GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1788
TO BE ANSWERED ON 30Tll JULY, 2025
FCI DEPOTS
1788. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:
Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is planning to open more base...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1788 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30Tll JULY, 2025 FCI DEPOTS
1788. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:
Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is planning to open more base depots in the country; and
(b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done, if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)
(a) & (b): As on 01.07.2025, total Covered Storage Capacity available with FCI (Owned-
147.19 LMT+Hired-323.38 LMT) and State agencies for storage of Central Pool foodgrain stock is 821.36 Lakh MT.
Further, the requirement of Storage capacity in FCI depends upon the level of procurement, requirement of buffer norms and Public Distribution System (PDS) operations for Rice and Wheat mainly. FCI continuously assesses and monitors the storage capacity and based on the storage gap assessment, storage capacities are created/hired through following
schemes: -
1. Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme
2. Central Sector Scheme (CSS) “Storage & Godowns” (Focus on NE) 2017-25-2-
3. Construction of Silos under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode
4. Hiring of godown from Central warehousing Corporation (CWC)/State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs)/State Agencies
5. Hiring of godown through Private Warehousing Scheme (PWS).
6. Creation of godowns on FCI’s owned land under Asset Monetization
7. Covered & Plinth Hiring (CAP) Scheme -2025
8. Modified PEG scheme for NE & Hilly states with longer guarantee period of 15 years Under the Central Sector Scheme, only the projects, based on the storage gap assessment, were taken up by FCI for construction of Owned Godowns so as to increase the storage capacity. The scheme was only valid up to 31.03.2025.
The details of godowns being constructed under this scheme along with expected date of completion is attached at Annexure – A.
88###Central Sector Scheme (CSS) “Storage & Godowns” (Focus on NE) • Capacib :ss under CSS in North East Regions State No. of projects Location Capacity (MT) Expected completion date Assam Kokrai har 15000 As per the con(m mc 20000 mentioned in the tender Mizoram Sairang 10000 document M izoram Champai 3340 Total 48,340 • Capacity in progress under CSS in Other than North East Regions SI State Location No. of Capacity (MT) Expected completion date No Proiects Himachal Mand 3,340 As per the condition menti(m Pradesh the tender document