(a) whether new godowns have not been constructed by Food Corporation of India (FCI) during the last three years;
(b) if so, the current position of godowns of FCI alongwith the plans of expansion, State-wise; and
(c) the details of new godowns proposed to be constructed during the current and next financial year, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( DR. AKHILESH PRASAD SINGH )
(a): During the last three years, the FCI has constructed the new godowns as per details given in the statement at Annex-I.
(b) & (c): As on 1-3-2005, the FCI has a total storage capacity of 261.21 lakh MTs (owned/hired and covered/CAP) with a percentage utilization of 50%.
Keeping in view the current utilization of storage capacity, it has been decided that the FCI will take up construction of new godowns only in the North-Eastern States including Sikkim and Jammu & Kashmir from 2005-06 onwards. However, ongoing godowns construction projects will be completed during the year.
The details of the godowns to be completed during the current financial year (2005-06) are given in the statement attached at Annex-II. As regards 2006-07, proposal for construction of new godowns will be finalized before the commencement of the next financial year.
ANNEX-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5443 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.05.2005 IN THE LOK SABHA
Statement showing the storage capacity constructed during the last 3 years (year wise & State wise) are as under:-
Sl. No. Centre/State Capacity Constructed ( in tonnes )
2002-03 2003-04 2004-2005
North Zone:
1. Malout/Punjab 5,000 - - 2 Kargil/ Jammu & Kashmir 2,500 - -
3. Leh/ Jammu & Kashmir 2,500 - - 4 Chamba/Himachal Pradesh 1,670 - -
5. Kishtwar/Jammu & Kashmir 2,500 - - 6. Hanumangarh/Rajasthan 15,000 - -
7 Baran/ Rajasthan 5,000 - -
8. Sirsa/Haryana - 16,670 10,000
9. N.G. Tanda/Punjab - 23,340 - 10. Raibareilly/Uttar Pradesh - 20,000 - 11. Vyasnagar/Uttar Pradesh - - 13,340 South Zone :
1. Nalgonda/Andhra Pradesh 10,000
2. Miryalguda/Andhra Pradesh 10,000
3. Nellore Phase-II/Andhra Pradesh 10,000
4. Kazipet/Andhra Pradesh 10,000
5. Dichpally/Andhra Pradesh 5,000 5,000 6. Hanuman Jn./Andhra Pradesh 10,000
7 Nellore Ph.III/Andhra Pradesh 15,000
8. Sevur/Tamil Nadu 5,000
9. Salem/Tamil Nadu 3,340 3,340 10. Mysore/Karnataka 2,800 11. Maddur/Karnataka 5,000 12. Shimoga/Karnataka 15,000 13. Koppal/Karnataka 10,000 14. Tumkur/Karnataka 5,000
West Zone :
1. Manmad/Maharashtra 6,680 11,920
2. Godhra/Gujrat 15,000 10,000
3. Tilda/Chattisgarh 13,340
East Zone :
1. Angul/Orissa 5,000
2. Dhankanal/Orissa 2,500
3. Keonjhar/Orissa 2,500
4. Phulbani/Orissa 2,500
5. Nowrangpur/Orissa 2,500
North East Zone (including Sikkim):
1. Rangpoo/ Sikkim 2,500
2. Agartala/Tripura 2,500
3. Jiribam/Manipur 2,500
4. Dimapur/Nagaland 2,500
Total 94,470 1,32,530 96,940
ANNEX-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5443 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02.05.2005 IN THE LOK SABHA
The details of the godowns to be completed during the current financial year (2005-06) are as under:-
Name of the Centre /State Capacity (in tonnes)
Leh/ Jammu & Kashmir 10,000 Badgaon/Jammu & Kashmir 2,500 Kupwara/Jammu & Kashmir 5,000 Salem/Tamil Nadu 3,340 Tumkur/Karnataka 10,000 Keylong/Himachal Pradesh 2,500 Lunglei/Mizoram 2,900 Laungtaleai/Mizoram 3,340
Total 39,580