Key Takeaways:
- Objectives and Structure of FCI
Roles of FCI
- Functions of Various Divisions under FCI
- Measures taken by FCI amidst COVID-19
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Understanding Food Corporation of India CA Divakar Vijayasarathy
Research Credits Sundar Rajan S CA Jugal Gala
Legends used in the Presentation CG Central Government CWC Central Warehousing Corporation DCP Decentralised Procurement FCI Food Corporation of India GOI Government of India IAS Indian Administrative Service IRS Indian Revenue Service OMSS Open Market Sales Scheme MSP Minimum Support Price PEG Scheme Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee Scheme PDS Public Distribution System SG/ SGA State Government / State Government Agencies SWC State Warehousing Corporation
Presentation Schema
Overview
Introduction
Objective
Organisational Structure
Contd. Chairman and Managing Director Executive Director General Manager Divisional Manager Manager
Roles of FCI
Procurement
Price Support Scheme * Minimum support price is the assured price announced by CG at which food grains are procured from farmers by CG and SG/SGAs, for the Central Pool. MSP helps to incentivize the farmers and thus ensures adequate food grains production in the country **Central Pool refers to the total stock of food grains available for distribution to the consumers through PDS and Other Welfare Schemes *** and kept as reserves for buffer stock ***Other Welfare Schemes are such Government schemes, in addition to the Targeted PDS , under which food-grains or meals are supplied as part of the schemes. For e.g. Mid-Day Meal Scheme, Wheat Based Nutrition Programme, etc.
System of Procurement DCP and non-DCP are types of procurement of food grains by FCI and SGAs (explained subsequently)
Contd. *Targeted PDS means the system for distribution of essential commodities to the ration card holders through fair price shops
DCP and Non-DCP Procurement
States Procuring Rice/Wheat under DCP System DCP for Rice S. No. State With Effect From 1 Uttrakhand 2002-03 2 Chhattisgarh 2001-02 3 Odisha 2003-04 4 Tamilnadu 2002-03 5 West Bengal 1997-98 6 Kerala 2004-05 7 Karnataka 2009-10 8 Madhya Pradesh 2007-08 9 Andhra Pradesh Fully DCP for KMS 2015-16 10 Bihar 2013-14 11. Telangana Fully DCP from KMS 2014-15 12. Maharashtra 2016-17 13. Jharkhand 2016-17(only for 1 district), 2017-18 (only for 5 Districts), 2018-19 (only for 6 Districts) 14. Gujarat 2017-18 15 Andaman Nicobar 2003-04 16. Tripura KMS 2018-19 and KMS 2019-20 (Rabi Crop) DCP for Wheat S. No. State With Effect From 1 Madhya Pradesh 1999-2000 2 Uttrakhand 2003-04 3 Chattisgarh 2001-02 4 Gujarat 2004-05 5 West Bengal 2010-11 6 Bihar 2014-15 7 Maharashtra 2020-21 KMS stands for Kharif Market Season (1 st October to 30 th September) Source: FCI portal
Storage
Functioning of Storage
Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme
Total Stocks of Food Grains in Central Pool Zone Stock with FCI Stock with SGAs Total Central Stock Pool Rice Wheat Total Rice Wheat Total Rice Wheat Total East 9.87 10.63 20.50 10.21 0.04 10.25 20.08 10.67 30.75 North-East 3.52 0.14 3.66 3.52 0.14 3.66 North 151.74 101.65 253.39 0.45 233.44 233.89 152.19 355.09 487.28 South 36.82 2.29 39.11 28.50 28.50 65.32 2.29 67.61 West 13.35 19.75 33.10 12.10 161.83 173.93 25.45 181.58 207.03 Total 215.30 134.46 349.76 51.26 395.31 446.57 266.56 529.77 796.33 (Fig. in Lakh Tonnes) AS ON 31.05.2020 Source: Department of Food and Public Distribution (DFDP) portal
Storage Capacity for Central Pool Stocks As on Capacity with FCI Storage Capacity Other Agencies Total 01-04-2011 316.10 291.32 607.42 01-04-2012 336.04 341.35 677.39 01-04-2013 377.35 354.28 731.63 01-04-2014 368.90 379.18 748.08 01-04-2015 356.63 352.59 709.22 01-04-2016 357.89 456.95 814.84 01-04-2017 352.71 420.22 772.93 01-04-2018 362.50 480.53 843.03 01-04-2019 388.65 467.03 855.68 30-04-2020 412.31 344.22 756.53 (in Lakh Tonnes) Source: FCI portal
Export of Food Grains (Including Donation) Year Wheat Rice 2015-16 - 100.16 2016-17 - 19,980 2017-18 1,10,000 2,100 2018-19 - - 2019-20 1584.117 - (Fig. in Tonnes) There was no import of food grains from the year 2008-09 onwards Source: FCI portal
Functions of Other Divisions of FCI
Other Divisions of FCI The various other divisions under FCI include the following:
Quality Control Division Financial Year No of Depot Labs 2015-16 07 2016-17 02 2017-18 02 2018-19 06 Laboratories that have been established by the FCI
Engineering Division
Vigilance Division
Measures taken by FCI amidst Covid-19 *OMSS refers to selling of food grains by Government / Government agencies at predetermined prices in the open market from time to time to enhance the supply of grains especially during the lean season (period between planting and harvesting) and thereby to moderate the general open market prices especially in the deficit regions