GODOWN FACILITY
IN STATES
Rajya Sabha
During the 10th Five Year
Plan (2002-07), the Food Corporation of India (FCI) proposes to
construct a storage capacity of 6.42 lakh MT all over the country
with a financial outlay of Rs. 185.46 crore.
During the 10th Five Year
Plan, the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) proposes to construct
a storage capacity of 15 lakh MT all over the country with a financial
outlay of Rs. 473.50 crore.
In addition to the above, various
State Warehousing Corporation (SWCs) propose to create additional
storage capacity of 85.47 lakh MT under the 7-Years’ Guarantee
Scheme of FCI in the major procuring States. Further, under the
National Policy of Handling, Storage & Transportation of foodgrains,
5.71 lakh MT capacity is proposed to be created in different States
on Build-Own-Operate (BOO) basis through private sector participation.
FCI and CWC have been directed to
spend 10% of the total Budget allocation for construction of godowns
in the North-Eastern States including Sikkim.
This information was given in Rajya
Sabha today by Shri U.V. Krishnam Raju, Minister of State for
Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution, in reply to a question
of Shri Rishang Keishing.
