(a) Whether the Food Corporation of India has any plan to set up more base depots in the country, especially in Uttar Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) Whether the Food Corporation of India has any plan to set up more base depots in the country, especially in Uttar Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( DR. AKHILESH PRASAD SINGH )
(a): Keeping in view the current utilization of storage capacity, it has been decided that the FCI will take up construction of new godowns only in the North-Eastern States including Sikkim and Jammu & Kashmir from 2005-06 onwards. However, ongoing godowns construction projects will be completed during the year. There is no proposal to construct more godowns in the State of Uttar Pradesh by the FCI.
(b): For the year 2006-07, the Government has allocated a total of Rs.12.75 crore for the construction of storage godowns by FCI under the Plan Scheme. The details of the centres/States where godowns are proposed to be constructed are given in the statement at Annexure.
(c): Does not arise.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.116 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 20.2.2006 IN THE LOK SABHA
The details of the godowns to be constructed by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) during the year (2006-07) are as under:-
Name of the Centre/State Capacity (in tonnes)
Bualpui (Mizoram) 5000 Chandrapur (Tripura) 5000 Senchowa (Assam) 1670 Badarpurghat (Assam) 5000 Chaulkhowa (Assam) 4170
Total 20840