GOVERNMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:4025 ANSWERED ON:22.08.2003 FCI CWC GODOWNS PUSHPDAN SHAMBHUDAN GADHAVI

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

(a) the locations of Food Corporation of India and Central Warehousing Corporation offices and godowns in with total capacity of godowns;

(b) the actual investments made into the construction of godowns in Gujarat by these organisations and the capacities added during each of the last three years and the current year, location-wise;

(c) whether the implementation of project is slow; and

(d) if so, the corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken in this regard? Answer

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION ( SHRI SUBHASH MAHARIA )

(a): The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has a Regional Office at and 4 District Offices located at Baroda, Rajkot, Sabarmati and Kandla.

The Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) has a Regional Office at Ahmedabad. The locations of godowns of the FCI and the CWC in the State of Gujarat are given in the statement at Annex.

(b): The storage capacity created and the expenditure incurred by the FCI during each of the last 3 years and the current year in the State of Gujarat is as given below:-

Year / Name of the Centre Capacity added (Figure in MTs) Expenditure incurred (Rs. in lakh)

2000-01 Rajkot 81.63 2001-02 Rajkot (Rajkot) 10,000 93.74 2002-03 Rajkot 9.00 2003-04 Godhra 10,000 (Target) 100.00 (Target)

The storage capacity created and the expenditure incurred by the CWC in the State of Gujarat, during each of the last three years is given as below:- Year/ Name of Centre Capacity added (Figure in MTs) Expenditure incurred (Rs. in lakhs)

2000-01 Pipavav Port 12,500 Karachia 9,028

2001-02 Pipavav Port 25,000 92.60 2002-03 Kandla-II 9,000 87.46 (Provisional) 2003-04 Kandla CFS 87,280 Kandla-II 9,000 Kandla-III 27,000 Pipavav 5,000 (c) : No, Sir.

(d): Question does not arise.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4025 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 22-08- 2003 IN LOK SABHA.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS OF LOCATIONS OF THE GODOWNS OF FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA (OWNED/HIRED/COVERED&CAP) IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT AS ON 30.06.2003 COVERED GODOWNS Figures in '000 Tonnes

Name of the Centre Capacity

Bharauch 8.20 Nadiad 5.00 Vadod - Anand 4.00 Bhomaiya 30.00 Godhra 23.96 Baroda 14.25 Chhani 11.10 Ranoli 5.00 Dashrath 6.50 Karchiya 0.01 Valsad 10.00 Surat 8.80 Bhav Nagar 20.00 Jamnagar 30.00 Rajkot - Wankaner 10.00 Ghatnthenswar 20.00 P. Para 0.70 Wadhwan (S. Nagar) 10.00 Thangarh 44.88 Veraval 5.20 Sabarmati 101.62 Traged - 35.00 Palampur 30.48 Adlaj 106.25 Mehsana 11.12 Gandhidham 50.00 Kandla 93.36

Total 695.43

CAP (COVER & PLINTH) (OWNED & HIRED)

Figures in '000 Tonnes

Name of the Centre Capacity

Baroda 2.00 Godhra 1.83 Bhomaiya 25.00 Karchiya 0.60 Wadhwan (S. Nagar) 4.80 Viramgam 15.12 Sabarmati 3.00

Total 52.35 THE DETAILS OF CENTRE-WISE STORAGE CAPACITY (OWNED/HIRED) AVAILABLE WITH THE CENTRAL WAREHOUSING CORPORATION IN THE STATE OF GUJARAT AS ON 30.06.2003

Figures in '000 Tonnes

Name of the Centre Capacity

Adalaj-CFS 38.916 Ahmedabad-I 29.193 Ahmedabad-II 1.939 Anand 4.820 Ankleshwar 1.160 Baroda ICD 20.457 Baroda-I 16.650 Baroda-II 1.100 Bhavnagar 14.250 Hazira 43.040 Ishanpur 8.235 Jamnagar 19.700 Kandla CFS 44.300 Kandla-I 5.000 Kandla-II 18.000 Mundra 3.500 Nadiad 20.365 Pipavav Port 50.000 Rajkot ICD 20.681 Rajkot-I 12.500 Rajkot-II 12.500 Ranoli-I 8.567 Ranoli-II (Dashra) 7.479 Ranoli-III (Karag) 31.528 Surat-I 15.867 Surat-II 5.950 Umbergaon 4.205 Vadod 12.500 Vapi ICD 20.656

Grand Total 493.058