Lok Sabha Question No. 2127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-12
Subject: FCI Godowns in Karnataka
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Shri B Y Raghavendra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2127

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 12TH MARCH, 2025

## FCI GODOWNS IN KARNATAKA

## 2127. SHRI B Y RAGHAVENDRA:

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

- (a) the details of  the number of  Food Corporation of  India (FC:I) godowns currently operational across various districts in Karnataka including  the total storage capacity of these godowns, district-wise;
- (b) whether  the  said  godowns  are currently  holding  foodgrains  beyond  their  designated limits and if  so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  Government is  considering any  proposals for  the  construction or expansion  of FCI  godowns  in  Karnataka  particularly in specific  districts facing  storage shortages; and
- (d) if  so, the details thereof  along with  the proposals under review  in this regard including the expected timeline  for completion and operationalisation of such godowns?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)

(a) &  (b): As on 01.02.2025, 60 godowns (Owned-21 &  Hired-39)  with  storage capacity of 10.13 LMT (Owned - 4.60 LMT & Hired-5.53 LMT) of Food Corporation of India (FCI) are currently operating in Karnataka.

The revenue district wise FCI Owned and Hired storage capacity along with  stock held and utilization  of depot is Annexed.

(c) to (d): Requirement of Storage capacity in FCI  depends upon the level of procurement, requirement of  buffer norms and Public Distribution  System (PDS) operations for  food grains (Rice and Wheat). FCI  continuously  assesses and monitors the storage capacity and based on the  requirement and storage gap assessment, storage capacities are created/hired through  following schemes at a Pan India  level  including Karnataka:

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

The time-limit set for  the construction of  the godowns under various  schemes is as per the Contract

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2127 FOR ANSWER ON 1203.2025 IN THE LOK SABHA.

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| DIVISIONAL OFFICE                                                             | REVENUE DISTRICT                                                              | S.N.                                                                          | DEPOTS                                                                        | Owjled I. Hired                                                               | STORAGE CAPACITY                                                              | STOCK POSITION                                                                | STOCK POSITION                                                                | STOCK POSITION                                                                | CAPACITY UTILISATION (94)                                                     |
| DIVISIONAL OFFICE                                                             | REVENUE DISTRICT                                                              | S.N.                                                                          | DEPOTS                                                                        | Owjled I. Hired                                                               | STORAGE CAPACITY                                                              | T::It!!jl                                                                     | 1PiPr][][ 1B JIIIIIIL 1r                                                      | TOTAL (Rice + Wheat)                                                          |                                                                               |
| BANGALORE                                                                     | Bengaluru- Urban                                                              | 1                                                                             | FSD K.R.PURAM                                                                 | Owned                                                                         | 55510                                                                         | 36445                                                                         | 9710                                                                          | 46156                                                                         | 83%                                                                           |
| BANGALORE                                                                     | Bengaluru- Rural                                                              | 2                                                                             | BSC WHITEFIELD]                                                               | Owned                                                                         | 106488                                                                        | 73258                                                                         | 11035                                                                         | 84293                                                                         | ngo/a                                                                         |
| BANGALORE                                                                     | Kolar                                                                         |                                                                               | r                                                                             |                                                                               | 25000                                                                         | 0                                                                             | 16428                                                                         | 16428                                                                         | 66%                                                                           |
| BANGALORE                                                                     | Kolar                                                                         |                                                                               | e                                                                             |                                                                               | 6560                                                                          | 5158                                                                          |                                                                               | 5158                                                                          | 79%                                                                           |
| BANGALORE                                                                     | Kolar                                                                         |                                                                               | r                                                                             |                                                                               | 9268                                                                          | 6129                                                                          |                                                                               | 6949                                                                          | 75%                                                                           |
| BANGALORE                                                                     | Kolar                                                                         |                                                                               | r                                                                             |                                                                               | 3400                                                                          | 3580                                                                          |                                                                               | 3580                                                                          | 105%                                                                          |
| HUBBALLI                                                                      | Belagavi                                                                      | 7                                                                             | FSD BELAGAVI                                                                  | EOwned                                                                        | 24000                                                                         | 9918                                                                          | 5185                                                                          | 15103                                                                         | 63%                                                                           |
| HUBBALLI                                                                      | Belagavi                                                                      | 8                                                                             | SWC BELAGAVI                                                                  | E Hired                                                                       | 8250                                                                          | 7602                                                                          | 0                                                                             | 7602                                                                          | 92%                                                                           |
| HUBBALLI                                                                      | Belagavi                                                                      | 9                                                                             | r                                                                             |                                                                               | 25000                                                                         | 25052                                                                         | 0                                                                             | 25052                                                                         | 100%                                                                          |
| HUBBALLI                                                                      | Belagavi                                                                      | 10                                                                            | PWS CHIKKODI                                                                  | Hired                                                                         | 11928                                                                         | 8862                                                                          | 162                                                                           | 9024                                                                          | 1 69/a                                                                        |

|            |   11 | ! FSDVIJAYAPURA        | Owned   | 12000 1   |   6023 |   1225 | 7248   | 60%   |
|------------|------|------------------------|---------|-----------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
| Vijayapura |   12 | SWCVIJAYAPURA 1 U-III  | Hired   | 24000     |  23582 |      0 | 23582  | 98%   |
| Dharwad    |   13 | FSD UNKAL              | Owned   | 13000     |   8159 |   4551 | 12710  | 98%   |
| Dharwad    |   14 | CWCHUBLJ               | Hired   | 6264      |   4912 |      0 | 4912   | 789/o |
| Dharwad    |   15 | FSD BOMMAPUR           | Owned   | 36000     |  22168 |   1753 | 2392 1 | 66%   |
| Gadag      |   16 | CWCGADAG UNIT II (PEG) | Hired   | 31425     |  27792 |      0 | 27792  | 88%   |
| Bagalkote  |   17 | S AGALKOT U-I          | Hired   | 10000     |   6623 |      0 | 6623   | 66%   |
| Bagalkote  |   18 | MC-BAGALKOT U- II      | Hired   | 32780 1   |  31075 |      0 | 3 1075 | 95%   |
| Haveri     |   19 | m RANEBENNUR (AUB)     | Hired   | 23871 1   |  23513 |      0 | 23513  | 99%   |
| Mandya     |   20 | FSD MADDUR             | Owned   | 11716     |   5802 |    959 | 6761   | 58%   |
| Mandya     |   21 | SWC MADDUR             | Hired   | 5852      |   2560 |    993 | 3553   | 61%   |
| Mandya     |   22 | mDYA (swc u I)         | Hired   | 4928      |   2243 |      0 | 2243   | 46(Ho |
| Kodagu     |   23 | FSD KUSHAL NAGAR       | I Owned | 3132      |   2494 |      0 | 2494   | 80%   |
| Mysuru     |   24 | FSD K. R. NAGAR        | Owned   | 12576     |   8034 |      0 | 8034   | 64%   |
| Mysuru     |   25 | FSD MYSURU             | Owned   | 15763     |   4227 |   4583 | 8810   | 56%   |
| Mysuru     |   26 | SWC MYSURU UII         | I Hired | 3000      |   2105 |      0 | 2105   | 70%   |

|                        |   27 | SWC MYSUR,UU III                        | Hired   | 5000   | 4098   | 0     |   4098 | 82(yo   |
|------------------------|------|-----------------------------------------|---------|--------|--------|-------|--------|---------|
|                        |   28 | FSD NANJANGUD                           | Owned   | 10020  | 6427   | 946   |   7373 | 74%     |
|                        |   29 | FSD TUMKUR                              | Owned   | 24408  | 7141   | 1727  |   8868 | 36%     |
| Tumakuru               |   30 | CWCTUMKUR                               | Hired   | 26745  | 20011  | 293 1 |  22942 | 86%     |
|                        |   31 | SWC TUMKUR U II                         | Hired   | 8468   | 7023   | 0     |   7023 | 83%     |
| Chamarajanagara        |   32 | KSWC CHAMARAJANAGAR                     | Hired   | 17976  | 12406  | 0     |  12406 | 69%     |
| Ballari & Vijayanagara |   33 | FSD BALLARI                             | Owned   | 31300  | 24614  | 0     |  24614 | 79%     |
| Bidar                  |   34 | SWC BIDAR                               | Hired   | 31171  | 30106  | 0     |  30106 | 97%     |
|                        |   35 | CWCBIDAR                                | Hired   | 18611  | 17724  | 0     |  17724 | 95%     |
| Kalaburagi             |   36 | CWCKALABURAGIU II PEG                   | Hired   | 60047  | 53097  | 1948  |  55045 | 92%     |
|                        |   37 | PWS KALABURAGI [SDI 6035]               | Hired   | 6300 1 | 7238   | 0     |   7238 | 115%    |
| Yadgiri                |   38 | PEG YADGIR REHIRED UNDER pws rSD 16029] | Hired   | 15000  | 15688  | o1    |  15688 | 105%    |
|                        |   39 | PWS YADGIR[SD 16038] { A4}              | Hired   | 5000   | 5437 1 | o 1   |   5437 | 109%    |

|           | Raichur        |    | FSD RAICHUR                           | Owned   | 18792 1   |   12615 | 2066   | 14681   | 78%   |
|-----------|----------------|----|---------------------------------------|---------|-----------|---------|--------|---------|-------|
|           | Koppal         |    | FSD KOPPAL                            | Owned   | 12520     |    8583 | 1594   | l0177   | 81%   |
|           | Koppal         | 42 | PEG KOPPAL REHIREDUNDER PWS[SD 16028] | Hired   | 20000 1   |   19565 | o      | 19565   | 98%   |
|           | Koppal         | 43 | PWS KOPPAL                            | Hired   | 5000      |    5375 | 0      | 5375    | 107%  |
| SHIVMOGGA | Chikkamagaluru | 44 | SWC CHIKKAMAGALUR (AUB)               | Hired   | 2946 F    |    1403 | 0      | 1403    | 48%   |
|           | Chitradurga    | 45 | SWCCHITRADURGA (AUB)                  | Hired   | 14526     |   12570 | 0      | 12570   | 87%   |
|           | Shivamogga     | 46 | FSD GODIKOPPA                         | Owned   | ] 5800    |    7880 | 2744   | 10624   | 67%   |
|           | Shivamogga     |    | FSD BHADRAWATI                        | Owned   | 7450      |    3063 | 1694   | 4757    | 64%   |
|           | Shivamogga     |    | FSD THAVAREKOPPA                      | Owned   | 18800     |    8555 | 1890   | 10445   | 56%   |
|           | Shivamogga     | 49 | SWC MACHENAFLALLI                     | Hired   | l0173 1   |    8889 | 0      | 8889    | 87tFo |
|           | Davanagere     |    | CWCDAVANAGERE                         | Hired   | 11222     |   10754 |        | 10754   | 96%   |
|           | Davanagere     |    | SWC DAVANAGERE                        | Hired   | 10504     |   10153 |        | 10153   | 97%   |
|           | Davanagere     |    | SWC HARIHARA                          | I Hired | 9604      |    9277 | 0      | 9277    | 97%   |

| Hassan           |   53 | FSD HASSAN          | Owned   |   12500 |   5961 |   1923 |   7883 | 63%   |
|------------------|------|---------------------|---------|---------|--------|--------|--------|-------|
| Hassan           |   54 | SWC HASSANPEG (AUB) | Hired   |   16573 |   7618 |      0 |   7618 | 46%   |
|                  |   55 | SWC HASSAN          | Hired   |   10000 |   5454 |      0 |   5454 | 55%   |
| Uttara Kannada   |   56 | KARWAR PEG          | Hired   |   10582 |  10582 |      0 |  10582 | 100%  |
| Udupi            |   57 | FSD UDUPI           | Owned   |   12310 |   9901 |     53 |   9954 | 81%   |
| Dakshina Kannada |   58 | CWCMANNAGUDDA       | Hired   |    3010 |   2559 |      0 |   2559 | 85%   |
|                  |   59 | SWCMANGALORE        | Hired   |    3000 |   2039 |      0 |   2039 | 68%   |
|                  |   60 | CWCPANAMBUR         | Hired   |    6248 |   4605 |      0 |   4605 | 74%   |