Parliament Question: Depot Darpan Portal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2929 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6TH AUGUST, 2025 DEPOT DARPAN PORTAL 2929. SHRI SELVAM (,: Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state: (a): whether the Government has implemented or is in the process of implementing the Depot Darpan Portal and mobile appliJation in warehouses across the State of Tamil Nadu under the initiative for scientific warehousing and smart monitoring offoodgrain depots; (b): if so, the number and names of warehouses in Tamil Nadu that have been onboarded on the Depot Darpan platform; (C): the details of the infrastructural and operational parameters assessed under the system; (d): whether any warehouses in Tamil Nadu have received composite star ratings based on these evaluations and if so, the details thereof; (e): whether the Government proposes to expand Al-enabled technologies like bag counting, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and Face Recognition Systems (FRS) in warehouses in Tamil Nadu and across the southern region; and (f): the details of the measures taken by the Government to ensure supervisory validation and continuous improvement in warehousing operations and food safety in Tamil Nadu through the Depot Darpan initiative? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA) (a) & (b): Yes. The Government has implemented the Depot Darpan portal and its mobile application for all owned and hired depots across pan India of Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) including those in the state of Tamil Nadu. Details are at Annexure I. e-2- (c) & (d): The warehouses are assessed based on two main parameters :- 1. Operational Efficiency (60% weightage): Occupancy, Cost metrics like transit/storage loss, Handling Cost, Demurrage, and Manpower Expenses. 2. Infrastructural Efficiency (40% weightage): including Safety, Operational, Environmental, and Statutory aspects Each category is evaluated independently, and the depots receive a 5-Star rating based on the composite scoring from both parameters. Assessment and review of FCI and CWC’s (owned and hired) depots has been completed in Tamil Nadu region and based on this, each depot has received star ratings in depot darpan portal. Details are enclosed at Annexure-I (e): Al-enabled technologies like bag counting and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) is in the process of implementation under the Smart Warehouse project in FCI owned depots. However, Face recognition system (FRS) is not provisioned in the project. (f): The depots are being assessed and evaluated half-yearly. Further a trigger alert mechanism is being maintained wherein triggers are generated for any shortfall during assessments. The same are being attended by the concerned officers in a time bound manner ScleRic$eSqAnnexure - I Details of ratings in FCI owned/hired de lots in Depot Darpan Portal ofTamiINadu regM S.No. 1 Depot Name Current Ratin 4-Stars PEELAMADU FCI COVERED 3 -Stars 2 EGMORE FCI COVERED 5-Stars TNWC PEG KARAIKUDI 3 5-Stars 4 ELAVUR(SILO) PVT SILO 3 -Stars 5 CWC CUDDALORE 4-Stars 6 TUTICORIN FCI COVERED 5-Stars 7 NAGAR KOIL CWC COVERED 5-Stars 8 @4DURAI CWC COVERED 5-Stars 9 SEMBANARKOIL FCI COVERED 5-Stars 10 1 THANJAVURCWC COVERED 5-Stars 11 CHINNA SALEM SWC COVERED 4-Stars 12 1 ARKONAM FCI COVERED 3-Stars 13 : COIMBATORE FCI COVERED 3-Stars 14 1 MOOLAPALAYAN CWC COVERED 15 1 3 -Stars CWC.HOSUR 5-Stars 16 1N AMAKKAL PWS 5-Stars 17 1 TNWC TIRUPPUR 4-Stars 18 1 TNWC KARAIKUDI 5-Stars 19 1 CWC Chidambaram 5-Stars 20 1 PWS MADURANTAKAM 5-Stars 21 SALEM SWC COVERED 5-Stars 22 1 TNWCNAMAKKAL 5-Stars 23 1c wc, UDUMALPET 4-Stars 24 1 VIRUDUNAGARCWC COVERED 5-Stars 25 1 TIRUNELVELI SWCCOVERED5-Stars 26 PALAYAKOTTI SWC COVERED 4-Stars 27 TNWC AN{BASAMUTHRAM 5-Stars 28 DINDIGUL SWC COVERED 5-Stars 29 TN WC BATLAGUNDU 5-Stars 30 KARAIKAL FCI COVERED 5-Stars 31 T.V.KOIL FCI COVERED 5-Stars 32 TN WC VILLUPURAM 3-Stars 33 AVADI FCI COVERED 5-Stars 34 TN WC PEG DHARN4APURI 5-Stars 35 TRICHY CWC COVERED 5-Stars 36 TRICHY SWC COVERED 5-Stars 37 SEVOOR FCI COVERED 3-Stars 38 SALEM FCI COVERED 4-Stars 39 RAMANATHPURAM FCI COVERED 5-Stars 40 TNWC PEG MUTHOOR 4-Stars 41 TNWC THOMAS SPINNING MILL 4-Stars 42 TN WC PUDUKOTTAI 5-Stars 43 CHIDAMBARANI(MRM) FCI COVERED 5-Stars 44 COINIBATORE(MADUKARA) PVT SILO 5-Stars 45 TNWC K\MNAD PEG 4-Stars 46 TNWC MANAMADURAI 4-Stars 47 PWS VILLUPURAMDetails of ratings in CWC depots in Depot Darpan Portal of TamiINadu region S No State Warehouse a TAMIL 1 NADU CFS TUTICORIN 5 TAMIL 2 NADU CHIDAMBARAM 5 TAMIL 3 NADU CUDDALORE 4 TAMIL 4 NADU HOSUR(PEG) 5 TAMIL 5 NADU KUMBAKONAM 5 TAMIL 6 NADU MADURAI 5 TAMIL 7 NADU MANNARGUDI 3 TAMIL 8 NADU MOOLAPALAYAM 4 TAMIL 9 NADU NAGERCOIL 5 TAMIL 10 NADU ROYAPURAM 4 TAMIL 11 NADU THANJAVUR 2 TAMIL 12 NADU TRICHY 5 TAMIL 13 NADU UDUNtALPET 5 TAMIL 14 NADU VIRUDHUNAGAR 4 ### ##