(a) whether the Government are aware that there was large scale losses
in FCI godowns in East and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh on
account of thefts of rice bags by employees of FCI while transporting rice to Kerala and Tamil Nadu through railway wagons; and
(b) if so, the action taken by the Government against the erring
employees?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI SRIRAM CHAUHAN)
(a) & (b) : There have been some stray cases of full bag shortages
detected in respect of rice despatches made from the Food Corporation of
India (FCI) godowns of East and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh,
to Kerala and Tamilnadu, which are taken as transit shortages and not as
thefts or pilferage in the godowns. All the three Senior Regional Managers
of FCI posted in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamilnadu have been directed
to fix responsibility and ensure recovery of losses of such full bag
transit shortages after adhering to the prescribed laid down procuedures.