Construction of Silos for Foodgrain Storage

The name of the centres and the capacities of the silos proposed to be built for foodgrain storage in the country is as under:-

Sl. No.	State	Silo capacity in MT	Approved locations
1.	Bihar	2,00,000	Kaimur, Buxar, Bhagalpur, Bettiah. (50,000 MT each)
2.	Haryana	3,00,000	Bhattu, Jind, Karnal, Palwal, Rohtak,Sonepat. (50,000 MT each)
3.	M.P.	3,50,000	Sehore, Jabalpur, Raisen, Vidisha, Guna,Hoshangabad, Ujjain (50,000 MT each)
4.	Punjab	4,00,000	Barnala, Chhehreatta, Patiala, Jalalabad,Kilaraipur, Sangrur, Dhuri, Batala. (50,000 MT each).
5.	West Bengal	2,00,000	Rangapani, Malda, Dankuni, Mecheda. (50,000 MT each)
6.	Assam	50,000	Guwahati (Changsari) and Dibrugarh. (25,000 MT each)
7.	Kerala	50,000	Eranakulam and Calicut. (25,000 MT each)
8.	Maharashtra	1,00,000	Pune, Nagpur (50,000 MT each)
9.	U.P.	3,00,000	Jaunpur, Kannauj, Faizabad, Fatehpur,Basti, Deoria (50,000 MT each)
10.	Gujarat	50,000	Between Palanpur (Banaskantha) andSiddhapur (Patan)
	Total	20,00,000

The bid documents are being made ready, the construction/tender process would start thereafter. This information was given by the Minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution  Prof. K.V. Thomas in a written reply in RajyaSabha on March 4, 2013.

            He said that the Government is implementing the Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme to augment the covered storage capacity through private entrepreneurs, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs). The FCI guarantees to hire godowns constructed under this scheme for a period of ten years, thereby, ensuring for the investor, a fair return on his investment.  A capacity of 181.08 lakh MTs (as on 31.12.2012) has been approved for the construction of godowns in 19 States out of which a capacity of 130 lakh MTs has been sanctioned for construction. Further additional capacities of 14.35 lakh MTs for Uttar Pradesh and 2 lakh MTs in silos have been sanctioned for West Bengal.  For ensuring long-term scientific storage, the Government has also approved construction of 20 lakh MTs of storage capacity in silos within the overall sanctioned capacity of the PEG Scheme.  The Government has finalized a Plan scheme especially for the North East, for creation of an additional storage capacity of 5.40 lakh MTs through the FCI.   To meet the short term storage requirements, the ED (Zones) and GMs of FCI have been  given full powers for hiring godowns.  

Letters received in this regard are examined and considered in the Ministry, and the schemes are implemented as per the existing Government guidelines.