Lok Sabha Question No. 236 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Storage capacvity
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 236 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2016

## STORAGE CAPACVITY

## 236.   SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

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PUBLIC

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  of  the  estimated shortage of foodgrains, pulses and edible oil during the current year in view of the drought like condition, if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (b) the present storage/warehouse facilities available for storage of foodgrains,
- State-wise; and
- (c) whether any plan has been formulated to enhance the storage/warehousing facilities in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

(a): The  stock  of  foodgrains  including  wheat  and  rice  in  Central  Pool  as  on 01.07.2016  is  548.50  lakh  MT  and  the  buffer  norms  to  meet  the  demand  of foodgrains for Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)/ National Food Security Act (NFSA) and Other Welfare System (OWS)  is 411.20 lakh MT as per 1 st  July, 2016. Thus there is no shortage of foodgrains.

The Government of India has approved creation of buffer stock of pulses for appropriate market intervention. For pulses, the Government of India has decided procurement target of 50,000 MT from Kharif crops of KMS 2015-16 and 1,00,000 MT from Rabi crops of RMS 2016-17. Against this, 50424.07 MT and 68,956.86 MT of Kharif and Rabi Pulses respectively were procured.

- (b): The storage/warehouse facilities available for storage of foodgrains, Statewise is at Annexure-I
- (c): Government of India has formulated Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme  for  construction  of  storage  capacity  through  Private  Entrepreneurs, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs) and  other  State  Agencies  with  the  objective  of  augmenting  covered  storage space in the country to reduce storage in cover and plinth and to create capacity for smooth Public Distribution System (PDS) operations and increased procurement operations.

Under this  scheme,  a  capacity  of  202.22  Lakh  MT  has  been  approved  for construction  of  godowns  in  20  States.  A  capacity  of  134.54  Lakh  MT  has  been completed  as  on  31.05.2016 and  a capacity of 11.62 Lakh  MT  is under construction. State-wise details are at Annexure-II.

Under  Plan  Scheme,  Government  of  India  has  approved  augmentation  of 2,92,730  MT  capacity  in  North-Eastern  States  and  76,220.MT  in  other  States during 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17). A capacity of 1,13,700 MT in North-East and

20,000 MT in other States has been constructed as on 31.05.2016.

Government has agreed the action plan for construction of 100 LMT silos across the country in a phased manner.

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## ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b)  OF THE UNSTATTED QUESTION NO.236 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

| Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   | Storage Capacity with FCI and State Govt.Agencies as on 30.06.2016   |
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| Zone                                                                 | Sl. No.                                                              | State                                                                | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired )                       | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired )                       | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired )                       | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired )                       | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired )                       | Total Storage Capacity with FCI (Owned/Hired )                       | Total Storage Capacity with State Agencies including SWCs (excluding | Total Storage Capacity with State Agencies including SWCs (excluding | (Figures in LMT) Grand Total                                         | (Figures in LMT) Grand Total                                         |
|                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | Covered                                                              | Covered                                                              | CAP                                                                  | CAP                                                                  | Total                                                                | Total                                                                | foodgrains State Agencies                                            | foodgrains State Agencies                                            |                                                                      |                                                                      |
|                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | Owned                                                                | Hired                                                                | Owned                                                                | Hired                                                                | Covered                                                              | CAP                                                                  | Covered                                                              | CAP                                                                  | Covered                                                              | CAP                                                                  |
| EAST                                                                 | 1                                                                    | BIHAR                                                                | 3.66                                                                 | 2.83                                                                 | 1.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 6.49                                                                 | 1.00                                                                 | 7.85                                                                 | -                                                                    | 14.34                                                                | 1.00                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 2                                                                    | JHARKHAND                                                            | 0.67                                                                 | 1.81                                                                 | 0.05                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 2.48                                                                 | 0.05                                                                 | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 2.48                                                                 | 0.05                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 3                                                                    | ORISSA                                                               | 3.12                                                                 | 2.60                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 5.72                                                                 | -                                                                    | 6.16                                                                 | -                                                                    | 11.88                                                                | -                                                                    |
|                                                                      | 4                                                                    | WEST BENGAL                                                          | 8.50                                                                 | 1.22                                                                 | 0.51                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 9.72                                                                 | 0.51                                                                 | 7.82                                                                 | -                                                                    | 17.54                                                                | 0.51                                                                 |
| N.E.                                                                 | 5                                                                    | ASSAM                                                                | 3.00                                                                 | 0.94                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 3.94                                                                 | -                                                                    | 2.27                                                                 | -                                                                    | 6.21                                                                 | -                                                                    |
|                                                                      | 6                                                                    | ARUNACHAL PD                                                         | 0.20                                                                 | 0.03                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.23                                                                 | -                                                                    | 0.15                                                                 | -                                                                    | 0.38                                                                 | -                                                                    |
|                                                                      | 7                                                                    | MEGHALAYA                                                            | 0.14                                                                 | 0.09                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.23                                                                 | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 0.23                                                                 | -                                                                    |
|                                                                      | 8                                                                    | MIZORAM                                                              | 0.25                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.25                                                                 | -                                                                    | 0.42                                                                 | -                                                                    | 0.67                                                                 | -                                                                    |
|                                                                      | 9                                                                    | TRIPURA                                                              | 0.29                                                                 | 0.06                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.35                                                                 | -                                                                    | 0.32                                                                 | -                                                                    | 0.67                                                                 | -                                                                    |
|                                                                      | 10                                                                   | MANIPUR                                                              | 0.28                                                                 | 0.04                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.32                                                                 | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 0.32                                                                 | -                                                                    |
|                                                                      | 11                                                                   | NAGALAND                                                             | 0.29                                                                 | 0.08                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.37                                                                 | -                                                                    | 0.07                                                                 | -                                                                    | 0.44                                                                 | -                                                                    |
| NORTH                                                                | 12                                                                   | DELHI                                                                | 3.36                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.31                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 3.36                                                                 | 0.31                                                                 | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 3.36                                                                 | 0.31                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 13                                                                   | HARYANA                                                              | 7.68                                                                 | 44.77                                                                | 3.33                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 52.45                                                                | 3.33                                                                 | 28.66                                                                | 22.81                                                                | 81.11                                                                | 26.14                                                                |
|                                                                      | 14                                                                   | HIMACHAL PD.                                                         | 0.19                                                                 | 0.30                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.49                                                                 | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 0.49                                                                 | -                                                                    |
|                                                                      | 15                                                                   | J &K                                                                 | 1.03                                                                 | 1.42                                                                 | 0.10                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 2.45                                                                 | 0.10                                                                 | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 2.45                                                                 | 0.10                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 16                                                                   | PUNJAB                                                               | 22.24                                                                | 81.47                                                                | 7.31                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 103.71                                                               | 7.31                                                                 | 42.42                                                                | 100.44                                                               | 146.13                                                               | 107.7 5                                                              |
|                                                                      | 17                                                                   | RAJASTHAN                                                            | 7.06                                                                 | 11.44                                                                | 1.85                                                                 | 0.66                                                                 | 18.50                                                                | 2.51                                                                 | 5.00                                                                 | 0.19                                                                 | 23.50                                                                | 2.70                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 18                                                                   | UTTAR PRADESH                                                        | 14.95                                                                | 30.33                                                                | 5.19                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 45.28                                                                | 5.19                                                                 | 14.12                                                                | -                                                                    | 59.40                                                                | 5.19                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 19                                                                   | UTTARAKHAND                                                          | 0.66                                                                 | 1.01                                                                 | 0.21                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 1.67                                                                 | 0.21                                                                 | 1.94                                                                 | -                                                                    | 3.61                                                                 | 0.21                                                                 |
| SOUTH                                                                | 20                                                                   | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                       | 7.36                                                                 | 1.29                                                                 | 1.60                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 8.65                                                                 | 1.60                                                                 | 19.00                                                                | -                                                                    | 27.65                                                                | 1.60                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 21                                                                   | TELANGANA                                                            | 5.37                                                                 | 1.20                                                                 | 1.02                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 6.57                                                                 | 1.02                                                                 | 11.07                                                                | -                                                                    | 17.64                                                                | 1.02                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 22                                                                   | KERALA                                                               | 5.29                                                                 | 0.05                                                                 | 0.21                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 5.34                                                                 | 0.21                                                                 | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 5.34                                                                 | 0.21                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 23                                                                   | KARNATAKA                                                            | 3.81                                                                 | 3.61                                                                 | 1.36                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 7.42                                                                 | 1.36                                                                 | 20.36                                                                | 0.41                                                                 | 27.78                                                                | 1.77                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 24                                                                   | TAMIL NADU                                                           | 6.24                                                                 | 5.05                                                                 | 0.31                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 11.29                                                                | 0.31                                                                 | 16.44                                                                | -                                                                    | 27.73                                                                | 0.31                                                                 |
| WEST                                                                 | 25                                                                   | GUJARAT                                                              | 5.00                                                                 | 1.56                                                                 | 0.27                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 6.56                                                                 | 0.27                                                                 | 2.29                                                                 | -                                                                    | 8.85                                                                 | 0.27                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 26                                                                   | MAHARASHTRA                                                          | 8.85                                                                 | 10.40                                                                | 1.02                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 19.25                                                                | 1.02                                                                 |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      |
|                                                                      | 27                                                                   | GOA                                                                  | 0.15                                                                 | 0.05                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.20                                                                 | -                                                                    | 11.18                                                                | -                                                                    | 30.63                                                                | 1.02                                                                 |
|                                                                      | 28                                                                   | MADHYA PRADESH                                                       | 3.37                                                                 | 0.03                                                                 | 0.36                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 3.40                                                                 | 0.36                                                                 | 103.25                                                               | 14.28                                                                | 106.65                                                               | 14.64                                                                |
|                                                                      | 29                                                                   | CHHATTISGARH                                                         | 5.12                                                                 | 3.42                                                                 | 0.01                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 8.54                                                                 | 0.01                                                                 | 15.41                                                                | -                                                                    | 23.95                                                                | 0.01                                                                 |
|                                                                      |                                                                      | Total                                                                | 128.13                                                               | 207.10                                                               | 26.02                                                                | 0.66                                                                 | 335.23                                                               | 26.68                                                                | 316.20                                                               | 138.13                                                               | 651.43                                                               | 164.81                                                               |
|                                                                      |                                                                      |                                                                      | 335.23                                                               |                                                                      |                                                                      | 26.68                                                                |                                                                      | 361.91                                                               | 454.33 816.24                                                        | 454.33 816.24                                                        | 454.33 816.24                                                        | 454.33 816.24                                                        |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)    OF  THE UNSTATTED QUESTION NO.236 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19.07.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## STATEMENT SHOWING STATEWISE DETAILS OF PEG SCHEME AS ON 31.05.2016

(Fig. in MT)

| Sl. No.   | State            | Approved Capacity   | Capacity under construction   | Completed capacity   |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | 1,12,800            | 25,000                        | 87,800               |
| 2         | Bihar            | 9,40,000            | 2,17,000                      | 1,88,000             |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh     | 5,42,600            | 5,000                         | 5,37,230             |
| 4         | Gujarat          | 99,800              | 0                             | 49,800               |
| 5         | Haryana          | 39,30,590           | 16,680                        | 34,49,959            |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh | 1,42,550            | 0                             | 24,170               |
| 7         | Jammu& Kashmir   | 3,61,020            | 1,16,830                      | 1,27,180             |
| 8         | Jharkhand        | 4,68,000            | 25,000                        | 1,23,000             |
| 9         | Karnataka        | 2,41,700            | 0                             | 2,41,440             |
| 10        | Kerala           | 55,000              | 0                             | 5,000                |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh   | 18,55,100           | 3,05,180                      | 11,83,400            |
| 12        | Maharashtra      | 6,83,167            | 0                             | 5,64,527             |
| 13        | Odisha           | 3,65,000            | 45,500                        | 2,99,500             |
| 14        | Punjab           | 54,97,000           | 0                             | 44,93,365            |
| 15        | Rajasthan        | 2,35,000            | 15,000                        | 2,20,000             |
| 16        | Tamilnadu        | 3,45,000            | 80,000                        | 1,60,000             |
| 17        | Telengana        | 3,19,000            | 0                             | 2,69,000             |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh    | 20,01,127           | 2,73,000                      | 12,78,127            |
| 19        | Uttarakhand      | 10,000              | 0                             | 0                    |
| 20        | West Bengal      | 6,43,600            | 37,690                        | 1,52,090             |
|           | Total            | 1,88,48,054         | 11,61,880                     | 1,34,53,588          |

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