Lok Sabha Question No. 314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Damage to Stocks
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 314 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  APRIL, 2016

## DAMAGE TO STOCKS

## 314.  SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  all  those  FCI  godowns where the damage of food stock has been reported repeatedly, if so, the details thereof and the reasons for these losses along with the list of such godowns  where  the loss/damage to food stock has been reported repeatedly during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether any manager/staff of said godowns has been held responsible for the losses; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken against such officers?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a) (b) & (c) Yes Madam. The quantities of damaged foodgrains are small. Wherever, any negligence is observed on the part of any officer/official, appropriate disciplinary action is taken against them. Region-wise, godown  wise  details  of  damaged  foodgrain  reported  repeatedly  during last three years alongwith the reasons and action taken against the staff is at the annex.

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Annex

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 314 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  APRIL, 2016 IN LOK SABHA.

| Region-wise, godown wise details of damaged foodgrain reported repeatedly during last three years alongwith the reasons and action taken against the staff   | Region-wise, godown wise details of damaged foodgrain reported repeatedly during last three years alongwith the reasons and action taken against the staff   | Region-wise, godown wise details of damaged foodgrain reported repeatedly during last three years alongwith the reasons and action taken against the staff   | Region-wise, godown wise details of damaged foodgrain reported repeatedly during last three years alongwith the reasons and action taken against the staff   | Region-wise, godown wise details of damaged foodgrain reported repeatedly during last three years alongwith the reasons and action taken against the staff   | Region-wise, godown wise details of damaged foodgrain reported repeatedly during last three years alongwith the reasons and action taken against the staff   | Region-wise, godown wise details of damaged foodgrain reported repeatedly during last three years alongwith the reasons and action taken against the staff   | Region-wise, godown wise details of damaged foodgrain reported repeatedly during last three years alongwith the reasons and action taken against the staff   | Region-wise, godown wise details of damaged foodgrain reported repeatedly during last three years alongwith the reasons and action taken against the staff   | Region-wise, godown wise details of damaged foodgrain reported repeatedly during last three years alongwith the reasons and action taken against the staff                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| Region                                                                                                                                                       | FCI Depot                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                              | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                      | 2013-14                                                                                                                                                      | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                      | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                      | Managers/staff responsible and action taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                              | Commodity                                                                                                                                                    | Qty.                                                                                                                                                         | Reason for damage                                                                                                                                            | Qty                                                                                                                                                          | Reason for damage                                                                                                                                            | Qty                                                                                                                                                          | Reason for damage                                                                                                                                            | Managers/staff responsible and action taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                        | FSD Saharsha                                                                                                                                                 | Wheat                                                                                                                                                        | 82.400                                                                                                                                                       | Rail head damage due to Rain                                                                                                                                 | 3.165                                                                                                                                                        | Quality complaint                                                                                                                                            | 21.437                                                                                                                                                       | Rain                                                                                                                                                         | For railhead damage action was taken against Handling and Transport contractor For damage due to rain/water leakage which affected the bottom layers bags no official was found responsible. For damage on account of quality complaint, as per FCI's Quality Complaint instructions in vogue, claim of Rs. 61,338/- have been preferred with Consignor depot and claims settled |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                        | FSD Saharsha                                                                                                                                                 | Wheat                                                                                                                                                        | 38.420                                                                                                                                                       | Cover and Plinth (CAP) damage due to rain                                                                                                                    | ----                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                              | ----                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                              | For railhead damage action was taken against Handling and Transport contractor For damage due to rain/water leakage which affected the bottom layers bags no official was found responsible. For damage on account of quality complaint, as per FCI's Quality Complaint instructions in vogue, claim of Rs. 61,338/- have been preferred with Consignor depot and claims settled |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                        | FSD Saharsha                                                                                                                                                 | Wheat                                                                                                                                                        | 38.100                                                                                                                                                       | Water leakage                                                                                                                                                | ----                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                              | ----                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                              | For railhead damage action was taken against Handling and Transport contractor For damage due to rain/water leakage which affected the bottom layers bags no official was found responsible. For damage on account of quality complaint, as per FCI's Quality Complaint instructions in vogue, claim of Rs. 61,338/- have been preferred with Consignor depot and claims settled |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                        | FSD Saharsha                                                                                                                                                 | Rice                                                                                                                                                         | ----                                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                                            | ----                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                              | 20.596                                                                                                                                                       | Rain                                                                                                                                                         | For railhead damage action was taken against Handling and Transport contractor For damage due to rain/water leakage which affected the bottom layers bags no official was found responsible. For damage on account of quality complaint, as per FCI's Quality Complaint instructions in vogue, claim of Rs. 61,338/- have been preferred with Consignor depot and claims settled |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                    | FSD Mysore                                                                                                                                                   | Rice                                                                                                                                                         | 7.898                                                                                                                                                        | Transit Damage                                                                                                                                               | 1.088                                                                                                                                                        | Transit damage                                                                                                                                               | 2.628                                                                                                                                                        | transit damage                                                                                                                                               | For damage occurred during rail transit, responsibility cannot be fixed on any official, Claims has been lodged with Railways.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                        | FSD Chinnamara, Jorhat                                                                                                                                       | Rice                                                                                                                                                         | 8.850                                                                                                                                                        | Transit Damage                                                                                                                                               | 35.417                                                                                                                                                       | Storage Damage                                                                                                                                               | 21.334                                                                                                                                                       | Storage Damage                                                                                                                                               | Disciplinary action against three Manager (QC) and one Depot In charge under major penalty have been initiated for storage damage. For damages occurred during rail transit, responsibility cannot be fixed on any official.Claims have been lodged with Railways.                                                                                                               |
| Assam                                                                                                                                                        | FSD New Guwahati                                                                                                                                             | Rice                                                                                                                                                         | 37.151                                                                                                                                                       | Rain, Transit damage, storage damage                                                                                                                         | 38.845                                                                                                                                                       | Storage Damage, Transit damage                                                                                                                               | 6.422                                                                                                                                                        | Transit damage                                                                                                                                               | During 2013-14 and 2014-15, storage damage occurred due to water logging/flood, being natural calamities no responsibility could be fixed on any official. For rail transit, damage occurred during last three years. Claims have been lodged with Railways.                                                                                                                     |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                     | FSD,Dimapur                                                                                                                                                  | Wheat                                                                                                                                                        | 2.820                                                                                                                                                        | Storage damage                                                                                                                                               | ----                                                                                                                                                         | Transit & Storage damage                                                                                                                                     | ----                                                                                                                                                         | Transit & Storage damage                                                                                                                                     | Due to seepage and longer storage, bottom layer got damage for which no action is warranted. For rail transit, damage occurred during last three years. Claims have been lodged with Railways.                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                                                     | FSD,Dimapur                                                                                                                                                  | Rice                                                                                                                                                         | 10.920                                                                                                                                                       | Storage damage                                                                                                                                               | 23.000                                                                                                                                                       | Transit & Storage damage                                                                                                                                     | 10.6                                                                                                                                                         | Transit & Storage damage                                                                                                                                     | Due to seepage and longer storage, bottom layer got damage for which no action is warranted. For rail transit, damage occurred during last three years. Claims have been lodged with Railways.                                                                                                                                                                                   |