Question : UPGRADATION OF OFFICE OF THE FCI DM



(a) whether the Union Government are contemplating to upgrade the office of the District Manager FCI, Dimapur, which has a rail head that caters to the States of Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, to the officer of General Manager FCI, since all the transactions at present are done from Shillong in Meghalaya, which is more than 500 Kms away from these States and it does not have a rail head;

(b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be upgraded; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI U.V. KRISHNAM RAJU )

(a): A proposal has been received in this regard.

(b)&(c): The proposal is under examination whereafter an appropriate decision in the matter will be taken.