151 Lakh tonnes Additional Foodgrain Storage to be Created in 19 States

To create additional allocation of foodgrains and to reduce storage under Cover and Plinth (CAP), the Government formulated a Scheme for construction of storage godowns through private entrepreneurs, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs).  Under the scheme, the Food Corporation of India would now give a guarantee of ten years for assured hiring to the private entrepreneurs.  A capacity of about 151 lakh tonnes is to be created under the scheme in 19 states.  Out of this as on 15.10.2011 tenders have been finalized for creation of storage capacity of 69 lakh tonnes by the private entrepreneurs. Details of the storage capacities alloted to the states is as under-

Sl. No.	Agency	Total Capacity Approved (MT)
1	Andhra Pradesh	451000
2	Bihar	300000
3	Chattisgarh (DCP)	222000
4	Gujarat	80000
5	Haryana	3880000
6	Himachal Pradesh	142550
7	Jammu and Kashmir	361690
8	Jharkhand	175000
9	Karnataka	416500
10	Madhya Pradesh (DCP)	360000
11	Kerala	15000
12	Maharashtra	655500
13	Odisha (DCP)	300000
14	Punjab	5125000
15	Rajasthan	250000
16	Tamil Nadu	345000
17	Uttarakhand	25000
18	Uttar Pradesh	1,860000
19	West Bengal (DCP)	156000
	Total	15120840

For more on updates related to Public Distribution System, you can visit PDS Gaya's Website at http://www.pdsonline.in