Food Corporation of India is operating 2199 warehouses for storage of food grains across the country

FCI is operating 2199 warehouses (Owned/Hired) for storage of food grains across the country

DATE: 11 FEB 2022

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The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabhaon 11 FEB 2022, informed that that augmentation of capacity is a continuous process.  Food Corporation of India (FCI) continuously assesses and monitors the storage capacity and based on the storage gap assessment, storage capacities are created/hired. 

FCI augments its storage capacity through following schemes:-

1. Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme
2. Central Sector Scheme (CSS)
3. Construction of Silo’s 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).

As on 01.01.2022, FCI is operating 2199 of warehouses (Owned/Hired) for  storage  of  foodgrains  throughout the country. The State-wise detail of number of storage unit available with FCI (Owned and Hired) as on 01.01.2022 is enclosed at Annexure-I.

Annexure-I

State-wise number of storage unit available with FCI (Owned and Hired) as on 01.01.2022.

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