Question : EMPTY FCI GODOWNS

(a) the number of godowns of Food Corporation of India in Rajasthan and the number out of these are lying empty;

(b) the rental amount being paid by FCI per annum for the above godowns;

(c) the number of godowns emptied and handed over back to their owners by FCI during the last three years and the reasons therefore; and

(d) the number of FCI godowns, especially in Jodhpur district and the number of those emptied by FCI during the last three years and the number of godowns proposed to be emptied in the near future and the reasons therefor?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI SRIRAM CHAUHAN )

(a):. There are 45 godowns excluding plinths (six). No godown is lying empty.

(b): For the year 1999-2000, the amount of rent paid was Rs.86, 07,000.00.

(c): None of the godowns was handed over to the owners during the last three years.

(d): There are four godowns and two plinths. No godown was vacated during the last three years. There is no proposal to vacate any godown in Jodhpur District in the near future.