godown through Private Warehousing Scheme (PWS)

Further, details of construction of silos taken up by F01 in Gujarat are as given below:-

- (i) Silos at Amreli and Baroda with a capacity of O,50 LMT each are under implementation,
- (ii) Details of silos under Phase-1 of Hub & Spoke model are at Annexure-1.
- (iii) The proposed silos under Phase-II of  Hub &  Spoke model are at Annexure-II.

Additional  storage  capacity  of  19580 MT is  proposed on  Fei vacant land at FSD Dared of district  Bhavnagar under Asset  Monetization.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2113 FOR ANSWER ON 02.08.2023 IN THE LOK SABnA.

## Locations of Silos under implementation under Hub & Spoke Phase -I (DBFOT)

| pe of Silo ub/Spoke)   | location       | )venue District   | jcapacity in MT   | /lode   |
|------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------|
| poke                   | FSD Gandhidham | Gandhidham        | 37500l            | DBFOT   |
| 'poke                  | FSD Wadhvan    | Wadhvan           | a2                | BFOT    |
| lpoke                  | FSD Wankaner   | Wankaner          | 25000)D           | FOT     |

## Locations of Silos under implementation  under Hub  & Spoke Phase -I  (DBFOO)

| levenue District   |   }Capacityin MT | lode   |
|--------------------|------------------|--------|
| anaskantha         |                6 |        |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) &  (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2113 FOR ANSWER ON 02.08.2023 rN THE LOK SABHA.

## Locations proposed under Hub  & Spoke Phase -II  (DBFOO)

|   S. No. | Type of Silo (Hub/Spoke)   | Location    | I Revenue District   | Capacity in MT   | Mode   |
|----------|----------------------------|-------------|----------------------|------------------|--------|
|        1 | Spoke                      | I Surat     | I Sura1 Surat        | 1,00,000         | mD     |
|        2 | Spoke                      | Bharuch     | Bharuch              | 50,000           | DBFOO  |
|        3 | Spoke                      | Anand       | Anand                | 75,000           | DBFOO  |
|        4 | Spoke                      | Narmada     | Narmada              | 25,000           | DBFOO  |
|        5 | Spoke                      | Mehsana     | Mehsana              | 50,000           | DBFOO  |
|        6 | Spoke                      | Sabarkantha | Sabarkantha          | 50,000           | DBFOO  |
|        7 | Spoke                      | Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar          | 37,500           | DBFOO  |
|        8 | Spoke                      | Aravalli    | Aravalli             | 37,500           | D      |

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