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21st December 2015, 12:04 PM
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| Re: Aims and Objectives of Food Corporation of India
The vision of Food Corporation of India is to transform the food supply chain management through innovative use of technology for guarantee lucidity, reliability and effectiveness for procurement, storage and distribution operations in India. Food Corporation of India was set up on 14 January 1965. It has its first District Office at Thanjavur - rice bowl of Tamil Nadu - and headquarters at Chennai. It was established to implement the following objectives of the National Food Policy: 1. Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers 2. Distribution of food grains throughout the country for Public Distribution System 3. Maintaining satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of food grains to ensure National Food Security 4. Regulate market price to provide food grains to consumers at a reliable price Food Corporation of India has the following categories of employees: • Category-I -Designation - Assistant General Manager, Deputy General Manager, General Manager, Executive Director • Category-II -Designation - Manager • Category-III - Assistant Grade-I, Assistant Grade-II, Assistant Grade-III • Category-IV - Dusting operator,Watch man and Picker etc. Each year, it purchases roughly 15 to 20% of India's wheat output and 12 to 15% of its rice output. The purchases are made from the farmers at the rates declared by the Government of India. This rate is called as MSP (Minimum Support Price). There is no limit for procurement in terms of volume, any quantity can be procured by it provided the stock satisfies FAQ (Fair Average Quality) specifications with respect to FCI. Aims and Objectives of Food Corporation of India        Contact Detail: Food Corporation Of India Udai Sagar Road, Madri Road, Near PT Industries, U.L.T.Colony, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001 |