(a) the details of the number of cold storages and food grain godowns in Gujarat, district-wise including Botad and Bhavnagar districts;
(b) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of cold storages and foodgrain godowns;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
A N S W E R
THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND
PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)
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(a) to (c): Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing Mission for integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for development of Horticulture in the country including Gujarat under which financial assistance is available, inter-alia, for setting up of Post Harvest Management (PHM) infrastructure including establishment of cold storage (Construction, Expansion and Modernization) etc.
District wise details of cold storages are not maintained by Horticulture Division, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. However, 811 number of cold storages with total capacity of 30,33,248 MT has been created up to 30.09.2021 in Gujarat, under MIDH.
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For creation of Agricultural Marketing infrastructure including Scientific Storage, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India is implementing sub-scheme “Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI)” of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) across the country including rural areas.
The Scheme is demand driven and since 2001 and up to 31.12.2021, a total of 11970 godowns with storage capacity of 4.96 million MT projects in Gujarat have been assisted. The District-wise detail of number of godowns in Gujarat is at Annexure-I.
Further, with regard to Department of Food & PD, CWC is operating a total of 23 warehouses in the state of Gujarat for storage of food grains and other notified commodities. District wise details are at Annexure-II
Food Corporation of India (FCI) stores mainly Wheat and Rice which do not require temperature controlled warehouses.
As on 01.01.2022, covered storage capacity of 8.38 LMT is available in Gujarat Region. The district-wise details of foodgrain godowns owned or hired by FCI in Gujarat Region are annexed as Annexure-III.
Planning of CWC for establishment of 650 MT cold storage through private parties and additional construction of food grain warehouses at CW, Anand during 2022-23.
Additionally, by FCI, 3 Silos with capacity of 1.50 LMT are under construction in Banaskantha, Amreli and Baroda. W.r.t. FCI, 19 Silos with capacity of 8.875 LMT are proposed under Hub & Spoke model, in Gujarat.
(d): Question does not arise.
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Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.71 FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA
District – wise storage infrastructure assisted under Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) sub-scheme of ISAM from 01.04.2001 to 31st Dec, 2021 of Gujarat State
S. No. District No. of Projects assisted
1. Ahmedabad 803
2. Amreli 1806
3. Anand 599
4. Aravalli 35
5. Banaskantha 279
6. Bharuch 29
7. Bhavnagar 208
8. Botad 28
9. Chhota Udaipur 13
10. Dahod 27
11. DevbhoomiDwarka 17
12. Gandhinagar 129
13. GirSomnath 50
14. Jamnagar 446
15. Junagadh 510
16. Kutch 742
17. Kheda 180
18. Mahisagar 16
19. Mehsana 995
20. Morbi 73
21. Narmada 12
22. Navsari 35
23. Panchmahal 67
24. Patan 819
25. Porbandar 44
26. Rajkot 3213
27. Sabarkantha 361
28. Surat 65
29. Surendranagar 172
30. Tapi 16
31. Vadodara 131
32. Valsad 50
Total 11970
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Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.71 FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA
District-wise detail of warehouses operated by CWC in Gujarat for storage of food grains and other notified commodities.
Sr.
No. Name of Centre District Operational Capacity (In Metric Tonnes)
1 Ahmedabad - I AHMEDABAD 20483
2 Anand ANAND 5354
3 Baroda - I VADODARA 21314
4 Bhavnagar BHAVNAGAR 16351
5 CFS Kandla Port KUTCH 51600
6 CFS Mundra KUTCH 121000
7 Gandhidham (Hired) KUTCH 28378
8 Gandhidham (Hired) [CCI] KUTCH 4839
9 Gondal [CCI] Management RAJKOT 2909
10 ICD Dashrath VADODARA 28064
11 ICD Valvada VALSAD 22200
12 Isanpur AHMEDABAD 6736
13 Jamnagar JAMNAGAR 24618
14 Jhagadia BHARUCH 5000
15 Karachia VADODARA 26018
16 Maliya Hatina (PEG) JUNAGADH 25000
17 Mundra KUTCH 3895
18 Nadiad KHEDA 16612
19 Nadiad (PEG) KHEDA 5000
20 Pipavav AMRELI 14343
21 Rajkot RAJKOT 29100
22 Surat SURAT 25171
23 Vadod ANAND 20810
Total 524795
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Annexure-III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.71 FOR ANSWER ON 02.02.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA
The district-wise details of foodgrain godowns owned or hired by FCI in Gujarat Region
Sr No Name of Revenue District Name of Godown Capacity (in MTs)
1 Kutch FSD Gandhidham 62501
CWC Gandhidham 28378
2 Ahmedabad FSD Sabarmati 98491
FSD Viramgam 43750
CWC Shahalam 12421
PWS , VIRAMGAM 14444
Silo, Bhankoda,Viramgam 50000
3 Mehsana FSD Mehsana 13889
4 Banaskantha FSD Palanpur 35167
PWS ,Disha, Palanpur 20300
5 Baroda FSD Baroda 17460
CWC Chhani 19619
CWC Karachia 12075
6 PANCHMAHAL FSD Bhomaiya 68751
FSD Godhra 28111
7 VALSAD FSD Valsad 12000
8 Anand CWC Vadod 20810
CWC Anand 4600
9 Kheda CWC Nadiad 10202
CWC Marida 6410
PWS MARIDA 7500
PEG Nadiad 5000
10 Surat CWC Surat 22886
11 Bharuch State Govt. Bharuch 5100
12 Navsari State Govt. Navsari 2925
13 JAMNAGAR FSD Dared (Jamnagar) 37500
CWC Hapa 21138
14 MORBI FSD Wankaner 12500
15 RAJKOT FSD Ghaneshwar 25000
CWC Popatpara 13636
CWC Pedak 12331
PWS Gondal 8400
16 BHAVNAGAR FSD Bhavnagar 25000
CWC Bhavnagar 16177
17 SURENDRANAGAR FSD Wadhwan 12500
18 JUNAGADH PEG Malia Hatina 25000
19 Gir Somnath State Govt Veraval 6742
Total 838714
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