Lok Sabha Question No. 24 (STARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Storage of Wheat
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: RAKESH SINGH, UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 24

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  APRIL, 2016

## STORAGE OF WHEAT

- *24.   SHRI RAKESH SINGH: SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  targets  fixed  for  procurement of foodgrains during the ensuing season along with the arrangements made for their storage, State-wise;
- (b) whether there is a lack of state-ofthe-art godowns in the country and the traditional methods are being used for storage even now leading to loss  of  foodgrains,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  corrective action taken thereon;
- (c) the funds allocated for constructing godowns during the last three years and the current year;
- (d)  whether  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  construct more godowns including state-of-the-art godowns in various States; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof indicating the funds allocated and targets fixed for construction of such godowns, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION DY. NO.*24 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 26.04.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

- (a): The targets fixed notionally for procurement of wheat and rice during the ensuing season is 350 Lakh Metric Tonne (LMT) for rice during Kharif (2015-16) and 305 LMT for wheat during Rabi Season (2016-17).  State-wise breakup is at Annexure-I.  The  peak  requirement  of  storage  capacity  during  procurement season is around 600 Lakh MT. Against this, the total storage capacity available with FCI & State agencies as on 01.04.2016 is 814.84 Lakh MT (FCI - 357.89 LMT & State agencies - 456.95 LMT). The State wise details are at Annexure-II. Thus, sufficient  storage  capacity  is  available  for  storage  of  foodgrains  procured  for central pool during the ensuing season.
- (b): No Madam. The food grains are stored mainly in scientifically constructed godowns.  However,  during  peak  procurement  season,  a  part  quantity  of foodgrain procured is stored in Cover and Plinth (CAP) which is also a scientific method for storage for short durations.
- (c): Under Plan Scheme, year-wise amounts released/allocated for construction of godowns and capacity added are as below:

| Sl. No.   | Year    |   Amount | Capacity Added (MT)   |
|-----------|---------|----------|-----------------------|
| 1         | 2012-13 |    33.28 | 2,910                 |
| 2         | 2013-14 |     3    | 22,500                |
| 3         | 2014-15 |    91.84 | 43,480                |
| 4         | 2015-16 |    79.31 | 64,810                |
| 5         | 2016-17 |    52    | NIL                   |
|           | Total   |   259.43 | 1,33,700              |

(d) and (e):  Tenders for 2.5  LMT of modern steel silos for bulk storage of wheat in PPP mode have been finalized by FCI.  The State-wise details are as below:

| Sl. No.   | Location       | State     | Capacity (MT)   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------|-----------------|
| 1.        | Katihar        | Bihar     | 50,000          |
| 2.        | Whitefield     | Karnataka | 25,000          |
| 3.        | Kotkapura      | Punjab    | 25,000          |
| 4.        | Narela         | Delhi     | 50,000          |
| 5.        | Sahnewal       | Punjab    | 50,000          |
| 6.        | Changsari      | Assam     | 50,000          |
|           | Total Capacity |           | 2,50,000        |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION DY. NO.*24 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 26.04.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Estimate of Procurement of Rice and Wheat

Figures in Lakh MT

| S.No.                    | STATES/ UTs    | KMS 2015-16 (Kharif+Rabi)   | RMS 2016-17   |
|--------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|                          |                | RICE                        | WHEAT         |
| 1                        | Andhra Pradesh | 36.70                       | 0.00          |
| 2                        | Telangana      | 24.30                       | 0.00          |
| 3                        | Assam          | 0.50                        | 0.00          |
| 4                        | Bihar          | 20.00                       | 7.00          |
| 5 Chattisgarh            | 36.00          |                             | 0.00          |
| 6                        | -              |                             | 0.85          |
| Gujarat Himachal Pradesh |                |                             |               |
| 7                        | -              |                             | -             |
| 8                        | Haryana        | 23.45                       | 65.00         |
| 9                        | Jharkhand      | 3.00                        | 0.00          |
| 10 J&K                   |                | -                           | -             |
| 11                       | Karnataka      | 0.95                        | 0.00          |
| 12                       | Kerala         | 3.70                        | 0.00          |
| 13 Madhya                | Pradesh 10.50  |                             | 68.00         |
| 14 Maharashtra           | 2.10           |                             | 0.00          |
| 15 Odisha                |                | 36.00                       | 0.00          |
| 16                       | Punjab         | 82.00                       | 110.00        |
| 17 Rajasthan             | -              |                             | 18.00         |
| 18 Tamilnadu             | 13.50          |                             | 0.00          |
| 19 Uttar                 | Pradesh 27.50  |                             | 35.00         |
| 20                       | Uttrakhand     | 4.70                        | 1.00          |
| 21 West                  | Bengal         | 24.80                       | 0.00          |
| 22                       | Others         | 0.30                        | 0.15          |
| Total                    | Total          | 350.00                      | 305.00        |

Rice include paddy in terms of Rice

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## ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED

## QUESTION DY. NO.*24 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 26.04.2016 IN THE LOK SABHA

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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Zone                                                                                  | Sl. No.                                                                               | State                                                                                 | Total Storage Capacity with                                                           | Total Storage Capacity with                                                           | Total Storage Capacity with                                                           | FCI                                                                                   | (Owned/Hired                                                                          | )                                                                                     | Total Storage with State including (excluding given to FCI) for                       | Total Storage with State including (excluding given to FCI) for                       | Capacity Agencies SWCs capacities Grand                                               | Total                                                                                 |
|                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | Covered                                                                               | Covered                                                                               | CAP                                                                                   | CAP                                                                                   | Total                                                                                 | Total                                                                                 | storage of State                                                                      | storage of State                                                                      | foodgrains Agencies                                                                   | foodgrains Agencies                                                                   |
|                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | Owned                                                                                 | Hired                                                                                 | Owned                                                                                 | Hired                                                                                 | Covered                                                                               | CAP                                                                                   | Covered                                                                               | CAP                                                                                   | Covered                                                                               | CAP                                                                                   |
| EAST                                                                                  | 1                                                                                     | BIHAR                                                                                 | 3.66                                                                                  | 2.59                                                                                  | 1.00                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 6.25                                                                                  | 1.00                                                                                  | 7.85                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 14.10                                                                                 | 1.00                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 2                                                                                     | JHARKHAND                                                                             | 0.67                                                                                  | 1.81                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 2.48                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | 2.48                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 3                                                                                     | ORISSA                                                                                | 3.12                                                                                  | 2.35                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 5.47                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 6.16                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 11.63                                                                                 | -                                                                                     |
|                                                                                       | 4                                                                                     | WEST BENGAL                                                                           | 8.50                                                                                  | 1.22                                                                                  | 0.51                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 9.72                                                                                  | 0.51                                                                                  | 6.49                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 16.21                                                                                 | 0.51                                                                                  |
| N.E.                                                                                  | 5                                                                                     | ASSAM                                                                                 | 3.00                                                                                  | 1.02                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 4.02                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 2.27                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 6.29                                                                                  | -                                                                                     |
|                                                                                       | 6                                                                                     | ARUNACHAL PD                                                                          | 0.20                                                                                  | 0.03                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.23                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | 0.23                                                                                  | -                                                                                     |
|                                                                                       | 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                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 0.48                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 0.83                                                                                  | -                                                                                     |
|                                                                                       | 10                                                                                    | MANIPUR                                                                               | 0.28                                                                                  | 0.04                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.32                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | 0.32                                                                                  | -                                                                                     |
|                                                                                       | 11                                                                                    | NAGALAND                                                                              | 0.21                                                                                  | 0.13                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.34                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 0.11                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 0.45                                                                                  | -                                                                                     |
| NORTH                                                                                 | 12                                                                                    | DELHI                                                                                 | 3.36                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.31                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 3.36                                                                                  | 0.31                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | 3.36                                                                                  | 0.31                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 13                                                                                    | HARYANA                                                                               | 7.68                                                                                  | 41.32                                                                                 | 3.33                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 49.00                                                                                 | 3.33                                                                                  | 30.28                                                                                 | 33.50                                                                                 | 79.28                                                                                 | 36.83                                                                                 |
|                                                                                       | 14                                                                                    | HIMACHAL PD.                                                                          | 0.19                                                                                  | 0.30                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.49                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | 0.49                                                                                  | -                                                                                     |
|                                                                                       | 15                                                                                    | J &K                                                                                  | 1.03                                                                                  | 1.36                                                                                  | 0.10                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 2.39                                                                                  | 0.10                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | -                                                                                     | 2.39                                                                                  | 0.10                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 16                                                                                    | PUNJAB                                                                                | 22.24                                                                                 | 80.13                                                                                 | 7.31                                                                                  | 0.02                                                                                  | 102.37                                                                                | 7.33                                                                                  | 42.42                                                                                 | 100.44                                                                                | 144.79                                                                                | 107.77                                                                                |
|                                                                                       | 17                                                                                    | RAJASTHAN                                                                             | 7.06                                                                                  | 10.38                                                                                 | 1.85                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 17.44                                                                                 | 1.85                                                                                  | 3.76                                                                                  | 0.19                                                                                  | 21.20                                                                                 | 2.04                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 18                                                                                    | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                         | 14.95                                                                                 | 30.17                                                                                 | 5.19                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 45.12                                                                                 | 5.19                                                                                  | 14.12                                                                                 | -                                                                                     | 59.24                                                                                 | 5.19                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 19                                                                                    | UTTARAKHAND                                                                           | 0.66                                                                                  | 1.01                                                                                  | 0.21                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 1.67                                                                                  | 0.21                                                                                  | 1.92                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 3.59                                                                                  | 0.21                                                                                  |
| SOUTH                                                                                 | 20                                                                                    | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                        | 7.36                                                                                  | 2.31                                                                                  | 1.60                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 9.67                                                                                  | 1.60                                                                                  | 12.75                                                                                 | -                                                                                     | 22.42                                                                                 | 1.60                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 21                                                                                    | TELANGANA                                                                             | 5.37                                                                                  | 2.16                                                                                  | 1.02                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 7.53                                                                                  | 1.02                                                                                  | 12.33                                                                                 | -                                                                                     | 19.86                                                                                 | 1.02                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 22                                                                                    | KERALA                                                                                | 5.29                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                  | 0.21                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 5.34                                                                                  | 0.21                                                                                  | 0.34                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 5.68                                                                                  | 0.21                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 23                                                                                    | KARNATAKA                                                                             | 3.81                                                                                  | 3.68                                                                                  | 1.36                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 7.49                                                                                  | 1.36                                                                                  | 20.36                                                                                 | 0.41                                                                                  | 27.85                                                                                 | 1.77                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 24                                                                                    | TAMIL NADU                                                                            | 6.24                                                                                  | 4.73                                                                                  | 0.31                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 10.97                                                                                 | 0.31                                                                                  | 5.71                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 16.68                                                                                 | 0.31                                                                                  |
| WEST                                                                                  | 25                                                                                    | GUJARAT                                                                               | 5.00                                                                                  | 1.82                                                                                  | 0.27                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 6.82                                                                                  | 0.27                                                                                  | 2.17                                                                                  | -                                                                                     | 8.99                                                                                  | 0.27                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 26                                                                                    | MAHARASHTRA                                                                           | 8.85                                                                                  | 10.50                                                                                 | 1.02                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 19.35                                                                                 | 1.02                                                                                  |                                                                                       | -                                                                                     |                                                                                       | 1.02                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 27                                                                                    | GOA                                                                                   | 0.15                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  |                                                                                       | -                                                                                     | 11.18                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 30.73                                                                                 |                                                                                       |
|                                                                                       | 28                                                                                    | MADHYA                                                                                | 3.37                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                  | 0.36                                                                                  |                                                                                       | 0.20                                                                                  | 0.36                                                                                  | 111.60                                                                                | 14.28                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 14.64                                                                                 |
|                                                                                       |                                                                                       | PRADESH                                                                               | 5.12                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                  | 3.42                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                  | 15.41                                                                                 | -                                                                                     | 115.02 24.97                                                                          | 0.01                                                                                  |
|                                                                                       | 29                                                                                    | CHHATTISGARH                                                                          |                                                                                       | 4.44                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                  | 9.56                                                                                  |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |                                                                                       |
|                                                                                       |                                                                                       | Total                                                                                 | 128.05                                                                                | 203.80 331.85                                                                         | 26.02                                                                                 | 0.02 26.04                                                                            | 331.85                                                                                | 26.04 357.89                                                                          | 308.13                                                                                | 148.82 456.95                                                                         | 639.98                                                                                | 174.86 814.84                                                                         |