(a) whether there is any proposal to ship foodgrains to Kerala through Ports like Cochin, Quilon, etc., for the purpose of distribution through ration shops; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether there is any proposal to ship foodgrains to Kerala through Ports like Cochin, Quilon, etc., for the purpose of distribution through ration shops; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)
(a) & (b): Movement of foodgrains through coastal route for six FCI depots of Kerala through Cochin Port is already being done. Recently, an initiative has been taken for containerised multimodal coastal movement through CONCOR from identified centres of Punjab to Kerala via Cochin, Quilon etc. for a period of three months on Pilot basis.
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