Lok Sabha Question No. 1501 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Functional Warehouses
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri Satpal Brahamchari, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1501 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST JULY, 2024

## FUNCTIONAL  WAREHOUSES

## t 1501 SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH SHRI SATPAL BRAHAMCHARI

Will  the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION  anft8T mId, @gait VT+gPIn fi6wr +it be pleased to state:

- (a) the district-wise number of  functional warehouses for  food storage in Haryana  and Bihar at present along with the number of farmers benefitted from these warehouses particularly in the Sonipat Parliamentary  Constituency ;
- (b) the  total  capacity of  these warehouses and whether the  capacity of  these warehouses is sufficient  for  the storage offoodgrains received from  the farmers ofHaryana and Bihar;
- (C) whether the Government proposes to set-up more warehouses in Hnyana  and Bihar;  and
- (d) if  so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBIIANIYA)

(a) &  (b): Details of  district-wise number of  functional warehouses in  Haryana and Bihar for storing foodgrains with Food Corporation of  India (FCD and the number of farmers getting benefits from  procurement during Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2024-25 in the said districts are Annexed. Further, a total 66,411 farmers were benefitted in Sonipat Parliamentary Constituency under central pool procurement  during RMS 2024-25 .

As on 01.07.2024, Covered Storage capacity available with  FCI  (owned  and hired) for storage of  foodgrain stock is 56.55 Lakh MT  (Haryana) and 10.68 Lakh MT  (Bihar). Additionally, Covered Storage Capacity available with  State agencies in Har)'ana and Bihar  for  storage of  Central Pool foodgrain stock is 51.36 Lakh MT  and 18.20 Lakh MT  respectively.

Bihar  is a Decentralized Procurement  States (DCP).  The State Government procures, stores and distributes foodgrains as  per  their National Food Security Act (NFS A)/ Other Welfare Schemes ( C)WS) requirement.  F(=1 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. Bihar State Food &  Civil  Supplies Corporation  Limited (BSFC)  is the nodal  agency of  State Government  for  the procurement  and the distribution offoodgrains  under NFS A/OWS

Haryana is a Non -DCP state. Storage gap in a state is calculated as per norms. Taking available  and proposed capacity in these states, the storage capacity  is sufficient  as per nouns.

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(c) &  (d): 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 including  HaD'ana and Bihar: -

- 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 Corporations  (SWCs)/State Agencies (CWC)/ State  Warehousing
- 5 Private Warehousing Scheme (PWS)
- 6 Creation of godowns under Asset Monetization

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  & (b)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1501 FOR ANSWER ON 31.07.2024 IN THE LOK SABHA

| Details of number of depots of FCI (owned and hired) District wise vis-a-vis Storage Capacity as on 01.07.2024 gCI Hnyana   | Details of number of depots of FCI (owned and hired) District wise vis-a-vis Storage Capacity as on 01.07.2024 gCI Hnyana   | Details of number of depots of FCI (owned and hired) District wise vis-a-vis Storage Capacity as on 01.07.2024 gCI Hnyana   | Details of number of depots of FCI (owned and hired) District wise vis-a-vis Storage Capacity as on 01.07.2024 gCI Hnyana   | Details of number of depots of FCI (owned and hired) District wise vis-a-vis Storage Capacity as on 01.07.2024 gCI Hnyana   |
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| Region                                                                                                                      | i S t r iC t                                                                                                                | 1r 0 S 1!11LuI:tb e n;                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                             |
| HarYana                                                                                                                     | Tv e n U e 1••) Faridabad I                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                             | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | a                                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                             | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                           | 3                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                             | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | a                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                             | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | Hisar                                                                                                                       | I                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                             | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | Sirsa                                                                                                                       | 18                                                                                                                          | 782613                                                                                                                      | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | Ambala                                                                                                                      | 13                                                                                                                          | 313411                                                                                                                      | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | Jagadhari                                                                                                                   | 16                                                                                                                          | 213018                                                                                                                      | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | PaniDat                                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                                           | 199845                                                                                                                      | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | Karnal                                                                                                                      | 32                                                                                                                          | 447988                                                                                                                      | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | Kurukshetra                                                                                                                 | 20                                                                                                                          | 376787                                                                                                                      | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | Kaithal                                                                                                                     | 29                                                                                                                          | 874753                                                                                                                      | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | IFind                                                                                                                       | 21                                                                                                                          | 526422                                                                                                                      | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | Rohtak                                                                                                                      | 10                                                                                                                          | 154604                                                                                                                      | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                                             | Sonipat                                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                                          | 249937                                                                                                                      | ngi t t e d                                                                                                                 |
| Total                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             | 232                                                                                                                         | 5655150                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                             |
| Bihar                                                                                                                       | PATNA                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                           | 124530                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | NALANDA                                                                                                                     | I                                                                                                                           | 10000                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | BHOJPUR                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                           | 5196                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | BUXAR                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                           | 31320                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | SASARAM                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                           | 30000                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | KAIMUR                                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                                           | 25000                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | GAYA                                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                                           | 65382                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | JEHANABAD                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                           | 5000                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | BHAGALPUR                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                             | 42589                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | MUNGER                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                           | 21787                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | JAMUI                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                           | 7800                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | HAJIPUR                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                           | 7848                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | SARAN                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                           | 12528                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | SIWAN                                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                                           | 41988                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | MUZAFFARPUR                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                           | 61355                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | SITAMADHI                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                           | 13352                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | W. CHAMAPARAN                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                           | 52643 7480                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | BEGUSARAI                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                           | 32400                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | E.CHAMPARNA                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                                           | 18480                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | DARBHANGA                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                           | 75357                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | MADHUB ANI                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                           | 80351                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | PURNEA                                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                                           | 39538                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | KATIH AR                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                           | 32520                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | Araria                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                           | 21900                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | KISHANGANJ                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                           | 29903                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | Saharsa                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | MADHEPURA SUPAUL                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                             | 3864 12506                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | MADHEPURA                                                                                                                   | 2                                                                                                                           | 8498                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | KHAGARIA                                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                                           | 75411                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                                             | SAMASTIPUR BEGUSARAI                                                                                                        | 2 4                                                                                                                         | 22908 48683                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                             | 73                                                                                                                          | 1068117                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                             |