Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Silos for storage of foodgrains
Posted On:
09 FEB 2021 5:51PM by PIB Delhi
Food Corporation of India (FCI) has taken 11 silos with capacity of 7.75 LMT on rent/lease/agreement to store foodgrains. The details of silos taken on rent/lease/agreement and their location, district-wise and state-wise is as follows-
Silos taken on Rent/Lease/Agreement to store food grains by Food Corporation of India
|
Sr. No.
|
State
|
District
|
Capacity in MTs
|
|
1
|
Punjab
|
Moga
|
2,00,000
|
|
2
|
Tamilnadu
|
Chennai
|
25,000
|
|
3
|
Tamilnadu
|
Coimbatore
|
25,000
|
|
4
|
Karnataka
|
Bangalore
|
25,000
|
|
5
|
Haryana
|
Kurukshetra
|
2,00,000
|
|
6
|
Maharashtra
|
Raigad
|
50,000
|
|
7
|
West Bengal
|
Hoogly
|
25,000
(presently not in service)
|
|
8
|
Punjab
|
Faridkot
|
25,000
|
|
9
|
Punjab
|
Sangrur
|
50,000
|
|
10
|
Punjab
|
Patiala
|
50,000
|
|
11
|
Punjab
|
Sangrur
|
1,00,000
|
|
|
|
Total
|
7,75,000
|
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri DanveRaosahebDadarao in Lok Sabha today.
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