Sufficient capacity for foodgrains storage: Minister

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SME Times News Bureau | 02 Aug, 2017
Three is sufficient capacity for storage of foodgrains in the country, with Food Corporation of India and State Agencies for storage of foodgrains having storage capacity of 794.48 Lakh MT as on June 30, 2017, said C. R. Chaudhary, the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday.

On the basis of peak stock requirement during procurement season, the overall storage capacity required in the country is about 600 Lakh MT, Chaudhary added.

The minister added that the Government is implementing the National Food Security Act which provides for coverage of upto 75% of the rural and upto 50% of the urban population at the all India level to receive foodgrain at highly subsidized prices.

Under the Act, allocation of foodgrains to States/UTs is made on the basis of State/UT-wise coverage of population and the foodgrain entitlements prescribed in the Act. There is no proposal to change the allocation norms. NFSA is being implemented in all 36 States and UTs.