Question : IRREGULARITIES IN F.C.I. PUNJAB

(a) whether sub-standard quality of wheat and other foodgrains have been sold in the open market by the Senior Regional Manager of Food Corporation of India, Punjab during 1996 to 1998;

(b) if so, the losses suffered by the Food Corporation of India due to the said sale;

(c) whether any action has been taken against the guilty officers; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

( SHRI SRIRAM CHAUHAN )

(a),(b),(c) & (d) : The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.