Food Storage Facilities Maintained by Food Corporation of India

Can you provide me the State-wise Monthly average Storage Capacity with FCI or Food Corporation of India for the Month of January, 2016?

[Shaleen]

Storage plan of FCI or Food Corporation of India is primarily to meet the storage requirement for holding stocks to meet the requirements of Public Distribution System and Other Welfare Schemes undertaken by the Government of India.

Besides having own storage capacity, it has hired storage capacities from Central Warehousing Corporation, State Warehousing Corporations, State Agencies and Private Parties for short term and for guaranteed period under Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee Scheme.

Storage Capacity for Central Pool Stocks for the last five Years:

(Fig in Lakh MT)

As on Capacity with FCI Storage Capacity Other Agencies Total

01-04-11 512268 385182 897450

01-04-12 512268 476440 988708

01-04-13 512268 465594 977862

01-04-14 512268 328646 840914

01-04-15 512268 332409 844677

State-wise Monthly average Storage Capacity with FCI or Food Corporation of India for the Month of January, 2016