Question : Rotting of Foodgrains

(a) whether Food Corporation of India and its ancillary agencies are deliberately allowing wheat stocks to rot in the rains as reported in the media with a supporting picture wherein people are seen removing raincover during rain in Pillukheda Godown in Haryana;
(b) if so, whether the Government proposes to take action against such officials and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) the details of the quantum of foodgrain that got rotten in godowns of Food Corporation of India and its ancillary agencies during the last four years and the current year, State-wise; and
(d) whether the Government proposes to fix the responsibility of concerned officials for the rotting of foodgrains and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b): No, Madam. Food Corporation of India (FCI) and its ancillary agencies are not deliberately allowing wheat stocks to rot in the rains in Pillukheda Godown in Haryana. The incident in Pillukheda godown in District Jind of Haryana where wheat was stored in Covered and Plinth (CAP) storage pertains to Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED). They have informed that the defaulting officials are placed under suspension and departmental disciplinary proceedings has been initiated against them.
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(c): The State-wise details of the foodgrains damaged/non-issuable in the godowns of FCI and its ancillary agencies during last four years and current year are annexed.
(d): If negligence on part of officials is observed, disciplinary action are invariably taken against the defaulters. Action taken against the officials responsible for damaged/non-issuable of foodgrains in FCI during last four years is as under:
Year
No. of officials
2014-15
77
2015-16
31
2016-17
13
2017-18
0
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ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3318 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7TH AUGUST, 2018 IN LOK SABHA.
The State-wise details of the foodgrains accrued as damaged/non-issuable in the godowns of FCI and its ancillary agencies during last four years and current year are as under:
(Figure in MT)
S.No.
Region
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
(as on 1.7.18)
1
Bihar
704
46
0
1617
0
2
Jharkhand
3
0
0
45
0
3
Odisha
7109
26
1
0
0
4
West Bengal
120
12
0
0
8
5
Assam
97
120
205
328
4
6
North East Frontier (Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram)
95
210
105
92
0
7
Arunachal Pradesh
0
0
0
0
0
8
Nagaland
38
11
3
0
0
9
Manipur
0
0
0
0
0
10
Delhi
3
16
12
14
1
11
Haryana
0
0
0
0
0
12
Himachal Pradesh
0
0
0
0
0
13
Jammu and Kashmir
6120
0
0
0
0
14
Punjab
45
30
8
211
160
15
Rajasthan
3
2
125
1
0
16
Uttar Pradesh
322
116
48
243
0
17
Uttarakhand
8
0
0
0
0
18
Andhra Pradesh
2262
2202
6
0
0
19
Kerala
398
179
88
2
1
20
Karnataka
748
35
13
75
7
21
Tamil Nadu
377
30
66
16
6
22
Gujarat
195
16
119
6
0
23
Maharashtra
104
56
7963
15
16
24
Madhya Pradesh
80
0
0
0
5
25
Chhattisgarh
18
7
12
0
1
Total
18847
3116
8776
2663
211
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