Lok Sabha Question No. 2124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-02
Subject: Operational Godowns in Hingoli
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2124 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND AUGUST1 2023

## OPERATIONAL  GODOWNS IN HINGOLI

t2124n  SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS1  FOOD  AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION aqqtvr qm&, @matt IMfqq  fUr IHt be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of godowns of Food Corporation of India in operation in Hingoli Parliamentary constituency  in Maharashtra at present;
- (b) whether the foodgrains are stored in these godowns beyond their storage capacity and as a result a large quantity  of foodgrains is getting damaged;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposal or any proposal is pending regarding construction  of new godowns in Hingoli Parliamentary constituency in Maharashtra; and
- (e) if sol the time frame set for construction thereof?

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

(a): Food Corporation of India (FOI) has hired storage capacity of IO,000 MT only under Private Warehousing Scheme (PWS) scheme for  smooth Public Distribution System (PDS) supply in the revenue district  of Hingoli which is under Hingoli Parliamentary constituencyH

- (b) & (c): No food  grains  got  damaged due to  lack  of  storage  facilitiesn FCI deals with  mainly Wheat, Rice and Paddy commodities of foodgrains. It stores and handles large quantities of foodgrains over longer period for distribution under various welfare schemes of  Governmenta FOI also maintains buffer &  strategic reserve for  the  country to  ensure food security to the nation. During this processl very negligible quantity of food grains accrued as non-issuable (damaged) due to  natural calamities like Cyclone, flood, rain etc. The year-wise detail of accrual of Non-issuable foodgrains against the off-take handled quantity  is tabled below:
- (d) & (e): Tender has been floated for  developing Hub Silo of O.50 LMT in Hingoli Revenue district  under phase-II Hub and Spoke model, After award of  contract, time  period  of  270  days  is  given  for  fulfilment of  Condition Precedents (CPs) and thereafter time of  18  months is  given for constructionu

| Accrual of Non-lssuableFoodgrains in FCI   | Accrual of Non-lssuableFoodgrains in FCI   | Accrual of Non-lssuableFoodgrains in FCI   | Accrual of Non-lssuableFoodgrains in FCI             |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| YEAR                                       | Non s grains Food (Fig accrued in LMT      | IQuantity (Fig. in LMTs)                   | Icro of Damaged 1Foodgrains Offtake against Quantity |
| 2020-21                                    | 0.01 8                                     | 688U566                                    | 0.003                                                |
| 2021 -22                                   | OuOI 7                                     | 766.081                                    | 0.002                                                |
|                                            | 0.016                                      | 675.826                                    | 0.002                                                |

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