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Official TranscriptGOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5Tll AUGUST, 2026 STORAGE CAPACITY IN EASTERN UTTAR PRADESH 2771 SHRI SHASHANK MANI: Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state: (a) the details of procurement centres, storage...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5Tll AUGUST, 2026 STORAGE CAPACITY IN EASTERN UTTAR PRADESH 2771 SHRI SHASHANK MANI:
Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased
to state:
(a) the details of procurement centres, storage capacity and Fair Price Shops functioning in the districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, district-wise;
(b) the quantity of wheat and paddy procured during the last three years, district-wise;
(c) the details of funds allocated and utilised for creation and modernisation of storage infrastructure in the region; and
(d) the steps being taken by the Government to augment scientific warehousing and improve procurement logistics in eastern Uttar Pradesh? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRIMATI NIMUBEN JAYANTIBHAI BAMBHANIYA)
(a): Details of procurement centres for Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2025–26 and Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2026–27, district-wise. in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and details of Fair Price Shops functioning in the districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh are placed at Annexure-I.
A total covered storage capacity of 65.74 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT), including owned and hired capacity, is available with Food Corporation of India (FCI) in Uttar Pradesh. Out of which 8.75 LMT steel silos are functional at 18 locations in the state.
(b): The district-wise details of wheat and paddy procured in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years are at Annexure-II.
(c) & (d): The Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has taken following steps to augment and modernize scientific warehousing in the country including Uttar Pradesh
Smart Warehouse Project: Under this project, traditional depots are converted into smart warehouses which are equipped with different sensors like smoke sensors, fire sensors & gate opening sensor etc. for monitoring key parameters such as CO2, phosphine levels, fire hazards, humidity, unauthorized entry and temperature on real time basis.
Smart warehouse ensures real-time visibility, timely intervention, data-driven decision-making & standardized operations across all depots contributing to ensure safe, secure, and efficient food grain storage and distribution.Depot Darpan Portal: Depot Darpan Portal is a digital platform launched by DFPD to enhance the monitoring, transparency and efficiency offoodgrain storage depots & warehouses under PDS.
Key features and purpose of Depot Darpan: a. Depot/warehouse managers assess the infrastructure of their depots through uploading geo- tagged data regarding infrastructure and operations. b. Portal uses a composite scoring system, assessing depots on two broad categories:
infrastructure and operational parameters.
C. Based on the scores, depots are graded. d. Validation of data is built into the process via 100% supervisory officer verification. e. All the FCI's owned and hired warehouses are covered under Depot Darpan portal.
Silos-Scientific Storage of Foodgrains: Silo storage represents a highly mechanized and modern method of bulk foodgrains storage, ensuring superior preservation and enhanced shelf life. It requires only one-third of the land area compared to conventional storage methods, lowers transit and overhead costs such as those associated with gunny bags, reduces manpower requirements, and ensures consistent quality through scientific handling and storage practices.
The details of funds allocated and utilized for modernization of storage infrastructure in the region are at Annexure – III #888+Statement referred to in the reply to Part (a) of Unstarred Question No. 2771 in the Lok Sabha on 05.08.2026.
Annexu re-I Details of procurement centres for Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2025–26 and Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2026–27, district-wise in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and details of Fair Price Shops functioning in the districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh Number of PCs S. No. District Number of Shops KMS 2025-26 RMS 2026-27 -/a
1. Ameth i 111 106
2. Ambedkar Nagar 115 88 1122
3. Ayodhya 77 65 9'77
4. Barabanki 114 91 1382
5. Sultanpur 109 109 1081
6. Azamgarh 86 80 2170
7. Ballia 82 89 1396
8. Mau 50 62 1020
9. Etawah 39 70 648
10. Auraiya 31 57 608
11. Kannau 27 44 68
12. Kanpur Dehat 57 57 789
13. Kanpur Nagar 47 68 1383
14. Farrukhabad 19 46 788
15. Kushinagar 81 85 1440
16. Gorakhpur 159 119 1857
17. Deoria 111 106 14f4
18. Maharajganj 180 163 1024
19. Chitrakoot 15 36 44 1
20. Banda 34 64 716
21. Mahoba 0 41 3fl 22, Hamirpur 4 60 484
23. Gonda 117 104 1399
24. Balrampur 40 56 874
25. Bahraich 154 174 1296
26. Shrawast i 38 36 450
27. Kausharnbi 47 43 586
28. Pratapgarh 80 71 1364
29. Prayagraj 178 146 2158
30. Fatehpur 85 69 1092
31. Basti 73 77 1351
32. Sant Kabir Nagar 55 63 8B
33. Siddharthnagar 62 76 1310
34. M irzapur 120 112 103 1
35. Sant Ravidas Nagar 37 / Jin J 723
36. Sonbhadra 84 71 7,86
37. Ghazipur 168 76 1604
38. Chandauli 130 72 86 1
39. Ma 160 139 20'RVaranas Unnao Raebarel Lucknow Total ###88Statement referred to in the reply to Part (b) of Unstarred Question No. 2771 in the Lok Sabha on 05.08.2026.
Annexu re-II District-wise details of wheat and paddy procured in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years District-wise details of wheat procured Total Procurement in Rabi Marketing Season S District 1 1(in Metric Tonnes) 1 No.
2024-25 2025-26 2026-27
1. Amethi 27257.45 11142.3 1 1 8331.38
2. Ambedkar Nagar 3 1 730.69 9346.89 8512.556
3. Ayodhya 20742.22 7551.50385 2942. 12368 4 Barabanki 25070.87 10081.975 7737
5. Sultanpur 23266.61 5500.082 4333.268
6. Aligarh 41602.84 16337.27 21500.9395
7. Etha 28442.83 12019.463 6532.548
8. Kasganj 11464.93 5507.512 4208.218
9. Hathras 16561.95 73 1 6.7625 5214.0582
10. Agra 16630.91 8849.077 3343.396 11 Firozabad 18611.82 1 1 641.942 7381.426
12. Mathura 32934.22 14785.071 11477.4612
13. Mainpuri 26788.13 17803.256 10442.025
14. Azamgarh 36382.19 12267.536 15866.9942
15. Ballia 34387.24 9864.4 14205.914
16. Mau 20621.85 9175.928 14097.48
17. Itawah 21078.99 11 849.294 5946.359
18. Auraiya 18533.44 11332.932 5 195.454
19. Kannauj 9291.12 5476. 174 2569.97222
20. Kanpur Dehat 28650.33 9142.439 3741 .78
21. Kanpur Nagar 20 1 84.60 10480.237 4136.285
22. Farrukhabad 11522.43 6722.299 5342.641
23. Kushinagar 13901.88 5547.6406 3315.615
24. Gorakhpur 24630.98 8 1 27.621 779 1 . 146
25. Devaria 23328.91 6020.562 6845.2275
26. MaharajGanj 37551.17 19858.5997 22590. 1 1755
27. Chitrakoot 18486.74 5713.874 4199.062 1
28. Baanda 33952.89 12330.83 12659.305
29. Mahoba 3675 1 .65 18869.8 14310.1
30. Hameerpur 50985.15 31084.39 26639. 1 1968
31. Jalaun 56244.96 30437.4 3 1 692.504
32. Jhansi 82575.85 41628.46 25054.12
33. Lalitpur 62987.55 16732.6 12831.1534. Gonda 28360.84 13043.945 8566.686
35. Balrampur 21607.1 1 6956.794 4871.328
36. Bahraich 44405.01 37361.3938 20440.7643
37. Shravasti 18 1 02.65 9123.215 8484.084
38. Kaushamb i 32293.83 8164.17 5356.17
39. Pratapgarh 29161.07 4739.52 3866.09
40. Prayagraj 77990.80 15483.715 8109.7
41. Fatehpur 37420.48 12504.01 8276
42. Pilibhit 35654.81 42000.670 1 41363.48
43. Badaun 40984.06 23999.8757 26065.561
44. Bareilly 50835.78 29614.156 36345.584
45. Shahjahanpur 70978.63 48568.192 70409.458
46. Basti 20872.75 5646.096 7512.613
47. Sant Kabeer Nagar 13374.22 3406. 166 3610.862
48. Siddharth Nagar 21861.56 9383.80575 7551.5225
49. Gaziabad 1779.45 1078.55 1234.7 Gautam Buddha
50. 5764.34 2292.1655 2626.711 Nagar
51. Bulandshahar 15519.97 11856.1244 9078.742
52. Bagpat 3051.37 1107.2 1475.22
53. Meerut 6119.65 4391 5121.88
54. Hapur 4219.21 1782.4 2636.435
55. Amroha 10453.27 5608.968 4004.214
56. Bijnaur 17380.66 10035.706 10926.01
57. Moradabad 31133.98 21538.186 34436.9075
58. Rampur 36747.03 3 1 007.229 4085 1.0896
59. Sambhal 36061.74 21369.0422 27908.0226
60. Unnav 24343.42 5731.882 3772.85 1
61. Kheri 68216.51 47541.3694 31549.839
62. Raebarel i 29745.06 9354.65 8349.3964
63. Lucknow 7884.04 3253.824 1179.85
64. Sitapur 50064.62 33567.9141 19037.829
65. Hardoi 35340.10 19569.976 14721.705
66. Gazipur 36632.38 8382.8632 6995.62
67. Chandauli 29743.89 8396.64 9678.054
68. Jaunpur 322 1 6.02 10764.79 1 9120.6115
69. Varanasi 8935.99 1910.765 1 143.71
70. M irzapur 46620.48 20886.7802 20928.2
71. Sant Ravidas Nagar 10277.35 3237.67 1980.35
72. Sonbhadra 26983.97 9779 15715.688
73. Mujjafarnagar 16637. 10 8430.9 9908.05
74. Shamli 13114.36 5799.2 5765.05
75. Saharanpur 44375.25 28 104.262 29052.806 Total 2156420.18 1027320.91 931016.19District-wise details of paddy procured Total Procurement in Kharif Marketing Season S.
District (in Metric Tonnes:
No.
2023 -24 2024-25 2025-26
1065.86 1560.4 4499.97
1. Aligarh
2. Etah 3615.43 623 1 .28 7999.55
3. Kasganj 3148.33 7174.695 8999.64
4. Hathras 829.94 11 69.728 3020.72
5. Agra 22.20 132.64 2.2
6. Firozabad 513.28 471 .24 3499.82
7. Mathura 2415.52 3796.73 2048.85
8. Mainpuri 1001.85 1336.535 3458.32
9. Jalaun 0.00 68.08 726.91
10. Jhansi 1328.36 1964.08 1915.96
11. Lalitpur 0.00 0.00 0.00
12. Pilibhit 213211.48 239868.19 252666.04
13. Budaun 26213.40 35529.04 44723.16
14. Bareil I 117758.3 1 125245.701 176999.96
15. Shahjahanpur 292222.45 303649.897 329999.37 16 Ghaziabad 0.00 0.00 0.00
17. Gautam Buddha Nagar 0.00 0.00 158.32
18. Bulandshahr 86.08 73.08 182.44
19. Baghpat 0.00 0.00 0.00
20. Meerut 91.08 22.48
21. Hapur 0.00 0.00 0.00
22. Amroha 8453.70 13230.475 13919.04
23. B ij nor 48404.79 48730.42 63645.11
24. Moradabad 94998.65 100001 .748 105595.62 25 Rampur 254770.63 203438.447 184269.46
26. Sambhal 54441 .46 63073.5661 69920.89 27 Kheri 189412.55 131686.1545 205028.17
28. Sitapur 142844.72 111903.004 163994.5 1
29. Hardoi 214831.86 234745.863 200590.1
30. N4uzaffarnagar 1049.48 1713.48 3735.93
31. Sham 1i 54.44 30.9 83.92
32. Saharanpur 4417.40 4544.033 7298.8
33. Amethi 126174.28 139561.961 153419.91
34. Ambedkar Nagar 135572.04 156403.8301 162647.23
35. Ayodhya 66439.14 60339.902 67962.75
36. Barabanki 137003.37 161957.594 211773.28 37 Sultan I)ur 113421.11 119704.168 124958.03
54549.59 63036.0194 6791 1.07 38 Azamgarh39. Ballia 107194.77 121740.8122 117847.28
40. Mau 50999.10 62183.102 61464.15
41. Etawah 14593.66 17304.29 22416.76 42 Auraiya 243 1 6.87 32326.408 33009.78
43. Kannauj 25062.01 29833.913 32990.86
44. Kanpur Dehat 50560.58 69143.27 68770.3
45. Kanpur Nagar 56759.23 66335.6458 59253.91
46. Farrukhabad 10370.15 11678.078 14092.02 47 Kushinagar 72141.72 95082.4475 107575.46
48. Gorakhpur 141489.53 162080.2322 190413.4
49. Deoria 104143.46 129827.0701 101803.57
50. Maharajganj 193885.52 229535.9121 232424.43 51 Chitrakoot 6679.48 6986.946 12687.83
52. Banda 33662.33 29055.53 43764.97
53. Mahoba 0.00 0.00 0.00
54. Ham irpur 1989.18 1812.84 6057.04 55 Gonda 101446.00 11 7284.574 120513.64
56. Balrampur 28370.87 39684.149 41114.17
57. Bahraich 169218.71 196798.5879 213515.73
58. Shrawasti 39472.45 43311.125 38180.78
59. Kaushambi 56779.14 43204.945 62635.01 60 Pratapgarh 83924.77 94069.618 106605.26
61. Prayagraj 222032.96 271815.9382 290336.39 62 Fatehpur 90774.70 100953.9962 109803.68
63. Basti 94272.67 68560.3412 66516.27
64. Sant Kabir Nagar 76906.03 70600.94722 52320.46 65 Siddharthnagar 119590.89 86388.9093 72594.45 66 133284.70 188507.781 211603.28 IVlirzapur
67. Sant Ravidas Nagar 33257.00 19887.308 28840.55 68 Sonbhadra 101571.32 119816.6952 125837.34
69. Unnao 29460.55 32390.35 26910.66
70. Raebarel 156237.74 170807.8732 180187.26 i
71. Lucknow 20750.33 17565.235 2 1013.77
72. Ghazipur 21 1477.79 25308 1.0674 266615.96
73. Chandauli 227838.23 239075.1212 239487.02 74 Jaunpur 146703.27 154030.846 163702.16 75 Varanasi 32452.38 35532.3052 40152.53 Total 5380032.82 5770671.09 6230735.64 #####Statement referred to in the reply to Part (c) & (d) ofUnstarred Question No. 2771 in the Lok Sabha on 05.08.2026.
Annexure-III The details of funds allocated and utilized for modernization of storage infrastructure ;xpenditure incurred (in Budget Allotted (in lacs) lacs FY MCW MCW MCW ARMO (Internal ARMO (Internal (Eq„ity) (Equity) Source Source 2023 600.00 4267.00 595.13 4266.23 24 2024 585.00 499 1 .68 650.00 584.89 499 1 .6 650.00 25 2025 540.00 5680 112.70 539.92 5679.68 26 mm9 Total 2725.00 762.70 #####