As part of the ongoing national initiative to strengthen the efficiency, transparency, and digital integration of the foodgrain procurement ecosystem, the Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFPD), Government of India, organized fifth State-level workshop in Lucknow for Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand today, i.e. 22^nd August.

The workshop was inaugurated by Chairman & Managing Director of FCI in the presence of Joint Secretary, DFPD and other senior officers from the Department, Food Corporation of India, Pr. Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs of Uttar Pradesh and other officers of Department of Food & Civil Supplies of State Governments of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

CMD, FCI explained how these workshops will improve the existing systems of procurement. He underlined the goal of Secretary, DFPD which is to achieve the desired results by using the latest technology. He requested State officials who implement these policies to provide their feedback as it is important to further reform the system. CMD, FCI also extended thanks to Joint Secretary (Policy & FCI) and the entire team for organizing these workshops.

The event witnessed participation of 164 state and district-level officials of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand including Managing Directors and officials from procuring agencies in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand i.e. Pradeshik Cooperative Federation Uttar Pradesh (PCF UP), Uttar Pradesh State Warehousing Corporation (UPSWC), UPPCU, and UPSS, etc. The workshop focused on capacity-building, knowledge sharing and hands-on familiarization with procurement policies and digital reforms.

This workshop is part of a broader series of State-level workshops on procurement reforms, initiated by the Department of Food and Public Distribution for the 18 major foodgrain procuring states. The aim is to enhance awareness, improve implementation of key policy measures and ensure smoother adoption of digital platforms such as Procurement Centres Self-Assessment Portal (PCSAP), Joint Physical Verification (JPV) of unmilled rice, Central Foodgrains Procurement Portal (CFPP), Central Foodgrains Storage Portal (CFSP), Agri-Stack, 10% Broken Rice mechanism, Route Optimization for Procurement & Storage Policy and the SCAN module.

The inaugural workshop was held at Chennai in Tamil Nadu on 07.08.2025 and the second workshop was held at Raipur for Chhattisgarh on 13.08.2025. The third and fourth workshops were held at Chandigarh for Punjab on 18.08.2025 and for Haryana, J&K and Himachal Pradesh on 19.08.2025.
 

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