MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)
(a): The State-wise details of total storage capacity available as on 31.01.2020 with Food Corporation of India (FCI) and State Agencies for the storage of Central Pool stock of foodgrains and with Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) are given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
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(b): FCI owned godowns are constructed on scientific lines by making it rodent proof through ensuring proper plinth height, ensuring dampness proof by providing concrete flooring, etc. The routine maintenance, upgradation of engineering structure of depots/godowns etc. of FCI and CWC are carried out on a regular basis.
As on 31.01.2020, the total storage capacity available with FCI and State Agencies for storage of Central Pool stock of foodgrains is 752.60 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) (both owned and hired) against a stock of 578.17 LMT. As such there is sufficient capacity for storage of Central Pool stock of foodgrains at national level.
(c): No damage to foodgrains can be directly attributed to lack of adequate storage capacity. Foodgrains available with FCI are preserved scientifically. Negligible quantity may become non-issuable due to various reasons like natural calamities (cyclone, flood etc.) or transit damage (contamination, leakage etc.). During the current financial year only 0.005% damaged foodgrains has been reported against offtake quantity in FCI (as on 31.01.2020). No case of foodgrain wastage has been reported at CWC warehouses.
(d) and (e): Depending on requirement in specific areas and for modernization of the storage facilities, the Government implements following schemes for creation of storage facilities for Central Pool stocks in the country:-:
i. Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme: Under this Scheme, formulated in 2008, storage capacity is created by private parties, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and State Government Agencies for guaranteed hiring by FCI. As on 31.01.2020, a total capacity of 143.63 LMT has been created. Under this scheme, no funds are allocated by Government for construction of godowns and full investment is done by the private parties/CWC/State Agencies.
ii. Central Sector Scheme (erstwhile Plan Scheme): This scheme is implemented in the North Eastern States along with a few other States. Funds from annual budgetary allocation are released by the Government of India to FCI and also to the State Governments for construction of godowns. A total capacity of 1,84,175 MT has been completed by FCI and State Governments during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17). This scheme has been extended from 01.04.2017 to 31.03.2022. A total capacity of 51,925 MT has been created by FCI & State Governments from 01.04.2017 to 31.01.2020.
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iii. Construction of Steel Silos: In addition to conventional godowns, Government of India has also approved an action plan for construction of steel silos in the country for a capacity of 100 LMT in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode for modernizing storage infrastructure and improving shelf life of stored foodgrains. As on 31.01.2020, steel silos of 7.25 LMT capacity have been created.
iv. Cover and Plinth (CAP) hiring scheme: Government of India has approved a Scheme for construction of 90 LMT of CAP in PPP mode as temporary storage facilities for accommodating the wheat stocks for Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2020-21. The State-wise details are as given below:
State Capacity (in LMT)
Punjab 35
Haryana 20
Madhya Pradesh 25
Uttar Pradesh 10
Total 90
(f): Yes, Sir. The total rent paid by FCI in 2018-19 was Rs 2413.78 Crore.
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ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3740 FOR ANSWER ON 17.03.2020 IN THE LOK SABHA.
The State-wise details of total storage capacity available with FCI and State Agencies (as on 31.01.2020) (both owned and hired) are given below:
S. NO. STATE/UNION TERRITORY TOTAL CAPACITY (LMT)
1 BIHAR 18.06
2 JHARKHAND 4.94
3 ODISHA 13.39
4 WEST BENGAL 19.24
5 ASSAM 4.16
6 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0.33
7 MEGHALAYA 0.22
8 MIZORAM 0.25
9 TRIPURA 0.44
10 MANIPUR 0.49
11 NAGALAND 0.46
12 DELHI 3.67
13 HARYANA 130.18
14 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0.71
15 JAMMUR AND KASHMIR 2.56
16 PUNJAB 235.88
17 RAJASTHAN 19.30
18 UTTAR PRADESH 54.57
19 UTTARAKHAND 2.47
20 ANDHRA PRADESH 22.51
21 TELANGANA 27.21
22 KERALA 5.63
23 KARNATAKA 10.12
24 TAMIL NADU 30.09
25 GUJARAT 7.14
26 MAHARASHTRA 19.75
27 GOA 0.20
28 MADHYA PRADESH 92.99
29 CHHATTISGARH 25.64
TOTAL 752.60
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Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3740 FOR ANSWER ON 17.03.2020 IN THE LOK SABHA.
The State-wise details of storage capacity available with CWC as on 01.02.2020 are given below:
S. No. State/Union Territory Capacity (in MT)
1. Gujarat 600107
2. Karnataka 436890
3. Madhya Pradesh 578055
4. Chhattisgarh 242750
5. Punjab 744006
6. Chandigarh 12217
7. Haryana 484250
8. Himachal Pradesh 9640
9. Tamil Nadu 683666
10. Andaman and Nicobar 2700
11. Puducherry 7350
12. Delhi 136971
13. Uttar Pradesh 232055
14. Assam 97053
15. Nagaland 13000
16. Tripura 26677
17. Andhra Pradesh 771931
18. Telangana 1418146
19. Rajasthan 596761
20. Kerala 164571
21. West Bengal 746282
22. Uttar Pradesh 836535
23. Uttarakhand 76272
24. Goa 36396
25. Maharashtra 561702
26. Maharashtra 731773
27. Bihar 163316
28. Jharkhand 59844
29. Odisha 367503
TOTAL 10838419
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